Craig Daughety

About Craig Daughety

Kforce is a staffing services and solutions firm that specializes in uniting flexible and direct hire professionals in Technology and Finance & Accounting, creating lasting personal relationships with over candidates annually with more than customers.I am proud to work at a firm such as KForce where We Love What We Do. We Love Who We Serve.®I take pride in connecting IT experts with innovative companies across various industries to solve business challenges and drive results.

Experience

1. Federal Recruiting Manager Senior Technical Recruiter

   Kforce Inc

   Oct 2008 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   With more than 17 years of specialized Federal IT recruiting experience, I excel in identifying and securing highly cleared technical talent across the DoD, Intelligence Community, and federal civilian sectors. My expertise spans software engineering, cybersecurity, cloud engineering, data engineering, and highly specialized STEM disciplines. While I currently hold leadership responsibilities, I remain a hands-on, top-producing recruiter, consistently delivering hard to find cleared candidates and driving critical hiring initiatives.Recognized as a top performer on the Kforce Federal recruiting team, I bring deep knowledge of federal hiring environments, national security requirements, and full cycle technical recruiting for mission critical Responsibilities & Accomplishments• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of nine technical recruiters, supporting federal, DoD, Intelligence Community, and commercial programs.• Oversee full cycle recruiting operations, ensuring high quality sourcing, screening, interviewing, and candidate engagement.• Recruit top-tier technologists across IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, software engineering, cloud, and data disciplines.• Source candidates with active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, CI Poly, and Full Scope Polygraph clearances for sensitive federal and IC programs.• Maintain hands-on recruiting expertise, consistently filling high priority, niche technical roles under tight timelines.• Partner closely with hiring managers, program leaders, and federal clients to understand mission requirements and deliver aligned talent solutions.• Known for rapid response, exceptional talent quality, and deep networks within the cleared technical community.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Internet Recruiting
• Executive Search
• Contract Recruitment
• Recruiting
• Temporary Staffing
• Talent Management
• Sdlc
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Permanent Placement
• Cold Calling
• Temporary Placement
• Permanent Staffing
• Technical Recruiting
• Screening
• College Recruiting
• Screening Resumes
• Staff Augmentation
• Staffing Services
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• IT Recruitment