Stephen Cleary
Ashburn, VA *****
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY:
• 7 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience in both agency and corporate environments.
• Extensive experience recruiting CONUS and OCONUS candidates with active clearances for government contracts.
• Knowledge of Federal EEO laws and OFCCP regulations regarding recruitment practices.
• Self-motivated professional with great interpersonal communications skills and the ability to multitask on several projects at one time.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
The Buller Group (June 2011 – Present)
Senior Recruiter
Worked independently and in a team environment in support of The Buller Group’s recruitment on demand service offering. Maintained a full work load while training junior recruiters.
• Provided full lifecycle recruiting support to 3 federal contractors, Agilex, AT Solutions, and PWC.
• Created a sourcing plan through networking, job boards, and the internet.
• Qualified candidates and create interest for the contractor and positions.
• Submitted candidate to hiring manager with write-ups.
• Walk the candidate through the hiring process.
• Maintain contact with candidates from time of acceptance to start date.
• Developed weekly and monthly reports around contract activity.
• Trained junior recruiter on sourcing methods and recruiting best practices.
• Routinely exceeded client’s monthly goals.
TekPartners Government Solutions (June 2010 – May 2011)
Senior Recruiter
Worked as part of an IT staffing team that focus on recruiting consultants in the federal arena.
• Provided full lifecycle recruiting support to TekPartners Account Managers.
• Conferred with management to identify job specifications, clearance level, and certification requirements.
• Developed creative and effective sourcing plans utilizing referrals, job fairs, networking events and job boards.
• Qualified candidates and negotiated salaries, ensuring that only the top talent is submitted to hiring managers.
• Coordinated with candidates throughout the interview process with hiring managers and security.
• Maintained a proprietary database of candidates in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Closed 12 deals in my first four months.
MorganFranklin (October 2008 – May 2010)
Senior Technical Recruiter
Provide full lifecycle recruiting support to a public sector group, with a concentration on their NGA, DHS, DOD and WHCA contracts. Maintained a large work load of both funded and proposal requirements. Exceeded hiring goals set forth by management.
• Developed and executed recruitment strategies in accordance with firm goals, maintaining a pipeline of qualified professionals within the management, intelligence, financial and IT industries.
• Conferred with management to identify job specifications, clearance level, and certification requirements.
• Developed creative and effective sourcing plans utilizing referrals, job fairs, networking events and job boards.
• Qualified candidates and negotiated salaries, ensuring that only the top talent is submitted to hiring managers.
• Coordinated with candidates throughout the interview process with hiring managers and security.
• Generated offer letters, employment paperwork and ensure that communication with candidates occurs between offer acceptance and start date.
• Maintained proprietary database of candidates in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Effectively managed multiple recruiting projects in a timely manner to ensure that all project requirements from the clients are met.
• Routinely beat the competition by staffing candidates on best athlete IDIQ contacts.
Signature Government Solutions (March 2005 – October 2008)
Technical Recruiter
Managed a team of six recruiters to provide staff augmentation support to federal contractors. Maintained a full work load while mentoring junior recruiters and leading the office in recruiting. Ranked in the top 5 most profitable recruiters at from 2007 - 2008.
• Responsible for hiring and training, junior recruiters.
• Facilitate weekly one-on-one meetings to discuss matrix numbers and set long and short-term goals with recruiters.
• Analyzed weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to maintain high standards of recruiting for the team.
• Developed creative and effective sourcing plans utilizing referrals, job fairs, networking events and job boards.
• Qualified candidates, negotiate salaries, and verify clearances ensuring that only the top talent is submitted to account managers.
• Coordinated interviews between candidates and external client.
• Generated offer letters, employment paperwork and ensure that communication with candidates occurs between offer acceptance and start date.
• Maintained proprietary database, which includes consultant information; maintain employment file according to company, state and federal guidelines
• Produced annual revenue of over $1.3 million.
• Promoted to team lead after 18 months on the job.
APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS:
EZ Access, Cyber Recruiter, HRSmart, Sendouts, Newton.
EDUCATION:
George Mason University, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, History. May 2004
AIRS Certification: Certified Internet Recruiter – 2009
George Mason University, Virginia
Human Resource Management Certificate - 2010
REFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST