IT Recruiting

LINDA HOWARD

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Kennesaw, GA 30144

334-***-**** (cell)

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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Eduplaced LLC

IT Recruiter, Atlanta, GA December 2010-March 2012

Guarantee a positive experience for all candidates beginning with initial contact; keep active candidates interested by maintaining communication throughout the hiring process

Understand business and market conditions in order to ensure candidate pipelines stay at appropriate levels to accommodate anticipated demand in line with corporate growth and business initiatives

Create exciting job postings geared toward attracting the most qualified candidates

Guide hiring manager through interviewing process; set manager expectations regarding candidate attributes, facilitate interview and hiring discussions with interviewers/hiring managers

Maintain applicant and requisition tracking system, recruitment reports, and data integrity on a regular basis

Drive offer process - including extending offers, generating offer letters, and distributing new hire paperwork

Metlife Insurance Company, Alpharetta, GA February 2007 – November 2010

Associate Pricing Analyst-Benefit Calculations-Corporate Benefit Funding

Perform calculations involving all aspects of pensions benefit consulting (structured settlements, closeouts, IPGs, MTFs, DAs, estate tax valuations, QDROs, present values, deaths, 415Max, commuted values, present values, variable annuities, and interest calculations)

Exceed expectations with exceptionally low recalculation rate and on-time rate

Project leader of UAT new business testing

Develop test plans and met deadlines for automation project

Provided market and product analyses for management to determine products feasibilities

Provided trend analysis to forecast future product placement

Develop Excel spreadsheets and macros to simplify calculations for non-automated contracts

Prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines

Analyze, research, and evaluate calculations and data

Teacher Placement Agency

Recruiter, Cape Town, South Africa June 2006 - December 2006

Develop new liaisons with clients and customers

Interview and correspond with clients and customers

Developed new management resume system using Microsoft Access

Co-wrote business strategy plan for bids for international government contracts (Eritrea, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia)

Wrote services plans to interested clients

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Excel (advanced), Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, S Plus, SPSS, SAS, Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Taleo, V-Tech, SQL

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Applied Mathematics (2005)

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Post-Baccalaureate Research: Statistics

Master of Arts: Sociology (1998)

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Masters Field: Demography

Bachelor of Arts: Sociology (1995)

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

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