TIMOTHY COKLEY
Sr. Technicla Recruiter
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Reliable Technical Recruiter with a 5-year background in the technical recruitment arena. Resourceful and personable to achieve results and juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Full Life Cycle Recruiter
Amazon
04.2022 - Current
- Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment
- Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within Amazon's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer
- Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process
- Interview candidates within the framework of the position specification
- Demonstrating strong ability to screen, interview and prepare a candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline
- Participate in and/or own special projects/recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent and identification of top performers for senior-level openings
- Provide strategic guidance and become an advisor to business leaders in matters related to technical and non-technical hiring by delivering results
- Develop sourcing models and plans to generate technical and non-technical talent pools
- Reviewed all applications for technical positions and stack ranked candidates based on skills needed for position requirements
- Those that met qualifications were scheduled for recruiter interviews
- Conducted recruiter interviews and evaluated candidate responses; those qualified were submitted to the hiring managers
- Provide feedback to candidates who were not qualified
- Ensure positive candidate experience throughout the sourcing and interview stages
- Produce quarterly reports to understand and analyze hiring trends and pipeline.
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Regional Finance
Charlotte, United States
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Staffed the entire Data Science Division: VP of Data Science, VP of Data Management, Director of Data Warehousing, Director of Data Privacy, 3 Data Scientists, and One Manager of data Science
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand the needs and roles to be filled, reviews job descriptions for vacancies
- Assisted with the development and revision of specifications and job descriptions for selected positions
- Identified the most effective methods for recruiting and attracting candidates
- Drafted recruitment advertisements; posted and/or placed ads in the most effective digital and/or print media for open positions
- Selected one or more placement agencies to assist with recruitment process
- Identified appropriate candidates and assesses their qualifications through review of their resumes, interviews, and other forms of communications
- Connected qualified candidates with hiring managers
- Maintained contact with candidates to keep them apprised of the status of their applications
- Vetted potential employees’ credentials
- Provided advice to hiring managers regarding salary negotiations with final candidates
- Facilitated contacts by creating and maintaining a presence in the technical/industry community and marketplace
- Attended job fairs and industry conferences; runs company booth at job fairs
- Performed other related duties as assigned., Managed 8+ requisitions a week (full time and contracts)
- Finding active and passive candidates using proactive sourcing methods
- Utilize high touch direct sourcing and networking to find top candidates for current and future openings
- Perform cold calling, internet/web searches, LinkedIn, employee referrals to generate candidate leads
- Utilized "innovative" search strategies in a tight marketplace and pursued alternative methods to locate rare or difficult skill sets
- Developed relationships with managers and appointing officials in Network Operations, System and Network Security, Application Development, Help Desk, Identity and Access Management and Information Assurance
- Recruit for a wide spectrum of technical positions including back-end software engineers, UI developers, database developers and DBA's, data warehouse and business intelligence developers, telephony architects, QA engineers, SDETs, solutions architects, system administrators, account managers, project managers and business analysts
- Engage with candidates by creating a healthy pipeline: having candidates send in referrals for a bonus, encouraging candidates to write Google and LinkedIn reviews, describing their experience, targeting candidates who are both, starting and ending engagements, and continuously keeping job posts and other recruiting content updated
- Currently participating in a project for a well-known, Fortune 500 financial institution, targeting Diversity Hires for their FINRA Licensing programs
- This project spans across 3 time zones, with a goal of 10 to 25 candidates per engagement
- Communicating with hiring managers to identify future job openings and the technical requirements for those jobs
- Writing job descriptions and posting to relevant media platforms
- Screening applicants for competency with the job requirements
- Arranging telephone, video, or in-person interviews
- Performing background and reference checks
- Presenting the resumes of the most suitable candidates to the hiring manager
- Offering job positions and completing the relevant paperwork.
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Associate Staffing
Charlotte, North Carolina
07.2017 - 10.2021
- Sourced and selected applicants for technical positions within company.
- Onboarded new hires and set up training.
- Managed 8+ requisitions a week (full time and contracts)
- Finding active and passive candidates using proactive sourcing methods.
- Utilize high touch direct sourcing and networking to find top candidates for current and future openings.
- Perform cold calling, internet/web searches, LinkedIn, employee referrals to generate candidate leads.
- Utilized "innovative" search strategies in a tight marketplace and pursued alternative methods to locate rare or difficult skill sets.
- Developed relationships with managers and appointing officials in Network Operations, System and Network Security, Application Development, Help Desk, Identity and Access Management and Information Assurance.
- Recruit for a wide spectrum of technical positions including back-end software engineers, UI developers, database developers and DBA's, data warehouse and business intelligence developers, telephony architects, QA engineers, SDETs, solutions architects, system administrators, account managers, project managers and business analysts.
- Engage with candidates by creating a healthy pipeline: having candidates send in referrals for a bonus, encouraging candidates to write Google and LinkedIn reviews, describing their experience, targeting candidates who are both, starting and ending engagements, and continuously keeping job posts and other recruiting content updated.
- Currently participating in a project for a well-known, Fortune 500 financial institution, targeting Diversity Hires for their FINRA Licensing programs.
- This project spans across 3 time zones, with a goal of 10 to 25 candidates per engagement.
- Communicating with hiring managers to identify future job openings and the technical requirements for those jobs.
- Writing job descriptions and posting to relevant media platforms.
- Screening applicants for competency with the job requirements.
- Arranging telephone, video, or in-person interviews.
- Performing background and reference checks.
- Presenting the resumes of the most suitable candidates to the hiring manager.
- Offering job positions and completing the relevant paperwork.
Sales Consultant
Enterprise Car Sales
09.2015 - 07.2017
- Guide customers through the buying process of Pre-Owned Certified Automobiles
- Document all customer inquiries and comments thoroughly and quickly
- Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions
- Helped drive sales goals and achieve monthly quotas
Management Assistant
- Helped drive sales goals and achieve monthly quotas
- Cross-trained and backed up other customer service managers
- Met all customer call guidelines including service levels, handle time and productivity
- Worked directly with Management Trainees to achieve Customer Service Scores and Sales Results
Management Trainee
- Resolved all customer complaints in a professional manner while prioritizing customer satisfaction
- Shared best practices for sales and customer service to help improve the store's efficiency
- Answered customer telephone calls promptly and in an appropriate manner
- Handled all customer relations issues in a gracious manner and in accordance with company policies.
Patient Case Coordinator, Intake Specialist
Amerisource Bergen Lash Group
03.2013 - 09.2015
- Received calls from patients, clinics, and doctors' offices
- Regarding patient assistance with prescription drug coverage
- Strictly followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information
- Received and processed applications to determine eligibility for coverage under the Johnson and Johnson Patient Assistance Program
- Data, Recorded and filed patient data and medical records
- Carefully reviewed medical records for accuracy and completion as required by insurance companies
- Monitored shared email in-boxes and ensured inquiries were addressed
- Strictly followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information.
Protection Specialist
iVerify Security
04.2011 - 03.2013
- Communicate with clients through live video surveillance and making live voice announcements
- Identify suspicious, illegal, and non-threatening activities through the use of alarm verification software
- Receive and respond to various alarm signals such as burglar alarms, panic alarms, and motion signals
- When such activities are identified, specialists are governed by specific protocol measures that will determine how they will respond
- Write reports of various activities and irregularities such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences
- If an escalated response is required, Protection Specialists dispatched police and/or emergency services, to ensure the safety and protection of Iverify’s clients, employees, and customers
- Other duties and responsibilities included but were not limited to monitoring and authorizing the entrance and departure of client employees, and monitoring back door deliveries.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Johnson C Smith University
Skills
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Timeline
Full Life Cycle Recruiter
Amazon
04.2022 - Current
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Regional Finance
10.2021 - 04.2022
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Associate Staffing
07.2017 - 10.2021
Sales Consultant
Enterprise Car Sales
09.2015 - 07.2017
Patient Case Coordinator, Intake Specialist
Amerisource Bergen Lash Group
03.2013 - 09.2015
Protection Specialist
iVerify Security
04.2011 - 03.2013
Management Assistant
Management Trainee
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Johnson C Smith University
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