Heather Gardner

Heather Gardner

Recruiter - hgardner AT volt.com or heather.gardner AT live.com (831) 464-1041

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Contract Recruiter at VOLT
  • Proprietor at Lookyloo Designs
Past
  • 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
Education
  • West Valley College
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Staffing and Recruiting
Websites

Heather Gardner’s Summary

Strong social media networking skills and experience. Positive team player that enjoys "making the placement!"

Please contact me for recruiting talent, employment opportunities, professional networking or business ventures.
hgardner AT volt.com or heather.gardner AT live.com
831-464-1041

CURRENT openings include: Account Managers & experienced Direct Hire Recruiters throughout Northern California.

Corporate openings include: Account Manager, Administrative Assistant, Project/Program Manager, Sales and Professional Placement Recruiter. Locations include: San Jose, Newark/Fremont, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Pleasanton.

Heather Gardner’s Specialties:

Strong sales, recruiting and project management background. Results oriented “Jack of all trades” professional with experience sourcing talent, products, venders and service providers. Extreme networker. Strengths include recruiting via web 2.0, social media, face to face and by the old fashion telephone :-)


Heather Gardner’s Experience

  • Contract Recruiter

    VOLT

    (Public Company; VOL; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    2007Present (1 year)

    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 2002Present (6 years 10 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)

    19992002 (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)

    19971999 (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)

    19961997 (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 1996October 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 1995July 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.


Heather Gardner’s Education

  • West Valley College

    Interior Design, Interior Design, 19881992


Additional Information

Heather Gardner’s Websites:

Heather Gardner’s Interests:

recruiting, networking, business development, shopping, sales, design, management, technology

Heather Gardner’s Groups:

MLPF, SF Recruiters, Six Degrees From Dave & Recruiting Blogs, Twitter

  •    CyberSleuths
  •    Executive Suite
  •    Women 2.0
  •    Helping Friends Career Network (LI2HF)
  •    LinkedSEO
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    Past and Present Volt Recruiters
  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    ERE.net
  •    Facebook.com
  •    Recruiting Animal Show
  •    Google Group
  •    Recruiting Professionals Network
  •    TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network
  •    Linking Northern California
  •    LIPW
  •    Search Marketing Salon
  •    Recruiter Talk
  •    JibberJobber - Career Management
  •    Social Media Today
  •    Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals)
  •    Rainmaker & UniDirect Corp Alumni Group
  •    Corporate Recruiters (8,000+)
  •    WednesdayNetwork
  •    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
  •    Radio and Vlog Interviews
  •    .seo
  •    SEO Secrets

Heather Gardner’s Honors:

ebay PowerSeller Outstanding Achievement


Heather Gardner’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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