Rod Nazari (rod.nazari at bt.com) 4,100 +

Current

Sr. Recruiting Manager at BT Americas, Inc.

Past

Senior Regional Recruiter at BT INS
Volunteer at Humanitarian outreach (self-funded)
Director of Recruiting (held 3 positions from 11/99 to 10/02) at Lucent

Director of Worldwide Recruiting Operations (Worldwide Services Division) at Lucent
Recruiting Manager at Lucent
Corporate Recruiter at International Network Services (acquired by Lucent Technologies 10/18/99)
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract) at 3Com
Recruiter (Contract - Aquired by 3Com) at US Robotics
Recruiter/Technology Manager at OnLine Staffing
Technical Recruiter at General Employment
Inside Sales Representative at KnowledgeBroker
Sales Representative at Standard Rent-A-Car

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Education

San Jose State University

Recommended

9 people have recommended Rod

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Services

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari at bt.com) 4,100 +’s Summary

Currently working on a special project - acting as Head of Resource Management - to design the process surrounding approvals, forecasting & acquisition of flexible and permanent resources for Major Accounts (170 million in revenue).

I have staffing management experience within a large multinational coporation. While at Lucent technologies, I Led a combined team of 27 individuals that consisted of recruiting, programs, & sourcing. Additionally, I have worked with business unit Presidents and the Vice President of Recruiting to develop, balance and size a projected 27 million dollar recruiting budget.

I am interested in positions that capitalize on my skills in the areas of management, recruiting, resource management, & program development.

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari at bt.com) 4,100 +’s Specialties:

* Full Life-Cycle recruiting (sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, & closing).

* Organized/Authorized recruitment events (i.e. job fairs, trade shows, open houses, industry conferences).

* Designed marketing/advertising strategies (internally and externally to target specific business unit or skill needs worldwide.

* Worked with direct reports to evaluate quarterly team goals and objectives for the year.

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari at bt.com) 4,100 +’s Experience

Sr. Recruiting Manager

BT Americas, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BT; Telecommunications industry)

March 2008 — Present (7 months)

Special Projects - Head of Resource Management - design process surrounding approvals, forecasting & acquisition of flexible and permanent resources for Major Accounts.
Senior Regional Recruiter

BT INS

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; INSS; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2004 — March 2008 (4 years 2 months)

-Full Life-Cycle recruiting (i.e. sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, & closing) for all professional service requisitions (Business Development Managers, Managing Consultants, Performance Engineers, Security Consultants, Network Management Specialists, Network Infrastructure Engineers etc.)

-Partner closely with Managers, Directors, and VP’s to determine hiring needs within various regions.

-Participate in weekly staffing calls within assigned territories in order to provide updates regarding staffing requirements & progress.

-Participate in weekly operations Vice President calls to report hiring performance metrics.

-Develop best practices recruiting model for Northwest and South Central operations
Volunteer

Humanitarian outreach (self-funded)

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2003 — February 2004 (1 year 1 month)

-Recruited volunteers to participate in outreach programs to inmates at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility.

- Trained and Coordinated outreach efforts of volunteers to meet needs of approx 100 inmates per week.

- Built team of 13 volunteers that provided counseling, materials, & emotional support to inmates on a weekly basis.
Director of Recruiting (held 3 positions from 11/99 to 10/02)

Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Telecommunications industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Full life-cycle recruiting for Director level positions.

- Worked with Recruiting Managers to develop outsourcing programs for displaced employees.

- Participated in weekly staffing calls within assigned divisions in order to provide updates regarding staffing requirements & progress.

- Worked with direct reports to evaluate team goals and objectives for the year.

- Sized recruiting organization.
Director of Worldwide Recruiting Operations (Worldwide Services Division)

Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Led a combined team of 27 individuals that consisted of recruiting, programs, & sourcing.

- Worked with direct reports to evaluate quarterly team goals and objectives for the year.

- Organized/Authorized recruitment events (i.e. job fairs, trade shows, open houses, industry conferences).

- Worked with business unit President and Vice President of Recruiting to develop, balance and size a recruiting budget.

- Designed/Implemented/Evaluated Internet strategies in EMEA, CALA, APAC and the US.

- Developed/Reviewed policies and practices surrounding effective sourcing programs (i.e. Employee Referral Program 50%, Internet 30%, Direct Sourcing 10%, Military 5%, and College 5%).

- Established job board policies/processes, monitored current sites, evaluated potential sites and associated costs.

- Evaluated/Selected On-line systems tools and negotiated contracts.
Recruiting Manager

Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Telecommunications industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Managed a team of 15 individuals within the recruiting organization.

- Partnered closely with Managers, Directors, and VP’s to determine hiring needs.

- Drove/led effective recruitment efforts/strategies and built recruitment team to meet business needs.

- Developed/Reviewed strategic service level agreements with client managers.

- Worked with hiring mangers to create sourcing inventory (i.e. schools, military, and competitors).

- Set and managed weekly/quarterly/yearly goals and objectives for direct reports.
Corporate Recruiter

International Network Services (acquired by Lucent Technologies 10/18/99)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 11 months)

- Full Life-Cycle recruiting (screening, interviewing, negotiating, closing)

- Supported positions in WA (Seattle), CA (San Ramon, San Mateo, Sacramento), OR (Portland), FL (Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa) and GA (Atlanta).

- Averaged 7-10 hires per month in my perspective territory.

- Source candidates for all professional service requisitions through cold calls, Internet sourcing, job fairs, referrals, and other out of the box methods.

- Assisted in developing best practices recruiting model for Northwest Region.
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract)

3Com

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; COMS; Computer Hardware industry)

September 1997 — January 1998 (5 months)

- Averaged 7-10 hires per month in the R & D Division.
- Supported 10+ hiring managers on 30-50 requisitions per quarter.
- Provided management with weekly status and pipeline reports to ensure proper timeline for job fills.
- Developed and implemented advanced Internet recruiting strategies using: DICE, OCC, Career Mosaic, Monster Board, HeadHunter, CareerCity, Espan, Virtual Job Fair, HotBot, Four11, & Usenet Groups.
- Responsible for interview scheduling, relocation assistance, written and verbal offers, H-1 sponsorship and cost per hire.
- Responsible for recruiting 2 contract recruiters for CA and 1 from TX.
Recruiter (Contract - Aquired by 3Com)

US Robotics

(Public Company; Information Services industry)

September 1997 — January 1998 (5 months)
Recruiter/Technology Manager

OnLine Staffing

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

August 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 1 month)

- Responsible for recruiting, qualifying, and securing candidates for job opportunities.
- Trained recruiters on candidate selection, development, presentation, interviewing techniques, and industry standards.
- Implemented customized policies and procedures for recruiting activities of individual clients.
- Recognized repeatedly for monthly sales performance and promoted twice.
- Promoted to Technology Manager after only 1 year of industry experience with 4 direct reports.
- Created and built the database in the IT arena.
Technical Recruiter

General Employment

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

May 1995 — August 1995 (4 months)

- Sourced for new candidates by advertising, networking, and applicant referrals.
- Identified managers hiring objectives, corporate culture and environment to ensure proper candidate selection.
- Responsible for developing, maintaining and establishing relationships with new and existing clients.
- Extensive cold calling, rapport building, and solution selling.
Inside Sales Representative

KnowledgeBroker

(Information Services industry)

1995 — 1995 (less than a year)
Sales Representative

Standard Rent-A-Car

(Information Services industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

- Managed and maintained new and existing accounts to increase overall sales revenue in respected territory.
- Coordinated with management by providing critical information through research and analysis of the market place.
- Trained and instructed sales representatives on account management and cold-calling techniques.
- Traveled throughout territory conducting oral presentations, training, and contract negotiations within the insurance industry.