SUMMARY:

• Senior Technical Recruiter with extensive experience providing full life cycle recruiting, including the identification and sourcing of external talent, internal marketing of applicable candidate profiles, management of candidate expectations, facilitation of the candidate's interview and offer processing.
• Have utilized traditional recruiting methods such as social networking, job fairs, employee/candidate referrals, advertising and internal resume databases.
• Experienced working with external job boards such as Monster, Dice, HotJobs and CareerBuilder. Extensively utilize such Internet sites as LinkedIn and CraigsList, as well as Internet User Groups.
• Expert in candidate sourcing, screening, evaluation and closing. Proven success in building consensus in the recruiting process with client management teams. Possess outstanding referral networking capabilities and HR/staffing process improvement skills. Possess extensive experience building pipelines and performing ‘proactive recruiting’ for future positions.
• Organized and extremely ethical with a passion and desire to improve the staffing environment and an intuitive ability to evaluate candidates. Possess extensive contract and full - time employee experience ranging from pre-IPO start-ups to Fortune 100s. Able to produce results in high-pressure environments, under tight deadlines & restrictions.
• Positions successfully recruited for include Senior Project Managers, Web Architects/Developers (both .NET and Java), Clinical Validation Professionals, Database Architects/Administrators, Security Consultants, Network Architects/Engineers/ Administrators, Business Analysts and ERP/CRM Consultants.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior-level technical recruiting expertise for both local and regional areas. Clients serviced include AIG, UPS, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Accenture, AXA-Equitable, IBM Federal, Florida Healthcare Plans and AT&T.
• Effectively recruit, screen, interview and coordinate the placement of talent and support operational excellence in full life cycle recruiting efforts.
• Determine and manage the appropriate channels and media for the most effective solution to meet requirements.
• Identify screening criteria, screen both qualified & pre-qualified candidates and present a shortlist to Account Managers for review.
• Monitor and track candidate pipeline and ensure that it is adequate to meet the requirements of the open vacancies.
• Provide feedback on candidates to hiring managers, agencies and directly to candidates.
• Extend and negotiate offers and manage subsequent employment contract generation.
• Work with other Recruiters and/or operations management to understand short and long-term talent objectives and hiring forecasts for area of responsibility.
• Top producing Recruiter for the entire company for the past 3+ years.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Senior Recruiter responsible for supporting the company’s nation-wide clients, including WebMD, New York Life, Liberty Mutual, The Hartford, Mass Mutual, Capital One, Waste Management and National Grid.
• Successfully handled a wide variety of positions and high volume while providing outstanding service to senior management & clients - moved priorities independently based upon recruiting needs.
• Conducted first round interviews with every candidate that entail the review of the job application, candidate's level of education, areas of technical expertise, overview of job history, technology differentiator, compensation history and current expectations.
• Assisted Account Managers with the RFQ process, gaining vendor list status for major clients.
• Mentored junior-level Recruiters on such topics as resume sourcing, candidate negotiations, etc.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Performed complete life cycle of high volume recruiting for Solutions, Staffing and Project-based requirements. Major clients included NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation, UPS, FISA, JP Morgan Chase and AT&T.
• Practiced cost effective and best recruiting practices.
• Performed extensive researching and data/Internet mining.
• Built an active database of references/referrals received from Consultants. Convert the referrals into business leads and further refer them to Account /Sales Managers.
• Interacted with client hiring managers to gather feedback on submitted resumes and/or schedule interviews.
• Employed creative recruitment tactics to identify and gain the attention of passive and niche candidates.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Provided senior-level technical recruiting expertise for both local and regional areas. Major clients included AT&T, JP Morgan Chase and Medidata Solutions.
• Prospected, interviewed, evaluated, tested and performed credential verifications of potential employees in order to provide the clientele with the highest level of candidates available on the market.
• Pre-qualified candidates by evaluating technical strengths and career goals through an in-depth technical screening by administered technical tests via Brain Bench and Prove IT.
• Assisted Account Managers with the RFQ process, gaining vendor list status for major New Jersey clients.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Prospected, interviewed, evaluated, tested and performed credential verifications of potential employees in order to provide the clientele with the highest level of candidates available on the market.
• Assisted Account Managers with the RFQ process, gaining vendor list status for major New Jersey clients. Worked on positions for such major clients as Johnson & Johnson, AT&T and JP Morgan Chase.
• Interacted with client hiring managers to gather feedback on submitted resumes and/or schedule interviews.
• Maintained extensive contact with employees in an effort to constantly evaluate and improve my recruitment and customer service skills.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Senior Recruiter responsible on working on positions for such major clients as Schering-Plough, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Brown Brothers Harriman and Martindale Hubbell.
• Employed creative recruitment tactics to identify and gain the attention of passive and niche candidates.
• Managed the recruitment process of candidate placement from the initial contact to preparing them for their first day on the assignment according to corporate guidelines.
• Extensively interacted with client hiring managers to gather feedback on submitted resumes and/or schedule interviews.
• Assisted Account Managers with the RFQ process, gaining vendor list status for major New Jersey clients.
• Performed requirements gathering & interview scheduling and gathered customer feedback.
• Top producing Recruiter for the office for all years of service for the corporation.

Confidential New Jersey

Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Provided senior-level technical recruiting expertise for both local and regional areas. Clients serviced include Pfizer/Pharmacia, Johnson & Johnson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, IBM, Honeywell Corporation, Bayer Corporation and Maersk Data.
• Prospected, interviewed, evaluated, tested and performed credential verifications of potential employees in order to provide the clientele with the highest level of candidates available on the market.
• Maintained extensive contact with employees in an effort to constantly evaluate and improve my recruitment and customer service skills.
• Assisted Account Managers with the RFQ process, gaining vendor list status for major New Jersey clients.
• Assisted the office with successfully passing quarterly audits for anticipated QBS Certification.
• Mentored junior and incoming Technical Recruiters on corporate policies and procedures implemented by the corporation.