CRYSTAL BLALOCK

A Specialized EPD Recruiter within the Legal-tech industry for SWEs, Lead Engineers, Web developers, QA Engineers, Product Managers, Product Owners, Director of Product, Director of UX Design, Content Writers, and SEO specialists in a high-volume in-house environment.

• Sourced, screened, and provided a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles, including both individual contributors and Leadership professionals.
• Conduct reference/background checks, send offer letters, and negotiate salaries.
• Built a robust diverse tech talent pipeline, help hire and retain skilled employees across Engineering, Product & Design. Cross- functionally building pipelines in Marketing, Finance, Legal, Customer Success, and Sales teams.
• Conduct kick-off meetings with Hiring Managers to understand position requirements Attend weekly, bi-weekly, and/or monthly 1:1, staffing, and company-wide meetings.
• Developed and implemented strategies to identify and source technical talent for multiple industries.
• Network on and offline with potential candidates to help reduce time-to-hire and ensure to attract the best professionals.
• Identify candidates and assess their qualifications through a review of their resumes, assessments, and various forms of communication

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist within Renewable Energy start-ups for Technicians, Leads/Supervisors, Project Managers, Electrical/Mechanical Engineers, Safety Managers, Project Managers, Civil Engineers, Data Engineers, Web developers, and Principal Engineers in a high-volume staffing environment.

• Working cross-functionally with the Engineering and Healthcare teams hiring for Software Engineers and BCBAs, CNAs, and Therapist.
• Identify qualified candidate profiles' using various sourcing techniques (e.g., candidate database, referrals, resume database, boolean search,
• Create and send recruiting emails, campaigns, SMS, or IMS to potential candidates regarding new job opportunities, screen potential candidates for skills and qualifications.
• Conduct background, reference and license checks prior to shortlisting and sending them over to the client
• Develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs, and ask for referrals from current employees, and external networks
• Maintain candidate database (Via Loxo Applicant Tracking System

Specialized Recruiter for Nurses, Directors, Psychiatrists, BCBAs, Therapists, Developers, Engineering, C-Level, and administrative role within a high-volume staffing environment. During the first 60 days, sourced, screened, and qualified, a Medical Director, Network Engineer, and JavaScript Developer turned to hire. Placed 6 direct hire candidates and over 15 RN, LPN and Administrator contractors in positions.

• Coordinate with the hiring team for weekly high-priority requisitions, create and post job descriptions.
• Source, Screen, Interview and negotiate salaries of potential applicants while building lasting relationships.
• Verify all licenses and certifications are valid and up to date in varying states.
• Place quality health care professionals for levels from assistants to medical directors for contract, temp to hire, and direct hire roles within various facilities.
• Attracting top-quality developers, engineers, data analysts, network administrators, of various levels from interns to CTOs

Specialized Recruiter for Developers, Engineers, C-Level, and Management roles holding full scope security clearance within a high-valued staffing organization for government contracts. Within the first month, sourced, screened, and qualified 2 AWS Engineers turned to hire.

• Own full-cycle recruiting process for direct hires, including creating and maintaining job postings, screening, resumes, scheduling interviews, closing offers, and drafting documents.
• Identify talent through creative sourcing channels LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, internet research, advanced boolean strings, resume databases, cold calling, networking, and referrals.
• Move-qualified contracting candidates thru the hiring process as quickly as possible, ensuring timely correspondence, accurate filing of RTR form, coordinating interview and start dates with HM.
• Develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs. Ask for referrals from current employees and external networks. Communicate with passive and active candidates regarding new contracts and direct hire opportunities
• Maintain candidate databases (Excel Applicant Tracking System).

Kforce is an award-winning professional staffing and solutions firm that provides strategic partnerships in the areas of Technology and Finance & Accounting.

Specialized recruiter/sourcer for Software Developers, Data Engineers, Network Administrators, Leadership, Executive C - Level, and financial roles within a fast-paced staffing environment.

• Prospect new candidates through networking, employee referrals, job boards, social media presence, ad placement, career fairs, and internet research.
• Hold Intake meetings with current and potential clients to discuss hiring needs. Conduct intake calls with internal Hiring Managers to understand the current needs of the department.
• Collaborate with Kforce colleagues to understand the client's hiring objectives and requirements.
• Submit candidates, providing the information needed to facilitate hiring decisions.
• Guide candidates through the recruiting process, coordinating interviews and follow-up activities, the offer process, salary negotiations, and other terms of employment.
• Manage consultants/contractors while on assignment.

• Specialized Recruiter for (Healthcare) Nurses, DON, Administrators, Home Health Aides, Medical assistants, Billing, Coders, payroll and (Software) Interns, Network Admins, Junior and Senior engineers within a high-volume in-house environment
• Work with hiring managers to ensure an adequate understanding of the needs of the department requirements and expectations of the job.
• Handle end-to-end recruitment from planning and implementation of recruitment strategy.
• Source and recruit top HHAs, Clerical staff, and Software Development Engineers using a variety of outlets, such as job boards, social media, newspaper postings, and cold calls while targeting the best candidates for the job.
• Review resumes, and cover letters, assess interview performance, coordinate interviews, and negotiate compensation.
• Complete all pre-screening activities for prospective employees. (i.e. phone screenings, background, reference checks, and certification/license verification.

Recruited for various clients to fill both temp and direct hire positions within Office & Administration, Accounting/Finance, and Executive roles within a fast paced staffing agency environment. Successfully placed several candidates while meeting and exceeding monthly KPIS.·

• Met organizational staffing needs, working closely with management to understand and establish optimal ROI levels.· Performed actives associated with weekly employee payroll.·
• Verified missing time entry within Custom Match and People Soft, submitted adjustments through APB.·
• Utilized Taleo to track applicants and ensure appropriate state hiring guidelines are followed.
• Collaborated with other recruiters to identify, assess, and proactively address hiring needs through innovative talent sourcing strategies.·
• Designed and implemented a new sourcing model for locating and placing candidates on all staffing related positions.

Kforce is an award-winning professional staffing and solutions firm that provides strategic partnerships in the areas of Technology and Finance &Accounting.

Specialized recruiter/sourcer for Software Developers, Data Engineers, Network Administrators, Leadership, Executive C - Level, and Financial roles within a fast-paced staffing environment. .

• Collaborate with colleagues to fully understand the client’s hiring objectives and requirements.
• Scout candidates through networking, employee referrals, job boards, social media presence,and placement, career fairs, and internet research. ·
• Submit candidates, providing the information needed to facilitate hiring decisions. Guide candidates through the process, smoothly and as quickly as possible, coordinating interviews and follow-up activities.
• Facilitate the offer process, including salary negotiations, and other terms of employment.
• Manage onsite contract assignments

• Working hand in hand with account managers and clients to help fill vacancies within the Brooklyn and Manhattan offices.
• Register/Onboard temporary workers to cover top manufacturing, industrial, contruction and warehouse positions.
• Managed, created, and used a variety of channels for sourcing, such as job board & newspaper postings, social media, campaign and email blasts, career sites, etc. while effectively targeting the best candidates for the job.
• Review and verify resumes, cover letters, photo IDs, social security cards, all required documentation needed prior to being sent out to work.
• Handle daily, weekly, monthly payouts to temp workers, ensure all paperwork is in order and timesheets submitted correctly.