Carl Kutsmode

Current

Partner and Recruiting Solutions Consulting Practice Lead at talentRISE

Past

Recruitment Optimization Consultant at CK Recruiting Solutions LLC
Independent Consultant / Contractor at Personified
Principal - Recruiting Solutions Practice at Capital H Group Inc

President & Founder at Tiburon Group Inc
National Sales / Recruiting Manager at Taylor Management Systems

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Education

Loyola University of Chicago

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500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

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Carl Kutsmode’s Summary

Passionate recruiting solutions consultant with over 15 years experience as a Talent Acquisition Management Consultant including 8 years as owner and founder of a corporate recruitment solutions consulting & outsourcing firm. Industry pioneer in leveraging the Internet and "outside the box" strategies with technology to streamline corporate recruiting processes and build robust, quality talent pipelines for ongoing current and future hiring needs.

Expertise in assessing US and Global current state talent acquisition practices and aligning internal corporate talent acquisition capabilities with expansion related talent needs. Over 10 years selling, implementing and overseeing the successful delivery of (RPO) outsourced recruiting and talent acquisition consulting solutions for companies ranging from startup to Fortune 1000 global companies to help them cost effectively achieve growth related talent acquisition goals.

Carl Kutsmode’s Specialties:

I specialize in working with growing companies to align their talent acquisition goals with their strategic growth or new market expansion goals. My typical client has internal challenges managing their own hiring process during unexpected hiring spikes or in support of ongoing, high volume recruitment needs resulting from growth, expansion, M&A or market rebound etc. Industries include: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Consumer Products, Hospitality, Healthcare, Mfg and financial services

Carl Kutsmode’s Experience

Partner and Recruiting Solutions Consulting Practice Lead

talentRISE

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

talentRISE is a management consulting firm that helps companies improve their competitive advantage by enabling them to recruit top talent faster and more cost effectively. Services include current state recruitment optimization diagnostics ( people, process, technology, strategy), contract recruiter and interim leadership staffing, on-demand pipeline recruiting solutions and RPO vendor selection/implementation and performance management.
Recruitment Optimization Consultant

CK Recruiting Solutions LLC

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 9 months)

I provide recruitment process, strategy and technology optimization subject matter expertise "on call" to growth oriented employers and sales and marketing teams of recruitment outsourcing, consulting or technology vendors.

My proven and practical solutions can help you assess the current state of your recruiting practices, evaluate your practices against industry leading and key competitor best practices or simply play a role as your 'trusted adviser" to ensure you are making informed decisions that enable you to quickly hire top talent, cost effectively.

If your company is positioning itself to take market share in your industry, planning for expansion into new markets, preparing to go global or aggressively grow through M&A or private equity funding, I can help.
Independent Consultant / Contractor

Personified

(Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )

Engaged by the President of Personified to develop a recruitment process optimization consulting methodology and tools based upon LEAN Process optimization methodology.

Conducted white board strategy sessions with CareerBuilder.com clients to engage line business unit leaders and human resource executives in dialogue around critical talent acquisition challenges.

Performed a targeted talent acquisition study for a global ERP software company' and to identify diversity recruitment opportunities as well as compliance risks.

Lead a 5 person consulting team to assess the sales recruitment practices of the largest manufactured housing manufacturer in the country.

Provided SME insights into the course design of a recruiter training modules on Time Management, diversity and generational recruitment. Involved in the delivery of the training for various clients.
Principal - Recruiting Solutions Practice

Capital H Group Inc

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 1 month)

In December 2004, my company Tiburon Group Inc was acquired by Capital H Group, a rapidly expanding Human Capital Management consulting firm. Tiburon Group has become the Recruiting Solutions practice of Capital H Group. My role at Capital H is to assess our client talent acquisition challenges ( domestic and globally) and to implement recruitment solutions that help growing companies link strategic business goals to efficient and cost effective talent acquisition capabilities. Whether our clients are seeking to outsource recruiting or to improve their own capabilities related to selection, recruiting process, technology, sourcing strategy, or retention of top performers, I am the guy to call.
President & Founder

Tiburon Group Inc

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

October 1996 — December 2004 (8 years 3 months)

Recruitment process outsourcing and management consulting firm that helps companies improve their ability to acquire top talent at the right time, cost effectively.
National Sales / Recruiting Manager

Taylor Management Systems

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )

IT Staffing firm.