Kevin Smith is a Sourcing Recruiter at Apple. Colleagues describe him as "Kevin is the best sourcer recruiter at Apple, period. His passion, dedication and tenacity is unmatched. He finds Tier 1 talent everyday and is always put on the most critical and exciting projects at Apple because he is the best. He is extremely caring and always has the best interest for the candidates and the teams in mind. It's been an absolute privilege to be his teammate on significant projects from the WATCH, 6, 6+, Air 2 and . . . " and "I have known Kevin for over 15 years back when he was in Sales. He asked me one day, "What do you think about me getting into Recruiting". I said "Recruiting is Sales, you'll be awesome!". Kevin has evolved into one of the most advanced Sourcers I have ever worked with. He has a pension for solving puzzles and anticipating the need for talent. Kevin has the ability to identify strategic talent and fill specific requisitions and in both scenarios he asks for the "Needle in the haystack" skill set desired. He is extremely personable, uses the right technology at the right time... even picking up the phone, and engages candidates in such a way they believe he is their personal Recruiter. I often say in my interviews with Sourcer candidates, "Not all Recruiters are Sourcers, but ALL Sourcers are Recruiters!" Kevin is one of the people I thought of when I developed that statement. I have worked with Kevin twice and always trying to bring him into the organizations I have worked for. He brings a very strong work ethic in all he does, a great sense of humor, and a record of success for mentoring up and coming talent in Staffing and Sourcing. Kevin accomplished more than I wanted at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. I will engage Kevin again in the future to be on my team."