Gavin Smith Email & Phone Number

Plano, Texas, Us

Implement new sourcing methods and keep track of recruiting metrics.Update current and design new recruiting procedures (e.g. job application and onboarding processes).Supervise the recruiting team and report on its performance.Work with hiring managers on interviewing techniques and recommend ways to improve our brand.Coordinate with Businessperson, VP's & Manager's to understand future hiring needs.Implement online and offline employer branding activities.Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback.Maintain and build a pipeline of key talent through online and in-person networking.Contribute to recruiting process improvement.Leverage technology for excellent candidate relationship management.Manage and constantly update Career Page on website.Supervise and mentor the recruitment team.Monitor and constantly reduce the costs of the recruitment processConducting job interviews for the job positions in the organization.Managed multiple accounts (different industries) simultaneously for their urgent needs.Interacted with Hiring Managers, Business personnel’s for understanding the needs to deliver right candidates.Customer interaction and Client interfacing, as required.Exploring the market best practices in the recruitment and staffing and implemented appropriate best practices in the organization

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Managed the selection process for both project based and contract positions.Had strong grasp of requisition management, development of position descriptions and recruitment strategy.Provided full lifecycle recruiting to fill positions including leadership positions globally.Built strong collaborative relationships with RMs by advising on job design, job descriptions, job classification, and providing timely and high quality support throughout the process.Constantly improved approaches to improve candidate experience through user-friendly application experience.Worked closely with Business Development Teams on all staffing aspects and provided support during proposal development process.Found ways to manage recruiting workload of recruiters and ensure that Eagle 100 is regularly updated.Constantly analyzed recruitment-related data such as recruitment speed/quality, satisfaction with recruitment/onboarding process and dealt with no-shows/backouts.Developed and ensured implementation of high-quality global recruitment, interviewing, selection, and strategic onboarding processes.

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Worked in a high volume recruiting environment, including sourcing and screening candidates, conducting pre-screening tests of jobseekers.Worked on positions allocated by the Resource Managers.Worked hard towards candidate selection and onboarding.Initiated salary negotiations and help in the facilitation of the onboarding process.Reviewed applications and assess candidate qualifications against criteria established in the job descriptions.Conducted thorough candidate pre-screening and recommend highly qualified and diverse candidates who meet the requirements for the role.Collected relevant personnel documentation.Sourced high quality talent for open positions for prime and subcontracts.Trained, mentored and worked closely with the Recruiting and resourcing teams to achieve desired results.Carried individual placement targets.Developed and maintained candidate pipeline via referrals, internet recruitment, social media vehicles and advanced search engine strategies.Included passive channels and networking to hire the best candidates.Conducted final interviews over phone, face-to-face and video interviews with candidates.Negotiated and/or coordinate candidate offer agreements (verbal/written) for contract placements.Worked with operations team to ensure that all candidates for contract positions or perm positions have necessary compliance requirements met.Was responsible for achieving performance metrics by sourcing and hiring talent for client positions in a cost-effective way and timely manner.Created and posted job postings online on job portals and social media.

More than 6 years of experience with recruitment of IT professionals for onsite US projects, involving resource & screening of technical resumes, taking preliminary technical interviews, negotiating pay rates/ contracts and making offers to selected candidates.Managed day to day operations with leading a team.Worked on End to End recruitment process.Possess excellent experience of end-to-end recruitment process to fulfill all new / upcoming / existing project needs within given TAT (turn around time) from client.Responsible for client servicing which involved constant client interaction and understanding of the requirements for various positions outsourced.Obtained regular feedback on the tasks executed, from clients time to time.Identified the potential candidates through various sources like Employee Referrals, LinkedIn, job portals, social Networking, company database etc to fill the vacancies.Successfully used a number of innovative sourcing techniques, including cold calls, direct mail, diversity outreach, agencies, network of contacts and in depth Web searches to find candidates who are top performers.Expert at using applicant tracking systems that help to manage candidates.Negotiated with contractors on salary.Responsible for scheduling/rescheduling the interviews.Conducted first level interview (Telephonic) to check communication Skills, domain skills, interest level, availability, salary, etc.Trained & mentored new employees regarding the process.

Assisted senior in troubleshooting of multi faceted projects. Solved technical issues of existing software. Installed and upgraded software and drivers. Ensured execution of rules regarding network security. Meetings with clients to meet their satisfaction. Maintained technical reports in projects. Troubleshooting of hardware and peripheral devices. Debugged software and web pages. Trouble shooted servers and operating systems. Supported clients in an enterprise-wide Netware to NT conversion. Resolved domain access issues for local and remote users. Expertise hands in troubleshooting of Computer hardware related problems such like UPS, SMPS, Printer and Drivers. Managed and maintained the Servers, PC’s, Routers and Switches. Configured, managed and maintained Networking Equipments. Backup Management, Reporting and Recovery. Virus Protection and Eradication.