Staffing: Jobs Landed

I am responsible for finding top talent in the IT Field including Software Developers (.Net, J2EE, and Mainframe), Project Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, and Infrastructure. I also do interview preparation, relationship building, and networking. The types of skills that are necessary are: Candidate and Client Negotiation, Human Resources and Employee Relations, Networking, Cold Calling, Sourcing, Job Boards i.e. monster, careerbuilder, indeed.com, LinkedIN, etc.

WalkerSearchGroup is a Contract Staffing and Recruiting firm which provides Contract, Contract-to-Perm and Direct Placement recruiting solutions to clients who wish to alleviate or augment the burdens of utilizing their internal staff to hire for short-term, long-term and permanent assignments.

We provide professional staffing and recruiting support to a myriad of industry sectors including Healthcare & Scientific, Legal, Banking & Finance, Document Production, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).Our success is built on our ability to build solid relationships. Our extensive network of industry and community contacts and long standing relationships allow us to place talented professionals in environments that enhance their careers and bolster our clients’ success. As a result we are able to identify, attract, and access the very best professionals to support our clients
 
I decided to open WalkerSearchGroup, after leaving my job as an Operations Manager at Xerox (a job I held for over 10 years). My husband, Greg Walker, has been in the staffing industry for over 20 years. He is the co-owner of MTS Driver Recruiters in Southfield, MI. Greg was extremely instrumental in helping to launch WalkerSearchGroup, since he had an intricate view of the staffing industry. I always enjoyed building highly skilled/ productive teams and the sourcing process that went into finding the perfect hire for a customer. As an output of my love for business and networking, I launched WalkerSearchGroup. It is extremely satisfying to find someone a job that suits their skillset and an environment that they are excited about. It is great to be in an industry (given the current economic climate) that actually helps business owners and talented individuals meet their goals.

I work within the staffing industry.  My main responsibility is to recruit top talent to fill open positions within the engineering sector.  A lot of my clients are within the Automotive industry which has always been a big and integral part of Michigan's economy.  I choose to work in Michigan because this is where my family is and where I grew up.  Michigan will always be home to me and I hope that its economy can rebound.  With the unemployment rate ad high as it is, it is nice to be able to provide individuals with employment opportunities as part of my main occupational responsibility.

As a Staffing Consultant my responsibilities include recruiting a strong candidate pool, review and evaluation of applicants' qualifications, conducting phone and face-to-face interviews, monitoring the weekly payroll process, conducting reference and background checks on applicants, handling employee and client problems, maintaining employment records, executing the hiring process for new employees, promoting new business development calls, and coaching applicants on interviewing techniques and resume writing.

I manage the development and perpetuation of current accounts to ensure continued client enthusiasm and success. I prospect and develop strategic partnerships with new clients and customers to sustain a steady financial and diversified growth for the company. I am responsible for the qualification and management of consultants for client needs within the IT, Engineering, Administrative, Scientific and General Professional fields.

I am responsible for searching and qualifying candidates for our client base.

I connect talented professionals in different industries with employment opportunities in the Michigan market.  I am a goal oriented professional with a true sense of high integrity, focused on helping local individuals build and grow their careers in the areas of Engineering, IT and Finance. I work with numerous account managers, hiring managers, and decision makers daily to identify their needs and deliver as expected.  Over the past 4 years in recruiting I find my work to be very exciting and fulfilling. I am constantly learning something new every day and finding success in treating all people well and placing them into stable employment opportunities. Within my first 5 weeks with Manpower Professional I was able to find new employment opportunities for 5 professionals in Michigan. It is important to keep your glass half full and be optimistic with everyone you speak with when looking for a job. In many cases the person who wins the hiring manager over is not the most experienced but one with a positive, enthusiastic winning attitude!

As a Technical Recruiter with OtterBase, I source, interview, and recommend qualified candidates for contract and permanent positions to meet the talent selection needs of our customers.

I am also an active member of the Greater Ann Arbor Society of Human Resource Management (GAASHRM) and volunteer outplacement coach and presenter on the Workforce Readiness committee.  The Workforce Readiness committee is working to support and retain displaced Michigan workers.  We provide coaching in resume writing, communication and interview skills, as well as overall job search tactics.

I manage the development and perpetuation of current accounts to ensure continued client enthusiasm and success. I prospect and develop strategic partnerships with new clients and customers to sustain a steady financial and diversified growth for the company. I am responsible for the qualification and management of consultants for client needs within the IT, Engineering, Administrative, Scientific and General Professional fields.

As a business development consultant with Venator, my role is to build and maintain relationships with Human Resource professionals and Accounting & Finance Managers in the Metro Detroit area.  In gaining a good understanding of my client's work environment and needs from both a technical and soft-skills standpoint, I'm able to communicate to our recruiting team and create the best candidate-client match possible for contract and permanent placements.  I specialize in Accounting & Finance, Purchasing and Human Resource positions from the Clerk to Manager Level, and my clients are generally small to medium sized firms within the industries of Not-for-Profit, Manufacturing, Insurance, Healthcare and Advertising.
 
Being in a field that enables me to constantly meet and network with new people while helping others in their career search has been highly rewarding to me.   Especially in Detroit’s highly competitive job market, companies and candidates have to be able to trust their staffing consultant.  Let me know if I can help you or someone you know!

I help individuals in the IT, Marketing, Engineering, and Finance industries improve and advance their careers. I’m not just interested in the here and the now, but rather I want to learn where you see yourself in 5, 10, 20 years. Ultimately, every day of your life will impact that. RESOURCE works with a very diverse and respected set of clients nationwide who understand the value of each individual contributor within their businesses.

I assist professionals in the Engineering, Finance, and IT industries to find their next career move.  My job is not only about assisting a professional with finding their next career move but it's also to help build a relationship with them.  I guide people everyday by giving them advice on how to improve their resume and by seeing where they would like to see their career heading within the next 20 years.  The most rewarding part of my job is when a person I'm working with gets the job they have been pursuing.  It's very gratifying to know that you assisted someone with their future.

My Account Executive Position includes: Spend majority of the time engaging in IT staffing sales to establish and develop new client relationships primarily with Tier 1 vendors; Making cold calls, connect with hiring managers and build corporate relationships; Ability to communicate effectively with Recruiting team; Maintain a pipeline of prospects sufficient to achieve assigned targets or exceed targets; Establish relationships at appropriate client levels to identify strategic / technology IT staffing needs; Participate in negotiations of contracts per company policies; Obtaining Job Orders/Job requirements from direct clients and Prime Vendors; Forwarding the job requirements to the Recruiting team to identity resources

I work primarily with client companies that are in the Oil/Gas and Aerospace/Defense industries.  I fill technical, engineering and other professional (PM, HR, etc) positions.