Talent Acquisition
Resume:
Kerry Irwin
Minneapolis, MN ***17
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SUMMARY
I have over 18 years of experience in recruiting, staffing, corporate recruiting, contract recruiting, vendor management, and resource management. Experience gained in fast-paced information technology consulting, corporate environments, Information Technology, Digital, Telecommunications, Mobility/Wireless, Retail, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Manufacturing Production and Healthcare. Strong sense of urgency necessary for quickly resolving critical issues. Experienced in recruiting active and passive candidates through a variety of different avenues including job boards, networking groups, social media, LinkedIn, several applicant tracking systems, cold calling, referral networks, and others.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hearth & Home Technologies (Contract) August 2024 – Present
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner
Full cycle recruiting for corporate positions: Director, Management, Sales, Digital Marketing, Customer service, Finance, Operations, and retail store Manager.
Conducted resume review, phone screens, interview scheduling, and offer negotiations.
Worked closely with Sr. HR Business Partners to fulfill and exceed business hiring needs.
Sourced on LinkedIn Recruiter
Used Jobvite ATS system.
AT&T (FTE – Virtual) July 2021 – August 2023
Sr. Talent Acquisition
Recruiting for FTE positions in the Digital, Wireless Mobility, and Network & Engineering organizations.
Recruited all levels IT Leadership roles including Associate VP, Directors, Lead Managers, Senior Managers, Product Managers, Lead Ecommerce, all levels of Engineers and Developers, Etc.
Resume review and conducted interviews for the Business-to-Business Sales Organization.
Worked on special projects including a companywide Job Description reconstruction.
Used Taleo ATS system.
Winnebago Industries (Contract) April 2021 – July 2021
Sr. Recruiter
Sourcing for all Corporate positions in IT and HR.
High level sourcing for IT Leadership roles including Chief Architect, Senior Manager Info Security, Information Security Architect & Engineer, Sr. Data Analytics Lead & Engineers, Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst, Sr, Manager Environmental & Sustainability, Sr. Director, Office of CIO/Data Innovation, Customer 360 IT Delivery.
Sourcing for Vice President Human Resources and Human Resources Coordinator
Digi-Key Electronics (Contract) January 2021 – April 2021
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Full-cycle recruiting IT, HR, and Organizational Development.
ECMC Group (Contract) October 2020 – January 2021
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sourced on all Altierus Career College Trade Instructor positions for 3 campuses; HVAC, Electricians, Refrigeration Technicians, Surgical Technicians, Medical Billing & Coding, Nursing and Medical Assistants.
Sourced on Corporate positions such as VP Training Solutions, Senior Career Services Director and Dean of Trades.
Recruited talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, CareerBuilder, Trade sites, Networking and other job boards and databases
Optima Advisory LLC, Consulting (Part-Time Temp) February 2020 – March 2020
September 2020 – December 2020
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
Full-Cycle Recruiting for 2 clients. Fidelity Bank recruited for Sr. Credit Analyst, Loan Operations Manager, Staff Accountant, Marketing Manager, Universal Banker and Mortgage Funding Processor & Shipper.
Twin Cities RISE! in Mpls. - Staff Accountant and Community Outreach Coordinator
Tactile Medical (Contract) October 2019 – December 2020
February -2020 - March 2020
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
Full cycle recruiting on all corporate positions including Clinical Writers, Medicare Specialists, Reimbursement, Mechanical Engineers, Test Technicians, Process Improvement, Change Management, Accounting, and Product Support positions.
Recruited talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ADP internal ATS and other sources.
Conduct phone screens and schedule interviews for Hiring Managers.
Daikin Applied (Contract) August 2019 – October 2019
Sr. Recruiter
Full Cycle recruiting for HVAC Service Technicians over 4 US Regions.
Recruited all levels of HVAC, Entry level, Apprentice, Senior Level, Journeymen, and Controls Technicians.
Partnered with Hiring Manager’s; scheduling interviews, negotiating salaries, extending offers etc.
Used ADP Recruit Management for ATS
Cameron’s Coffee (Contract) May 2019 – September 2019
Sr. Recruiter
Short term project for Production positions at the Shakopee plant.
Recruited Roasting Operators, Packaging Operators, End of line Palletizer, Material Handler positions.
Full cycle recruiting; posting all positions, conducting phone screens, scheduling interviews for Hiring Mangers.
Weekly staffing meetings with HR and Operations Leaders.
Conducted Job Fairs for all Manufacturing positions.
Elkay Manufacturing January 2018 – April 2019
Manufacturing/Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Recruited for 5 production plants across US
Recruiting for Corporate positions including IT, Finance, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Customer Care
Conducted Job Fairs at Production Plant, Workforce Centers, and local High Schools
Partnered with corporate leaders to source, select and hire qualified candidates
Conduct phone screens and schedule interviews with hiring managers.
Sourcing qualified candidates through creative and unique sourcing strategies; job postings, LinkedIn, Indeed, Zip Recruiter and various other networking strategies.
Used Workday for HRIS Analytics
Partnered with local Colleges and High Schools for recruiting efforts.
Caribou Coffee, Minneapolis, MN January 2017 – March 2018
Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Full cycle recruiting on all corporate center roles for Caribou and Einstein Bagels in IT, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain, HR, Risk Management & Legal, Licensing, Wholesale and Warehouse Requisitions.
Recruited talent through internal database, LinkedIn, Indeed, Craigslist, and other sources.
Partnered with corporate leaders to source, select, and hire all qualified candidates.
Worked closely with Sr. HR Business Partner to fulfill and exceed business hiring needs.
Completed reference and background checks, negotiated, and extended offers.
Participated in active networking within the retail and restaurant environments to stay current with industry trends and gain exposure and resources for immediate and future talent needs.
Robert Half May 2016 – November 2016
Client – G&K Services September 2016 – November 2016
Talent Acquisition Sourcing (Contract)
Worked with several recruiters for recruiting/sourcing sales positions all over US.
Conducted phone screens of sales candidates for recruiters.
Utilize Taleo ATS for a candidate tracking system, and LinkedIn Recruiter as well as personal pipeline for effective sourcing.
Client – Spok Software June 2016 – July 2016
Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Contract)
Review and screen resumes, conduct phone, Skype, and in-person interviews and coordinate interviews for hiring managers.
Responsible for full cycle recruitment of technical professionals Technical Product Managers for Telephony – CTI and Mobile, Scrum Master, Tech Writer, Software Test Analyst, QA Mobile, Product Engineers, IT Field Technicians, Technical Support Analysts.
Sourcing qualified candidates through creative and unique sourcing strategies; job postings, LinkedIn, ATS Ultipro, social media, and various other networking strategies
Worked with third party vendors on recruitment-vendor relationship management.
Client - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota May 2016
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
Used social media sourcing to identify candidates and use non-traditional sourcing strategies to find talent.
Sourced passive candidates for Healthcare Sales Executive Principal positions all over the US.
Sourced Security, IT Developers, Digital Content, and Director of Competitive Intelligence positions.
JAMF Software September 2015 – November 2015
Technical Sourcer (Contract)
Responsible for full cycle recruitment of technical professional Software Engineers - Java Developers, Front-End Developers, QA Engineers, Automation Engineers, Objective-C Engineers, and Product Managers.
Sourced candidates, tracking candidates through Newton system, interviewing, scheduling manager interviews and negotiating salaries.
Skilled in navigating and sourcing through job boards and utilizing independent networking groups to identify active and passive candidates
Recruited for Java Engineers and Software Testers for Poland office.
Used LinkedIn Recruiter to source passive candidates.
Best Buy September 2014 – September 2015
Talent Acquisition Technical Sourcer (Contract)
Sourced and placed IT professionals for direct hire positions at the Corporate Campus Headquarters.
Worked on several Information Security positions such as Sr. Managers in eDiscovery, Sr. Manager Risk Management, Sr. Manager IAM, ArcSight Admin, Compliance and Monitoring, Cyber Hunters, Ethical Hackers, Specialists in Application Requirements, Incident Response, and Disaster Recovery
Sourced and submitted candidates for Director & Sr. Manager level for Application Delivery, Solution Architects, IT Operations Services & Retail, Sr. Manager Reporting & Analytics, Product Capability Managers and Program Managers.
Proactive sourcing of candidates from web sources such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
Utilized Taleo ATS for a candidate tracking system, and LinkedIn Recruiter as well as personal pipeline for effective sourcing.
Intelligent Quality Solutions/IQS February 2013 – September 2014
Technical Recruiter/FTE
Sourced and placed IT professionals for contract, contract to hire and perm placements in leading industries.
Recruited several QA Testing positions such as: QA Managers, Sr. and Jr. QA Analysts, Software Test Engineers, and Manual & Automated QA Specialists.
Proactive sourcing of candidates from web sources such as Dice, Indeed, Glassdoor, JuJu, Simply Hired and LinkedIn.
Trained Recruiting Coordinator in sourcing, closing and counteroffer negotiating skills.
Developed protocol for Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to be implemented in company.
Key team member in acquiring recruitment service system.
Performed detailed reference checking and/or reference analysis on selected candidates and reviews results with Account and Hiring managers
On Demand Group/ODG January 2011 – May 2012
Technical Recruiter/FTE
Recruited and Hired contract, contract for hire and permanent positions for local and national accounts.
Sourced for all levels of IT positions such as Java, .net Developers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, System & Network Admins, DBA’s, and Helpdesk positions.
Maintained a viable applicant base in anticipation of future needs and pipelining those candidates in areas that we do business with.
Worked with the sales team and owners to market the candidates to client projects and job orders.
Conducted screening, both telephone and face-to-face interviews to determine qualifications.
Managed full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, phone screens, onsite interviews, reference checks and offers
Excellent organization, communication, prioritization and facilitation skills
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota
Business Management, Psychology
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