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Collegeville, Pa, Us

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Founded in 1989, Kaleidoscope Education Solutions, Inc. started as a small team of professionals near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since then, our proven results and dedication have produced exponential nationwide company growth. We currently have offices in Arizona and Pennsylvania as well as service locations in Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico and Ohio. Thanks to our clients, parents, and contractors, we now work with teachers and therapists in over 5,000 schools and 700 school districts across the country!Today, Kaleidoscope Education Solutions, Inc. is a nationwide referral staffing leader in school-based therapy and special education services. We are dedicated to making a positive difference in every student’s life.

Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

JL Connects is an experienced search firm specializing in direct-hire placements. Although we’re Philadelphia-based, we have national capability and an extensive network to meet your needs. When it comes to taking the next step to grow your career or finding top talent for your business, we understand your time is precious and your needs are unique. Let us do what we do best so we can take the burden off you.

Greater Philadelphia

•Interpret the business hiring requirements and translate them into successful recruitment strategies and solutions.•Partner with hiring managers from intake meetings to onboarding candidates.•Identify, attract, and introduce IBM to the best and most diverse talent in the marketplace, using LinkedIn and managing the organic pipeline.•Demonstrate speed and quality in attracting passive talent and recommend strategies while accelerating our hiring practices.•Collaborated with M&A, hiring top talent for two mergers in the cybersecurity space and federal sectors.•Sourced and hired candidates in a highly competitive technology market, Recruiting professionals for IBM GBS (consulting) Public Sector AIS System Engineering Architecture &Test Practice and Cyber Security & Privacy

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Javan Engineering is a full-service engineering consulting firm serving a highly regarded roster of clients in the industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, and university markets.•Managed a full life cycle recruiting for engineering positions, focusing on Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.•Built and maintained relationships with candidates and internal customers/clients/hiring managers.

Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

•Talent acquisition Team Lead, supporting Legacy Tyco fire suppression products in North America•Managed full life cycle recruiting for R&D focusing on engineering positions; (Mechanical Engineer I, II, III, Principle Engineers, Project Engineers, Technical Trainers)•Managed full life cycle recruiting for multiple manufacturing (4) sites in North America. Requisitions focusing on Manufacturing Engineers, Continuous Improvement Leaders, Quality Engineers, Production Supervisors and Supply Chain Managers.•Generation and management of a strong candidate pipeline through creative sourcing methods.•Builds and maintains relationships with candidates and internal customers/clients/hiring managers.•Ensures appropriate utilization of global applicant tracking system (Taleo)•Communicate status of open requisitions, pipeline and other variables to the appropriate regional and corporate Business Partners•Negotiating compensation packages while staying within company compensation guidelines. This included compensation strategy, benchmarking and setting compensation levels with internal equity.•As a Team Lead managed one-one weekly meetings with recruiters (4), discussing requisition progress, aged requisitions and ensuring proactive approaches were being discussed with managers•Managed weekly meeting with HR Managers, ensuring all open positions had the appropriate candidate flow and hiring manager expectations were being met.•Managed monthly site meetings with all hiring managers. Staying ahead of pipelining for budgeted positions coming each quarter.

Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States

•Interview, screen and assess skill level of prospective temporary and full-time candidates for job placements•Responsible for full cycle recruiting•Developing new accounts as well as maintaining current accounts•Responsible for Scientific, I.T. , Engineering and Administrative permanent and temporary placements•Attending Chamber of Commerce functions, job fairs and college campus recruiting

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States

•Information Technology Recruiting responsibilities include resume sourcing and Internet recruiting. Full cycle recruiting•Responsible for conducting daily face-to-face interviews with potential candidates•Coordination of on-site interviews conducted by our clients with our candidates•Networking thru placements, database, referrals and Chamber Meetings

Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States

Branch Manager (promotion)Responsible for the supervision of temporary employees as well as in-house personnelApprove all payroll within local branch officeCoordinate appointments for Sales and Regional Director with business leads as well as existing clients to maintain quotas Recruiter (5/98-1/99)Interview, screen and assess skill level of prospective temporary and full-time candidates for job placementsDevelop new business and act as liaison between client and job candidatesNegotiate salaries and placement fees