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Jonte Giacomino

Jonte Giacomino

Scottsdale,AZ

Summary

High-energy Technical Recruiter offering 8+ years of superior performance in human resources environments. Skillful at promoting employment opportunities in collaboration with online platforms. Successful at interviewing and securing top talent to achieve organizational targets. Knowledgeable of employer regulations and documentation requirements.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Recruiter

Meta
02.2022 - Current
  • Brought in to support the Product Management organization with full cycle recruiting
  • Specializing in sourcing, interviewing and hiring senior to director level talent for all Product Management teams throughout the company
  • I was eventually moved to our Infrastructure team due to a lack of headcount in the Product Management organization to support hiring for our data centers domestically
  • This included recruiting, interviewing and hiring Network Engineers in remote locations across the country
  • In addition to my recruiting efforts across multiple teams and organizations across Meta
  • I was involved in several projects that helped streamline the companies recruiting processes and ultimately gave me exposure to our senior management efforts; such as:
  • Talent Mapping
  • Onboarded new hires and set up training.
  • Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
  • Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals.

Technical Recruiter

VMware | Remote
12.2020 - 02.2022
  • I am part of a specialized recruiting team at VMware that is tasked with delivering an event-based and customized recruiting process that offers hiring teams high-volume candidate generation, consolidated interview processes, and streamlined real-time feedback sessions
  • Development, implementation, and execution of project-based sourcing and recruiting strategies tailored specifically to each individual business unit
  • I work with various business groups within VMware to support back end engineer hiring; primarily focused on senior to principle level talent.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Amazon, Consumer ASCS Organization
03.2020 - 12.2020
  • My job was to support multiple hiring managers/teams within the ASCS org to fulfill their hiring needs
  • With this team I was responsible for recruiting Software Development Engineers (SDE), Technical Program
  • Managers (TPM) and Software Development Managers (SDM)
  • I was able to adhere to the aggressive hiring style of Amazon while working full remote(due to Covid) and maintaining strong relationships with my hiring managers/clients.

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Coupang
12.2019 - 03.2020
  • I am responsible for supporting the Coupang Media Group team with finding the best Senior, Principal and
  • Director levelSoftware Development talent
  • This role has been a fun challenge
  • Competing with some of the most dominant tech companies in the world to find the best talent, I have had to fine tune my approach to candidates
  • This has allowed me to build more personal relationships with my candidates and business altogether.

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Amazon, Worldwide Operations
04.2019 - 11.2019
  • Experienced technical recruiter supporting several teams within the Worldwide Operations Organization
  • I am responsible for hiring senior to principal level back end and front end developers (UI/UX) who have a strong knowledge of: Algorithms & Data Structures, System Design, Machine Learning and Artificial
  • Intelligence
  • I work within a team where our manager works remotely along with several of my colleagues so providing constant communication is essential
  • Taught myself how to work autonomously while contacting 50+ qualified candidates daily.

Technical Sourcing Recruiter & University Recruiter

Zillow Group
01.2018 - 04.2019
  • Searching for a variety of technical talent to transform the way consumers make home-related decisions and connect with real estate professionals
  • Our mission is to empower consumers with information and tools to make smart decisions about homes, real estate and mortgages
  • Joined Zillow to build out the technical team for a new Zillow organization, Instant Offers
  • Responsible for sourcing Software Development Engineers and Software Development Managers ranging from mid-senior levels
  • Developer titles included: o Backend o Front End – UI/UX (creative) o Full Stack
  • Proactively research and generate new/creative sourcing ideas
  • Identify candidates using Boolean searches, social networking, and web sourcing
  • Partner with hiring teams to build and manage candidate pipelines
  • Lead post interview debriefs with hiring managers and interview teams to ensure unbiased hiring decisions
  • Made an internal move to our University Recruiting team to challenge myself as a full-cycle recruiter and gain experience/exposure within additional teams at Zillow Group
  • Responsible for recruiting MBA and SDE for intern and post grad opportunities
  • Full Cycle recruiter
  • Managing MBA Internship recruitment for all of Zillow Group o Supporting 12 teams in staffing for their summer internship program, o Leading project to hire 25 interns within a 4-month timeframe o Working with teams in both Seattle and San Francisco offices
  • Managed intern conversions to full time offers o Working with hiring managers and team executives to negotiate candidate compensation o Managing end to end offer process
  • Leading campus recruiting trips for company branding and recruiting intern prospects to colleges across the country o Coordinating on-campus interviews o Coordinating client travel o Leading on-campus presentations/tech talks with members from our product teams
  • Partner with internal clients on future intern head count and hiring needs
  • Negotiating and closing candidates for full time offers post internship

Technical Recruiter

Amazon, eCP & Amazon
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • 7 months into my contract with the eCommerce platform group my contract was transferred to Kindle
  • Content as a referral from my manager
  • The eCommerce bandwidth was reduced and that resulted in all contractors and a few full time recruiters being let go; fortunately, due to my results, I was placed on a different team without any lapse in employment, Transferred to Kindle Content in July)
  • I am a technical recruiter under Amazon’s eCP organization where I support several teams with finding qualified technical talent
  • I primarily focus on Software Developer profiles of various levels
  • While working with hiring managers to organize domestic hiring events I continue to support my business as an individual contributor
  • This position has given me the opportunity to be a project manager on various events both locally and domestically to find diverse talent to join Amazon at our
  • HQ
  • As a project manager I am responsible for finding qualified talent to fill 20+ interview slots, working with Software Development Managers and Executives to organize an interviewing team and guiding each candidate through the interview process constructed by my team and me
  • After transferring to Kindle Content I was placed with a team where all of my colleagues, including my
  • Recruiting Lead, were remote and I was responsible for running all local recruiting events
  • During this time, my focus was mid-senior level software development engineers and I led a successful project to fill several Oracle Database Engineer positions as the sole recruiter.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Booking.com
05.2016 - 01.2017
  • Sole tech recruiter for Booking.com/BookingSuite in Seattle responsible for high volume recruiting for positions of all levels, such as: o Product Owners & Designers o Software Developers (fullstack) o Front End Developers (UI/UX) o Product Marketing Managers
  • Team is located in Amsterdam who I report to on a weekly basis
  • Experience with international collaboration/recruitment and working without any direct support
  • Ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
  • Work with recruiting team members and hiring managers to develop, implement, and execute hiring strategy
  • Full cycle recruitment owning every stage in the recruitment process from first candidate contact to closing the offer
  • Facilitate interview and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers
  • Drive the offer process, including generating offer letters, extending offers, and closing candidates
  • Act as an internally and externally-facing representative of Booking.com
  • Spread the Booking.yeah environment through organizing and attending technical conferences and meetups in the local communities all over the globe

Technical Recruiter

Amazon, Amazon Web Services
05.2015 - 02.2016
  • Working directly with the Amazon Web Services Infrastructure team to provide world-class IT recruiting support
  • Provided internal resourcing service to internal hiring managers
  • Responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment process from sourcing and initial candidate contact to confirming offer acceptance; while ensuring optimal candidate experience
  • Developed effective sourcing strategies to build robust candidate pipelines for all areas of the organization
  • Acted as project manager for major hiring initiatives – focused on volume and quality of hire
  • Track, analyze, and measure statistical recruiting data to determine effectiveness of all recruiting activities, including minimize cost per hire and decrease cycle time relative to offer/hire
  • Lead weekly meetings with hiring managers, nationally, to qualify requirements, establish and gain agreed upon expectations
  • Provided weekly progress to exceed management satisfaction
  • Partner and communicate with internal stakeholders (HR, ER, and training teams) to guarantee that mutual objectives are achieved
  • Averaged 3 internal hires per month, responsible for 26 hires total
  • Conducted/participated in in-take calls with clients to understand technical requirements, soft-skill profile and uncover successful performance attributes
  • Experienced working in a hyper-competitive market
  • Conducted in-office interviews with potential candidates to verify their qualifications for our vast clientele.

Technical Recruiter

CompuCom IT Workforce Solutions
11.2013 - 10.2014
  • Responsible for full cycle recruiting for various IT skill sets across the US and Canada
  • Experience in strategic sourcing, recruiting, screening and hiring applicants for a multitude of clients in the IT field
  • Conduct orientation and onboarding for new hires
  • Passive and active recruiting for various roles throughout the company via corporate database applications and job board searches
  • Administer, monitor and provide results of drug and health screens, background and DMV checks for all potential candidates
  • Effectively match skills of qualified candidates to customer needs
  • Review/screen resumes and interview candidates to determine appropriate fit
  • Fill assigned roles in a timely manner administered by my superiors
  • Averaged 15 hires per month set a personal record of 25 hires in one month and was the top performer for 2 months during this tenure.

Education

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

University of Montana
Missoula, MT
06.2011

Skills

  • Policy and Procedure Writing
  • Employee Orientation
  • Employee Hiring
  • Human Resources Management Systems
  • Client Requirements
  • Technical Requirements Understanding
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Applicant Qualification

Timeline

Technical Recruiter

Meta
02.2022 - Current

Technical Recruiter

VMware | Remote
12.2020 - 02.2022

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Amazon, Consumer ASCS Organization
03.2020 - 12.2020

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Coupang
12.2019 - 03.2020

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Amazon, Worldwide Operations
04.2019 - 11.2019

Technical Sourcing Recruiter & University Recruiter

Zillow Group
01.2018 - 04.2019

Technical Recruiter

Amazon, eCP & Amazon
01.2017 - 12.2017

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Booking.com
05.2016 - 01.2017

Technical Recruiter

Amazon, Amazon Web Services
05.2015 - 02.2016

Technical Recruiter

CompuCom IT Workforce Solutions
11.2013 - 10.2014

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

University of Montana
Jonte Giacomino