Jia Smith Email & Phone Number

Oakton, Va, Us

Annapolis Junction, Md, Us

Recruiting Manager/Lead Recruiter/Sr Intel Recruiter 11/2011 - Present • Leading the best VA & MD Intel Recruiting team in the industry! : D An Intel recruiter is equal parts recruiter, clairvoyant, psychologist, confidant, master scheduler, marketing exec, your BFF, cat herder, unicorn hunter, detective, and internet sleuth! When you have recruited in Intel, you can recruit in any industry! Praxis has lots of Prime contracts on both the VA & MD sides! More Prime contracts = more career development opportunities! Also, we have countless number of sub contracts. Being a Prime and getting the backing from a larger company like GDIT means stability and mobility! Pro tip to the job seekers:-Ask about their contracts. -Are they Primes or Subs?-What are their benefits like? Do they have a breakdown? What are the prices for the different tiers? -What is their PTO package? Holiday schedule? -What other perks does the company offer? -Can they reimburse for: Cell, Parking, Transportation, Technology?-Actual location of work, if applicable. (but also be understanding when they can't give an exact location due to nature of work)

Chantilly, Va, Us

• Senior Recruiter for 3 of the company’s most active divisions.• Headed the ramp-up effort of 42 new hires for a new task order in emerging business area. Worked in conjunction with VPs, PMs and the Security Dept to meet and exceed the hire deadlines set by the government client. • Support multiple proposal and IDIQ efforts with quick turnarounds on resumes.• Work in conjunction with the Pricing Department to find the most realistic salary for various requisitions before a proposal is submitted. • Provide full life cycle recruitment for CONUS and OCONUS candidates with Secret to TS/SCI FS Polygraphs with backgrounds ranging from HW/IT Engineers to high level Software Engineers. • Partner with hiring managers throughout the recruiting and on-boarding lifecycle, inculding salary and candidate capture strategy. • Lowered the active requisition load by more than 50% within 1st month of hire by working together with the hiring managers to identify and clean out non-active requisitions in the system. • Promote cost-effective recruiting by reducing use of external recruiting vendors. Presently, no vendors are being utilized. • Understand clearance process and OFCCP regulations as it relates to the recruitment and hiring process.• Market the corporate brand at career fairs and industry expos. • Streamline recruitment and on boarding process and cut time to hire ration by 40% by partnering with hiring managers, security, and HR to provide a seamless on-boarding experience. • Stay in touch with new hires after they have been hired to assure their job satisfaction and retention. Confidentially resolve any issues that are mentioned to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

Ashburn, Va, Us

• Managed, established, and maintained a full life cycle recruitment process for Superlative Technologies, Inc. • Sole recruiter responsible for full life cycle recruitment of mid to senior level IT personnel for various government contracts with clearance levels ranging from Secret to TS/SCI FS Polygraph. • Responsibilities included candidate sourcing, interviewing, negotiating and closing, building relationship with hiring managers in order to identify and priortize requirements, building and maintaining a pipeline of technical candidates for current and future needs.

• Responsible for recruiting technical personnel for SRG’s Federal Intel clients. Supported NSA and CIA mission critical and IT infrastructure career opportunities.• Creatively sourced for qualified talent through cold calling and referral based networking. • Guided candidates with an consultative approach through the recruiting life-cycle from initial recruiting interview, interview preparation and offer descision.