
All Categories - Who is Michele Sloan?
September 24, 2015
No matter what industry we are in, ultimately we want to succeed at what we do and be proud of...
Michele Sloan
Senior Technology Recruiter/Lead/Consultant
SUMMARY:
- Seasoned full cycle Technology Recruiter with Start-up/Pre-IPO and Fortune 500 Company experience
- Expertise in processing & understanding projects/job requirements multi-dimensionally and strategically to outline an effective recruitment/sourcing plan
- Proactive recruitment & ‘passive’ technical candidate pipeline generation based on current/future project needs through effective partnerships with Top-Tier Technical Professionals, Hiring Managers, Tech Certification Schools, establishing strategic referral programs for key roles
- Experienced engaging/managing successful and efficient partnerships with 3rd party vendors/agencies to augment sourcing efforts
- Consultative/collaborative partnerships with Hiring Managers throughout all points of the of the hiring process from requirement generation, Interview and feedback process, post interview candidate feedback and review, offer negotiations…(ensuring an exceptional candidate experience)
- Strong analytical/assessment ability of information, data points, recruiting needs/challenges…generating strategic and structured execution plans through consistent follow up
Executive Recruitment
- Sr. Manager SW Engineering | Sr. Manager QA & Test | Sr. Collections Manager | Senior Revenue Manager | Director of Software Quality | Director Product Management | Senior Director, HRBP & Talent | Sr. Director of Collections & Treasury | Sr. Director Sales Operations | VP of Engineering | Corporate Controller | CFO)
Recruitment Expertise
- Software Engineering - DevOps, Frontend UI/UX Developers, Backend/Server-side/Platform Developers, QA/QE, Mobile Technology (iOS/Android), Cloud, Storage/Database Engineers/Developers/Architects, Security/Network & Systems Engineers, IT (PM, BA, BSA), Business Intelligence, Business Systems , Machine Learning
- IT – UNIX/LINUX and Windows Systems Administrators, Helpdesk and Desktop Support
- Certified/Non-Certified Project Managers, Program Managers, BA & BSA's
- Technologies - Java/J2EE/Hadoop/C/C++, Ruby on Rails, AJAX, LAMP, Open Source, .Net, C#, Salesforce, SAP, DB (Oracle, SQL, My SQL, NoSQL,Informatica, Virtual, Cloud
Recruitment Initiatives
- Wrote Accela’s LinkedIn Recruitment Article
- Collaborated with Accela Engineering to create a unified and accurate job description outline for open and active reqs
- Created Accela ‘Post Interview-Feedback’ template and process for interview panel review
- TriNet (Austin, TX) Two Day Engineering Recruitment Drive (2/17& 2/18) - Achieved target number for ‘Onsite Interviews’ for TriNet’s Austin, TX location within a one week timeline to screen/pre-qualify and confirm interview schedule.
- Created “The PELCO Story” as a means of strategic marketing to ‘passive’ candidates as well as increasing the PELCO Brand profile visibility and interest form highly qualified technology candidates
- Initiated and implemented successful Cognizant “Dev QE&A Recruitment Drive” and “UI Recruitment Drive” resulting in multiple hires for both Tech Verticals...designed all project Brand marketing material.
- Involved with General Assembly SF – Guest Speaker for UI Apprenticeship classes…including UI Portfolio review and Q&A Session with Apprenticeship class. (https://generalassemb.ly/education?where=san-francisco).
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
- Effective communicator and listener...passionate about Technology & Recruiting people shape its evolution, inquisitive/creative & resourceful nature.
- Virgo level analysis, focus and detail orientation skills
- Proactive, strategic, innovative and creative thinker
- Passionate about technology and keeping up with trends through IT Whitepapers.com, IDG Connect, The MUSE, BI Intelligence Daily, Trade Pub, CSO and CIO Online Resources, DISQUS, et al.
- A one woman US Economic Stimulus plan through multiple shopping expeditions implementing the motto “Saving the Economy one shopping bag at a time”!
- Driving force in keeping UPS, Fed-Ex & Amazon drivers employed by extensive ‘Online Shopping’ initiatives
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