Greater San Diego Area
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- Contract Recruiter at QinetiQ
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- Contract Recruiter at Claritas
- Contract Recruiter at ICW Group
- Senior Recruiter at Event Network, Inc.
- Senior Recruiter (Contract) at Texas Instruments
- Senior Recruiter (contract) at Nextwave Broadband
- Recruiter at L-3 Titan Corporation
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Jason Avant (surfjay07@yahoo.com)’s Experience
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Contract Recruiter
QinetiQ
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
May 2008 — Present (3 months)
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Contract Recruiter
Claritas
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry)
February 2008 — May 2008 (4 months)
This was a short-term contract recruiter role for Claritas, working on technical (project management, software development, and systems administration) and sales-related positions.
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Contract Recruiter
ICW Group
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Insurance industry)
October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)
This was a short-term contract with ICW Group. I was responsible for sourcing and recruiting for the company's IT positions. These included senior project managers (user applications, data warehousing), software/solutions architects, business analysts, web developers (Java, ColdFusion), and systems and network admins. I worked on assisting the company's overall recruiting capacities by injecting some creativity into the process; wrote two comprehensive sourcing and referral strategy proposals, started to develop a company Facebook recruiting page, and explored leveraging LinkedIn and other Web 2.0 applications to increase the company's presence in an increasingly competitive job market. My efforts saved ICW Group in excess of $150,000 in direct hire fees.
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Senior Recruiter
Event Network, Inc.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)
December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)
Event Network is a retail company, operating in the U.S. and Canada. I was brought on board as the company's first fulltime recruiter. Responsible for full-cycle recruiting for senior retail staff positions (district-level management, retail store directors, directors-in-training) as well as corporate management staff positions (senior buyers, IT managers). Filled 20 openings in first 6 months via external and internal recruiting. Revised and relaunched company's employee referral program. Trained and advised field and corporate management on proper interviewing techniques, effective networking and recruiting methods, local/Federal/Canadian employment laws, and internal succession plans.
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Senior Recruiter (Contract)
Texas Instruments
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Semiconductors industry)
June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)
Recruited by Texas Instruments to helm their local staffing efforts. Responsible for software (L1) and systems openings, as well as 3 mission critical director-level positions (Director, Systems Engineering;, Director, Program Execution). Worked with TI’s corporate Marketing team to develop employment branding strategies to attract top-tier candidates. Assisted with testing of new rollout of PeopleSoft applicant tracking system. Led local efforts (attended college job fairs, networked with university career center directors and department heads) in college recruiting, recruiting candidates from local, regional, and out-of-state universities.
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Senior Recruiter (contract)
Nextwave Broadband
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)
Brought in to recruit for the Software Division during NextWave’s initial ramp-up phase. Recruited for entry to Senior/Staff level embedded software positions (C, C++, Java) for DM, CM, DSP, Infrastructure/Base Station, Home Gateway, and other projects. Filled multiple critical openings with a 90% interview-to-hire ratio. In addition, recruited for IT positions (UNIX) at offsite location in Henderson, Nevada. Worked with staffing manager to develop short- and long-term staffing plans, and assisted with developing strategy for college recruiting.
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Recruiter
L-3 Titan Corporation
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
November 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 4 months)
Sole recruiter for two company divisions (Engineering Services and Tactical Services), supporting multi-state locations in California and the eastern U.S. (Virginia, South Carolina, Florida). Worked with regional managers to identify sources for local and national candidates and utilized traditional (print and Internet postings) and non-traditional (direct search, networking) to increase applicant flow. Worked with hiring managers to ensure compliance with all state and Federal employment laws and EEO guidelines. Currently responsible for 80+ open reqs for technical (systems engineering, software development) and non-technical positions, from entry to Director-level. Averaged 20 full time regular hires per month. Responsible for full-cycle recruitment, including relocation negotiation and coordination.
