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Ben Dawson

Aubrey,TX

Summary

Over 8 years of experience in the recruitment industry (corporate and staffing). I am well versed in finding win/win solutions, collaborating with senior level management, high-performance teams, and creating an environment for success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Services and Delivery – Corporate Recruiter

Gartner
11.2021 - Current
  • Increased offer acceptance rate by 26 percent conducting thorough pre-screening interviews and effectively selling company culture and benefits
  • Executed high volume sourcing and multiple recruiting strategies to decrease "Time to Fill" metrics by 49 percent
  • Recruited for diverse portfolio of requirements: High Tech and Bilingual Client Success Managers, Account executives, Sales, Senior Program and Product Managers, Research Analysts and Campus hires
  • Oversaw contractual and operational relationships with vendors and clients to ensure recruitment pipeline
  • Developed long-lasting partnerships with key stakeholders through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
  • Led oversight of recruitment forecast and budgeting, while measuring success through cost analysis
  • Created pipelines of active and passive candidates through Linked in sourcing and ATS
  • Achieved 100% of goal for DE&I data rich outreach program
  • Executed Full-cycle recruiting process from beginning-to-end (including onboarding)
  • Conducted regular check-ins with new hires during their probationary period to address any early on concerns or challenges
  • Maintained productive stakeholder relationships to fully understand channel and market challenges, recruiting specifications and developing proper recruiting strategy
  • Lead Market Intelligence initiatives and delivered amongst client services for North America BU's
  • Initiated kick off calls with hiring managers to determine exact profile and job description of open position(s),
  • Implemented recruitment strategies amongst team to increase quality candidate for internal business needs
  • Improved candidate experience through timely communication, providing feedback, and maintaining transparency throughout hiring processes

Account Recruiting Manager

TEKsystems
09.2015 - 11.2021
  • Achieved TEKsystems yearly hiring goal for 2017, 2018, & 2020 accumulating $2.4M in revenue
  • Successfully collaborated with recruiters, hiring managers, delivery leads in national markets for Dell/NTT data to exceeding yearly goal by 56 percent
  • Recruited quality candidates to fill requirements for multiple external industries (healthcare, IT, finance, client services, administrative, customer service, oil and gas, etc.)
  • Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter & Proprietary CRM source, screened/qualify, and schedule interviews to extend offers for various requisitions at a particular time
  • Conduct in-depth behavioral phone screens, face-to-face interviews, assessments, and reference checks
  • Recruit top IT consultants within Applications, Network/Infrastructure, and Digital Workspace
  • Partner with Business Delivery Managers and Account Managers to source, engage and attract top consultant talent to drive growth across Staffing and Global Services operations
  • Develop recruiting strategies to find qualified candidates by using specialized networking tools
  • Understand our clients' business and IT initiatives, as well as their specific technical and cultural environments to best match career goals of consultants and prospects
  • Ensure understanding of project vision as defined by customer business and technical requirements
  • Communicate details of new assignments and manage contract employees while on assignment

Education

Bachelor of Arts - General Education

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Skills

  • Client/Vendor Relationship Management
  • Workday
  • LinkedIn Sourcing
  • SalesForce
  • Contract Negotiating
  • Full cycle recruiting
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Data Reporting & Analytics
  • Technical recruiting
  • Microsoft Office- Suite
  • Recruitment Process Improvement
  • Diversity Hiring
  • Recruitment Metrics Analysis
  • Job Posting Optimization
  • Effective communication skills
  • Mentoring & Team Development

Accomplishments

  • Three-time annual contest winner at TEKsystems

Military

United States Navy 

Timeline

Global Services and Delivery – Corporate Recruiter

Gartner
11.2021 - Current

Account Recruiting Manager

TEKsystems
09.2015 - 11.2021

Bachelor of Arts - General Education

Columbia College
Ben Dawson