Manley Douglas Email & Phone Number

Greater Memphis Area

• Manage a full service recruiting desk; identify clients, recruit candidates and handle all aspects of the placement cycle. • Identify new clients and penetrate existing ones; consult with them to identify the timeliest, most cost effective staffing solution, i.e. direct hire, contract, contract to hire, project based, etc. • Responsible for working closely with executive management and hiring managers on recruiting for a variety of different positions at various levels. • Thoroughly interview hiring authorities to obtain detailed job descriptions and skill requirements for each new search assignment. • Exclusive provider of direct hire professionals for several clients placing accounting, finance, sales/marketing and human resources. • Full Life Cycle recruiting: sourcing candidates; passive and active via networking, screening candidates (interviewing, qualifying, etc.), negotiate potential offers/ compensation and counter objectives. • Identify viable candidates from various sources including: directories, contact lists, databases, hot and cold leads, industry specific publications and both personal and social networking.

Greater Memphis Area

• Responsible for identifying, filling and servicing IT department staffing and professional needs for major client accounts such as International Paper, FedEx, Hilton Hotels, AutoZone and Thomas & Betts. • Saturated existing accounts while developing new business. • Actively pursued IT professionals to build a strong recruiting network for current and future business through the use of the Internet, job postings, job fairs, cold calls and referrals. • Handled all areas of negotiations with consultants and managers on current and future openings including setting rates/salaries, submitting candidates, establishing hiring process, setting interviews, performing follow-up conversations, “locked down” consultants, and getting start-date details. • Developed strong relationships with MIS Directors, Technical Managers, and Human Resource Managers that result in additional job placements through a better understanding of the client’s needs.