Sepideh Majdedin
Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant | Software, IT & Engineering
Newport Beach,United States
Work Preference
Work History
Talent Acquisition Professional Senior Technical Recruiter
Global Technical Talent
03.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Talent Acquisition Professionals working with Fortune 500 Software and IT companies play a crucial role in attracting, sourcing, and hiring top talent to support the company's growth and success
- Strategic Workforce Planning: Collaborate with Manager and business leaders to understand the company's long-term talent needs and develop strategic hiring plans accordingly
- Sourcing Candidates: Identify and attract highly skilled candidates through various channels, including online job boards, social media platforms, professional networks, employee referrals, and direct sourcing
- Candidate Screening: Review resumes, conduct initial phone screenings, and assess candidates' qualifications, skills, and cultural fit
- Interview Coordination: Coordinate and schedule interviews with candidates and hiring managers, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience
- Candidate Assessment: Administer skills assessments, technical tests, and other relevant assessments to evaluate candidates' abilities and qualifications
- Negotiation and Offer Management: Collaborate with hiring managers to extend job offers to select candidates and negotiate compensation packages and other employment terms
- Onboarding Support: Assist in the onboarding process to ensure a seamless transition for new hires
- Talent Pipeline Management: Maintain relationships with potential candidates, even if they aren't immediately hired, to create a talent pool for future opportunities
- Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition and recruitment technology
- Talent Acquisition Professionals working with Fortune 500 Software and IT companies play a crucial role in attracting, sourcing, and hiring top talent to support the company's growth and success
Talent Acquisition Professional Senior Technical Recruiter
Intuitive Surgical
11.2021 - 02.2023
- Company Overview: Talent Acquisition Corporate Recruiters play a crucial role in building and maintaining a high-performing workforce that aligns with the organization’s goals and values
- Fulfilled assigned headcount goals by partnering effectively with client groups while orchestrating the full recruitment cycle of top talent for technology-focused positions
- Forged and leveraged key industry relationships to fuel the acquisition of quality candidates
- Ensured a diverse slate of available candidates was presented to the hiring manager
- Utilized a full range of recruitment tools and resources to secure well-aligned talent
- Ensured a positive recruiting experience for prospective candidates and new hires
- Served as a business partner with hiring managers to develop effective sourcing and recruitment strategies that result in client satisfaction
- Negotiated salaries and drafted offer letters for potential employees
- Source, recruit and thoroughly screen technical candidates for internal programs
- Updated candidates on hiring process status by establishing strong lines of communication
- Crafted job descriptions and updated ATS with all relevant recruitment information
- Performed background and reference checks
- Talent Acquisition Corporate Recruiters play a crucial role in building and maintaining a high-performing workforce that aligns with the organization’s goals and values
- Recruited: Software Developer, QA Software Engineer, Software Automation Test Engineer, System Engineer, QA Network Engineer, Automation Software in Test and Software Engineering
- ATS: Smart Recruiter, Taleo, Hire now
Senior Technical Recruiter
PDS Tech
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Recruiting for military and defense technical positions requires a unique set of skills and knowledge due to the specialized nature of the roles and the importance of security clearances
- Spearheaded the full cycle recruiting process for federal programs in collaboration with Recruiters, Sourcers, and Coordinators, ensuring a positive candidate experience
- Identify potential and priority candidates through the Applicant Tracking System, candidate referrals, networking, and web sourcing
- Secured high-quality candidates that possessed key skills and capabilities by screening resumes, interviewing applicants, and engaging with hiring managers
- Employer Branding: Promote the organization as an employer of choice for military veterans and those with technical expertise
- Data Management: Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS) to manage candidate pipelines efficiently, maintain accurate records, and generate reports on recruitment metrics
- Talent Pipeline: Build and maintain a talent pipeline of qualified candidates with military and technical backgrounds to meet current and future hiring needs
- Recruiting for military and defense technical positions requires a unique set of skills and knowledge due to the specialized nature of the roles and the importance of security clearances
- Recruited: Software Developer, Software Test Engineer, System Engineer, QA Engineer
- ATS: Salesforce
Senior Technical Recruiter
Nisum Consulting
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: Recruiting for software engineering consulting positions within Fortune 500 companies requires a deep understanding of both software engineering and consulting domains
- Screen resumes and interview qualified candidates, Identify potential and priority candidates
- Facilitate interview and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers
- Established key channels to recruit new hires with a focus on diverse candidates
- Recruited Java Developer, DevOps, Front-end, and Back-end Engineers
- Client Collaboration: Work closely with client managers and project leaders to understand their specific software engineering and consulting staffing requirements
- Talent Sourcing: Proactively identify and engage potential candidates with expertise in software engineering and related consulting services
- Candidate Screening: Review resumes, portfolios, and applications to assess candidates' technical skills, consulting experience, and alignment with client project requirements
- Interview Coordination: Schedule and coordinate interviews with candidates and client project teams
- Candidate Experience: Provide candidates with a positive and professional experience throughout the recruitment process
- Data Management: Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS) to manage candidate pipelines efficiently, maintain accurate records, and generate reports on recruitment metrics for clients
- Talent Pipeline: Build and maintain a talent pipeline of skilled software engineers and consultants to meet current and future client project needs
- Recruiting for software engineering consulting positions within Fortune 500 companies requires a deep understanding of both software engineering and consulting domains
- Consulting Expertise: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and consulting best practices to effectively evaluate and recruit top consulting talent
- Onboarding Support: Assist in the onboarding process for new hires
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant Engineering Senior Technical Recruiter
Manpower Engineer
02.2018 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: A Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant specializing in engineering recruitment for the manufacturing and aerospace sectors plays a critical role in identifying and hiring top talent
- Leveraged expertise in talent acquisition of recruiting for a range of technical positions, steering all phases of interviews and talent selection processes
- Advised business leadership on key aspects of talent acquisition and recruitment
- Balanced competing priorities while navigating a dynamic, rapidly changing environment
- Actively marketing and communicating with candidates to capture expectations, gauge technical expertise, and influence career mobility
- Successfully manage the full recruiting lifecycle, from the market insights and sourcing strategy, attracting and delivering a diverse slate of candidates, to the interview and talent selection process
- A Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant specializing in engineering recruitment for the manufacturing and aerospace sectors plays a critical role in identifying and hiring top talent
- ATS: Bullhorn
Senior Talent Adviser
Kelly Engineering
02.2015 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: In engineering recruitment for manufacturing and aerospace demands in-depth industry knowledge, a strong technical understanding, and the ability to identify and secure top engineering talent
- Expanded headcount and scaled workforces while serving as recruiter for the west region
- Generated a pipeline of quality candidates by implementing targeted sourcing initiatives
- Increased onboarding efficiency and improved new hire retention by partnering with Human Resources and Resource Management teams on process improvements
- Developed a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates
- Negotiated salaries and hourly rates, extended offers of employment to successful candidates, and filled all the necessary paperwork after the hire
- In engineering recruitment for manufacturing and aerospace demands in-depth industry knowledge, a strong technical understanding, and the ability to identify and secure top engineering talent
- Recruiting Databases utilized: Bullhorn and KSN
- Sourcing Tools utilized: Monster, Career Builder, LinkedIn, Dice and Indeed
- Recruiting for Engineering positions Temp to hire or Direct Hire
Senior Talent Advisor
Kelly Engineer
03.2011 - 02.2015
- Company Overview: Recruiting for technical positions within the In-Flight Entertainment industry is specialized and requires a deep understanding of aviation regulations, safety standards, and the unique demands of this sector
- Placed high-end IT professionals in contract positions, specializing in Software Architects, Software Developers, DBAs, Security Engineers, Test Engineers, Project Managers, etc
- Sourced top talented professionals in all areas of Operations, Engineering, and IT
- Took charge of salary negotiations, offer letter extensions, and onboarding paperwork
- Reviewed resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
- Recruiting for technical positions within the In-Flight Entertainment industry is specialized and requires a deep understanding of aviation regulations, safety standards, and the unique demands of this sector
- ATS: Taleo, KSN
Sourcing Lead
TAD PGS
02.2011 - 03.2011
- Managing and training Jr Recruiters
- Delivered comprehensive workforce solutions for the U.S
- Government and contractor partners
Technical Recruiter
Pacific Crossing Boutique Staffing
02.2010 - 02.2011
- Conducted IT recruiting for Perm, contract-to-hire, and contract opportunities in the US
- Recruited Software Developers, QA Testers, DBAs, Network Engineers, Project Managers, Technical Writers, Business System Analysts, Supply Chain Specialists, and Consultants
- Interviewed candidates, negotiated salaries, and closed hiring agreements
- Placed candidates at clients such as Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Accenture, EDS, NIKE, Toyota, Collabera, IBM, Verizon, AT&T, HCL Technology, TRS, Fluor Corp, and VisionIT
- Using Smart Search recruiting tools to track and manage resources, candidates, client contacts, and job orders
Recruiter
RSI Boutique Staffing
07.2007 - 07.2009
- Recruiter with full cycle recruiting responsibilities
- Sourcing, Recruitment, Interviewing candidates in South Orange County for Accounting and Finance positions
- Performed candidate search, prescreen, interview, reference and background checks & built relationships resulting in future business
Education
Bachelor's Degree - English Translation
Azad University
IranA.A. degree - Graphic Design
Coastline College
Skills
- Interview coordination
- Data-driven decision-making
- Recruitment and retention strategies
- Recruitment
- Networking
- Hiring and retention strategies
Personal Information
Title: Talent Acquisition Professional Senior Technical Recruiter
Summary
Proficient [Job Title] offering proven skills in HR administration. Dedicated to promoting efficient business operations and high productivity by on-boarding well-qualified candidates and minimizing employee turnover. History of driving advancements in training, productivity and team motivation through proactive approaches.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Professional Senior Technical Recruiter
Global Technical Talent
03.2023 - Current
Talent Acquisition Professional Senior Technical Recruiter
Intuitive Surgical
11.2021 - 02.2023
Senior Technical Recruiter
PDS Tech
07.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Technical Recruiter
Nisum Consulting
03.2021 - 07.2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant Engineering Senior Technical Recruiter
Manpower Engineer
02.2018 - 01.2021
Senior Talent Adviser
Kelly Engineering
02.2015 - 02.2018
Senior Talent Advisor
Kelly Engineer
03.2011 - 02.2015
Sourcing Lead
TAD PGS
02.2011 - 03.2011
Technical Recruiter
Pacific Crossing Boutique Staffing
02.2010 - 02.2011
Recruiter
RSI Boutique Staffing
07.2007 - 07.2009
Bachelor's Degree - English Translation
Azad University
A.A. degree - Graphic Design
Coastline College