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JEFF DEGROOT
Citrus Heights, US ***10 916-***-**** ***********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffdegroot/ Experience
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant 11/2023 to Current One Digital Remote
• Collaborated in a two-person team to recruit 300 candidates for a Trina Solar manufacturing facility.
• Successfully hired over fifty high-level exempt candidates to enhance business support in Dallas, TX. Principal Recruiter 03/2020 to 08/2023
Talend Remote
• Ranked Top 3 of 25 recruiters globally (2020-2023)
• Oversaw recruitment for Sales, Product Marketing, and Professional Services teams throughout North America.
• VP of TA’s personal choice to handle the toughest roles and hiring managers in Product Marketing, Sales and professional services.
• Mentoring of a junior coordinator greatly enhanced productivity and career growth. Senior Recruiter 10/2017 to 02/2020
Icon Aircraft Remote
• Sourced and hired 18 Regional Sales Directors with exceedingly difficult requirements, including five hundred hours of total time, B2C experience selling products over $400,000.
• To make the Sales Director roles even more challenging candidates needed to be 6'2 or shorter and under 200 lbs.
• Filled over one hundred positions for manufacturing, as well as customer service and support. Senior Recruiter 01/2014 to 10/2017
Tesla/SolarCity Remote
• Successfully hired 500 Field Energy Specialists and 200 Field Energy Consultants.
• Ranked among the top three recruiters nationwide out of over ninety recruiters.
• Planned and attended events across California and Oregon at regional warehouses, which were attended by all regional sales managers.
Senior Recruiter 10/2011 to 01/2014
Randstad Sourceright Remote
Lead Recruiter 01/2005 to 01/2011
Korn/Ferry Futurestep Remote
Accomplishments
• Recognized 80 US Citizen candidates to fill in Senior Consultants and Strategic Architect positions with ten top-notch individuals using LinkedIn Recruiter and conducting 350 pre-screening telephonic interviews with candidates.
• Spearheaded urgent initiative hiring over eighty proven, top-tier SaaS sales professionals across the U.S. and Canada for Talend's new SMB division.
• Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter and Legal groups to identify and hire four Senior Counsel and General Counsel candidates.
• Sourced two experts in commercial contracts and two in partner contracts within a tight timeline of under 50 days.
• Headhunted and recruited specialized candidates, such as extroverted PhDs with expertise in flow cytometry equipment sales and Sales Directors with aviation or consumer goods sales experience surpassing $400K.
Education
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.): Business/HR
California State University-Chico Chico, CA, US
Volunteer Experience
Mission Trips, Rancho Santa Marta, Performed Electrical, Roofing, Plumbing, Concrete, and Sheetrock projects for a large school Southeast of Ensenada., Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
Activities and Honors
• Climbed to Everest and K2 Basecamp.
• Rode my bike cross country.
• Competitive swimmer for 17 years
• Extreme Jeep trips
• Completed the Markleeville Death ride 10 times.
• Mountain Biking.
• Yoga.
• Hiking.
• Cooking.