Search Wizards
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- President/CEO at Search Wizards, Inc.
- Past
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- President/CEO at SourceCon, Inc.
- Sr. Recruitment Consultant at Microsoft Corp, US Enterprise Services
- Recruiting Lead at Microsoft Corp, Central Sourcing Team-CoreTech
- Recruitment Consultant at Earthlink
- Team Lead - Talent Acquisition Team at Limited Brands
- Recruiter at Robert Half Technology
- BDM at Darwin Partners
- Education
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- Carleton University
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Leslie O'Connor’s Summary
May 2006 - January 2007 - Microsoft
Sr. Recruiter, Enterprise Services (FSG)
July 2005 - May 2006 - Microsoft
Lead Recruiter - CST (Central Sourcing Team - Core Technologies)
May-June 2005 - Earthlink, Inc. - End-to-End assessment of the Talent Acquisition Organization.
Jan-April 2005 - Limited Brands (Victoria's Secret, Columbus, OH (remote in Atlanta, GA)
Team Lead, Talent Acquisition Team (20 member team)
Previous Contract Projects:
MCI Worldcom, Atlanta, GA (on-site)
Nortel, Atlanta, GA (on-site)
Alltel, Little Rock, AK (remote)
Rite Aid Pharmacy, Harrisburg, PA (remote)
US Internetworking, Annapolis, MD (remote)
Leslie O'Connor’s Specialties:
Strategic sourcing; Research; Candidate Generation; Candidate Development; Full Life Cycle Recruitment; Project Management; Best Practices; Talent Acquisition; Technical Recruiting
Leslie O'Connor’s Experience
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President/CEO
Search Wizards, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2000 — Present (9 years)
Founded in 2000, Search Wizards is a leading global provider of Selective Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). Search Wizards' team of recruiting and sourcing consultants provides expertise in core recruiting functions - internet research, direct / indirect sourcing, building talent pipelines, and screening - providing clients access to the top talent available while controlling recruiting spend, decreasing time to hire, and creating scale. We keep an active network of 6500+ mid-to-senior level Recruiters, Sourcers and Researchers - these On Demand resources can be seamlessly embedded into your Talent Acquisition team to make an immediate impact in attracting top talent.
For more information about Search Wizards, please visit www.searchwizards.net or call 404-846-9500.
We were recently listed as #89 on Inc. 500's Fastest Growing Companies for 2008, as well as #4 in the HR Category and #5 in the Women-Led Category. -
President/CEO
SourceCon, Inc.
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 3 months)
In response to what was becoming an urgent need in the industry to have a conference that was focused on the art (some say science) of Sourcing and Talent Acquisition - SourceCon was born and launched in 2007. In today's world where Talent is a key driver in successful businesses, there has been a trend towards the specialization of identifying and attracting candidates. This specialized skill is no longer a solely owned function of the full lifecycle recruiters in both Agency and Corporate Recruiting departments.
Join us at SourceCon2008 in Atlanta,GA September 2-4, 2008.
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Sr. Recruitment Consultant
Microsoft Corp, US Enterprise Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
May 2006 — January 2007 (9 months)
Microsoft Consulting Services - Financial Services Group. Supporting the Sourcing and Recruiting offices for Sr. positions in the East and NYC regions.
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Recruiting Lead
Microsoft Corp, Central Sourcing Team-CoreTech
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year)
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Recruitment Consultant
Earthlink
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ELNK; Internet industry)
May 2005 — July 2005 (3 months)
Member of a two person external consulting team hired to conduct an end-to-end assessment of Earthlink's entire Talent Acquisition Organization.
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Team Lead - Talent Acquisition Team
Limited Brands
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LTD; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2005 — April 2005 (4 months)
Atlanta-based Talent Acquisition Team tasked with sourcing the country's top talent in the areas of Merchandise Planning, Allocation and Replenishment and Space Planning. Recruitment of Director-level, Management-level and Sr-level candidates to fill 130 open positions.
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Recruiter
Robert Half Technology
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RHI; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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BDM
Darwin Partners
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Leslie O'Connor’s Education
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Carleton University
Business 1979 — 1980
Additional Information
Leslie O'Connor’s Websites:
Leslie O'Connor’s Interests:
We have consultants available immediately for local, national or international projects.
Leslie O'Connor’s Groups:
SourceCon - Secret Society of Sourcers
Technology Association of Georgia
Electronic Recruiting Exchange (ERE)
Certified Member WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council)
National Association of Woman Business Owners (NAWBO)
Metro Atlanta Recruiting Channel - Leadership Team
Georgia Women's Business Council (GWBC)
EMA - Atlanta Chapter
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GLOBAL CONTRACTORS / RECRUITERS / PROCUREMENT -
SourceCon2010 -
Technical Recruitment -
ERE.net -
Independent Recruiters Group -
Canadian Recruitment Professionals Association -
Florida Recruiters -
Canadian Ex-Pats -
<<< Friends of Ireland >>> -
Ex-Microsoft Employees -
Recruiting Professionals Network -
Arizona Professional Recruiters Association -
TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network -
Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals (30.000+) -
Onsite Recruitment Network -
Recruitment Process Outsourcing -
Southeast U.S. Recruiters -
Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals) -
Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters. -
Name Sourcing -
The Talent Buzz -
RecruitingBlogs.com Group -
Inc 500 Companies -
Atlanta Wine Link -
Search Wizards -
Atlanta Recruiters -
TheRuthieList -
CloudRecruiting.net -
The Recruiter -
Staffing, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Round Table -
RecruitChute -
Sourcing Challenges - Let's share and solve.... -
Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting -
Search Wizards Government Solutions
Leslie O'Connor’s Honors:
2007 - Ranked #25 on the Entrepreneur Magazine Top 50 Woman-Owned Business/Entrepreneurs
2008 - Ranked #89 on the INC 500 list of Fastest Growing Privately-held Companies in America
2008 - Ranked #5 on the INC 500 list of Fastest Growing Women-led business
2008 - Ranked #4 on the INC500 list of Fastest Growing HR Companies
2008 - Ranked #2 by Catalyst Magazine in the Top 25 Entrepreneurs in Atlanta
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