Melissa Ruby

Kelly Engineering embodies expertise and confidence by seamlessly matching top-tier talent with meaningful engineering work. Our approach, rooted in understanding and anticipating client needs, guarantees exceptional solutions that surpass expectations. Driven by purpose, our mission fosters significant accomplishments, measuring success through our people, talent, and clients' achievements. Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom specializes in providing companies worldwide with qualified engineers, designers, drafters, and technicians.

• Responsible for day-to-day candidate sourcing activities for high priority positions. • Utilized tools such as KellyRecruiter, Monster, CareerBuilder and other internet tools to match potential candidates to specific job requirements. • Worked closely with the technical recruiting team to develop and execute a sourcing strategy aimed at generating a quicker time to hire solution for the client. • Worked with technical recruiting team to identify hard to fill roles and niche skill sets in order to develop a network/database of talent. • Full lifecycle recruiting for direct hire requirements.

• Originally worked as part of a two person start-up team for Kelly IT’s Central and North Florida branches. Filled 61 positions and went from approximately 300 hours to 1400 hours in less than a year. Consistently ranked in the top 10 of 30+ recruiters from around the U.S., based on monthly fill rate. • In July of 2004 was recruited from the IT division to work for the Engineering division. Was consistently ranked in the top 10 of 46 recruiters from around the U.S. • Recruited candidates through use of: referrals, networking, company database, personal database, advertising, and the internet (search engines, job banks, user groups, listserves, specialized job boards, industry newsletters, etc). • Presented employment opportunities to candidates, set up screening/testing/background checks, negotiated pay rates, scheduled interviews, made arrangements for travel, extended offers and maintained regular contact with employees. • Worked hand-in-hand with Branch Manager to facilitate the sales process: provided leads obtained during the recruitment process, researched rate information needed for proposals to clients, revised resumes and prepared summaries of candidate information for presentation purposes, researched and gathered detailed information on companies, jobs, and technical skills. • Scope of Recruitment included but was not limited to: Engineering (Biomedical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Hardware, Civil and Quality), Software Development (Java, .NET, Delphi, Oracle, C++, GIS), User Interface Design, Application Architecture, Information Security, Data Center Management, Computer Operations, Technical Support, Network Administration, Application Packaging, Business Analysis, System Analysis, and Technical Writing. • Handled a heavy administrative workload w hile my maintaining a high level of recruiting activity. Accustomed to managing multiple projects simultaneously and adhering to deadlines.

• Recruited candidates through use of: referrals, networking, company database, personal database, advertising, and the internet (search engines, job banks, user groups, listserves, specialized job boards, industry newsletters, etc). • Presented employment opportunities to candidates, negotiated pay rates, scheduled interviews, extended offers, made arrangements for travel, greeted and introduced new employees on their first day of work, maintained regular contact with employees. • Worked hand-in-hand with account managers to facilitate the sales process: provided leads obtained during the recruitment process, researched rate information needed for proposals to clients, revised resumes and prepared summaries of candidate information for presentation purposes, researched and gathered detailed information on companies, jobs, and technical skills. • Other duties included: processing payroll, administration of benefits, and planning and hosting employee meetings/events. • Scope of IT recruitment included but was not limited to: ERP/MRP/CRM (SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, GEAC, JD Edwards, BPCS, Siebel), Client Server, Mainframe, Mid-Range, Internet, Web Design, E-Commerce, Telephony, System Administration, Network Administration, Database Administration, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Project Management, Analysis, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, Technical Communication, and Help Desk. • Also recruited and placed administrative, customer service and medical personnel • Met with clients to evaluate needs and determine what specific skills sets they utilized. Used that information to proactively recruit suitable candidates. • Maintained existing accounts through regular visits and phone calls.

• Managed the daily operations of a staffing office. This office specialized in temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct placement. Scope of service included: administrative, clerical, customer service, technical, financial, and light industrial. • Developed and implemented strategies for sales and recruitment efforts. • Oversaw daily recruiting process on all job orders to ensure quality control with clients and employees. • Conducted phone screens, personal interviews, and background and reference checks. • Extended offers, prepared job descriptions and employment paperwork, and instructed new hires on policies and procedures. • Managed employee performance and attendance issues. • Met with potential clients to establish relationships and assess needs. • Maintained existing accounts by regularly visiting and calling clients.

• Handled the day-to-day operations of a staffing service. • Recruited, screened, interviewed, reference checked and placed applicants at both temporary and permanent positions. • Worked directly with large and small companies to meet all staffing needs. • Visited client sites and called points of contact regularly to ensure the quality of service provided. • Set up and maintained client and employee files. • Processed payroll and made collections calls. • Acted as main point of contact for corporate MIS department during two major computer conversions.

Honors Program, University of Florida National Merit Scholar, Semi Finalist