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Senior IT Recruiter @ Odyssey Information Services is a nationwide consulting firm dedicated to providing our clients with outstanding resources to meet their hiring needs in the IT, Healthcare IT, Oil and Gas, Project Management, Finance/Banking, and Engineering industries. We specialize in recruiting a broad range of direct-hire and project based professionals. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Houston, Texas AreaExecutive Recruiter @ Work with the sales team to meet recruiting and staffing needs Attend various meetings/luncheons with clients to gain insight into hiring needs and build business relationships Recruit and interview candidates for open job orders. Source applicants and identify qualified candidates using cold calling, referrals, ICON database, job postings, networking, job boards, internet sites, and other creative means necessary to build candidate pipelines Evaluate candidate qualifications through phone and/or face-to-face interviews Assist with client/candidate interview scheduling Extend and negotiate formal job offers including any relocation costs, signing bonuses Complete pre-employment procedures including any on-boarding paperwork Maintain accurate and current records in Bullhorn throughout the recruitment process From November 2011 to July 2013 (1 year 9 months) Houston, Texas AreaExecutive Engineering Recruiter @ Full Desk Engineering recruiter targeting Houston and surrounding markets Participates in recruiting, interviewing, matching, coordinating send-outs and filling orders. Utilize search databases including Monster, Careerbuilder, Rigzone, Ladders, and LinkedIn Determine applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications. Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements; contacting recruiters, using newsgroups and job sites. Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements. Improves organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and perks. Perform reference checks on candidates to ensure highest quality of representation Build client relationships as needed to develop sales Executes client visits insuring customer satisfaction and marketing objectives Establishes focused business development and recruiting plans Continuously stay abreast of current market needs and call upon ad’s to build relationships and gain new clientele. Attended week long Permanent recruiter boot camp to gain knowledge and training on recruiting best practices Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. From April 2011 to September 2011 (6 months) Houston, Texas AreaEngineering & IT Recruiter @ Manage largest account with staff of over 20 contract employees traveling for assignments all over the U.S. Recruit viable candidates for Engineering & IT positions for the Central US business unit. Strong experience utilizing Careerbuilder, Monster and Dice to recruit viable candidates as well as manage job postings. Organize & submit all employee time & expenses weekly for payroll Handle all employee issues as well as customer issues/inquiries Attend Workers Compensation hearings when applicable Administer & Coordinate all aspects of the hiring process; sourcing candidates, prescreen of candidates, ensure all hiring documentation is completed, administering drug screens, I-9 validation, submitting background checks, prepping candidates for additional interviews. Participate in training courses to ensure current & accurate practices are being utilized Build network of various qualified candidate pool as well as potential account opportunities. Research computerized databases to locate candidates and assigns qualified candidates to fill orders. Dispatch employees and provide job assignment information, including explanation of full job description, term of assignment and pay rate. Prepare job candidates for successful interviews and transitions into new assignments by conducting orientation sessions on procedures, safety policies, etc. Liaison between employees and clients. Monitor attendance and performance of temporary employees, counsel employees on performance related issues, investigate, document and resolve day to day problems. Change or terminate assignments when warranted. Conduct quality checks to make sure both the employee and the client are satisfied. From January 2010 to March 2011 (1 year 3 months) Houston, Texas AreaAcquisitions Specialist @ Single Quality Control Specialist which was responsible for auditing fellow employees research & documentation to ensure all policies and procedures were followed to successfully acquire all required Loan File documents necessary to accurately service loans. Created & established a tracking system & procedure manual for the QA Process. Manage metadata feeds between our outsourced imaging Vendor to ensure images were available for our business units; Researched and corrected metadata information when exceptions prevented the feed from reaching our imaging database. Responsible for contacting Previous Loan Servicing Companies and Custodians for copies of necessary loan documents which were never acquired from the former servicer/bank. Research and manage imaging database; responsible for validating images were scanned correctly. Ensured images were indexed to the appropriate category. Researched invalid images & moved to the correct loan and index. Designed & scripted numerous queries/reports from our MS Access Database to support the needs and requirements of other departments within the company. Participated in weekly conference meetings with our departments Imaging Vendor. Actively reported any changes or improvements needed to enhance the service they provided as well as communicated any status or requests that needed to be addressed. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Houston, Texas AreaAdministration/Operations Specialist @ Responsible for tracking and maintaining company expenses Maintain constant customer communications Supported customer critical Data manifests / entered on a daily basis Ensured building safety codes and postings were current and accurate Supported customer to ensure Customer Data was filed and updated on a daily basis Internally services the customers by maintaining their inventory through performing record center tasks including retrievals, incoming, destructions, internal moves, permanent withdrawals and any special projects requested. Process all incoming media orders including, scanning carton barcodes and locations, storing items in record center, downloading scanned information, investigating and resolving all exceptions and, at times, closing the order in Securebase system. Process media retrieval orders including pulling the items, verifying item, closing service order on Securebase, manifesting all orders, bundling all orders and preparing for shipment to customer. Process all internal moves including pulling media from one location and storing it in another location, investigating all exceptions and closing all work orders in Securebase. Process all destructions including pulling required media, verifying it for accuracy, preparing it for cartage, investigating and resolving all exceptions and closing all work orders in Securebase. Research and resolve discrepancies encountered during above processes and communicate difficult issues or problems to manager. Prepare and process all record center paperwork necessary to accomplish the above processes. Inspect and maintain all equipment including, Telxon scanner, wedge, Securebase terminal, ladders, etc. Observe safety procedures and report any safety issues. Perform other duties as assigned. From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Houston, Texas Area

Human Resources Development @ Lone Star College Abby Garza is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Permanent Placement, Talent Acquisition, Screening, Interviewing, Full-cycle Recruiting, Executive Search, Engineering, Account Management, Sourcing, Direct Recruiting, Payroll, New Business Development, Benefits Administration, Administration