Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)

Current

• Recruiter at PDS Technical Services

Past

• Site Coordinator/AmeriCorps Member at Project Transformation
• Marketing Intern at QuestCorp Media Group Inc

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

Recommended

1 person has recommended Chad Pursley

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• PDS Technical Services
• Project Transformation

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Experience

• Recruiter

  PDS Technical Services

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Recruiter for the IT industry. Currently recruiting computer savvy workers for the 2008 presidential election and presidential primaries as well as other projects for fortune 500 companies.
  
  Sourcing for specific positions, internet mining, databases, avid user of free career sites, social networks, and emergent and web based technologies.
  
  Taleo, Smartsearch, iqNavigator, Work Nexus, Guident,

• Site Coordinator/AmeriCorps Member

  Project Transformation

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  May 2006 — April 2007 (1 year)

  Responsible for supervising and leading a team of ten to create and implement a program for at-risk children and teenagers.
  Interacted with community organizations, non-profits, churches, and potential donors. Fund raising.
  Planned and executed an after-school program out of Oak Cliff United Methodist Church.
  Trained volunteers and AmeriCorps members.
  Organized and created engaging activities which facilitates learning and encourage healthy lifestyle.

• Marketing Intern

  QuestCorp Media Group Inc

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)

  Online research: Searching the internet for valuable business information.
  Created charts, graphs, letters, and e-mail.
  Worked on the sale of one of the company’s internet domain names.
  Conducted large mail-outs, entered and extracted marketing and client information from the database.
  Researched for articles and features to appear in publications.

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Literary Study, Business Administration 2002 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  F.O.C.U.S. Fellowship of Christian University Students, Raquetball,

Additional Information

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Websites:

• PDS Technical Services
• Project Transformation

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Interests:

Hiring, networking, LION = Linkedin Open Networker

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Groups:

LIONs, Facebook, Linkedin, ConnectDallas

•    LIONs "LI Open Networkers"
•    Eagle's Nest--Those Who've Earned the Eagle Scout Award <1,910 members and growing>
•    Recruiting Professionals Network
•    Craigslist Group
•    Open Networkers
•    Linking Dallas
•    Leading International Open Networkers (LION)
•    Friends of Scouting
•    Onsite Recruitment Network

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Honors:

Eagle Scout 2001
Times Magazine Person of the Year 2006 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html

Chad Pursley (cpursley@pdstech.com)’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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