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Recruiting Manager with corporate and search firm experience. Particular expertise in technical recruiting. Strengths include management of virtual teams, direct sourcing, applicant tracking systems, and recruiting process design. Expert in designing and launching recruiting methodologies, successfully integrating technology into recruiting processes.
Coach, guide, support, and motivate individuals during their career transitions. Present and facilitate workshops and learning modules designed to help individual clients successfully navigate the job search process.
Successfully sourced and recruited professionals in information technology, engineering, and consulting roles for RedHat, First American, and Western Digital.
Led virtual team of five sourcing specialists in finding and qualifying employment candidates for openings in North and South America.
• Built newly created Sourcing team that designed and implemented methodology and processes which consistently provided 250+ quality employment candidates monthly, generating more than 50 hires per month.
• Reduced executive search expenses by more than $500,000 in a one-year period by building an internal sourcing group.
• Successfully launched company’s first applicant tracking system, Taleo, which automated entire recruiting process, from requisition creation and approval through offer acceptance, as well as providing extensive reporting and sourcing capability.