Annette Gregersen
Renton,WA
Summary
Results-focused Technical Recruiter committed to client service and creative recruitment strategies to identify and close top industry talent. Well-versed in developing and strengthening relationships with internal team members, companies and applicants in order to quickly fill open technical positions with best-fitting candidates. Proficient in sorting resumes, determining applicant eligibility and performing skill assessments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Lighthouse Global
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Aligned with three SVPs to support hiring for all technical eDiscovery service delivery
- Averaged 8-10 hires per month (Data scientists, Linguistics, Project managers, Focus Search Consultants
- Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
- Worked alongside global business leader to deploy new training strategies.
- Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure excellent hiring experience.
- Project Manager and spearhead DEI Initiative, Recruiter training and process improvement.
- Recent recognition from executive team (CEO, COO and SVP) for hiring deliverable excellence.
- Hired 123 candidates in 2022 with average time to fill of 56 days.
- Utilized various online and offline sources to find talented technical candidates and prepare for screening process
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure excellent hiring experience
Sourcing Specialist
T-Mobile
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Responsible for sourcing senior accounting professionals for Accounting and Controls.
- Source, screen, and present talent to senior partners and hiring teams.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Sourced and hired hard-to-find high -quality candidates.
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
Wireless Advocates/Car Toys
11.2016 - 11.2020
- Responsible for hiring executives, all technical and non- technical hiring
- Design, research, implement and execute diversity recruiting strategy for passive candidate generation
- Established tactical and strategic recruiting plans and deliverables to meet hiring needs for IT, (CIO) HR, (CHRO) Finance Accounting, and Merchandising teams at corporate headquarters in Seattle
- Hired an average of 7 to 8 FTE hires per month- yearly average of 76 Direct Contract hires.
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
T-Mobile
07.2012 - 11.2016
- Recruited HR, Marketing and Corporate Communications professionals
- Account management - worked closely with VP's, HRD's, Business Managers, Directors and Human Resource Partners
- Maintained excellent metrics for time to fill, customer and candidate satisfaction surveys
- Averaged 7 hires per month
- Solid scores in metrics for Diversity and Military hires
- Planned and rolled out Finals Day training to all of HR and Talent Acquisition
- Participated in TMO Pride Volunteer
- Awarded “Hats Offs” by SVP HR for Best Partner in 2015.
- Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure excellent hiring experience
- Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible
Staffing Consultant (Contractor)
Microsoft
11.2010 - 07.2012
- Server and Tools Business- DevDiv
- Partnered with local HR and in-country hiring teams from 35 countries to build effective sourcing strategies and on-going pipeline to hire talent for Microsoft Cloud Azure platform
- Managed customer and partner expectations with local client and in-country directors through deep understanding business needs
- Worldwide program manager for tracking data and creating performance reports
- Full life cycle recruiting for all internal and external hiring processes at STB, EPX and TC
- Account management - worked closely with GM, Business Management, Director Levels and HRBP
- Built and maintained network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management, conducted in-depth interviews with potential candidates
- Developed, drove and executed comprehensive and targeted sourcing strategies designed to recruit core tech and L64 plus
- Maintained OFCCP compliance on all open jobs and comparable regulatory processes
- Expanded knowledge of Microsoft's main competitors and their hiring practices
- Accomplishments: Successfully hired 35 IT Pro Evangelists, Technical Evangelists, and Developer Evangelists in CEE, EMEA, APAC, GCR, WE and LATAM
- Successfully hired over 60 candidates from December 2010
- 42% were external hires, 20% were Diversity hires, and 15% were REM hires
- Executed Finals Day: Successfully hired four international Program Managers for Japan, Brazil, Germany and Russia (all PM's had to speak target language fluently).
Regional Sourcing and Recruitment Specialist
Providence Health & Services
02.2009 - 11.2010
- Responsible for the development and execution of all sourcing for Clinical, Pharmacy and Nursing hires for the Washington and Montana region (10 hospitals)
- Sourced, screened, and interviewed all vetted external candidates to recruitment staff
- Mentored junior sourcing consultants on sourcing and recruitment best practices
- Accomplishments: Hired the Sr
- Director of Cytogenetic for PAML (Pac-Lab), saving Providence $75K in search fees and received recognition from the CEO
- Ranked top producer for talent pool; sourcing and adding over 3K candidates for the CRM.
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Electronic Evidence Discovery
12.2005 - 10.2008
- Established relationships with business group leaders (CTO, CFO, COO and Legal)
- Worked with VP, GM and Director level, and all client and HR partners
- Staffed company with over 150 employees.
Skills
- Applicant Tracking Systems Proficient (Workday, ADP, Taleo, SAP, Oracle and Peoplesoft
- Status Updates
- Boolean Searches
- Candidate Sourcing
- Job Description Creation
- Technical Recruiting
- Offer Negotiations
- Assessments and Qualifications
- Client Relationship Management
- Internet Recruiting
- Offer Letter Drafting
Certification
CDR: Certified Diversity Recruiter DesignationACIR: Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter Designation
Timeline
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Lighthouse Global
04.2021 - 01.2023
Sourcing Specialist
T-Mobile
11.2020 - 04.2021
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
Wireless Advocates/Car Toys
11.2016 - 11.2020
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
T-Mobile
07.2012 - 11.2016
Staffing Consultant (Contractor)
Microsoft
11.2010 - 07.2012
Regional Sourcing and Recruitment Specialist
Providence Health & Services
02.2009 - 11.2010
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Electronic Evidence Discovery
12.2005 - 10.2008
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