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Long Beach Ca

• Directing recruiting efforts (e.g., talent sourcing, candidate evaluation/screening, interview process, offer negotiations and new hiring on-boarding, etc.). • Maintaining candidate/new hire database using Taleo ATS.• Providing end-to-end recruiting process: partnering with hiring organizations and applicants, managing high-touch relationships and recruiting across multiple disciplines.• Developing and documenting job descriptions and posting requirements. • Monitoring new trends and opportunities. • Performing screening and interviews of qualified candidates. • Sourcing external resume databases for diverse and qualified candidates. • Establishing short and long-term recruiting strategies. • Leveraging recruiting resources and in-house system to identify and recruit the best candidates.

Los Angeles Ca

• Sourced, qualified, interviewed and onboarded corporate and agency IT and R&D employees• Recruited active and passive candidates• Reported to executives and managers to see that technical talent needs were met.• Mentored junior recruiters• Negotiated job offers• Developed new processes for employee evaluation which resulted in marked performance improvements.• Supported Chief Operating Officer with daily operational functions.• Developed and implemented employee referral plans

Torrnace, Ca

• Recruited full-time and contract technical employees for off-site and corporate clients• Mentored junior staff• Troubleshot processes• Counseled clients and candidates in staffing best practices.• Sourced, qualified, interviewed an onboarded technical employees • Interviewed prospective employees• Attended weekly recruiter meetings

Burbank, Ca

• Established relationships• Recommended hiring decisions• Identified, screened and placed full-time and contract IT and R&D employees• Converted leads into revenue • Maintained accounts • Sourced prospective candidates using the Internet, internal databases (Dice Monster, Monster CareerBuilder, etc.) and passive search techniques.• Mentored junior staff.

San Jose, Ca

• Sourced, screened, interviewed, and investigated potential employees.• Recruited technical employees: programmers, project managers, business analysts, software engineers, infrastructure professionals, etc.• Gathered job requirements• Recommended hiring decisions• Developed rapport between HR and hiring managers • Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process.

• Sourced, qualified, interviewed and onboarded full-time IT and engineering staff for large silicone wafer metrology equipment manufacturing company• Strategized with HR and Management on recruiting plan• Analyzed hiring needs • Reported to HR and hiring managers• Secured visas when necessary