Heather Gardner

Current

Blogger - Web 2.0 Maven - Recruiter at www.heathergardner.com

Past

Contract Recruiter at VOLT
Proprietor at Lookyloo Designs
Direct Placement Recruiter at Volt Services Group

Project Specialist at Rainmaker Systems
Textile Assistant at Eddie Bauer
Design Assistant at Sun Sportswear
Production Assistant at Sessions Inc

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Education

West Valley College

Recommended

13 people have recommended Heather

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

Heather Gardner’s Summary

Silicon Valley based recruiter, Social Media Maven and web 2.0 junkie. Innovative and results oriented. A serial networker, blogger and a sometime entrepreneur.

Strong sales, recruiting and project management background. I thrive both in large corporate and start-up work environments.

Heather Gardner’s Specialties:

Strengths include recruiting & selling via web 2.0, face to face and by phone.

Heather Gardner’s Experience

Blogger - Web 2.0 Maven - Recruiter

www.heathergardner.com

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Experienced full desk recruiter.
Active blogger for career search strategies, recruiting and professional networking.
Published on sites including but not limited to:
http://www.firedupcareers.com/recruiters-corner.html
http://360jobinterview.com/blog/
www.hcrgroup.net/blog/
www.heathergardner.com
Expert on job hunt advice and career search strategy. Provide coaching on web 2.0 professional networking and branding. Professional sounding board.
Contract Recruiter

VOLT

(Public Company; VOL; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2007 — 2009 (2 years )

Actively recruit qualified candidates for corporate in-house positions. Work directly with hiring managers to identify and qualify the "perfect" candidate. Candidate presentations include prescreened, referenced and qualified talent. Assist local branches to recruit and source Direct Hire candidates for the company's customers. Continually source and network to find talent within a variety of industry verticals for future openings.
Proprietor

Lookyloo Designs

(Internet industry)

January 2002 — March 2009 (7 years 3 months)

Proprietor of online business ~ www.lookyloodesigns.com ~ Successful 100% customer satisfaction rating.
Direct Placement Recruiter

Volt Services Group

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VOL; Design industry)

1999 — 2002 (3 years )

Successfully established Volt’s Professional Placement business in the uniquely located Scotts Valley branch in addition to supporting the San Jose territory. Negotiated all fee agreements with new and existing clients. Prospected, cold-called, and marketed to establish and expand business opportunities. Responsibilities included: direct recruiting, Internet searching, web postings, and networking as on-going recruiting efforts to source the “right” candidates for customers. Established and continued to maintain direct hire candidate database. Screen, reference, and qualify all direct candidates prior to submittal. Negotiated and closed all temp-direct candidate fees with existing customers. Responsible for observing newly hired Volt recruiters for training purposes. Promoted in the last year of employment to Branch Manager, taking on the Temporary Staffing Business responsibilities and staff management duties.
Project Specialist

Rainmaker Systems

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; RMKR; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Member of Client Integration team, which has successfully implemented three separate business units totally over $55 Million in annual revenue. Wrote specifications for new business units reporting requirements and updated with client feedback and changes. Tested Rainmaker’s fulfillment software when enhancements were created to meet new client requirements. Identified to IS staff, incorrectly programmed enhancements. Wrote sales training documents for new processes and procedure including system and manual processes. Trained sales team on all system enhancements. Identified and developed relationships with outside technical recruiters in order to fulfill expanding software development personnel needs. Created and implemented tracking and rating method for managing recruiters to Rainmaker requirements. Managed the development, acquisition, approval and implementation processes associated with all client-related media.
Textile Assistant

Eddie Bauer

(Public Company; EBHI; Design industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )

Provided support to Textile Department by maintaining responsibility for correspondence to domestic and international fabric mills as well as dye houses. Tracked and maintained accurate information regarding pattern work and solid men’s core fabric development, including sending color standards for seasonal men’s core product line to Eddie Bauer international in Hong Kong.
Design Assistant

Sun Sportswear

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Wholesale industry)

April 1996 — October 1996 (7 months)

Identified trends for target customer base through multi-media sources, magazines and shopping. Created and managed design calendar for men’s design team. Responsible for detailing sales orders with design specifics and created pantone color palettes for art department. Request and track garments for sampling.
Production Assistant

Sessions Inc

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Textiles industry)

February 1995 — July 1996 (1 year 6 months)

Organized, coordinated and planned all aspects of production for entire screened product line, headwear, and accessory program. Assisted Production Manager with domestic and international production, which included the purchasing of raw materials and notions. Responsible for accurate cost sheets for creating bill-of-materials.