Simon Meth

Current

• Senior Technical Recruiter at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Corporate Recruiter and Career Counselor at San Diego Corporate Recruiter (formerly Kettelhut and Meth)

Past

• Staffing Consultant at Integrant
• Full Cycle Corporate Recruiter at ViaSat
• Staffing Consultant at Eastman Kodak formerly ENCAD

• Senior Recruitment Consultant at Technology Locator Corporation
• Recruitment Software Manager at Bond International Software
• Senior Recruitment Consultant at Adecco Technical Services
• Senior Recruitment Consultant at STAC (now known as Altiris & Symantec)
• Recruitment Consultant at Source Services (now known as Kforce)
• Senior Sales, Staff Member at Triad Software (now known as TData)

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Education

• University of New South Wales
• Killara High School

Recommended

30 people have recommended Simon

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Blog

Simon Meth’s Summary

Full-cycle corporate recruiter (technical and non-technical) and career counselor.

Email me at simon.meth@sdcorprecruiter.com

Simon Meth’s Specialties:

staffing, recruiting, full cycle recruiting, Competency Based Interviewing, Internet search, staffing process creation and implementation, career counseling

Simon Meth’s Experience

• Senior Technical Recruiter

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

  (Privately Held; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  Full-cycle technical recruiter currently supporting the Mechanical Engineering, Flight Technologies, Program Planning & Control, and Laser & Electro-Optics business areas. Using SmartSearch (applicant tracking system) and TalentHook (sourcing tool).

• Corporate Recruiter and Career Counselor

  San Diego Corporate Recruiter (formerly Kettelhut and Meth)

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1999 — Present (10 years )

  I work often as a full-cycle corporate recruiter incorporating all facets of the recruitment process including recruiting, identifying, behavioral or competency based interviewing, selecting and hiring the best-and-brightest candidates for my clients. These people make a difference each-and-every day. I work also with individuals as a career counselor, leveraging my deep knowledge of how corporate staffing really works to enhance my clients' job search effectiveness.

• Staffing Consultant

  Integrant

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2009 (10 years )

  Support the final hiring decision by conducting competency based interviews of candidates and making hire/no-hire recommendations.

• Full Cycle Corporate Recruiter

  ViaSat

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VSAT; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2003 — November 2008 (5 years 2 months)

  Filled a wide variety of positions for ViaSat as an on-site contract recruiter. Positions included direct, temporary-to-direct, temporary workers and contractors in engineering, information technology, finance, sales, operations, contracts, human resources and purchasing. Typically handled 25 to 35 active positions at one time and sometimes as many as 50+. Responsible for all phases of the hiring process from sourcing to creating offer letters and extending offers to candidates. Filled positions throughout the United States. Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing (Applicant Tracking System) expert user. TalentHook (sourcing tool) expert user.

• Staffing Consultant

  Eastman Kodak formerly ENCAD

  (Computer Hardware industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

  Implemented a complete recruitment system including the use of advanced Internet techniques, an Intranet accessible resume system and a network of excellent outside recruiters. Converted a 50 percent paper system to a 98 percent paper-less system in 30 days. Prepared offers, conducted background and reference checks. Hired staff for sales, marketing, engineering, technical support, product marketing and finance for Encad.

• Senior Recruitment Consultant

  Technology Locator Corporation

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

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

• Recruitment Software Manager

  Bond International Software

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

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

• Senior Recruitment Consultant

  Adecco Technical Services

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year )

• Senior Recruitment Consultant

  STAC (now known as Altiris & Symantec)

  (Computer Software industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

• Recruitment Consultant

  Source Services (now known as Kforce)

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

• Senior Sales, Staff Member

  Triad Software (now known as TData)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1984 — 1995 (11 years )

Simon Meth’s Education

• University of New South Wales

  B.S. (Honors) , Physical Geography , 1975 — 1981

• Killara High School

  1970 — 1975

Additional Information

Simon Meth’s Websites:

• My Blog

Simon Meth’s Interests:

Recruitment, staffing, interviewing, technology, applicant tracking systems, golf

Simon Meth’s Groups:

San Diego Recruiters Roundtable, RecruiterSpace San Diego, San Diego Employer, HRM Today, RecruitingBlogs.com, Shivas Irons Society, Landmark Education

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    Arbita CyberSleuths
•    Helping Friends Career Network (LI2HF)
•    Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    GLOBAL CONTRACTORS / RECRUITERS / PROCUREMENT
•    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) employees and alumni
•    Technical Recruitment
•    ERE.net
•    Independent Recruiters
•    Plaxo.com
•    OpenNetworker.com
•    Sourcers Guild
•    UNSW Alumni
•    SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) UV SHRM Networking Tool
•    San Diego Business
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    RecruitingBlogs
•    Deloitte.
•    Landmark Graduates
•    GroupLinked.com
•    Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Network
•    San Diego Employer
•    InvitesWelcome.com (Open Networkers)
•    Complete Career Network
•    San Diego Recruiters Roundtable
•    Defense & Aerospace
•    Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals)
•    Tweeple
•    DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE CONNECTIONS
•    LION500.com (Open Networkers)
•    The Talent Buzz
•    WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    Defense Industry Network
•    TalentHook User Network
•    Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
•    General Atomics
•    Boolean Strings
•    JobAngels
•    Top Recommended People
•    Star:Candidate for Hire
•    Linked:Golfers
•    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
•    UNSW Products and Services
•    UNSW Alumni Association - Victorian Chapter
•    UNSW UK Alumni

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