Sarah Heber

• Increased quality of hires through meticulous candidate screening, interviewing, and assessment techniques.
• Streamlined internal interview processes, creating a more consistent and structured approach to candidate evaluation across the organization.
• Mentored junior recruiters on best practices in sourcing strategy development and effective interview techniques, elevating overall team performance.
• Managed vendor relationships with external recruiting agencies, ensuring cost-effective and efficient partnership agreements.
• Improved candidate experience by providing timely feedback and clear communication throughout the hiring process.
• Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
• Provided regular updates to hiring managers on recruitment activities and progress.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
• Supports Proposal efforts and "win" implementations.
• Fosters a positive and team-oriented approach.
• Navigates sometimes ambiguous process and solves complex problems, while collaborating with business partners to achieve a common goal.

Recruitment Platforms:

• BrightMove

Recruiting Sources:

• LinkedIn Recruiter , Indeed, Dice

Roles successfully recruited:

• Corporate support roles including Proposal Management, Capture Management and Talent Acquisition.
• Software Development, Cyber Security, Network and System Administration, Application Development, Database Administration, Program Management, Project Management, Integration, Architecture, System Engineering, etc.

Technical Skillsets successfully recruited:

• Java, Java Message Service, Core Java, Spring Core , Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Microservices, Spring Boot, AWS services .Net, Filenet, Datacap, APIs like SOAP & REST, Sunflower, Tenable, CDM tools such as BigFix, Splunk, ForeScout, Archer, Ansible, Puppet, JAMF, Altiris, ServiceNow, RMF, NIST, FISMA Frameworks, etc.

Clearance Levels successfully recruited:

• Public Trust
• IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)

Clients supported:

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Leads recruitment of technical and non-technical Professionals.
• Performs sourcing, screening, interview, and offer activities ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Posts jobs, manages requisitions, and dispositions candidates.
• Recruits active and passive candidates from a variety of sources and communities.
• Provides feedback on candidates and influences hiring decisions.
• Partners with broader recruiting/TA and HR teams build efficient, scalable, and inclusive recruiting processes.
• Facilitates employee and external referrals.
• Keeps abreast of new hiring practices and trends in the industry.
• Supports Proposal efforts and "win" implementations.
• Fosters a positive and team-oriented approach.
• Navigates sometimes ambiguous process and solves complex problems, while collaborating with business partners to achieve a common goal.

Recruitment Platforms:

• ICIMS, Lever, PeopleSoft

Recruiting Sources:

• LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ClearanceJobs, Google.

Roles successfully recruited:

• Software Development, Cyber Security, Network and System Administration, Software Engineering, IT Operations Support, Application Development, Database Administration, Portfolio Management, Program, Project Management, etc.
• Java, .Net, Python, Salesforce, NetApp, HBSS, ACAS, etc.
• Corporate support roles throughout the company, including Finance, Business Development, HR, Contracts, etc.

Clearance Levels successfully recruited:

• Secret to Top Secret/SCI and DHS suitability.

Conducted staffing and hiring strategy on the following Contracts within the Cyber & IT Services Division:

• Navy's Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (MPTE) contract. (Re-compete awarded)
• Navy’s CIO with technical support services including IT enterprise architecture, portfolio management, governance operations, and IT requirements management. (Re-compete awarded).

• Partnered with Program Manager to determine projected staffing requirements
• Recruited Cleared (TS/SCI) IT professionals
• Conducted technical candidate interviews
• Performed internet research and candidate sourcing for senior-level project managers and information assurance engineers
• Managed online job posting strategy, including research into new job boards and websites
• Maintained metrics to find and leverage effective sources for various candidate profiles
• Creatively used websites, job boards, and other media to find potential candidates.

• Developed effective job orders to attract quality candidate pools.
• Sourced for quality candidates using a variety of tools
• Provided recruiting expertise to hiring managers in the organization.
• Extended verbal offers and negotiates salaries with selected new hires on behalf of the organization.
• Maintained thorough administration of the internal Applicant Tracking System (i-Recruiter) to support the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
• Supported Capstone's Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) using a variety of measures and tools designed to attract candidates in areas with stated goals.
• Clients/Contracts supported include the Department of the Navy, US Army, and US Joint Forces.

• Served as an expert on Full Life Cycle recruiting tactics and processes
• Involved in recruiting staff up to the Managing Director level with exceptionally rare technical and functional PeopleSoft Skills
• Served as the communication liaison for everyone involved in the hiring process
• Developed knowledge of the marketplace to ensure BearingPoint's competitiveness in hiring
• Met established hiring targets while managing client relationships
• Accurately reported and tracked candidate data using RecruitMax.

• Supported six Consulting managers, along with the VP of Consulting for organizational needs, including a Resource Manager, Director of Business Development, and Client executives
• Provided full life cycle corporate recruitment of internal technical and functional PeopleSoft Consultants with HR, Financial, and Student Administration Module/Application experience.

• Responsible for sourcing, qualifying, and screening technical personnel of all skill levels for a broad spectrum of commercial and federally contracted clients
• Recruited personnel ranging from entry-level programmers, network engineers, and project managers with varied clearances
• Sourced candidates through the current applicant database, Internet research, referrals, networking, and job fairs
• Practiced extensive client and candidate maintenance as well as general human resource activities
• Commercial and Government Clients included: Lockheed Martin, Intellisource, MCI, IBM, Raytheon, EPA

• Provided full life cycle technical recruiting for Business Consulting and IT groups
• Served as a recruiter supporting six sales teams
• Recruited personnel ranging from entry-level programmers to network engineers to project managers
• Commercial Clients included: AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Predictive, Iona, Merrill Lynch, Progressive, Cisco, Oracle, iVillage, MCI, SAIC

• Full life cycle technical recruiting for both commercial and government clients.