Senior Recruiter (contract positions only)

OBJECTIVE: Contract Recruiter Position (W-* or ***9) in Greater Seattle, WASH, area

SUMMARY (RECRUITING):

Placements – contract, contract-to-direct, consulting, direct, permanent, temporary.

Fields – IS/IT/technical, healthcare, engineering, accounting, finance, HR, banking. .

Sourcing – active, Internet, job/resume boards, networking (active and social), passive,

professional groups, referrals, relationship building, pipeline development, search

engines, user groups and warm/cold calling.

Job/Resume Boards – CareerBuilders, ComputerJobs, CraigsList, DevBistro, Dice,

Engineering Central, Free-for-Recruiters, Go2WorkSource, HotJobs, ITJobs, Jobvertise,

JobWarehouse, Jobs-for-Programmers, Monster, Nettemps and SmartHunt.

Search Engines – AIRS Oxygen, AIRS SourcePoint, Altavista, Ask, Ask3D, Dogpile,

Exalead, Fazzle, Google, MSN Live, Google, HotBot, Kaxy, Mahalo, Rollyo, Vivisimo,

WiseNut and Yahoo.

Applicant Tracking Systems – eRecruit, Hodes IQ, Microsoft XP Ten, Open Hire,

Profile RPM, REXX & proprietary.

Memberships – AIRS, ERE (Electronic Recruiters Exchange), Healthcare Recruiters,

LinkedIn, Seattle Recruiters and Washington Recruiters.

Training - AIRS (SearchLab, XtremeLab and Googling for Candidates), Dallas

Training Team (Technical Recruiting) and LinkedIn Seminar. .

WORK HISTORY:

Visible Technologies, Seattle, WA Jun 2008-present

Sr Recruiter (direct contract)

--Source, phone screen and submit qualified candidates to hiring managers at Visible Technologies, high tech company developing highly innovative, leading-edge Internet search techniques within social media content and consumer-generated media communities.

--Positions include administrative support specialist, business systems analyst, client relationship development specialist, client services analyst, client services specialists and senior software engineers.

--Placed 7 candidates within first 7 weeks.

Greythorn, Bellevue, WA Apr 2008–May 2008

Sr Technical Recruiter, Permanent Placement (direct contract)

--Sourced, qualified and submitted technical candidates to recruiting account managers for several different clients for Greythorn, a global IT staffing and placement agency.

--Positions included all levels of technical expertise, such as developers (C++, C#, LAMP, SQL database), engineers (security, software development, software development test), information security analysts/engineers, managers (product, program, security risk) and SQL Server DBA.

Regence Blue Shield, Seattle, WA Nov 2007–Feb 2008

Sr Sourcing Recruiter (contract through KForce)

--Sourced, phone screened and recommended technical candidates for hiring managers and team interviews for IT and PMO departments, located in Washington, Oregon and Utah. .

--Positions included business systems analysts, Java/J2EE developers, SAN/Storage administrator, security architect, senior financial analyst, senior technical project managers and UNIX administrator.

CSR/Tech Staff, Seattle, WA Oct 2007-Nov 2007

Sr. Recruiter and Recruiter Trainer (direct contract)

--Trained two recruiters on all aspects of full cycle recruiting, especially passive candidate search techniques.

--Sourced and successfully placed a senior recruiter/HR consultant/business developer to join CSR/Tech Staff to expand Tech Staff’s industry expertise to healthcare and HR.

--Sourced for engineers (civil and structural), IT program manager, IT recruiter, database analyst, SQL Server analyst, planner/buyer and SW/Web developers for job requisitions and pipeline building.

--Revised phone screen and face-to-face interview formats to improve interview process.

Bank of America, Seattle, WA Jul 2007-Sep 2007

Sr. Recruiter (contract through Adecco)

--Sourced, screened, conducted online assessments and qualified candidates for interviews with corporate recruiters in Global Consumer Staffing for positions as Personal Bankers and Sales & Service Specialists. Activity has thus far resulted in

10 permanent hires with 31 other candidates in first and second stages of interviewing.

--Supported 11 recruiters and 11 recruiting coordinators in 4 states (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington).

--Highly commended by candidates, recruiters, recruiting coordinators and my two senior staffing vice presidents responsible for Western US Division of Consumer Staffing. Received Bank of America Spirit Recognition as the “best contract recruiter”.

SchemaLogic, Kirkland, WA Apr 2007-Jun 2007

Sr. Technical Recruiter (direct contract)

--Sourced, qualified and placed permanent hire candidates, account executives (federal

sales, inside sales, publishing and media), consultants (industry solutions – taxonomist,

SharePoint), engineers (API application, Java client/server software, sales, software

test, technical support), managers (regional account, technical account, technical

product) and solutions architect.

--Provided full cycle recruiting, including assistance and advice on recruiting strategies,

methodologies and best practices to CEO, President, CTO, VPs and managers.

Zetec, Snoqualmie, WA Sep 2006-Apr 2007

Sr. Technical Recruiter (direct contract)

--Sourced, qualified and placed permanent hire candidates, including accounting

supervisor, cost accountant, electro-mechanical assembler, electronics service

technicians, HR assistant, managers (product and program), directors (field services and

regional sales), service/calibration technician, SW engineers and technical writer.

Aquantive, Seattle, WA May 2006-Aug 2006

Sr. Technical Recruiter (direct contract)

--Sourced, qualified and placed permanent hire candidates, including accountants

(payroll and senior), analysts (financial and functional & reporting), buyer (HW, IT

and SW), coordinators (contract, investor relations, public relations), developers (lead

web and SW), engineers (quality assurance, security and software development), legal

file clerks, managers (accounts payable, advertising operations, CRM, media relations,

online account, payroll and security), paralegal and project managers (acquisitions &

mergers and financial systems).

Microsoft, Redmond, WA Aug 2005-Jan 2006

Technical Sourcing Recruiter (contract thru Volt) for MSN Search Operations

--Sourced for DB administrators, engineers (network, network security, software

development and systems), managers (process, product, program and project) and

software architects.

Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, May 2005-Aug 2005

Sr. Technical Recruiter (direct contract) working directly for and with CIO

--Sourced, qualified and placed permanent hire candidates, including five director-level

positions (Clinical Systems, PMO, Revenue Cycle, Shared Services and Technical

Services), analysts (business, information, PACS, process, production support, security

and systems), implementation specialists (Cerner and Lawson) and managers (program

and project).

--Provided full cycle recruiting, including assistance and advice on recruiting strategies

and methodologies to the CIO, directors, managers and supervisors.

Fujitsu Consulting, Bellevue, WA Dec 2004-Mar 2005

Technical Recruiter (contract through Parker Services)

--Sourced, submitted and placed contract consultants to Boeing as architects (data,

technical and system), developers (Cognos/ReportNet, Java/J2EE, Lotus Notes,

software, and WebLogic portal & apps server), functional analysts, managers (project

and program) and programmers (C, C++, C#, .Net and PowerBuilder)

Customized Career Consulting, Seattle, WA Jun 2001-present

Owner, Recruiter and Career Consultant

--Work as an independent, third-party recruiter.

--Also work onsite as full-cycle contract recruiter and off-site contract sourcer for various

clients (as reflected in above entries from Dec 2004 to present).

--Consult and train onsite corporate recruiters on Internet and best practices recruiting.

--Provide career consulting and advice to individual clients in areas of resume

review and rewrite, job search, interviewing, salary negotiation and networking.

--Recognized as networking expert in the Greater Seattle and Puget Sound Areas.

Pace Staffing Network, Seattle, WA Oct 2000-Jun 2001

Onsite Contract Manager at Adobe Systems for sourcing, placing and providing employee relations for contract technical staffing positions, including helpdesk, receptionist, software test engineers, technical writers and technical support. Also converted some contractors to permanent employee status.

Recruiter (IT, IS, Engineering, Healthcare and Administrative)

--Searched, sourced, interviewed, qualified and placed candidates for contract/temporary,

direct/permanent and contract-to-direct positions in IT/IS, technical, engineering,

administrative and healthcare areas.

--Positions included analysts (business and systems), assistants (administrative and

project), coordinators (EDI and HIPAA), developers (application, Java and web),

documentation specialist, engineers (mechanical and software test), mechanical

designer, programmers (analyst, COBOL, EDI and Java) and receptionist.

--Participated in job fairs in Western Washington.

--Extensively networked with recruiters, technical companies, professional associations,

and healthcare organizations. Attended numerous business and networking events.

Volt Computer Services, Seattle, WA Mar 2000-Sep 2000

Recruiter (Technical, IT, IS and Engineering)

--Processed contract job requisitions for Boeing, Weyerhaeuser, Paccar and retail

accounts in the U.S., especially Washington State.

--Searched, sourced, interviewed, qualified and placed candidates for numerous contract

positions, including analysts (business and program). mechanical design engineers,

PC (repair and support), programmers, support (helpdesk, PC repair, multi-lingual

technical, technical and workstation), technical writers and Web (designers and

developers).

--Processed contractors through the whole cycle of sourcing, submission, interviewing,

job start, employment paperwork, background checks, drug screenings, follow-up

support (contractors and clients) and terminations.

--Participated in job fairs in Eastside and Seattle, Washington locations.

ITT Technical Institute, Seattle, WA Oct 1999-Mar 2000

Representative and Admissions Recruiter

--Technical curricula included Computer-Aided Drafting, Computer Network Systems,

Computer Visualization Technology and Electronic Engineering Technology.

--Conducted interviews, tours and admission paperwork for prospective students.

--Coordinated with high schools for education fairs, literature and presentations.

--Participated in education and job fairs throughout Western Washington.

Puget Sound Blood Center, Bellevue, WA, Jul 99-Sep 99, Donor Scheduler

Intiman Theater, Seattle, WA, Oct 98-Jun 99, Customer Service Representative

Del-Jen, Inc., Seattle, WA, Oct 98-Apr 99, Employment Placement Specialist

Everett High School, Everett, WA, Jul 95-Apr 98, Teacher and Department Chair

Del-Jen, Inc, Seattle, WA, Feb 94-Jun 95, Employment Placement Specialist

US Navy, 20-yr career as Navy Officer & Naval Flight Officer, Nov 73-Feb 94

EDUCATION:

M.P.A., Public Administration, City University, Bellevue, WA.

B.A., Psychology, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.

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