James Barrett

Managed full desk recruitment and business development activities within the financial services sector. Focused on, Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Technology and Human Resources positions primarily in the Public Accounting and Investment Management space.

• Performed full lifecycle recruitment including candidate outreach across varying platforms, resume sourcing, phone screening, in-person interviews, candidate data management, interview preparation/consultation, pre-closing, reference checks, salary negotiation, extending offers and closing.
• Responsibilities included building strong and long-lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike.
• Provided consultative and strategic solutions for hiring managers and candidates as a talent subject matter expert.
• Worked with clients to design customized hiring solutions including temporary, contingency, and retained search solutions.
• Utilized multiple talent identification channels including networking events, referrals, job applications. and proactive recruiting (emails, cold calls LinkedIn outreach, etc.) for passive candidates.
• Managed recruiting database to monitor and maintain candidate status during interview process.
• Communicated recruitment trends and market intelligence to clients and candidates alike.
• Monitored and analyzed recruitment metrics for in-house CRM and client ATS.

• Independent sales of over $242,000 in gross profit for 2023.
• Cultivated successful relationships with healthcare professionals such as Registered Nurses, Surgical Technologists and Therapists to establish trust and communication throughout the hiring process.
• Provided support to facilities at all trauma levels across most departments; ED, OR, ICU, PICU, NICU, Cath Lab, Oncology and L&D.
• Evaluated candidate qualifications by analyzing resumes and conducting reference checks. Managed the full cycle of recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding new employees.
• Recruit and qualify medical professionals from job boards, the database, cold call lists, and referrals
• Match candidates to client job order specifications based on experience and client’s qualifications
• Market qualified candidates to account managers that match to client’s needs
• Follow up with account managers to arrange interviews, offers, and help them get compliant to start a travel assignment
• Continue to follow up with the candidate while they are on assignment to resolve any issues and make sure the assignment is going well

• Independently developed and maintained a new US recruitment division for Taylor Higson; focusing primarily on placing senior management/director level positions across the Print, Packaging and Direct Mail verticals.
• Over $780,000 in independent sales in just over a two year period.
• 'Top Biller' - Company Award 2022-23
• Implemented and focused heavily on business development techniques to secure new and lucrative clients, resulting in the acquisition of some globally recognized customers such as HH Global, Linney and Inspired Thinking Group.
• Recruited for roles including; Account Directors, Account Managers, Business Development Directors, Business Development Managers, Client Services Managers and Sales Executives Liaised and built strong work relationships with clients at all levels

• Recruit and qualify medical professionals from job boards, the database, cold call lists, and referrals
• Main focus on RNs & Allied Health professionals across a variety of departments including; MedSurg, Telemetry, OR, ED, SICU, PICU, CVICU.
• Match candidates to client job order specifications based on experience and client’s qualifications
• Passed probation 3 months early by exceeding sales targets and growing worker numbers consistently Over 640,000 GBP in personal gross profit.
• Heavily focused on Business Development, independently winning new contracts, and negotiating and agreeing terms with a number of new National Health Service facilities – these included Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Tayside and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
• Maintained an average of 7 placements per month Promoted to Senior Recruitment Consultant during the onset of Covid 19 through maintaining billings and exceeding targets
• Identified potential clients, built relationships, and negotiated contracts.
• Maintained a database of existing customers and prospective leads. Managed all aspects of client accounts including contract negotiations, project planning, budgeting, invoicing and payment processing.
• Participated in weekly meetings with executive leadership team members to discuss progress toward goals. Developed and implemented recruitment strategies to attract qualified candidates for open positions.