Al Cotton

About Al Cotton

Considered a passionate and driven recruiter who specializes in recruitment of passive…

Experience

1. Liasion Manager

   IBM

   Jul 2010 — Present

   Anticipate talent needs and use staffing planning, workforce planning, and diversity initiatives for functional areas to develop sourcing strategies and build candidate pool and prepare for forecasted organizational staffing needs·Leverage recruiting activities and information to develop diverse pools for future unit and broader organizational needs·Track and report progress against recruiting plans and review results with HR and Staffing functional colleagues·Upon approval of a new requisition, work with hiring manager to set Service Level Agreements (SLA) expectations and requirements· Develop and implement comprehensive search strategies for specific requisition action planning with Recruiter·Identify target companies and markets to develop new prospective candidate leads through cold calling·Use Internet job postings and advanced web sourcing tools to identify and attract candidates·Use detailed screening and selection criteria to identify qualified candidates and determine the relevant strength of the candidates in the pool·Refer the best-qualified candidates directly to Hiring Manager for further consideration along with screening results·Obtain feedback from Hiring Manager on submitted candidates ·Develop and provide proper criteria that the candidate can utilize to assess their fit in relationship to tasks, work conditions and requirements of the position within the client’s organization· Track all candidate activities and notes in applicant tracking system