Abbie Howell

Freelance Talent Acquisition Services including full-cycle recruiting, phone screens and candidate sourcing. Current Clients: - Anglin Consulting Group - Altera Recruiting - Staffed4u

PQC is an award-winning professional services firm specializing in program management, IT and training solutions. We provide innovative, cost-effective solutions that make a significant impact for clients such as the Army, the Navy, IBM, Raytheon and the State of Indiana.

o Solely responsible for sourcing, phone screening, onsite interviewing and hiring for all open positions within the company, averaging 70 open positions a week o Positions including but not limited to general cleaners, industrial cleaners, medical cleaners, surgery cleaners, restoration technicians, restoration managers and office positions o Create a hiring process from scratch to reduce any unnecessary lag time between an applicant applying and their first day of work o Schedule at least 20 onsite interviews every week o Hire an average of 7 new employees every week o Create job descriptions, marketing materials, interview questions and guides, offer letters and employee agreements from scratch o Continuously research and evaluate new ways to promote and advertise jobs for optimum exposure to potential applicants o Conduct market analysis of salary trends o Conduct weekly open interviews o Create weekly reports for President and VP of operations on applicant flow o Research and create a report on the best ATS to select for President o Develop and maintain relationships with community unemployment offices, professional development organizations, colleges and universities o Organize and attend job fairs

o Run the full lifecycle of open positions for six areas: source, screen, and interview qualified candidates for Direct Support Professional, Program Manager, Area Director and Nursing positions o Evaluate candidates’ soft skills to insure they will be a good fit for Team Bethesda o Evaluate hiring process and making changes to ensure maximum efficiency to fill positions as quickly as possible while maintaining the quality of the candidates o Meet with area teams regularly to discuss their staffing needs, challenges they are facing and how we can solve them o Research new and innovative ways to reach potential applicants o Review trends of successful placements to reduce turnover and improve employee morale

o Run the full lifecycle of new openings: source, screen, and interview qualified candidates for executive level positions with the Department of Defense, US Patents and Trademark Office and Job Corps o Positions include IT professionals, technical writers, scientists, curriculum developers, instructors, HR professionals, healthcare professionals and Administrative Support professionals o Maintain a pool of prequalified candidates for high demand positions to decrease fill time o Review placement and long term trends and identify patterns to reduce turnover of key personnel o Contact and network with candidates through a variety of nontraditional channels to promote and attract passive candidates including; LinkedIn, Indeed and professional associations o Communicate regularly with management through written reports and monthly meetings to understand current and future needs of the customer o Maintain a comprehensive database with the status of open positions, candidate pools and employees in the on boarding process o Conducted thorough analysis of online hiring tools and made recommendation to management to increase efficiency related to fill time o Oversee new hire processes, including initial background investigations, salary and benefit negotiations, preparing offers of employment and orientation packages o In charge of conducting market analysis to determine salary trends in diverse and competitive markets o Evaluate and recommend training resources for incoming and existing personnel o Responsible for conducting site visits to meet with current employees, emphasize company culture, and promote employee engagement

o Run the full lifecycle of new openings: Source, screen, and interview qualified candidates o Placed corporate positions, including but not limited to controller, accounting specialists, collections, HR and management o Work with Field Operations to place management positions in large geographically diverse area that encompassed 15 states on a project basis o Source, screen, phone interview and submit at least three qualified candidates for each requisition to hiring managers within three business days o Work with business development department and clients to place contract and direct-hire professionals in the engineering industry o Work directly with clients to meet their hiring needs, including temporary backfills and short term placements o Generated $72,000 in revenue with placements for 2013