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Legato Search Inc. is a progressive technology resource firm specializing in helping candidates and large to midsize companies on a national scale to reach their goal of finding the perfect match. We utilize the latest strategies to uncover and procure the ideal candidates for our clients. Whether its a contract, contract-to-hire or permanent requirements, we'll be able to make an immediate contribution.We're here to align candidates with the right opportunity. Our job is to provide you with personal attention, due-diligence, timely interview response and be dedicated to your overall success!

Des Plaines, Il

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, reported directly to the Vice President of Consulting Services and was responsible for successfully utilizing and recruiting top talent for multiple Chicago based clientele. •Responsible for identifying, screening, and qualifying technology professionals for various verticals of business including but not limited to Financial Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, PMO Project Managers, Java & .NET Developers, OpenSource, Network & Distributed Systems Engineers with the latest cutting edge technologies.•Instrumental in placing senior technical candidates helping our company open doors with new managers at existing client sites and adding value for opening new client accounts.•Involved in recruiting best practices and helped evaluate and enhance Axiom’s current ATS system called CATS, to improve candidate screening and scheduling practices resulting in higher quality submissions, increased client satisfaction & hire rates. •Maintain positive on-going relationships with internal and external candidates for future opportunities. Always met with my current consultants to insure quality and job satisfaction, manage expectations and concerns when needed. •Quickly expedite strong 'A list' candidates to clients who match requirements technically and pass thorough screenings. •Mentor junior recruiting staff on technical jargon and process, best practices and established recruiting strategies.•Involved in the use of major social and professional networking sites such as Dice.Com, CareerBuilder, Indeed and LinkedIn, to identify and source candidates. •Experienced in identifying and motivating potential external technology and business candidates through cold-calling. •Negotiate contract terms with perspective candidates and drive on-boarding process which includes background checks, drug screenings and reference checks.

Oakbrook Terrace, Il

Senior Technical RecruiterHTS is a 20 year-old privately held technology staffing firm with revenues of $15 million focused on working with large Fortune 500 corporate financial, banking, retail and manufacturing clients on technology solutions for contingent and permanent placements.• Responsible for full life-cycle recruiting process. Committed to the highest recruiting standards and ethics in attracting the most qualified and talented candidates. Creatively utilized social media, networking with current employees for referrals as well as several job boards for sourcing prospective candidates for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent placements. • Established solid relationships with senior hiring managers to discuss project scope and objectives. Accompanied our account executives when needed on initial visits to client sites to better understand new client technology needs.• Recruited senior level technology candidates with experience in the following: Project Management(PMP), Business Analysts, Application Developers(Java, .Net), Network/Storage Engineers, Systems Engineers(Virtualization) CRM/ERP, Database DBA’s/Developers• Superior coordination skills with current candidates in regards to negotiating contract rates and salary expectations, fully understand the need to be in constant communication with candidates/account executives for interview scheduling and helping them feel comfortable for a seamless process from start to finish. • Was given special focus by management on sourcing and expediting candidates specifically related to the banking/investment/insurance verticals because of my in-depth knowledge of these industries. Domains included: on-line banking, derivatives/futures, F/M/B office trading operations, fixed-income, credit risk, insurance underwriting.

Crystal Lake, Il

Recruiting Manager/Business DevelopmentD&A is a small boutique information technology service company specializing in IT Consulting and staff augmentation offering reliable and economical services to large and mid-size organizations in the Chicago land area.• Nine solid years of full life cycle recruiting experience with focus on the sourcing, technical screening and hiring of talented IT candidates along with savvy business development skills. Extensively performed cold calls into new companies and aggressively asked managers for new job orders/technical requirements. • Excellent track record in meeting and exceeding my goals with D&A for nine straight years. Always number one in candidate placements and sales.• Manager duties: would meet with our staff on a daily basis to communicate and discuss potential candidates suited for client submittal based on diligent testing and reference checks necessary for resume submission. Detailed job specifications, teaching staff on billing paperwork issues, etc..• Technically proficient in being able to identify and relate to new technologies via many in-house “whiteboard sessions” driven by our Senior Architect to learn new languages, platforms and methodologies to be able to relate to changing technologies for new client needs.• Experienced in discussing technical issues with client senior management in logically identifying the right candidate with skills and personality that would fit into their organizational culture.

Oakbrook Il.

Tech Temps, Inc. Oakbrook, IL March 1995 – May 1996Technical Recruiter/Account ExecutiveStarted my recruiting career with this diversified employment agency responsible for temporary and contract-for-hire placement company and sourced for software engineers, database administrators, project leaders, network engineers, system administrators and desktop support specialists for client/server, mid-range and mainframe environments. • Duties include: marketing and developing personal client/applicant database, client visits, negotiating client billing rates, interviewing applicants, assessing candidate’s technical strengths, revision of resume for client submittal and all necessary billing paperwork involved.