Ben Blomquist Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

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• Lead and manage the Experienced Recruiting Sourcing Team (Talent ID) for PwC's Advisory Practice. (Technology & Transformation, Cyber Risk & Reg, Deals, Managed Services, and the Acceleration Centers) • Coach, mentor, and develop a team of 15-25 including: POD Lead Managers and Individual Contributors.• Responsible for the development and execution of our Experienced Recruiting Strategy including sourcing strategy, market intelligence, sell messaging, ensuring KPI’s are met, and growing a strong pipeline of diverse talent.• Increased Talent ID’s fill percentage from 13% to 33% while exceeding KPIs by 165% within PwC’s Advisory Practice.• Responsible for all reporting and stakeholder management including Talent Acquisition Leaders, Business Recruiters, and Partners.• Lead PwC’s Talent Trends workstream that provided quarterly labor market intel directly to our Chief People Officer.

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• Lead PwC’s Advisory Services Cloud and Digital Sourcing Pod where I managed a team of 5-7 technical recruiters.• Responsible for coaching, reporting, recruitment alignment and the individual development of the TC POD. (team was responsible for 25%+ of all Direct Sourced Experienced Hires)• Lead sourcing efforts for PwC’s: Advisory Practice, U.S. & Global Technology, Innovation Labs, New Ventures, Data Analytics, Learning and Development, Finance, Human Capital, and National Special Functions groups.• Collaborate with Business Stakeholders and Hiring Leaders to qualify job requirements and technical specifications.• Source, screen, and vet prospective candidates for experienced recruiting and PwC’s executive recruiting needs.• Represented PwC at career fairs and conferences to promote the PwC Brand and attract talent to the firm.• Saved PwC over $5+ million in potential agency fees as a sourcing manager.• Lead Operations and Process Improvement workstreams focused on improving PwC's Brand and increasing the efficiency of recruiting technology candidates nationwide by implementing new best practices and improving the User Interface of the external Job Website.• Lead internal Digital Upskilling groups focused on Tableau and Data Analytics.• Spent 18 months as part of PwC’s Catalyst/Executive Recruiting team sourcing external Partner Candidates that resulted in an additional $440k in saved agency fees.• Lead and participate in Diversity and Inclusion initiatives including: PwC’s Black Inclusion Network, Gender Diversity Projects, and ALPFA.

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- 6 month Tour of Duty sourcing executive talent for PwC's Advisory Practice.- Sourcing Partners and Executives in all areas including Technology Consulting, Management Consulting, and PwC's Strategy& practices.- Successfully recruited executive talent in all verticals including: Technology Media and Telecom, Financial Services, Health Industries, Consumer Markets, and Industrial Products and Services.

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• Collaborate with Recruiting Managers and Hiring Leaders to qualify job requirements and technical specifications.• Support PwC’s: U.S. Information Technology, Global/PwC Information Technology, Data Analytics Delivery Services, Learning and Development, Finance, HR/Recruiting, and National Special Functions groups with sourcing and recruiting external passive candidates.• Source, interview, and qualify candidates for positions at all levels including: Associates, Sr. Associates, Managers, Sr. Managers, and Directors.• Represent PwC at career fairs and conferences in order to help promote the PwC Brand and attract potential candidates to the firm.• Saved PwC over $4 million in potential agency fees over last 5 years as a sourcing manager.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Account Manager/Senior Technical Recruiter (August 2014 – July 2015)• As an Account Manager for Veredus’ National Direct Hire Delivery Team, I worked with Talent Acquisition managers and Technical Managers to qualify requirements, negotiate terms and conditions of contracts, and ensure that requirements were being filled. • Managed candidates throughout the hiring process from beginning to end including prescreening, coordinating interviews, presenting offers, and checking references. • Manage and mentor a team of 3 recruiters, overseeing training, sourcing, interviewing, and resource management.• Sourced, qualified, interviewed, and manage a pipeline of candidates nationwide for direct hire requirements including but not limited to: IT Infrastructure, Software Development, Cyber Security, Project Management, etc.Technical Recruiter (August 2013 – August 2014)• Technical/IT Recruiter working in Veredus’ headquarters located in Tampa, FL.• Ranked #10 out of 90+ recruiters in the company for placements made in 2014 averaging 3+ placements per month.• Made 250 – 400 calls on a weekly basis in order to source, qualify, interview, and submit candidates to fortune 500 clients in Tampa Bay.• Conducted 6 – 8 face to face, Skype, or Phone Interviews on a weekly basis to qualify candidates, network, and build relationships.• Assisted our Account Manager Team with qualifying technical job requirements.• Specialized in recruiting Software Developers (.NET/Java), Web Developers, Database Developers/Administrators, QA Testers, Network Engineers, Systems Engineers/Administrators, Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Technical Support Specialists.

Millersville, Md, Us

•Worked as an Account Executive responsible for bringing in new business in both the public and private sector.•Negotiated and reviewed contract terms including rates, fees, and refund policies.•Operated as the Account Manager/POC with staffing managers to ensure that requirements were being filled.•Sourced, qualified, and interviewed candidates prior to submitting to the Government Customer. (All candidates were required to possess a Full Scope Polygraph Clearance)•Responsible for the full life cycle of recruiting including qualifying requirements, negotiating terms and conditions of the contract, sourcing candidates, checking clearances, submitting candidates, closing candidates, and initiating clearance transfers for fully cleared programs supporting the Mission.•Worked with executive leadership on numerous aspects of proposal development to win future business including RFP’s and teaming agreements.

Olean, Ny, Us

• Trained a sales team to sell over 1.25 million dollars of Cutco products through in-home presentations with a focus on building customer relationships and repeat business• Interviewed and recruited over 700 sales representatives• Trained, developed, and promoted five representatives to the position of Branch Manager• Lead sales workshops for groups of 500+ people at regional events • Helped increase sales 268% in first 8 months as the DM in Prince George’s County, Maryland