Debra Burgower
Humble, Texas 77346
281-***-****(office)
281-***-**** (cell)
************@*********.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced Recruiter with 18 years experience in the strategic, creative, communicative, and administrative necessities of recruitment and employee disciplines including:
Recruitment of exempt/non-exempt employees, all levels, for corporations, small businesses, and medical entities including interviewing/screening/background verifications with proven skills in discerning candidate strengths, skills, weaknesses
Management experience with strong past experience as director of small companies and/or corporate and academic departments
Excellent communication/negotiation/mediation skills at all levels
Computer skills: Microsoft Office; Word; Outlook; light Excel; Fleetware (Recruiter’s software) advanced internet searches; Typing (100+ wpm); medical transcription
EXPERIENCE
ASAP Staffing March 2001 - Present
Senior Recruiter
• Sourcing, screening, interviewing, etc.
• Organizational and strategic planning
• Employee orientation
• Career development
• Job description design
• Program marketing
• Negotiations/mediations
• Strong focus on customer service/satisfaction
Specializing in national placement of professionals in senior level positions including, but not limited to, Manufacturing arena; Engineering (Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical); Sales & Marketing; Financial Executives; Human Resources, etc
Infosys Development Group, Houston, Texas May 2000 – February 2001
• Sourcing, screening, interviewing, etc.
• Organizational and strategic planning
• Employee orientation
• Career development
• Job description design
• Program marketing
• Strong focus on customer service/satisfaction
Senior IT Recruiter -(Oracle DBAs, Network Administrators, SQL DBAs, Lotus Notes Administrators, Java/VB/ASP/Cold Fusion Programmers/ Developers, Enterprise Architects, Web Developers, Project Managers, CCIEs/CCNPs, etc.)
Piper-Morgan AEI, Houston, Texas February 2000 – May 2000
Senior IT Recruiter
(Oracle DBAs, Network Administrators, SQL DBAs, Lotus Notes Administrators, Java/VB/ASP Programmers/ Developers, Architects, Web Developers, Project Managers, etc.)
Accent Companies, Houston, Texas
Branch Manager May 1998 – February 2000
• Accepted challenge to start-up a new branch (manufacturing arena to include accounting, clerical, IT, management, and medical professionals).
• Established new clients as well as permeated departments of existing client facilities.
• Oversaw recruitment in permanent and temporary placement divisions.
• Assisted in managing and developing sales force and monitoring effectiveness of sales strategy.
• Oversaw operation functions including meeting budgetary conditions and sales quotas, etc.
Onsite Recruiter (Consumer Credit Associates) October 1997 – May 1998
• On-site recruiter-serviced multiple department’s high volume staffing needs for clerical, managerial, and IT professionals
• Partnered with all levels of management to identify the best candidates with the highest level of talent for specified departments.
• Performed background investigations, reference checks, and counseled applicants on interviewing techniques.
• Interacted with senior managers in scheduling interviews, extending offers for employment, job description design.
• Placed 90+ permanent employees (including temp-to-hire positions which “rolled over” to permanent placements).
Dean’s Professional Services, Inc., Houston, TX August 1996-October 1997
Medical Staffing Consultant/Supervisor
• Supervised 4 recruiters for permanent and temporary employees
• Recruited applicants and serviced the staffing needs of client accounts including all levels of exempt/non-exempt candidates ranging from clerical to accounting, administrative, management, and all types of medical disciplines with heavy emphasis on RNs, LVNs, MAs (front and back office).
• Performed all aspects of screening, testing, background investigations, licensure verification, and new hire orientations.
• Continually exhibited top production in terms of successful candidates placed, and continually received increasing numbers of job requisitions from satisfied clients.
Medifax-Secrephone, Inc., Houston, Texas August 1992-June 1996
Director/Assistant Director/Supervisor of Quality/Account Coordinator
• Managed the Houston branch of this medical transcription company with responsibility for recruitment and assignment of transcriptionists and other personnel to client accounts.
• Maintained gross profit margins; substantially improved failing client relationships, and “saved” accounts; established a formal employee compensation program; directed, as well as improved, training programs and testing procedures; handled branch-wide office supply purchasing.
• Continually promoted based on job performance