Alix Louise Black

Current

Senior Corporate Recruiter / Account Manager / BPO Service Provider at Hidden Solutions Worldwide
Account Manager - BPO Services- Recruitment Consultant at Hidden Solution

Past

Assistant Editor at Hillaine Publishing
Marketing Manager at The Scotsman

Education

The University of Dundee

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500+ connections

Industry

Outsourcing/Offshoring

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Alix Louise Black’s Summary

Since, I completed my MA at Dundee University and gained sufficient experience within the field of media: TV, radio and press. I then strived for a fully satisfying work placement that made extensive use of my excellent communication skills. This resulted in me currently working -successfully- as a Corporate Recruiter.

At Hidden Solutions we offer "Licensed Consultancy" focused on providing quality individual packages for SAP in Germany. Testimonial - ¨They have been our key candidate sourcing vendor with SAP´s strategy in EMEA and APAC since early 2007. They have delivered all that was asked of them and MORE!¨ (SAP AG)
Amongst other companies that I have worked with work are: Seagate, Brocade, HP, Honeywell, Damac, Yahoo, Samsung, Levi Strauss & Co, Foundry Networks, IHG, Manlife Financial and OCBC Bank.
I deal with Recruitment Solutions. Outsourcing. Candidate Mapping, including Competitor Mapping, Lead Qualification and Sales Database Management. Database Mining. Special Project Staffing. Consultant Deployment. On-Site Placement and Payroll Management.
I find and place candidates ¨The Old School Way¨- sourcing through referrals and call the competition. My candidates don´t come through job boards and I don´t wait for candidates to answer ads, because we don´t place ads!

I describe myself as - dynamic, energetic, open minded and a reliable person.

Alix Louise Black’s Specialties:

Research skills, mapping, excellent communicator, project driven,
ERP direct sales into LE verticles, Sales, CRM for SME´s, Release Management, HR, Marketing and general SAP packages, Consultancy.

Alix Louise Black’s Experience

Senior Corporate Recruiter / Account Manager / BPO Service Provider

Hidden Solutions Worldwide

(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

This position revolves around- recruiting top IT professional, throughout Europe for roles at Fortune 500, global software companies. A full-cycle recruiter my duties include: mapping companies, researching individuals, adapting recruiting skill for in-depth job requisitions, head – hunting and interviewing candidates.
Account Manager - BPO Services- Recruitment Consultant

Hidden Solution

(Human Resources industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

We are called - Hidden Solutions Worldwide because we are experts at solutions. These solutions are not easily seen but are critical to the success of a company.
•Our best skill, above all else is LEAD GENERATION through cold calling into the company. Everything we do revolves around the ability to map out “the decision makers” within these target companies!. Nobody in the business world likes “cold calls”, it is that dreaded term that brings shivers to even the best sales-person. At Hidden Solutions we are expects at turning every cold call into a “warm call”. Our hidden secret to success is that our clients only pay for good leads and not the bad ones!
•True professionals in the realm of RECRUITMENT. We do not describe ourselves as an agency because we are an RPO – working in unison with your company. Our motto at Hidden Solutions is that we only charge you for each filled position and never a higher fee than a one month’s salary!
• At Hidden Solutions we are fast and have a GLOBAL REACH, we can provide you with candidates usually within a time-frame of 24 to 48 hours! Within our network we can work your positions anywhere in the world and being that we speak 17 languages, we can communicate with your hiring managers and candidates in their local language. Hidden Solutions has worked on over 7,000 different positions, in virtually all industries and specialities. At Hidden Solutions we provide you the “best talent in the market, not just the best available”.
•PRODUCT REPRESENTAION - If your company has a new and exciting product but cannot afford a sales force to promote these products to an international audience -look no further. Hidden Solutions have worldwide access to: distribution channels, wholesalers and large retail chains. Plus, we speak the local languages and have a deep understanding of the foreign trade rules and regulations. For all our services Hidden Solutions company slogan is “Pay us for our successes NOT our failures”
Assistant Editor

Hillaine Publishing

(Publishing industry)

September 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 4 months)

• Executed content/design/ and copy of magazine articles and adverts for a 52 page magazine- monthly and a quarterly publication. Publications distributed throughout the UK.
• Other responsibility included: working directly with the editor on story boards, edit and proofread editorial; redesigned and maintained the horse-trader website; monitored & managed project workflow of self, editor, and advertising staff.
Marketing Manager

The Scotsman

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

July 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Charged with executing and improving the marketing for a new coloured- print weekly newspaper – The Herald & Post - launched in 2004.
• Working as a team member, in the fast moving industry, of print advertising: selling the benefits of newspaper marketing & advertising to new clients throughout Scotland. Designing adverts and writing advertorials.
• The role involved working to strict deadlines however I thrived on the pressure of this position.
• Nominated for best newcomer, at Scotsman Publication Ltd, 2004 award ceremony.