SETH D. FORTHOFER39188 Woodland Trail

Avon, OH 44011

sethforthofer@oh.rr.com Cell: 440-864-9333 www.linkedin.com/in/sethforthofer

SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RECRUITER Focused on establishing and maintaining long-lasting relationships with clients and candidates.

OBJECTIVE: Senior Technical Recruiter & Resource Manager looking to obtain a unique career opportunity in which I can leverage twelve years of full life-cycle recruiting, leadership, industry knowledge and formal education to benefit the organization which I am representing.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Microsoft Office Suite 2013/2010/2007/2003 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, MS Access, Lotus Notes Email, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Adobe, Ariba Workforce/TIPS, PlanView, Skype, Laserfiche Document Management System, SmartSearch Document Management System

PROFILE:

Possessing over 12 years of experience as a recruiter in the Information Technology industry.

A passion for working with individuals and teams to collectively succeed and benefit the organization.

Experienced recruiting senior level professionals for numerous industries and organizations, ranging from Fortune 500/1000 companies to mid-range and start-up organizations.

Expertise in direct-sourcing methods, passive candidate identification and recruitment, Internet searching techniques as well as producing a high number of personal referrals.

Ability to successfully understand and negotiate the hourly rate or salary figures on both the client side and candidate side in order to facilitate a successful outcome for all parties.

Well versed in using vendor management systems and multiple applicant document management tracking systems.

Strong knowledge of technologies used in the recruiting process, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel & PowerPoint), Adobe, Skype, LinkedIn.

EDUCATION: The University of Dayton

Dayton, OhioBachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major: MarketingGraduated May 4th, 2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Visium Resources, Inc. July 2003 – March 1st, 2015

Senior Technical Recruiter & Resource Manager March 2009 –March 1st, 2015Visium Resources, Inc., Rocky River, Ohio

Strong history of recruiting and placing candidates with the following skill-sets:

Infrastructure: Network Architects/Network Engineers/ Cisco Engineers, Network Administrators, Network Analysts, Network Technicians, Security Engineers, Cisco Voice Architects, Cisco Voice Engineers, Avaya/Nortel Technicians, PBX Administrators, Active Directory/Exchange Administrators, Server Engineers, Desktop Engineers, Desktop Support Analysts, Service Desk Analysts, Helpdesk Support Analysts.

Application Development: C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Developers/Architects, Java Architects, JEE/J2EE-Java/JSP/EJB Developers, Oracle Developers, PL/SQL Developers, Oracle Forms/Reports Developers, Oracle DBA’s, SQL Server Developers, SQR Developers, Crystal Report Developers, Mainframe-Cobol/DB2 Developers, Data Warehouse Architects/Developers, Ab Initio Developers, COGNOS Developers, Business Objects Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts/Testers.

Technology Leaders: Business Process Architects/Engineers, Senior Project Managers (Application Development & Infrastructure), PMO Managers, Project Assistants, Senior Business Analysts, Technical Managers, Technical Team Leads, Work Leaders.

Significant experience communicating with a diverse range of clients/customers, technical staff and upper-level management. This includes experience communicating and conducting in-person meetings with Directors, Technical Managers, Technical Team Leads and Project Managers.

Expertise in full life-cycle recruiting which includes initial intake sessions with clients and sales, requirement gathering, marketing, candidate sourcing, screening, submittal & presentation to the customer, client/candidate introductions, driving the interview process and closing the placements.

Experience in the placement and retention of contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire employment resources for our long-time, repeat customers here in NE Ohio.

Track record of being able to thrive while working on up to 15 high-profile, concurrent requisitions.

Ability to source, network with & recruit a large volume of passive candidates. Pride in building and maintaining ongoing client and candidate relationships which is

continuously maintained on a daily basis via emails, phone calls and lunch meetings. Management and documentation of information relating to the staffing process:

requirements, candidates, hiring managers and client information through SmartSearch Online, a web-based document management system.

Documenting and analyzing required information and data for maintaining the integrity of each project lifecycle.

Personally created, manage and am the sole “group owner” for 5 local LinkedIn groups. Used during the daily recruiting process for continually fostering new relationships and especially for connecting with passive candidates.

IT Consultants of Cleveland (Just surpassed 1,000 unique members who are local to NE Ohio and work specifically within Information Technology).

Project Management Professionals (PMP) of Cleveland Java Developers of Cleveland Network Engineers of Cleveland Desktop Support Professionals of Cleveland

Directly responsible for managing a contracting staff ranging from 20-35 local consultants. This includes relationship management, problem resolution and making day-to-day decisions which lead to more streamlined and efficient business processes.

Personally created an entire line of documentation and tracking tools for managing critical communications among the recruiting, sales, customer and front office management which did not previously exist.

Trained and mentored clients (both on-site & remotely) in regards to the full lifecycle hiring process.

Prepare, manage and conduct the entire on-boarding process with contract and direct-hire candidates. This includes new-hire paperwork, vendor agreement action items and coordinating the logistics for staring resources.

A talent for creating a unique and personal recruiting experience for both the candidates and clients which stands out among direct competition.

Technical Recruiter July 2003 – March 2009Visium Resources, Inc., Independence, Ohio

Utilized the Internet (Dice.com, Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, HotJobs.com, and especially LinkedIn) for candidate sourcing. 

Performed candidate sourcing, in-person interviews, intake and evaluation of technical abilities, salary negotiations, and post-placement relationship maintenance with candidates.

Ability to determine most effective advertising methods for a maximum return-on-investment.

Utilized various vender management processes such as Ariba Workforce/TIPS. AIRS Training for extensive Internet recruiting. This training provided complex Boolean

Logic sourcing strategies, competitive research tools, and “peel back strategies”. Explained the company benefits, employee handbook, time reporting procedures, non-

compete agreements and paid-time-off packages. Personally preformed professional reference checks and processed background checks. Lead and participated in special projects and programs including updating and

completing appropriate open requirement reports to represent activity levels and candidate backgrounds.

Participated in strategy workforce planning meetings with management and created and implemented new tools for improving hiring processes and procedures.

Experienced in developing creative, effective ads and job descriptions.

Research Assistant (Internship) May 2002 – August 2002

Alltech Resources, Inc., Independence, Ohio

Sources resumes for senior technical recruiters and executive management. Administered pre-interview application paperwork, questionnaires, and benefits

information. Personally conducted the data migration of an 8,000 applicant Laserfiche document

management system to Smartsearch Online web-based applicant tracking system. Preparation of new hire sign-up paperwork for the administration.

Research Assistant (Internship) May 2001 – August 2001Alltech Resources, Inc., Independence, Ohio

Personally shadowed senior technical recruiters in order to fully understand interview techniques, observe the line of questioning, and gain an overall appreciating for the full lifecycle recruiting process.

Created reports and documents used during internal staffing meeting.

PERSONAL RECRUITING TRAITS:

Unwavering ethics, integrity and values. High energy, team spirit and the passion to succeed on behalf of myself and the people I

represent. Solid verbal, presentation and written communication skills.  Ability to qualify opportunities, negotiate with hiring authorities and close transactions.  Sense of urgency, sense of humor and general business savvy.  Strong database, Internet sourcing and networking techniques. Strong work ethic combined with high standards of excellence. A very proud resident of Ohio and most specifically the Cleveland, Ohio area.

REFERENCES:

Professional references (written & verbal) are available upon request.