Melissa Alford

About Melissa Alford

Kforce is a professional staffing and solutions firm specializing in the areas of Technology Staffing, Healthcare Staffing & Solutions, Finance & Accounting, Government Solutions, and Outsourcing Solutions. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Kforce has been matching job seekers and employers since 1962. Today, Kforce provides staffing services and innovative solutions through more than 60 offices located throughout the United States and one in the Philippines. With a commitment to “Great People = Great Results”, Kforce is dedicated to being the Firm most respected by those we serve.National Recruiting CenterThe NRC interviews more than active candidates monthly. The NRC packages and forwards qualified candidates to the local Kforce office for further selection. Focused on speed, consistency and quality to identify the “Right Match” for your organization and gives our local offices a national scope. The benefit is a constant pipeline of qualified candidates and direct coverage for unique or volume client requirements.

Experience

1. Talent Qualification Specialist Ninja

   Kforce Inc

   Mar 2014 — Present

   I specialize in recruiting Quality Assurance Analysts and Database professionals in Charlotte/Winston Salem, North Carolina for the worlds leading financial services. I am an expert IT Recruiter for Kforce. I Identify candidates/clients through job board databases, online job orders and existing candidate/client inventory to define appropriate prospects based upon the needs of the customer; Constructs Boolean search strings to expedite focused candidate/client discovery; Observes, receives, and otherwise obtains prospect and job opening information from all relevant sources.Analyze client requirements against candidate qualifications and submit candidates through department managers and the Field Offices, VMS client representatives and/or Kforce internally; Establish initial contact with prospective candidates and conduct preliminary interviews as required; Conduct resume review and assessment to determine candidate suitability/viability; Segment, organize, and prioritize candidates according to the degree of alignment with position requirements; Determine candidate’s compensation expectations to maximize probability of meeting needs of both the candidates and the client; Package candidates in accordance with corporate standards and focus on the pipelining of candidates to senior/field recruiters; Submit the prospects credentials to the respective client and/or field representative and obtain feedback/confirmation of prospects candidacy.

Education

• University of South Florida

  Bachelor's degree

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Screening Resumes
• College Recruiting
• Interviews
• Temporary Placement
• Technical Recruiting
• Recruiting
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Internet Recruiting
• Contract Recruitment
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Staffing Services