Michael Shilen

About Michael Shilen

Dedicated leader and talent acquisition specialist with 18 years of experience in full life-cycle recruiting with a focus on highly qualified candidates who can meet the organization’s talent needs. Expertise lies in the management of applicant tracking systems; Taleo, iCIMS, Workday, and ClearCompany, and the sourcing of candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, Indeed, Clearance Jobs, and Monster. Establish sound client relationships to increase referral generation and the retention of quality applicants and new hires. Work directly with program leadership and hiring managers to provide detailed reports on the current recruiting environment and market trends, which allows for informed decisions to be made. Completed 20 years of Active Duty Service in the United States Army.

Experience

1. Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

   JANUS Research Group

   Aug 2023 — Present

   Lead all recruiting efforts under 1 dedicated business group. Recruiting for Network Engineers, Operational Architects, Azure Cloud Engineers, Systems Engineers, Data Architects, and Enterprise Architects. Plan and orchestrate recruiting capture management for all Bid & Proposal recruiting efforts. Provided an immediate impact by filling all active roles, which had gone unfilled for 6 months prior to my arrival. Create all job descriptions/postings utilizing the statement of work and conducting intake meetings with all hiring managers. Partner with all entities of the business to ensure the needs of the organization are at the forefront and are the highest of priority.

Education

• Empire State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business, Management and Economics