Alison Destefano Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx

Current in-house Sr. Technical Recruiter as well as Office Administration/Coordination. Experienced in private sector and state/government contract recruiting.Have done Contract Recruiting Onsite for a large Healthcare Software Company. • Coordinating and meeting with Hiring Managers, Directors and VP to gather needs, requisitions and place candidates accordingly.• Searched and sourced potential candidates for positions such as Technical Support, Software Support, Software Engineers, Web Developers, Database Developers/Administrators, Systems Administrators, Unix Administrators, Network Engineers, and Technical Writers. Also searched for Healthcare candidates including Registered Nurses, Product Specialists, Product Managers, Director Level positions, Human Resources, Marketing and other client needs.• Reviewed candidate's skills to determine if the person would be a potential fit for the client's open positions• Provided telephone pre-screening of candidates, providing candidates with information about the client and the job description• Conducted reference checks for potential candidates• Maintained company website keeping positions current• Set up appointments and interviews for candidates.• Successfully placed candidates and met quota for placements per quarter.• Developed and posted job openings to various Internet sites such as Monster, Dice, and Hotjobs.com• Researched the Internet for new sites to post jobs• Set up appointments, interviewed and assisted in the hiring process of in-house Administrative staff• Managed all State of Texas Accounts, including servicing contractors/place employees as well as maintaining and developing business with Hiring Managers.• Manager of the Administrative Staff and in charge of employee quarterly reviews.

Austin, Tx

In addition to Recruiting Duties.• Prepared bids, contracts and other legal documents to be delivered to appropriate State departments for review• Reviewed, prepared and submitted qualified candidates for State positions• Trained new employees on the database and the company processes’• Preparing Expense Reports and Time Sheets of contractors as well as some invoicing and payroll• Reformatted resumes of potential candidates into company format in order to submit to clients for their open positions• Entered candidate’s information into Staffsoft and/or Hiredesk resume database and updated database records on a daily basis• Creating, preparing and organizing company literature information packets• Assisted in the creation and maintained an Access database of submitted candidates• General office duties for the sales and recruiting departments including data entry, faxing, copying contracts, filing• Operating multi-line switchboard, appropriately routed calls and took messages• Additional responsibilities include processing mail/shipping, ordering office supplies, purchasing services and/or materials necessary to maintain the office

Austin, Tx

• Licensed agent to sell Whole, Universal, Term Life and Health Insurance for the State of Texas.• Non-resident licenses include New York, Ohio and North Carolina.• Quoted new and existing clients accurately for Term and Universal Life Insurance.• Developed and managed new accounts for clients seeking life insurance.• Rewrote old policies to add to or replace current coverage.• Met sales quotas of minimum 60 calls and/or the sale of $6,000 in premiums per day.• Top salesperson in the months of March and June.• Top 3 in sales out of six representatives in other months.• Sold over $45,000 in premiums in the first two weeks of employment.• Winning numerous bonuses monthly including the highest sales in one week.• Set the daily sales goal for the entire sales team and the company.• Scheduled clients on daily basis for a medical exam.• Generated applications through a phone interview with clients to obtain all information needed by insurance companies.• Prepared, faxed, mailed and emailed information directly to the client regarding insurance literature and quotes.

Austin, Tx

Bachelors, Business

Associates, Business Administration

Business

Activities and Societies: UTSA Danceline Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority