linda smith

* Implemented external and internal recruiting programs and hired 150 new employees/per year for Marketing, Technology, Customer Care, Sales & Finance departments, developed pre-employment/post-offer background searches that helped to assure fit between candidates and jobs. * Provided guidance on identifying learning & development needs for managers and their teams; assisted in development of tailor-made learning programs. * Designed and presented management-training programs to facilitate understanding of employment relations, diversity issues, employment law, recruiting, and organizational development. * Established communication programs to update employees, management and regional offices on company's new programs and changes. * Facilitated employee engagement survey and identified areas that require improvement.

* Major priorities include (but are not limited to): * Design scalable pipelining strategies for Google's 2nd largest engineering hiring profile (Technical/Program Management (T/PgM)). * Use IQ (data) and EQ (relationships) to create robust process improvements that will increase our hiring productivity while delivering a stellar candidate experience. * Partner with a variety of Engineering leaders, recruiters, sourcers, analysts and program managers to ensure we're meeting our clients' needs. * Manage a 15 person team of talented engineering recruiters who scour the world for Technical Program Managers. * Get in the trenches and recruit T/PgM's alongside my team whenever needed. * BE KIND.

* Recruit on technical positions (including infrastructure, development, telecommunications and management) for various companies in the Central Florida region as well as across the country. * Build and maintain relationships with potential candidates. * Foster relationships with existing hiring managers not only to meet minimum job requirements, but also to determine company culture and intangibles to ensure the perfect fit. * Cold call managers, C level management and other important potential clients to begin building relationships to acquire new business. * Present candidates to managers, obtain feedback from managers and communicate it effectively and honestly back to the candidates. * Communicate with clients through conference calls, email, phone and site meetings and provide quality customer service. * Track sales and client information using Excel spreadsheets. * Oversee on-boarding process which includes but is not limited to performing background checks, I9 verifications, reference checks, etc. * Successfully acquire and maintain new business.