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PROFILE
Results-oriented Talent Manager and Recruiter with 8 years of experience in talent acquisition across a broad range of
industries. Success in leading effective strategies to improve recruitment and retention, foster relationships with customers,
partners, and create new recruitment pipelines. Seeking to leverage background and experience to take next career step in
recruitment with a highly respected organization focused on creating strong internal teams.
SKILLS AND INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
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Talent Acquisition
Applicant Tracking Systems
Contract Recruitment
Vendor Management
Business Development
Benefits Negotiation
Information Technology
Human Resources
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IT Recruitment
Staffing Services
Resource Management
Consulting
Technical Recruiting
Screening
Staff Augmentation
IT Solutions
EXPERIENCE
Centraprise Corp.
Feb. 18 – May 19
Resource Manager And Account Manager And Business Development
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Created new business opportunities within our existing clients and new clients.
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Built strong relationships with customers to ensure the growth and expansion within the account.
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Handled full cycle recruitment which included opportunity management, recruitment, candidate interviews, rate negation, on
boarding and resource management.
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Leveraged pipeline, existing consultants and 3rd party partners to locate best resources for customer engagement.
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Partnered with customers and subject matter experts to ensure that scope and technical needs were clearly understood to
ensure the best resource was identified for the customer engagement.
Norwin Technologies
Nov. 12 - Jan 17
Practice Delivery Manager/ Account Manager
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Operate a full cycle recruiting desk for professional placements
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Manage relationships with clients and prospective clients.
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Recruitment, interviewing, hiring/firing, complete on-boarding process, employee relations and other HR related activities.
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Establishes recruiting requirements by studying the clients plans and objectives, meeting with managers to discuss needs.
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Maintaining client accounts
Responsible for closing staffing related opportunities.
Interacted with Senior IT management and C level executives
Fostered current customer relationships and build a reputation as a trusted business partner. Generated requirements from
within the account.
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Developed and implemented strategy for new business within the account.
J E N N I F E R N I CK E L L
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Uncovering additional business opportunities and introducing new capabilities and lines of business.
Coordinated with recruiting teams to evaluate and deliver skilled resources to clients.
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Prospected for new business opportunities.
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Manage multiple accounts including initiation, analysis, monitoring and evaluating new opportunities for each account.
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Conduct period performance checks to ensure partners are showing improvement.
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Continuously contact existing customers to evaluate partner satisfaction.
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Drive efforts to meet sales quotas and individual account goals.
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Identify client issues and work with sales teams and technical staff to ensure issues are resolved
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Write job descriptions.
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List jobs postings to job boards, social media, corporate career websites and other possible channels.
Virtual Tech Guru.
Apr 12- Nov 12
Resource Manager
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Management of the full life cycle recruitment process from identifying business opportunities to the recruiting and fulfillment
of the position.
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Responsible for the development and growth with client. This included developing relationships with key hiring managers,
negotiating all business terms, and securing partnerships that are mutually beneficial to both us and our clients.
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Responsible for the recruiting process of client's openings which includes conducting job postings, searching/sourcing
resumes, presenting candidate to client, and managing the client and candidates through the entire hiring process.
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Facilitated the interview process for both client and candidates.
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Prepared candidates for client interviews.
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Interact with and attend client meetings on a weekly bases to go over candidates and current needs.
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Developed a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need.
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Maintained extensive applicant records and tracking database.
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Experienced using applicant tracking system (ATS).
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Operate as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to customers.
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Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships.
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Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profit.
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Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors.
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Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives.
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Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to exceed sales quotas
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Identify and grow opportunities within territory and collaborate with sales teams to ensure growth attainment
ONE SOURCE STAFFING.
JAN 09 - APR 12
IT Recruiter
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J E N N I F E R N I CK E L L
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Conducted follow-up calls and quality-improvement studies with hiring managers and new hires.
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Prescreened candidates and created and presented prescreening questions to hiring managers for collaboration and approval.
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Used an internal database, Internet sites and referrals to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract-to-perm,
and permanent positions.
Placed high-end technical professionals in the area of Information Technology Industry in contract and full-time positions.
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Specialized in Software Engineers/Architects, Storage Architects/Administrators, Network/System/Security Engineers, Web
Developers, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, Development Managers, and
Business Analysts.
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Created a pool of candidates through social networking, job boards, Internet data mining and media channels.
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Managed the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in full lifecycle
recruiting.
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Performs detailed reference checking and/or reference analysis on selected candidates and reviews results with hiring
managers.
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Recruited and hired candidates in state and out-of-state for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent placements for all IT
positions for multiple client companies.
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Maintained accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring managers interactions, and other
recruiting activities to ensure a safe and thorough audit if required.
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Reviewed resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position
requirements.
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Developed an effective pipeline of key talent potentially available for immediate hire as succession planning needs dictate.
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Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process,
extending offers, and closing candidates.
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