Opened a new division within Advantage Tech focusing on non-IT staffing including accounting, human resources, and customer service requisitions where we grew over 600% from Q1 to Q4 in first year. Engaged with numerous companies on utilizing staffing resources through relationship building, cold calling, and networking events to generate new business while expanding business offerings to current clients.Partnered with hiring managers to ensure that they had great fits from a skills standpoint as well as bringing in talent that would adapt well to the culture for their respective organization.Met and exceeded top performer metrics for the two full years in position, exceeded goals by 213% and 132% respectively including earning a gross profit of $1MM in 2nd year. This accounted for 56% of all business within the department during year 2.Trained all new recruiters in candidate sourcing techniques as the Subject Matter Expert on job boards and how to efficiently find passive candidates.Developed recruitment strategy for up to 6 recruiters emphasizing requisition prioritization and well-defined recruitment processes to ensure that all available requisitions had the appropriate number of candidates submitted.

Full cycle recruiter specifically in the Information Technology space with specified emphasis on Project Management, Agile Leadership, Cloud Infrastructure, and Security positions, also served as lead recruiter when tasked with sourcing candidates in the non-IT space prior to creation of new division.During the summer of 2020, at the height of COVID, pivoted to recruiting a variety of roles which eventually led to the creation of the above department starting in January 2021Achieved a 250% of goal during 1st full year of recruitment for gross revenues including achieving monthly goal every month eligible and achieved top performer status for year ending 2019.Sourced for candidates by leveraging recruitment tools of LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Monster, and CareerBuilder to identify candidates based on specific needsHosted table at career fairs and conferences as face of company to both meet candidates and to prospect for potential new clients.

Sole owner of full-cycle recruitment activities in 500+ associate firm including all aspects of job posting, sourcing, screening, and onboarding within organization with 26 locations across the United StatesSystem administrator for implementation of Human Resources Information System (Cornerstone OnDemand) including setup, UAT testing, and development of training materials.Manage vendor relationships with external business partners to assist in providing quality candidates including vendor selection due to a large number of firms being utilized to procure talent.Leveraged relationship with Executive Management Team to shift focus from senior level hiring to entry level hiring with an emphasis on college graduates. Managed the development of company’s first campus recruiting push which resulted in 7 job offers for Leadership Development Program that had only accepted 4 candidates in previous two years.Handle recruitment for “C” level positions within Information Technology including sourcing and negotiation of compensation packages.Reduce number of positions available in company 75% within 1st quarter of hiring and completing 19 hires with the majority being in Information Technology departmentReduce time to fill for open positions by 25% for new positions within branch locations from previous postings.Partnered with Branch Managers to introduce training materials to improve selection skills abilities within branches to eliminate slow hiring decisions.Drove revamping of Associate Referral Program that was adopted to align program with market competition to acquire stronger and more loyal candidates.Extrapolated and analyzed data of Associate Feedback Surveys to determine challenges facing organization and partnered with HR Director on solutions to overcome challenges.

Responsible for the job placement for 250 graduates with an emphasis on Healthcare positionsConducted on-site job fairs to grow brand name of college and increase visibility of candidates.Prepare candidates by conducting mock interviews based on behavioral interview methods, resume writing and revision, and instructing on how to negotiate with employers.Advisor to graduates in behavioral interviewing tactics and expectations in career field by facilitating professionalism seminars, job search workshops, and internship preparation.Developed business relationships with healthcare facilities to generate job opportunities and provide candidates to sites based on job descriptions and company needs.

Supervise team of 3 career services recruiters to ensure that daily, monthly, and quarterly stretch goals are met for job placement and career advisement for over 400 graduates across the United StatesIncreased total job placements by 15% year over year during two-year tenure as leader of department.Program manager for Wind Turbine Technician program working with 125 graduates finding work in technical roles in renewable energy companies.Handle all reporting to accrediting body on benchmark goals with organization exceeding government mandated benchmarks for all years during tenure.Prepare candidates by conducting mock interviews based on behavioral interview methods, resume writing and revision, and instructing on how to negotiate with employers.Planned and coordinated semi-annual graduation ceremony including vendor contracts, day of event scheduling, and event execution for over 1000 attendee ceremony.