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 Recruiting for Software Engineers for Apple.

 Contact me for more details about careers at Apple at kdarner@apple.com or visit our careers page http://www.apple.com/jobs/us/

Sourcing Recruiter

• Serve as interim Americas TA Director leading a team of 11 from July 2012 –December 2012 during transition of leadership
 • Manage and direct the activities of sourcing specialists in North America and India
 • Day to day management of Staffing Coordinators in the Americas, with continued efforts to improve service levels and efficiency; ensure best practices and programs are implemented across other GEO Staffing Coordinators
 • Work closely with the Global Talent Acquisition Directors to facilitate strategic initiatives, drive projects to scale the recruitment operations across all 3 geos
 • Maintain and facilitate relationships with vendors that are being utilized to support or augment our systems/tools
 • Train all new Recruiters and Sourcers globally on HDS processes and best practices; offer ongoing Recruiting training as needed with existing team
 • Work on projects that range from optimizing recruiting channels, reducing cost per hire, team efficiency, productivity and solve unique, challenging problems as we scale
 • Lead social media recruitment programs to promote the HDS talent brand
 • Track, analyze and communicate key success metrics while focusing on opportunities to continuously improve processes and performance
 • Identify and evaluate new recruitment and sourcing tools as well as lead the efforts to fully utilize existing tools and resources across the recruiting organization
 • Identify and benchmark sourcing best practices with peer organizations and implementing changes internally
 • Drive high level Social Marketing programs for Talent Acquisition and HDS Talent Brand promotion
 • Provide cross-functional support for HDS’ Talent Acquisition team to elevate HDS’ brand awareness
 • Determine and execute sourcing strategies to help achieve business objectives across the organization

Talent Acquisition Manager

• Provide full cycle recruiting services to recruit for top talent in IT, Engineering Sales, and Pre-Sales storage technology delivery groups
 • Responsible for recruiting core software developers for one of our most successful business units. Talent for this group is very specialized and difficult to find due to technology and office location (Multi-threaded core Java, Postgres, Python, distributed systems).
 • Filled multiple requisitions in IT, software development, professional services, global trade compliance, storage presales, storage sales, QA, channel marketing, finance, product management, virtualization solutions, and internship positions across the organization.

Sr. Recruiter - Western Region Sales & Corporate IT

Corporate Recruiter and Sourcer responsible for building robust candidate pipelines, and using creative recruiting tools to identify top talent.

 IT, Applications Support and Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Storage Sales, Pre-Sales and Technical roles for HDS. Referrals always appreciated!

 Focusing on the customer's perspective, Hitachi Data Systems uniquely meets each customer’s requirements with Services Oriented Storage Solutions that align IT with business objectives. More information: www.hds.com.

Recruiter / Talent Sourcer

Coordinate with legal counsel for processing immigration documents, visa and permanent resident applications for employees and new hires.
 Offer letters, interview coordination, travel for candidates.
 Enter new requisitions into applicant tracking system being sure to adhere to compensation guidelines.
 Report on recruiting activity through applicant tracking system.
 Administer background checks.
 Research as necessary

Contractor

Partnered with recruiters to source, screen, and recruit candidates for technical level positions.

 Sourced for Sr. Java and J2EE Engineers, J2ME & BREW Engineers, Wireless and Broadband Engineers, Sr. QA Engineers, Systems Architects, Unix Administrators, Ruby on Rails (RoR) Software Developers, and other technical positions.

 Proactively conduct research and reach out to passive candidates through cold calling and networking

 Search for active candidates using job boards (Monster, Dice, Hotjobs, etc.) as well as Google, Linkedin and other database tools.

 Review resumes and prescreen candidates for basic qualifications

 Successfully completed “Internet String Logic” training course (similar to AIRS).

 Train new recruiting coordinators on VeriSign procedures for interview scheduling, travel, offer packets, applicant tracking system and SOX compliance

Talent Research / Sourcer / Sr. Recruiting Coordinator

Executive Assistant / Marketing Liaison / Customer Service / Account Management.

 Provide executive level administrative support to the Director of Ingredient Sales and also serve as the single point of contact for two of the largest clients. Facilitate the completion of orders for rice syrup and syrup solids and address daily issues. Compile, analyze and report data including sales history, production yields and loss ratios. Coordinate new product implementation into existing systems. Coordinate booth setup and attend national food industry trade shows. Maintain detailed documentation and function as an advocate for the client within the company to assure best possible service.

Marketing Liaison

Small family business specializing in replacement windows. Helped the company get organized and structured for growth. Contributed to the addition of several new items to the product lines sold and installed by the company including French doors and custom blinds and shades. Daily functions included accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation and cash flow management, monthly budget comparisons, weekly payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, workers compensation calculations, state and federal payroll taxes, quarterly reports to EDD, sales taxes, mill taxes, city business licenses, phone coverage, inside sales and collections. Also assisted in the scheduling of installations and service work. Created a lead-tracking database in Access, which allowed better tracking of sources and manage sales contacts.

Office Manager / Bookkeeper / Inside Sales

• Responsible to legal counsel for coordination and tracking of immigrant employees and new hires. An understanding of the requirements for different types of working visas and attention to detail was necessary.
 • Administered the annual review process.
 • Assist HR Managers with benefits and compensation administration and employee relation issues.
 • Assist Recruiters in recruiting for internal openings across all departments including high-level technical positions as well as administrative support and temporary positions.
 • Prepare and process terminated employee's paperwork and conduct exit interviews
 • Provide executive level administrative support to the VP of Human Resources, VP of Finance and the VP of Sales and Marketing. Travel, calendaring, meeting coordination, PowerPoint presentations and expense reports.

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