Chris Kricko
Richmond,VA
Summary
Versatile recruiter with five and a half years of experience working with company contacts to secure qualified staff. Well-versed in business operations, administrative management requirements and relationship-building strategies. Detail-oriented and motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Intellibridge
Mclean, VA
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Sourced qualified candidates and conducted screening interviews to fill IT/Engineer/Software Developer roles within agencies, along with Finance, Human Resources, and Healthcare.
- Maintained database of established ongoing outreach efforts for specialized candidates to provide proactive approach to recruiting needs.
- Used job boards, social media, boolean logic, and career fairs to source both passive and active candidates.
- Worked with multiple government agencies to fill roles such as DevOps, Specialty Software Engineers, Solutions Architects, and entry to senior level IT roles.
- Liaised between hiring managers and senior leadership to address inquires, complete contract and hiring processing, and foster problem resolution
- Conducted full-cycle recruiting to include sourcing, screening, scheduling and drafting offer letters to approved candidates.
- Provided data-driven solutions to support decision making.
- Managed and maintained recruiting databases, ensuring accuracy of data entry.
Senior Recruiter
North Carolina Army
Raleigh, NC
10.2017 - 05.2022
- Built and leveraged professional network connections which provided continuous and relevant applicant sources across diverse industries and experience levels.
- Assisted with Medical enlisted and Officer recruiting mission, establishing relationships with universities and hospitals to create a pipeline for junior/senior medical staff.
- Tracked and sourced potential candidates through various software and social media applications.
- Prepared employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
- Provided recruiting activity reports to management utilizing industry-specific software and guidelines.
- Managed full-cycle recruiting processes for managerial and executive-level vacancies.
- Collaborated with other departments to manage employees across compensation, benefits, wellness and safety, HRIS, payroll and information and data departments to ensure optimal productivity.
- Created project status reports highlighting progress against timeline goals.
- Managed and maintained recruiting databases, ensuring accuracy of data entry.
Infantry Squad Leader
North Carolina National Guard
Fort Bragg, NC
05.2010 - 09.2017
- Evaluated rapidly changing conditions and provided decisive leadership to cultivate effective and well-planned team movements.
- Applied critical thinking and analysis skills to evaluate intelligence data and other variables to plan course of action.
- Commanded oversight and tactical planning to streamline operations and enhance emergency preparedness procedures.
- Facilitated conflict-resolution by implementing protocols and investigating issues through resolution.
- Established partnerships with senior foreign officials to facilitate involvement in joint training for a multitude of foreign military personnel.
Education
Occupational Course - Recruiting & Retention
Recruiting And Retention School
Little Rock, AK08-2018
High School Diploma -
Tarboro High School
Tarboro, NC05-2009
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
East Carolina University
Greenville, NCSkills
- Talent Acquisition
- Human Resource Management Systems
- Applicant Tracking System
- Microsoft Office
- Data Evaluation
- Data Analysis
- New Hire Onboarding
- Retention Management
- Personnel Management
- Policies Implementation
- Candidate Sourcing
- Project Management
Certification
- Secret Clearance - DOD
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Intellibridge
04.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Recruiter
North Carolina Army
10.2017 - 05.2022
Infantry Squad Leader
North Carolina National Guard
05.2010 - 09.2017
Occupational Course - Recruiting & Retention
Recruiting And Retention School
High School Diploma -
Tarboro High School
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
East Carolina University
- Secret Clearance - DOD
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