Talent Acquisition Specialist

ALLEN SAMUEL

Senior Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockstar66/ • 813-***-****

*****@********.*** • San Francisco Bay Area

Talent-focused and growth-driven talent acquisition specialist with 20+ years of experience in managing the full cycle recruiting process – sourcing, candidate screens, debriefs, and onboarding. Engaged in many verticals, including IT/Networking, software, cloud security, telecom, healthcare, medical, pharma, and others; specialize in passive candidate pipeline. Demonstrated excellence in sourcing across multiple tools including LinkedIn, Dice, Google Xray searches, multiple Boolean techniques, referrals, and many other sources while improving recruiting efficiency and influencing hiring decisions. Stellar record of posting technical descriptions, evaluating and approving the posts written by hiring managers, sourcing potential candidates, interviewing eligible applicants, performing pre-screening calls, coordinating with IT Team leaders, crafting and sending personalized recruiting emails, composing job offer letters, and meeting the hiring needs of the company. Successfully completed sourcing contracts for Google, Microsoft, Bristol Myers Squibb, Twitter, Facebook, and many more. Remarkable efficiency in driving continuous improvement and strategic recruiting initiatives by providing hiring managers with the qualified candidates they are looking for. Articulate communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills, foster and fortify productive relationships with candidates, recruiters, senior management, and leaders.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Sourcing & Planning

Team Training & Leadership

Recruitment & Selection

C-level Executive Management

Performance Optimization

Candidate Pipeline Management

Technical Recruiting

Passive Name Generation

Relationship Building

Professional Experience

Zscaler 2020 – Present

Senior Sourcer

Hold complete responsibility for candidate generation through a variety of mediums including internet research beyond the traditional resume sites. Partner with recruiters to find candidates for a wide variety of positions throughout the organization. Help recruiters with cold calling candidates, and scheduling interviews. Appropriately and professionally screen all levels of candidates from entry-level to executive positions. Troubleshot issues, managed user accesses, made changes to processes and workflow, and managed correspondence and offer letters.

●Facilitated in building the engineering, product, and data science teams from 1200 employees to 6500 employees.

Castlight Health 2017 – 2020

Senior Recruiter/Sourcer

Built an ongoing candidate pipeline using research, networking events, and database information. Provided resume screening and qualification matching to job requirements. Executed a range of responsibilities including developing all processes, training, and configure the systems in line with the limitations of a young system.

●Focused on improving candidate and manager experience through efficient processes and technology.

Juniper Networks 2012 – 2017

Principal Strategic Sourcer

Delivered top rated candidates to the entire engineering teams in addition to global sales, sales engineering, resident engineering, technical escalation, account managers, major account manager, directors and EVPs. Identified, sourced, and evaluated talent via networking and internet mining. Provided consultative guidance throughout the selection process and worked closely with talent through the offer stage. Created sourcing, professional screening, and pipeline development.

Gulfstream 2010 – 2012

Senior Sourcer/Recruiter Talent Acquisition

Played an integral role as part of the HR team that put together the team that build the G650. Designed and developed various recruitment programs, maintained contact network for qualified candidate recognition and sourcing. Contacted and interviewed qualified candidates for relevant job positions. Utilized online recruiting services in researching and contacting candidates. Devised and disseminated job advertising to various social media.

Corinthian Colleges Inc 2009 – 2010

Talent Acquisition Partner Sr. Recruiter

Tasked to build out the financial aid department as a leader in the education management space. Held responsibility for driving all aspects of the full cycle talent relationship management process for hourly loyalty call center professionals. Organized a meeting with client leaders and teams to discuss best practices, and compensation analysis to assess market pools and challenges. Interpreted and delivered delicate communications, frequently, between the manpower management team, and the manpower recruiting team.

●Delivered exceptional performance that resulted in the most hires within the entire company.

●Executed tactical and creative grassroots and community sourcing activities, as part of the ever-evolving recruiting strategy that helped achieve a class fulfillment goal.

Additional Experience

Microsoft, FaceBook, (Now Meta) Bristol Myers Squibb and Apple.

Education

University of Southern California

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