Jacob Hoover
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Knowledgeable Sr Recruiter with extensive background in talent acquisition and proven track record of matching top talent to key roles. Demonstrated success in optimizing recruitment processes and fostering strong relationships with hiring managers. Adept at utilizing strategic sourcing techniques and leveraging industry networks to meet organizational goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Talent Acquisition Consultant
USI Insurance
12.2022 - Current
- Responsible for hiring Middle Market Insurance Producers for the Virginia, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh markets
- Meet weekly with the Mid Atlantic executive team, and market leaders to review potential candidates, and review who is in the pipeline
- Responsible for engaging candidates, initial interview, and assisting them through the interview, and hiring process
- Engaged with multiple office’s in my region to conduct meetings in order to keep informed of the insurance industry, and to solicit referrals from producers, and staff members
- Was able to fulfill my target hires in Virginia, and West Virginia, the first time both OpCo’s were fully filled in the last 3 years
- Consistent on hitting all metrics, to include, phone calls, emails, LinkedIn messages, interviews, and hires for the month, and year
- Assist other regions while I had reached all hiring goals by June in 2023
- Was able to secure several hires outside of my territory to help regions that were behind on targets
Lead Managing Recruiter
CitrusAd
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Contract
- Lead full cycle recruiting for a startup company in Digital Marketing for retailers
- Hire all positions for the company including executive level positions
- Hired over 100 employees in a 6-month contract
- Worked closely with Executive leadership to develop hiring plans and forecast projections
- Present to outside clients the hiring process, and capabilities to fill needed positions to meet contracted needs
- Worked with Senior Leadership to create and develop a robust recruiting strategy
- Educated company on the proper processes for proper use of Smart Recruiter
- Twice weekly meeting with C-Suite to review hiring progress and strategize for upcoming needs
- Contract
Corporate Recruiter
PRA Group
04.2018 - 04.2022
- Hire Attorneys, Executives, Accountants, and all levels of management
- Assure the ATS is maintained, and all candidates are contacted
- Build relationships with hiring managers to ensure a smooth interview and hiring process
- Assist high volume recruiters during ramp up periods to obtain goals set by operations
- Work with HRIS team to enhance Workday for recruiting
- Assisted with revamping our onboarding process to ensure the best candidate experience from offer to start
- Hired 19 employees in 3 months for our Data Science and Data & Analytics team up to the SVP level
- Main recruiting responsibilities are Data Science, Data & Analytics, Attorneys, and upper-level Accounting Sr Managers and higher
- Assist in executive hiring
- Tools used: Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, and numerous University recruiting tools
- Train new recruiters on how to perform initial intake calls with hiring managers for new positions, screenings of candidates and negotiating the offer
- In 2021, broke the company record for number of corporate hires in 1 year
Recruiting Manager
Sutherland Global Services
07.2015 - 04.2018
- Worked with one other recruiter to grow from 200 employees to 600 in 4 months
- Recruited, hired, and negotiated compensation packages for mid to high level management positions
- Worked extensively with recruiting for sites in Chesapeake, Las Vegas, Tulsa, Syracuse, and Houston
- Responsible for hiring over 200 candidates for customer service and licensed insurance sales positions in Las Vegas, NV in just 3 weeks
- Sustained communication with schools in the area to develop great rapport and leads for current and future positions
- Maintained communication with account managers and hiring managers to ensure hiring of the proper candidates and follow up on the retention of hired employees
- Experience with following ATS: Taleo, People Answers, PeopleSoft, and Appointments Plus
- Hired for site leadership roles up to the SVP level
Account Executive/Recruiter
AppleOne Employment Agency
09.2012 - 03.2015
- Actively recruited candidates looking for new employment opportunities
- Developed and continued relationships with businesses in the Hampton Roads, VA area to assist them in hiring quality employees
- Maintained relationships with key employees to obtain more recruits looking for work
- Monitored existing employees to ensure proper payroll and job performance
- Full desk recruiter and business development specialist
- Developed, and nourished relationships with companies in Hampton Roads to expand a pipeline of new business
- Routinely managed over 100 hires working on client sites, as well as placing 2-3 permanent positions a month
- Performed reference checks and monitored background checks to ensure quality hires
- Led daily meetings with the office to review current, and upcoming needs
Financial advisor
Kenneth Murray Insurance
01.2010 - 09.2012
- Developed relationships with companies in the Fairbanks AK area
- Met with commercial clients on a quarterly basis to review Group Medical, and 401K plans in place
- Developed new group health plans, and retirement account options for companies ranging in size from 4-100+ employees
- Community involvement to expand individual investment and insurance business
Education
B.A. - Business Management
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL01.2001
General Studies -
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL01.1995
Skills
- Recruitment
- Leadership
- Communication
- Project Management
- Team Management
- Financial Advising
- Insurance
- Passive Candidate Recruiting
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Candidate assessment
- Strategic Sourcing
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Boolean search
Certification
- Series 7 License, Expired
- Series 66 License, Expired
- L&H License, AK, OR, WA, Expired
Timeline
Sr Talent Acquisition Consultant
USI Insurance
12.2022 - Current
Lead Managing Recruiter
CitrusAd
04.2022 - 12.2022
Corporate Recruiter
PRA Group
04.2018 - 04.2022
Recruiting Manager
Sutherland Global Services
07.2015 - 04.2018
Account Executive/Recruiter
AppleOne Employment Agency
09.2012 - 03.2015
Financial advisor
Kenneth Murray Insurance
01.2010 - 09.2012
General Studies -
College of DuPage
B.A. - Business Management
Eastern Illinois University