Jason Parker
Chicago,IL
Summary
"With 18 years of experience in recruiting and placing professionals, I am a self-motivated and results-driven Technology Recruiter. I manage full-cycle recruiting for permanent staffing and consulting roles, specializing in identifying top leadership talent. Approach emphasizes confidentiality and strategic alignment with organizational goals."
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Recruiter
BlueSignal Search
02.2020 - 08.2023
- Collaborate closely with clients to understand their technical staffing needs and deliver customized recruitment solutions.
- Negotiate offers, compensation packages, and employment terms on behalf of candidates and clients.
- Full desk recruitment working with clients nationwide for technical and non-technical roles
- Conducted extensive cold calling campaigns to identify and engage potential candidates and clients increasing revenues 25% year over year.
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives
- Followed up with selected job candidates about decisions
- Discussed contracts, benefits packages and executive compensation facets with new hires
Division Director
SNI Technology
05.2017 - 02.2020
- Identify and submit qualified candidates to Client Hiring Managers based on provided job descriptions.
- Source top passive talent through sourcing, cold calling, personal networking, and social media.
- Work with Technology leaders to determine what recruitment events to engage in and sponsor, to attract and engage top talent.
- Involved in recruiting wide spectrum of profiles such as C#.net C++,SQL and Infrastructure roles.
- Provide applicants with critical information about the company to close applicants and provide candidates with on boarding expectations.
- Provided strategic direction for team of 5
Recruiting Manager, Permanent Placement
Robert Half Technology
02.2005 - 05.2017
- Arranged advanced interviews between prospective employers and job candidates.
- Developed lists of qualified candidates for corporate hiring managers.
- Create and execute sourcing strategies to fill current openings and help build healthy pipelines of qualified candidates for future openings.
- Identify and submit qualified candidates to Client Hiring Managers based on provided job descriptions.
- Placed high-end technical professionals in area of Information Technology Industries in contract,Contract to hire and Permanent positions.
- Specialized in Software Architects/Developers (Distributed and Mainframe), Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Network/Security Engineers, Web Developers, Program/Product/Project Managers and Quality Assurance Testers/Analysts.
- Prioritized clients' requirements in high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines.
- Used internal database, Internet sites and referrals to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract-to-perm, and permanent positions.
- Spearheaded operations of 9 business development executives charged with all aspects of recruitment functions
- Measured and reported on recruitment metrics to track successes and failures of recruitment efforts and identify areas for improvement
- Negotiated job offers to attract top talent and keep organization competitive in job market
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
Westfield State University
Westfield, MASkills
- Candidate Sourcing and Screening
- Strong understanding of major cloud platforms (eg, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services
- Familiar with cloud-related certifications (eg, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator) to assess candidates
- Look for candidates with skills in DevOps practices, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
- Utilize various platforms and networks (LinkedIn,DICE, Indeed and CareerBuilder) to identify potential tech talent
- Extensive knowledge of cold calling, networking and Internet research techniques
- Ability to maintain strong relationships with recruiters, recruiting coordinators, hiring managers, and candidates
- CRM platforms such as Bullhorn, Salesforce and PCR
- Self-motivation, strong time management and organization skills
- Assess communication skills, teamwork, and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of technology roles, skills, and industry trends,
- Skilled in negotiating executive compensation packages, contracts, and other employment terms to secure top executive talent
- Dedication to promoting diversity in recruitment and implementing inclusive practices to source a diverse pool of candidates
Timeline
Executive Recruiter
BlueSignal Search
02.2020 - 08.2023
Division Director
SNI Technology
05.2017 - 02.2020
Recruiting Manager, Permanent Placement
Robert Half Technology
02.2005 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
Westfield State University