Available for contingency or by the hour.What kind of impact would a recruiter with over 15 years’ experience make toward your company’s recruiting goals? Competition for top IT resources has never been more intense, and finding the right candidate more complex. If you could have the highest level of recruiting expertise at a cost that works for your business model, you’d want to find out more right?Michael has been recruiting IT since 2003, including developers, architects, technical leads, project managers, analysts, and engineers of all kinds. With over 500 placements to his credit, Michael speaks the language of technology, is well connected, and an online tools expert. If you need perfect candidates timely, look no further. Call or text 952-240-6093 today to find out more!

• Built SEEK’s IT practice from scratch including 300+ new company contacts, 600+ recruiting contacts, and 19 job orders.• Presented over 50 candidates for consideration. • Nurtured existing contacts and added new ones via networking, cold calling, and digital marketing efforts.• Leveraged Tempworks CRM, ZipRecruiter, Linkedin Recruiter, Career Builder, and Indeed.• Created and hosted a series of market update videos addressing trends in the IT and Engineering industries.

• Proactively engage residential and commercial property owners selling FSBO or that have recently ended a listing relationship. • Scheduled in excess of 500 appointments between sellers/buyers and relevant knowledge brokers. Initiated over 35 closed transactions with 22 current outstanding.• Utilize online and CRM tools such as CINC, Infusionsoft, Keap, Mojo, and Vulcan7 to engage sellers and surface buyers.

• Located, acquired, and presented over 500 relevant prospective candidates to clientele. • Surfaced high quality passive candidates via networking and detailed research.• Negotiated placement of candidates including compensation and fees.• Created long term successful talent relationships as a result of networking, cold calling, and meeting.Upsher-Smith Labs (Versique) May 2017 – August 2017• Sourced, qualified, and presented 70+ Sales (Pharma), Operations (manufacturing), IT, Engineering, and Scientific resources.• Utilized Linkedin, Indeed, State of Minnesota database, and local colleges/trade schools to acquire prospective candidates.• Data mine Upsher-Smith Workday database for prospective candidates.Search Leaders (Michael Reitz & Associates) February 2016 – January 2017• Placed 8 technically hands-on candidates on both FTE perm and contract side including Java & .Net resources.• Developed hundreds of talent community relationships as a result of warm calls, cold calls and in-person meetings.• Negotiated placement of candidates including compensation and fees.• Leveraged recruiting technologies including Bullhorn and Zoominfo.Matrixcare (Michael Reitz & Associates) January 2015 – November 2015• Placed 12 resources including Director of Software Development, Director of Program Management, Director of Quality Assurance, and various technically hands-on resources.• Utilized online and CRM tools such as TalentBin and Linkedin Recruiter as a proactive means of identifying qualified local and national candidates• Assessed incoming resumes for relevance to open technical and leadership reqs.• Reached out to promising candidates via combinations of phone calls and emails.• Acted as intermediary between candidates and hiring managers to increase offer acceptance rates and expedite process. • Built relevant 3rd party recruiter network to augment efforts when necessary.

• Leveraged extensive personal network to discover and establish new candidate relationships.• Negotiated placement of 35+ IT/Technology candidates including compensation and fees.• Instructed recruiting team of relevant information regarding open positions.• Mentored junior members of the team.

• Founded and operated successful Twin Cities based recruiting firm.• Created successful, long term client-side relationships as a result of cold calls and in-person meetings.• Negotiated placement of candidates including compensation and fees.• Sales partner for data warehousing solutions. Cultivated relevant leads and worked in conjunction with technical and technical sales team members to facilitate the closing process.• Recruited in-demand technical resources for permanent and contract placement.• Managed team of two employees and multiple contractors.

• Responsible for unearthing prospective candidates, assessing requirements, and presentation talent to internal team members. • Sourced technical resources via existing relationships. • Negotiated placement of candidates including compensation and fees.• Mentored junior members of the team.

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