Eric Castor Email & Phone Number

• 8+ years of technical recruiting experience in various IT roles including niche roles, with outstanding placement results.•Accomplished in full life cycle recruiting in both contract and full time placements.•Strong skills using non-traditional sourcing approaches, including: social media, referral generation, and traditional sourcing with job boards and internet recruiting.•Experience with client relationships and interaction including C level executives.•Proficient in working on multiple roles and priorities, and on tight deadlines.•Vast experience in all aspects of recruitment including but not limited to: sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates; interview scheduling; salary negotiating; facilitating the offer process and reference checking; Created a pipeline of diverse candidates with difficult-to-find skill sets through creative sourcing using internet research, direct and indirect sourcing, resume databases, referrals, social networking (Linkedin) and internet job postings•Managed use of vendors including staffing agencies and background-checking agencies•Strong analytical, organizational, customer service, interpersonal and team-playing skills•Creative, results-oriented business professional capable of leading groups through change engaging a Positive, passionate, and proactive approach•Excellent communicator capable of developing and nurturing professional business relationships and delivering informative and persuasive presentations•A proven back ground in negotiating contracts and salaries.•Experienced presenter with expertise in training and mentoring employees.•Highly motivated self-driven, self-starter with great time management skills.•Successfully placed Information Technology personnel, specializing in: Project Managers, Business Analysts, ERP, Web Development, Crystal Report Developers , IBM Mainframe, Microstrategy Developer, SAS Analyst, SAN Admin, Unix Admin, Java Developer & QA.

Listed skills include Recruiting, Sourcing, Benefits Negotiation, Technical Recruiting, and 14 others.

• Lead Technical Recruiter

  Confidential (Consultation Firm)

  Apr 2005 - Present - Santa Clara, California

  •Performs daily recruiting activities including sourcing, matching candidates to requirements, reviewing resumes, phone screening, scheduling, and conducting interviews and reference checks.•Effectively identified candidates through Internet research, internal database, referrals, and networking.•Used advanced search strings to source candidates from the internet.•Maintains data as required in proprietary database to ensure active pipeline control.•Prospects and identify the top tier of talent via creative lead generation methods•Provides leads to sales and/or management staff based on information received from candidates•Participates with Account Executives in qualifying requirements and client meetings•Acts as a tactical complement to the rest of the sales and recruiting team•Ensures paperwork for all candidates is completed and in full compliance with company policies and government regulations•Closely coordinates with subcontractors and consultants with regard to job descriptions, interviews, consultant start dates, and logistics.•Negotiates rates with subcontractors in order to achieve possible maximum profit per placement.•Responsible for 100% hands on recruiting while driving all aspects of the recruiting process and strategy for assigned requisitions as well as future headcount planning.•Manage high volume recruiting activity including direct hires, temporary conversions and collaborates with hiring managers to determine job requirements and competencies for open positions.•Implement new innovative recruiting strategies using multiple social networks increasing resume flow.•Created short-lists & pipelines of pre-qualified candidates ensuring a strong pipeline of qualified candidates for future projects.•Successfully added new clients.