Kinsy M. Adams
Seattle,WA
Summary
Resourceful Technical Recruiter known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in sourcing strategies, candidate screening, and interview coordination. Excel in communication, negotiation, and organizational skills to identify and secure top talent effectively. Committed to fostering positive candidate experiences and building strong relationships with hiring managers to meet recruitment goals swiftly.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Sourcer
Meta
11.2023 - Current
- Internal Sourcer for the Global Software Engineering and Data Science teams
- Rejoined Meta to assist in high volume hiring of software engineering teams for Generative AI, Machine Learning, Monetization, Privacy, Infrastructure, and various Product teams
- Managing a high volume of candidates while ensuring a high touch relationship based hiring strategy that provides the best candidate experience possible
- Data driven focus to ensure hitting target offer extend goals, and improve offer accept numbers with experience focus driven process
Head of Program Operations
Preintern (formerly Bootcamp2)
01.2023 - 06.2024
- Multi-faceted position in charge of ensuring the continued growth and fulfillment of various needs for the company
- This role includes working as the recruiter for internal hires, career services manager, program admissions, communications liaison, and the public name and face of the company alongside the CEO and founder
- Requirements include seeking program feedback to be the most competitive possible program option in the industry, and implementing updates to meet growing needs
- It is my role to ensure that the core of the company is running smoothly and meeting and exceeding industry requirements that hiring companies have when looking for emerging talent in the tech world
Technical Recruiter
Meta
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Internal recruiter for the Data Science and Infrastructure IT teams
- Doubled impact for Meta hiring working for two separate teams, rather than the standard one, and achieved 200% to goal offer acceptance metric
- While hitting above goal, also achieved and maintained a 100% candidate satisfaction score
- Worked closely with hiring managers to understand team, project, and work scope to fill needed roles with the best possible candidate
- Took on additional projects to help improve the internal 'Sell Call' process
- The outline, communication templates and trainings created for the 'sell call' became a part of the broad Meta Technical Recruiting team’s process
- Additional projects included evaluation and implementation of effective, efficient and inclusive communication across the product recruiting teams that improved connectivity for a hybrid team of remote and on-site teammates
- Once flexed to an additional team, took on additional hiring roles to fill in for colleagues on leave
- Developed and maintained new hiring manager relationships for these roles, as well as filled all of them
Technical Recruiter
Ping Identity
08.2021 - 02.2022
- End to end full cycle recruiting from sourcing to onboarding of IT candidates
- Work closely with hiring managers (including VPs, Directors, and Managers) to fully understand the team’s needs, as well as the project and depth of skills required and desired for a team match
- Meet weekly with hiring managers to ensure smooth interview process and ensure excellent communication and relationship for a white glove hiring process
- Search extensively by various means including our ATS, hotlists, LinkedIn, social media, and Job Boards for the skills required for a variety of different IT positions and range of seniority
- Communication with each candidate to fully understand their needs to be able to effectively negotiate and offer opportunities to produce a high percentage of acceptance of offers made
Lead Technical Recruiter
Spotlight Inc.
07.2018 - 08.2021
- Collaborate with the recruiting team, VPs, CEO and President to place top IT talent that lines up with clients’ specific needs and projects
- Directly recruit IT professionals for contract and contract to hire positions based on each individual company’s needs
- Maintain long term relationships with candidates and network to support a pipeline of candidates
- Work within a team-based model to ensure that we are all striving to meet company goals together and collaborate with hiring manager to clearly understand role needs
- Search extensively by various means including our ATS, hotlists, LinkedIn, social media, and Job Boards for the skills required for a variety of different IT positions and range of seniority
- Work with candidates from the initial reach out to scheduling interviews, feedback, offer, and onboarding
- Assist candidates through onboarding via our HR platform Ease
Technical Recruiter
GPS Staffing
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Work closely with Business Development team to ensure that clients receive the best IT professional talent in the market
- Directly recruit IT professionals for permanent placement or contract positions based on each individual company’s needs
- Recruit for both VMS companies as well as directly for various companies
- Search extensively by various means including LinkedIn, social media and Job Boards for the skills required for a variety of different positions, while working directly with the client to ensure that the individual specifications for each position are met and the best possible candidate is found to fill each opportunity
Technical Recruiter
Harvey Nash
10.2015 - 05.2017
- Work closely with Business Development team to ensure that clients receive the best IT professional talent in the market
- Directly recruit IT professionals for permanent placement or contract positions based on each individual company’s needs
- Search extensively by various means including LinkedIn and Job Boards for the skills required for a variety of different positions, while working directly with the client to ensure that the individual specifications for each position are met and the best possible candidate is found to fill each opportunity
Assistant Director of Admissions
Arist
03.2015 - 10.2015
- Key member of the Admissions team assisting in the development of the Student Support department while simultaneously filling the role of Academic Advisor
- Responsible for initial hiring interviews, training development, reporting, mentoring and overall support to fill the needs of the admissions and student support departments
- This position requires fluidity and flexibility to fulfill all the various requirements that were determined as necessities for the new online department of Alliant International University and future acquisitions
Admissions Coordinator
Argosy University Denver
06.2012 - 03.2015
- Admissions representative and liaison between Student Services Department, Financial Aid Department, Department Chairs, and Campus President
- Ensure that all documentation for student admissions were in order and compliant with federal regulations and school catalog
- As students move through the admissions process, track and determine correct review path as well as communicate with each department about each student
- Manage schedule for the team and work directly with Senior Director of Admissions on reporting, data analysis, trouble shooting, managing, scheduling, training, coaching, and corrective action for Admissions team
Admissions Representative
Argosy University Denver
06.2012 - 08.2013
- Build and maintain relationships with prospective students and guide them through the admissions process while maintaining new student goals and retention
- Develop new business and attend diverse outreach events including multicultural events and career specific events
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Western State Colorado University
CPSR Certificate -
TechServe Alliance
Skills
- Detail-Oriented Project Management
- Creative Problem Solving
- Facilitate Team Training
- Advanced boolean searching
- Expert LinkedIn sourcing
- Data-driven decision making
- Applicant tracking system proficiency
- Candidate and Manager relationship management
Timeline
Technical Sourcer
Meta
11.2023 - Current
Head of Program Operations
Preintern (formerly Bootcamp2)
01.2023 - 06.2024
Technical Recruiter
Meta
02.2022 - 01.2023
Technical Recruiter
Ping Identity
08.2021 - 02.2022
Lead Technical Recruiter
Spotlight Inc.
07.2018 - 08.2021
Technical Recruiter
GPS Staffing
07.2017 - 07.2018
Technical Recruiter
Harvey Nash
10.2015 - 05.2017
Assistant Director of Admissions
Arist
03.2015 - 10.2015
Admissions Coordinator
Argosy University Denver
06.2012 - 03.2015
Admissions Representative
Argosy University Denver
06.2012 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Western State Colorado University
CPSR Certificate -
TechServe Alliance
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