Raymond Downey Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, On

As a Senior Professional Recruiter with TEKsystems, my role is to build relationships with candidates, understand their career goals and match them up to opportunities with our 150+ clients in the local market. I work daily to build a strong network of Technical Professionals, and strive to provide market insight, client updates, and excellent customer service to those Technical Professionals. I work with technical professionals in the application, communication, end-user support and network… Show more As a Senior Professional Recruiter with TEKsystems, my role is to build relationships with candidates, understand their career goals and match them up to opportunities with our 150+ clients in the local market. I work daily to build a strong network of Technical Professionals, and strive to provide market insight, client updates, and excellent customer service to those Technical Professionals. I work with technical professionals in the application, communication, end-user support and network infrastructure areas.I am positioned to find the right match for your skills and experience, prepare you for your interview, provide you with client/project details, and sell your skills, personality, and experience to our clients.We provide our Consultants with a smooth on-boarding process, and access to over 1,000 complimentary training courses while on contract with TEKsystems.We thrive to be your contract company of choice during your career in the IT industry.Please feel free to contact me anytime with any inquires about TEKsystems or just to network in the IT community. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Acting Lead for Recruitment based tasks (hands on recruitment, new recruiter training, requirement allocation, technical requirement qualification)• Account Recruiting Manager (ARM) for Rogers Communications account• Flexible approach between Recruitment and Account Management/Business Development focused throughout the GTA and surrounding area utilizing multiple sales approaches and communication streams (Referrals, Internal Consultant Intelligence, Cold Calls, Drop Ins… Show more • Acting Lead for Recruitment based tasks (hands on recruitment, new recruiter training, requirement allocation, technical requirement qualification)• Account Recruiting Manager (ARM) for Rogers Communications account• Flexible approach between Recruitment and Account Management/Business Development focused throughout the GTA and surrounding area utilizing multiple sales approaches and communication streams (Referrals, Internal Consultant Intelligence, Cold Calls, Drop Ins, etc.)• Led portions of company conference meeting for recruitment teams and improving recruiter to consultant calls on how to extract valuable internal and project information leading to business development opportunities• Account Manager for multiple client accounts (Enterprise and Medium environments)• Key point of contact for daily companywide requirement reporting with head office • Headcount leader among Canadian Recruitment Team Show less

• Acted as Single Point of Contact for TEKsystems Global Services division for Ontario and coordinated the largest project for the Canadian National Logistics Office in 2011 • Deployed 40+ contractors and consultants between March 22nd, 2011 and January 31st, 2012 • Exceeded company spread growth line expectation by nearly triple the expected amount for first year recruiters • Responsible for networking, building and maintaining relationships with top IT talent •… Show more • Acted as Single Point of Contact for TEKsystems Global Services division for Ontario and coordinated the largest project for the Canadian National Logistics Office in 2011 • Deployed 40+ contractors and consultants between March 22nd, 2011 and January 31st, 2012 • Exceeded company spread growth line expectation by nearly triple the expected amount for first year recruiters • Responsible for networking, building and maintaining relationships with top IT talent • Responsible for sourcing and conducting internal interviews and candidate screening for all Technical Professionals being presented to company clients • Responsible for assisting in training and on-boarding of new recruiter hires • Responsible for negotiating hours, benefits and rates with consultants • Utilized referrals, job boards, LinkedIn and internal databases to identify IT professionals to place on client sites • Responsible for understanding and staying up to date on IT technology with a specific focus on IT Network and Infrastructure • Responsible for generating business leads and potential client intelligenceAccount ManagerResponsibilities: • Conducted business development and prospecting through company research, news related to target clients and understanding structure within different organizations • Utilized numerous sales tactics which included cold calls, networking events, drop-ins and leveraging relationships within target accounts • Prioritized accounts to target through a systematic approach including understanding previous relationships, company initiatives, and core skill sets • Conducted meetings within all levels of an organization including C-Level Executives and Operational Managers • Responsible for mentoring and developing an assigned recruiterAwards & Achievements • Received the 2011 Rookie of the Year Recruiter Award as voted on by my office colleagues • Awarded for having the highest TEKsystems SPOC Spread output in Canada in 2011 Show less