Steve Vandenabeele

About Steve Vandenabeele

Extensive full-cycle recruitment experience with a focus on candidate sourcing, interviewing, and direct hire and contract placement across a range of industries including Automotive, Defense, Aerospace, Industrial, Engineering, IT, Manufacturing, Construction, Finance, Heavy Civil, Pharmaceutical, Food Manufacturing, Energy, and Utilities. Experienced in finding qualified candidates through a variety of methods such as cold calling, networking, job ads, and job boards. Experience in both corporate and agency recruitment environments, with ongoing focus on results-driven talent solutions.• Evaluating open positions to plan and prioritize sourcing activities. • Efficient use of Applicant Tracking Systems.• Continuously managing a high-volume desk of 20-60 open positions.• Conducting sourcing activities to identify qualified potential applicants through cold-calling, networking, job boards, referrals and database searches. • Assessing work history, education, training, job skills, compensation needs, and other qualifications of applicants to make appropriate referrals.• Preparing candidates for interviews and performing post interview follow-up with candidate and hiring manager. • Employer branding.• Employment laws and compliance.• Maintaining pipeline of active candidates.• Experience with Visa requirements and processing.• Sourcing.

Experience

1. Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

   Pratt Miller

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• Davenport University/Detroit College of Business

  Bachelors

Skills

• Sourcing
• Technical Recruiting
• Automotive