Koco Jani
Manchester
Summary
Seasoned Senior Recruiter with significant experience in full life-cycle corporate recruiting for numerous industries. Familiarity with diverse sourcing strategies, candidate evaluation, and stakeholder management. Notable strengths include strategic planning, relationship building, and talent acquisition. Previous work has consistently resulted in improved efficiency in hiring processes, ensuring quality hires within set deadlines.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruiter
Velcro Companies
Manchester
01.2022 - Current
- Managed the end-to-end recruitment process including job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, reference checks, and offer negotiations
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs and create detailed job descriptions.
- Built strong relationships with external recruitment agencies to leverage additional sourcing channels when needed.
- Sourced and interviewed 20-25 Engineering and IT candidates on weekly bases.
- Attended campus recruiting programs per quarter and attracting top talent for Engineering and IT positions.
- Worked with recruiting team and developed a pool of candidates for various IT and Engineering positions.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
WeStaff
Lowell
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Successfully managed a requisition load of 30-40 warehouse, clerical and customer service positions.
- Placed 5-7 candidates on weekly bases.
- Manage the open applications in the recruitment system, manage the selection process and its progress, and provide timely periodic recruitment reports.
- Develop and execute a sourcing strategy, pre-screen candidates and deliver pre-qualified diverse candidates for hiring manager’s evaluation.
- Partnered with clients on a weekly basis to develop job descriptions and position requirements.
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
BAE Systems
Nashua
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Applied full cycle recruiting for Technology and Engineering positions.
- Managed the hiring of an entire internship program of 120 interns.
- Partnered with hiring managers to develop job descriptions and position requirements.
- Maintained and anticipated 10 Hiring Managers recruitment needs and open positions.
- Pre-screened candidates and conducted phone interviews.
- Develop and execute a sourcing strategy, pre-screen candidates and deliver pre-qualified diverse candidates for hiring manager’s evaluation.
- Reviewed all applications for technical positions and stack ranked candidates based on skills needed for position requirements.
Technical Recruiter / Account Manager
Apollo Professional Solutions
Salem
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Complete knowledge of Full Lifecycle recruiting including screening and interviewing.
- Recruited for IT and Engineering positions: Web Developer, IT Technician, Software Developers, Front End Developers, Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Networking Engineers.
- Reviewed all applications for technical positions and stack ranked candidates based on skills needed for position requirements.
- Created job descriptions and posted on the Applicant Tracking System, Indeed, Monster, CareerBuilder, and Dice.
- Perform detailed and thorough reference checks, reviewed candidates’ qualifications to meet customer's requirements and business initiatives.
- Worked with recruiting team and developed a pool of candidates for various IT and Engineering positions.
- Maintained constant contact with key clients to develop service and offerings and server needs.
- Identified opportunities for further expansion of services amongst current client base and new clients.
- Assured continual account satisfaction through maximum responsiveness, superior service levels and personalized customer care.
- Built high-level strategic relationships, direct contacts, and networks in territory.
- Assigning recruiters new jobs as they came in on daily bases.
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
Progress Technologies
Bedford
04.2018 - 08.2018
- Worked with HR to perform detailed reference checking on selected candidates and review results with hiring managers.
- Collaborated closely with recruiters to gather information from hiring managers to develop and execute sourcing strategies.
- Reviewed applications, screened applicants and conducted scheduled interviews.
- Coordinated with prospective Sales candidates.
- Assisted Hiring Managers and HR team on daily bases.
Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Mercury Systems
Andover
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Assisted 8 Hiring Managers and screened resumes.
- Worked with Hiring Managers and HR team on daily bases.
- Reviewed all applications for technical positions and stack ranked candidates based on skills needed for position requirements.
- Conducted sourcing plans and evaluated resumes.
- Reviewed applications, screened applicants and conducted scheduled interviews.
- Conduct preliminary phone screens of all candidates prior to submitting to clients.
- Identified opportunities for further expansion of services amongst current client base and new clients.
- Maintained constant contact with key clients to develop service and offerings and server needs.
Technical Recruiter / Account Manager
Ashley Ellis
Woburn
11.2016 - 08.2017
- Complete knowledge of Full Lifecycle recruiting including screening and interviewing.
- Skilled in managing the Clients in an excellent way and keeping them happy by providing the best of the best service.
- Strong experience as an IT Recruiter to recruit IT talent, through job boards and vendor partnerships in a Consulting company.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, problem solving, and team building skills as well as confident recruiting techniques.
- Maintained constant contact with key clients to develop service and offerings and server needs.
- Identified opportunities for further expansion of services amongst current client base and new clients.
- Assured continual account satisfaction through maximum responsiveness, superior service levels and personalized customer care.
- Built high-level strategic relationships, direct contacts, and networks in territory.
Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Global Technical Talent
Portsmouth
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Manage personal recruiting numbers to accomplish goals.
- Sourcing candidates through the Job-Diva database finding the ideal match for client job orders.
- Conduct preliminary phone screens of all candidates prior to submitting to clients.
- Prepare all candidates for phone or in-person interviews with client’s hiring managers.
- Achieved weekly, and monthly sales goals.
HR Coordinator (Contract)
J.Jill Group
Tilton
09.2015 - 02.2016
- Assisted HR Manager throughout the recruitment process.
- Managed job postings on CareerBuilder, Monster, and Indeed.
- Interviewing candidates on a daily basis.
- Good understanding of various IT Technologies and emerging Technologies in the marketplace.
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
Comcast
North Reading
04.2015 - 08.2015
- Staffing Consultant specializing in High Volume talent acquisition in Sales (B2B-B2C) Inside Sales, Care/Sales -Retention-Billing Marketing or CommTech.
- Developed pre-screening questions.
- Managed job postings on CareerBuilder, Monster, and Indeed.
- Interviewed candidates on daily bases.
- Interviewed set-up, start actions, and compliance tracking of all on-boarding documents.
- Pre-screened candidates and conducted phone interviews.
- Prepare all candidates for phone or in-person interviews with client’s hiring managers.
Senior Recruiter
InSync Staffing
Manchester
04.2012 - 11.2014
- Managed personal recruiting numbers to accomplish goals.
- VMS Recruiting for multiple industries, companies and clients: UPS, Oracle, and Siemen.
- Sourcing candidates through the Job- Diva database finding the ideal match for client job orders.
- Prepared all candidates for phone or in-person interviews with client’s hiring managers.
- Interviewed set-up, start actions, and compliance tracking of all on-boarding documents.
- Pre-screened candidates and conducted phone interviews.
- Attended campus recruiting programs per quarter and attracting top talent for Engineering and IT positions.
- Worked with recruiting team and developed a pool of candidates for various IT and Engineering positions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT01.2009
High School Diploma -
Central High School
Manchester, NH01.2005
Skills
- Technical Recruiting
- Corporate Recruiting
- Interviewing
- Staffing Strategies
- Time Management
- Networking
- Analytical Skills
- Negotiation
- Candidate sourcing
- Interview coordination
- Offer negotiation
- Reference checks
- Job posting
- Diversity hiring strategies
- Relationship building
- Negotiation skills
- Recruiter training and mentoring
- Recruitment event planning
References
Available Upon Request
Applicant Tracking Systems
- WorkDay
- Bullhorn
- Taleo
- ADP
- JobDiva
- CRM
- Kenexa
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
Velcro Companies
01.2022 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
WeStaff
01.2021 - 10.2021
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
BAE Systems
07.2019 - 04.2020
Technical Recruiter / Account Manager
Apollo Professional Solutions
08.2018 - 05.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
Progress Technologies
04.2018 - 08.2018
Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Mercury Systems
08.2017 - 01.2018
Technical Recruiter / Account Manager
Ashley Ellis
11.2016 - 08.2017
Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Global Technical Talent
04.2016 - 07.2016
HR Coordinator (Contract)
J.Jill Group
09.2015 - 02.2016
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)
Comcast
04.2015 - 08.2015
Senior Recruiter
InSync Staffing
04.2012 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Hartford
High School Diploma -
Central High School