Christopher Stockdell
The Woodlands,TX
Summary
Award-winning recruiter and talent acquisition leader with a proven track record of over 10 years in developing highly effective recruiting programs and teams. Successfully provided full-cycle corporate and staffing recruiting services across diverse industries including technology (SaaS, cloud, ERP, and ML/AI), healthcare, transportation, finance, engineering, and oil & gas. Skilled at identifying top talent and implementing innovative strategies to attract and retain exceptional professionals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruiter
Source Owls
03.2019 - Current
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes for high demand technology, engineering and medical industries
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
Recruiting Team Lead
Orion Novotus
06.2012 - 03.2019
- Sourcing and full-cycle recruitment for direct hire and contract placements for Information Technology (SaaS, ERP, Cloud, and AI) Transportation/Logistics, Digital Media, Retail, and Oil and Gas industries
- Trained 20+ new and existing recruiting team members on processes, systems, workflows, account knowledge, and best practices
- Identify and develop team members' strengths and areas for growth
- Communicate and influence hiring manager's decision-making process through consultation, data and analytics, candidate analysis, and market supply and demand review
- Manage and enhance applicant tracking systems (Icims, Newton, Ultipro, and ADP), CRM utilization (Smart Search, Avature), dashboards, LinkedIn Recruiter utilization, job advertising, and Wiki databases
- Source, cold call, email marketing, networking, Boolean and x-ray search, and Resume databases while developing lasting candidate relationships and impactful candidate pipelines
- Oversee quality of service including client satisfaction rates, quality, and source of hires, candidate experience, average time to fill, average days aging, cost of hire, and conversion rates
- Report and track key recruiting metrics and provide actionable insights for coaching opportunities
- Successfully filled 150+ positions per year while maintaining a workload of 40+ requisitions per month
Education
Some College (No Degree) - (Creative Writing)
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR Skills
- Technical and Professional Recruiting
- Client Management
- Processes Development
- Sourcing & Candidate Pipelines
- Professional Networking and Branding
- Coaching and Mentorship
- Team Management and Development
- Applicant Tracking Systems and CRMs
- Reporting and Metrics Development
- University Recruiting Programs
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
Source Owls
03.2019 - Current
Recruiting Team Lead
Orion Novotus
06.2012 - 03.2019
Some College (No Degree) - (Creative Writing)
University of Arkansas
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