Christopher W. Email & Phone Number

East Northport, NY, US

New York, New York, US

• Named one of WorkLife’s 50 Best Places to Work and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Whalar Group is a global creator company on a mission to liberate the creative voice. We are a curious, diverse team.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for a wide range of roles across marketing, advertising, and influencer marketing industries.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to ensure a more inclusive hiring process.
• Develop sourcing strategies that target both active and passive candidates, ensuring a steady pipeline of top talent.
• Lead employer branding efforts to position Whalar as a top destination for creative and marketing professionals.
• Manage a global team of recruiters, fostering a high-performance, collaborative environment.

New York, New York, US

Offering bespoke talent solutions by identifying talent and building out internal processes.

Berlin, Berlin, DE

• Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers. It is home to an array of respected and trusted brands and imprints, with more than 170 years of combined history.
• Partner with hiring managers to assess and identify staffing needs; ensure hiring managers are familiar with recruitment process; provide ongoing recruitment progress updates to hiring managers and the Recruitment.
• Develop and maintain an excellent relationship with internal and external clients to ensure achievement of staffing goals
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global and local HR colleagues and functional managers/directors to understand needs
• Use traditional and non-traditional recruitment resources; attend career and on-line job fairs, community network events, etc.
• Source candidates, screen resumes, interview candidates (by phone and in person), conduct assessments, conduct reference/background checks, provide hiring recommendations; challenge/influence decision making; develop.

New York, NY, US

• Spearheaded the full-cycle recruitment process for contingent and full-time positions across various tech domains, exceeding the department's hiring targets by 20%
• Developed and executed innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Bullhorn, Boolean searches, and niche tech forums, which increased candidate pipeline by 35%
• Achieved and surpassed key performance indicators for recruitment effectiveness, including offer acceptance rate (95%)
• Implemented a consultative approach to recruitment, establishing strong relationships with hiring managers to deeply understand technical requirements and team culture, resulting in a 30% improvement in first-year.
• Utilized data analytics to track recruitment metrics and generate insights for continuous improvement, optimizing recruitment channels and techniques
• Recruit for positions such as Object-Oriented Developers, Project Managers (Finance, IT PMO), Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Infrastructure Engineers, Data Scientists, QA Analysts, Application Support, Enterprise.

New York, NY, US

• Full Cycle Recruiter for a New York-based staffing firm servicing Fortune 500 clients in the finance and insurance industries
• Responsible for high volume, full life-cycle recruitment of contingent workers and direct placements
• Sourced and made placements for positions including but not limited to Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Data Scientists, Developers (Java,.NET, C#, ETL, C++, iOS, Android, UX/UI, HTML5/CSS3, SQL, BigData, and.
• Created strong talent pipelines using Job Diva and Linkedin Recruiter
• Created strong relationships through a consultative approach with clients

West Islip, NY, US

• Expert knowledge of sales process and procedures
• Conducted high volume phone calls daily, which consisted of customer follow ups, new leads, and prospecting
• Assisted customers with vehicle selection and promoted model options and features
• Negotiated sale closure in a clear, concise, and ethical fashion

• Drafted and posted Job Descriptions as part of the recruitment and employment process
• Trained faculty and staff members on new Hirezon paperless applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Revised candidate search process and procedures
• Collected and revised HRIS data required for time and attendance reporting hierarchy
• Produced reports from SUNY HR Management System
• Assisted with the implementation of new departmental initiatives and HRIS projects