Chris Price
Huntington Beach,CA
Summary
Recruiter 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
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Recruiter
AWS
01.2022 - Current
- Responsible for hiring technical talent - SDEs (Software Development Engineers) at all levels, for AWS pod events
- Drove recruiting efforts across various organization teams, managed and prioritized multiple searches, pre-briefs, debriefs, communication projects, and client relationships
- Provided strategic guidance and acted as an advisor for various business leaders in technical and non-technical hiring by delivering results.
- Interviewed, mentored, and trained new hires
- Supported the AWS SourceSmart program and mentored new cohorts
- Exceeding monthly quota (2 direct hires/month minimum) by averaging between 3-5 direct hires per month
Senior Technical Recruiter
Axon
Remote
01.2021 - 07.2021
- In-house full-cycle recruiting desk across sourcing for various software engineering roles
- Move candidates through the recruitment process, including evaluation of role-related knowledge, coordination of interview logistics, and salary negotiations
- Maintain a healthy top-of-funnel pipeline 20-30 recruiter screens conducted weekly in tandem with recurrent hiring manager’s status reports
- Assisted the VP of Engineering with key backfill hires in a 2-month timeframe.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Jobot
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Manage a full-cycle recruiting desk across an array of roles and industries
- Guide candidates through the recruitment process, including evaluation of role-related knowledge, coordination of interview logistics, and salary negotiations
- Maintain a healthy pipeline across 20-30 requisitions by conducting 40+ weekly candidate screens in tandem with recurrent hiring manager’s status reports.
House Talent Acquisition Manager
HelloVacay
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Proactively connect with potential candidates through community involvement, professional networking, attending events, cultivating referrals, and utilizing online job boards
- Source, screen, and identify qualified candidates primarily for direct hire opportunities
- Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants in person, analyzing responses, verifying references, and comparing qualifications to job requirements
- Full-cycle recruiting, facilitating offer process, including salary negotiations with all levels of open requisitions.
Executive Technical Recruiter
Cybercoders
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Manage a full-cycle recruiting desk across various roles, including full-stack, mobile, and infrastructure engineers
- Guided candidates through the recruitment process, including evaluation of role-related knowledge, coordination of interview logistics, and salary negotiations
- Kept a healthy pipeline across 20-30 requisitions by conducting 40+ weekly candidate screens in tandem with recurrent hiring manager’s status reports
- Assisted VP of Engineering at Stubhub by facilitating 8 key hires of their mobile development team within an 8-month timeframe.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications & Media Studies
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.2010
Skills
- LinkedIn Certified Recruiter & advanced LI Recruiter proficiency
- Full Cycle Recruiting
- Salary Negotiations & Closes
- Boolean Searches
- Talent Acquisition
- Internet Recruiting
- Well-versed in MS Office, Adobe products, Salesforce CRM
- Various ATS (iCims, Beamery, SourceSmart, GreenHouse, Bullhorn)
Timeline
Senior Technical Recruiter
AWS
01.2022 - Current
Senior Technical Recruiter
Axon
01.2021 - 07.2021
Senior Technical Recruiter
Jobot
01.2019 - 01.2021
House Talent Acquisition Manager
HelloVacay
01.2017 - 01.2019
Executive Technical Recruiter
Cybercoders
01.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Communications & Media Studies
California State University - Long Beach
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