Elizabeth Swanson
Parker, CO
Cell: 720-***-****
abg69k@r.postjobfree.com
ISYS Technologies, Littleton, CO Sep 2008 - Present
IT & Engineering services provider for the DoD, Homeland Security &
Aerospace industry
Team Lead - Engineering
Services Jan
2010 - Present
. Lead a team of two recruiters to full fill requirements for the
Engineering cost center. Responsible for reviewing all candidates
prior to submittal to ensure quality standards are adhered to.
. Manage schedules and recruiting responsibilities of team members
along with maintaining personal production.
. Subject matter expert in utilization of social media and Internet
sourcing to identify candidates including training all new hires in
best practices.
. Verify clearances in JPAS, possess a Secret clearance.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Sep 2008 - Dec 2009
. Recipient five times of Recruiter of the Month for the
organization.
. Responsible for developing pipeline of multiple different skill
sets in order to fill immediate openings, IDIQ's and slots on Task
Orders.
. Skill sets recruited for were: System Administrators, Network
Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Stress Engineers, Thermal
Engineers, Designers/Drafters, Military Analysts, Intelligence
Analysts, DBAs, and Software Engineers.
. Responsible for full life cycle recruiting. This included
sourcing, qualifying, preparing contingent offer letters,
formatting resumes, coaching through interviews and closing.
. Worked under tight deadlines with multiple open requisitions.
. Strong sourcing skills including utilizing free sources and social
media.
. Required to adhere to OFCCP standards.
. Utilized MaxHire as the ATS.
Robert Half International, Inc. May 2007 -
Sep 2008
Account Executive, Denver, CO Apr 2008
to Sep 2008
. Performed inside/outside sales role to drive sales for the
technical support division.
. Focused on acquiring job orders within a set matrix of positions.
Exceeded weekly, monthly and quarterly quotas. Developed
relationships with clients and took a consultative approach to
assist with their staffing needs.
CFS Live Project Manager, Central Zone Jan 2008
to Apr 2008
. Promoted to CFS (Client Focused Selling) Project Manager for the
Central Zone.
. Implemented processes to increase sales for the professional
staffing and diagnose areas of weakness and then create unique
programs based on the branch to hit goals and budget. Leveraged
areas of weakness across the enterprise to greater impact revenue
on a Zone as well as Branch/Regional level.
. Developed training programs for the IT divisions to increase their
knowledge of current IT trends. Resulted in awareness of the
performance of the program and ability to report on the
effectiveness of the program to the Central Zone VP.
. Role involved an extreme attention to detail as well as working
under strict deadlines. Program resulted in an average of 10%
growth in direct starts, job orders and client visits over the
previous quarters numbers.
Branch Manager, Aurora, CO May 2007 to Jan
2008
. Assumed responsibility for an underperforming branch that was under
meeting budget by more than 30%.
. Held Division Director responsibilities for Accountemps and was
responsible for meeting personal production quotas.
. Under guidance the OfficeTeam division achieved six all time highs
in revenue and the Accountemps division achieved four 52-week highs
in revenue. Turned the branch around and ended up meeting budget
for Accountemps and exceeding budget for OfficeTeam.
. Responsibilities included performance reviews, managing budget,
P&L, five sales staff and two administrative staff.
. Utilized MicroJ as the ATS.
Streffco Consultants, Inc., Englewood, CO Jul 2006
to May2007
Sr. Resource Manager
. Responsible for the management of the recruiting office and two
remote offices.
. Recruited on hard to fill job requirements, set policies, drove the
candidate flow, managed and hired recruiters and account management
personnel. Due to an increase in national level staffing
opportunities set up and staffed remote offices to meet client
expectations.
. Managed project bids, which involved researching market conditions
as well as the potential client to effectively compete in the RFP
process. Secured numerous local RFP bids as well as a multi million
dollar national account.
. Developed best practices and processes to meet owner's growth
expectations, which included growing from 5M to 10M in revenue.
. Researched and made recommendations on ATS (Application Tracking
System). This involved providing business requirements to vendors
system developers in order to determine if a out of the box
application could be customized to meet the need to more
effectively manage candidate flow while being cost effective.
Todays Staffing, Denver, CO
Jun 2004 to Jul 2006
General Manager
. Oversaw the start up of the Denver and Phoenix permanent placement
division in addition to managing a existing branch in Seattle, WA.
. Responsibilities included managing budget, P&L, working a full
recruiting desk while managing up to seven employees in three
states.
. Developed an aggressive internal recruiting program with little
financial or outside resources Developed key programs and best
practices within the organization to aid in the growth of the
permanent placement division. At the end of the first year was the
fastest growing region in the company showing a month over month
growth of 18%.
. Utilized RecruitSoft by Taleo as the ATS.
Hitegrity, Denver, CO
Jun 2002 to Jun 2004
Partner/Director of Recruiting
. Started up and ran a staffing business with partner. Primary focus
was on the placement of permanent and contract IT professionals.
. Responsibilities included developing processes to ensure an
effective recruiting engine that would drive the sales process.
Focus was the building of the candidate database; all of which was
accomplished without Monster or other paid job boards. Also
involved in the day-to-day running of a small business. Started
this business with previous co-worker after Sogeti closed its local
presence.
Sogeti (A CapGeminiErnst&Young company) Englewood, CO Oct 2001
to May 2002
Contract Recruiter
. Worked on a contract basis for client on open positions. Focus of
the business was on large scale fixed bid IT projects.
. Responsible for recruiting toward projects once the project had
been secured. Focus was filling in the gaps in resources from
CapGeminiErnst&Young. Sole recruiter for the Colorado branch.
Heavily involved in the RFP process as well as managing the
consultants once the project was secured.
Robert Half International, Inc., Denver, CO & Chicago, IL Apr
1998 to Sep 2001
Division Director/Account Executive
. Performed a dual production and managerial role for a staff that
varied from three to five Account Executives. In addition to
previous production duties assisted in training new Account
Executives in sales and marketing procedures, which included but
was not limited to cold calling, developing new accounts,
maintaining accounts and closing orders.
. Served dual role from 1998 to 2000 doing both full - time and
contract placement as the IT permanent division had not been
created yet. Filled in as necessary in other divisions such as
OfficeTeam and Accountemps. Permanent placement revenues exceeded
300K in those two years. Billed in contract over $1.5 million.
. Achieved and maintained top personal ranking in the Mountain
District. Reestablished relationships and business of previous top
accounts that had discontinued doing business with RHI Consulting.
Achieved highest production record based on hours in a one-year
period for the division.
Education: Northeast Missouri State University; Kirksville, MO
Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Clearance: DoD Secret