Matthew Nicol

Current

• Account Manager at Aerotek

Past

• Part-Time Sports Trainer at Frappier Acceleration of the Quad Cities
• Copy and Agate Editor at Quad-City Times

Education

• Augustana College

Connections

83 connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Company
• Thingamajob.com Search Engine

Matthew Nicol’s Summary

Aerotek® Inc. is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial recruiting and staffing services. We are part of Allegis Group® Inc., the second largest staffing company in the United States.

Aerotek is your direct source to find qualified & skilled employees and locate great career opportunities with industry leading companies. Aerotek operates more than 150 non-franchised offices and employs 2,000 recruiters to identify, screen and select top talent. To learn more about Aerotek and see a complete list of our locations, visit our website at www.aerotek.com.

Matthew Nicol’s Specialties:

Business development, recruiting, networking

Matthew Nicol’s Experience

• Account Manager

  Aerotek

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Account Manager
  - Business development/sales
  - Continued recruiting efforts/networking events
  
  Account Recruiting Manager
  - On-site recruiter/employment representative at Abound Solar
  - Coordinate and streamline all aspects of the hiring/recruiting/on-boarding process
  - New-hire safety training course for all contractors
  - Implemented Time & Expense paperless timecard system
  - Define and achieve weekly/bi-weekly goals for Large Focus Account(s)
  - Coordinate with area workforce centers and community colleges (including renewable energy certification and various re-training classes) for hiring events
  - Network with area semiconductor, thin film, and litho companies that were/are downsizing/closing for potential candidates
  
  Recruiter
  - Source candidates via internet, walk-ins, and referrals
  - Responsible for screening candidates through a process of: phone screen, personal face to face interview, professional reference checks, drug and background checks
  - Review, write, and submit resumes/references to clients per my recommendations
  - Manage clients and vendors such as: Charles Schwab, Washington Mutual, Fidelity, Crate & Barrel, Coors, CDC, etc.
  Managed client systems such as Fieldglass, IQN, Agile1, and Chimes
  - Network through local agencies, workforce centers, job fairs, and trade schools
  - Qualify requirements (i.e. new positions) by obtaining: detailed description of work place, responsibilities, negotiating pay rates and bill rates, start dates, etc
  - Responsible for training the two of the three Colorado offices on the release of the new recruiting platform database/software
  Manage a database of candidates, current contractors, and former contractors
  - Interact with company’s managers on a daily basis
  - Initiate new hire paperwork
  - Visit client sites to learn more about the position, the company, and their environment
  - Various additional administrative tasks associated with sales
  - Utilized software such as: TeamTrak, Seibel, RWS

• Part-Time Sports Trainer

  Frappier Acceleration of the Quad Cities

  (Sports industry)

  December 2006 — June 2007 (7 months)

  - Train athletes using Acceleration protocols from junior high level to semi-pro using our patented treadmills, Plyo Press, hip machine, and weight stacks
  - Implement new training methods and protocols as see fit

• Copy and Agate Editor

  Quad-City Times

  (Newspapers industry)

  August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)

  - Worked with Quark/ACT Software to layout pages
  - Created inside pages utilizing eye-catching pictures, headlines, and drop heads all within AP style
  - Worked closely within the budget and deadline

Matthew Nicol’s Education

• Augustana College

  Bachelors Degree , Speech Communication and Political Science , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  WAUG Student Radio - Sports Director; Division III Football, Majestic Gents

Additional Information

Matthew Nicol’s Websites:

• My Company
• Thingamajob.com Search Engine

Matthew Nicol’s Interests:

Denver Business Journal

Matthew Nicol’s Groups:

Broomfield Workforce Center
Jefferson County Workforce Center
Front Range Community College (BioScience Boost and Renewable Energy)

•    Augustana College (IL) Alumni
•    Aerotek Employees

Matthew Nicol’s Honors:

- My team won the 2008 3rd Quarter Recruiter Contest based off of: leads, meetings, and account breakers
- Attended 2009 National Sales Meeting
- I was apart of the RWS System Implementation Team

Matthew Nicol’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch