Laura Beystehner Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for increasing brand awareness with our top partners, generating revenue through the partner sales channel, driving consistency in our partner engagement, and staying aligned with our global alliance strategiesBuilds strong and trusted relationships within the Slalom Atlanta and Gold partner ecosystem including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Salesforce, Tableau and MicrosoftNurtures emerging Tier Two partner relationships in order to expand Atlanta and Southeast market penetration Engages Slalom Atlanta sales, account and practice leaders in account planning and co-selling effortsExecutes partner engagement activities and initiatives such as marketing campaigns, driving accreditation via partner specializations and competencies, sales alignment and customer engagement

Atlanta, Ga

Recruited to build technology consulting recruiting pipelineResponsible for making staffing recommendations appropriate to consultant levels, skill sets, and professional development goalsPartnered with Slalom leadership in planning and forecasting of hiring around technical consultantsResponsible for full life cycle recruitment Represent Slalom at local events within the Atlanta communityEstablished and maintain Slalom Atlanta's online social media presenceMember of SharePoint Saturday Planning Committee

Dedicated recruiting resource to Product Development TeamResponsible for talent acquisition of full-time and contract resources in areas including .NET development, quality assurance, product strategy, and mobility, spanning roles from Staff to VP levelImplemented Gauntlet interview system for Product Development TeamCreated and presented Gauntlet interview training program for Product Development Team managersChosen to participate in Oracle iRecruit implementation including requirements gathering, system customization, and user acceptance testingDeveloped Oracle iRecruit User’s Manual and Hiring Manager Training SeriesParticipated in Product Development Team Special Interest Project review updates, providing feedback on market strategy for new product development

Responsible for overall talent acquisition strategy for firm spanning full lifecycle recruitment, employment branding, affiliate management and vendor relationsRevamped existing recruiting processes to streamline hiring, thus creating a stronger partnership between hiring managers and recruiting, cutting down time to fill open positionsImplemented BrightMove, a low cost Applicant Tracking SystemSuccessful hands-on recruiting manager responsible for hiring of various full-time and direct contract resources in areas including SharePoint MOSS, .NET/WCF, BizTalk Server, Unified Communications, Exchange/Active Directory, SQL Server, SCCM, SCOM, Forefront, and Sales (both Inside and Outside)Handled search firm negotiations reducing agency fees to 12-15% from a previous high of 25%Eliminated need for agency assistance in permanent hiring cutting agency spend by 80% from previous yearServed as a member of the Consulting Operations Leadership TeamReported directly to VP of Consulting OperationsInterim Consulting Scheduler November 2008-February 2009, July 2009-PresentServed as advanced-level logistics coordinator and capacity planner, optimizing the billable utilization of full-time consultantsResponsible for making staffing recommendations Provided proactive analysis, insights and recommendations to leadership regarding capacity and deployment to better manage operating plan and hiring decisions Maintained awareness of sales pipeline through weekly meetings with each member of the sales team in order to maximize utilization and ensure proper resources are positioned for appropriate projectsServed as member of Intellinet Management Council

Sole IT Recruiter specializing in full cycle recruiting from sourcing to placement in Consulting and Executive Search practicesAssisted C-Level, VP, and upper management candidates with search needs Partnered with executive level clients to determine procurement needsDeveloped relationships with technical candidates and clients in the Atlanta area

Full life cycle recruiting. Contract, contract to permanent and permanent positions.Qualified and interviewed candidates in-person, checked references, assisted with resume writing and candidate submission for appropriate jobsProduced $120,695.29 gross margin quarter three of 2006Team of three recruiters generated $344,843.71 in gross margin quarter three Generated $83,141.86 gross margin quarter two of 2006Team produced $277,137.62 in gross margin quarter twoDeveloped sales leads and visited client sites to acquire job requirements

Full life cycle technical recruiter. Placed 26.5 contractors in 2005 for a total of $121,005 new net margin. Placed 8.5 permanent employees in 2005 for $69,181 in permanent revenue. Generated $190,186 in 2005 YTD actual combined margin through 35 placements. Lead company in send-out to interview ratio (2.3:1) for 2005. Tied company in submittals to send-out ratio (1.2:1) for 2005. Awarded “Teammate of the Period” award, period 10, 2005. Received “Platinum Award” periods 4 and 5, 2005.Recruited for various industries including legal, security, manufacturing, healthcare, software, real estate and others.Recruited entry to C-level candidatesWorked with candidates from all skillsets of IT industry including .NET, Java, Oracle, MS SQL Server, SAP, QA, BA and others.Responsibilities included phone screening of candidates, conducting face-to-face interviews, packaging candidates, customization of resumes, development of candidates summaries and cover letter

Developed publicity campaign to increase community awareness of the organization and its goalsDesigned billboard to reach the Opelika community Developed Web site to communicate with Opelika’s citizensDeveloped and prepared fact sheets, news releases, media alerts, feature stories, brochures, newsletters, flyers, radio PSA’s, visual presentations and press kits

Wrote and edited copy for Web sites, brochures, ads, press releases, campaign letters and feature articlesAssisted in, produced and directed sales catalog and Web site for Anders Bookstore including cataloging merchandise, organizing photo shoot and writing copyProvided creative input during production meetings with President and Director of Marketing ServicesAssisted Director of Marketing Services in day-to-day operations including client contact, client meetings and creative deadlinesAssisted in conceptualization and production of radio and television spotsAssisted Media Buyer in media placement and researchAssisted Director of Administrative Services in maintaining billing, paperwork, filing, mailing and sample books