Scott Axel

Columbus, Ohio 43062
614-726-2334

ScottAxel@gmail.com

Mr. Axel is a seasoned Professional Recruiter and Candidate Sourcer.  Scott has focused his career in the Information Technology industry but also has experience with Finance, Supply Chain and Logistics and Retail industries. His expertise lies with tailoring sourcing strategies and relationship building to effectively place candidates in their desired roles while providing his clients with top-notch talent on time and in budget. Scott's passion for the industry sets him apart from others and he truly prides himself on dedication to both his clients and his candidates.

Professional Experience

Intuit                                                                                                                                                         June 2011 - Present

Mobile Recruiting
o Brought on to build Intuit’s Mobile (iOS and Android) recruiting in the United States
o Created and constantly evolved Intuit’s sourcing and recruiting strategy to include a traditional and digital focus
o Utilized Social Media to interact with both external and internal candidates
o Evangelized Intuit products socially to attract top talent
o Became SME for recruiting department for all mobile strategies and would consult with other teams / hiring managers

Global Recruiting
o First member of the Candidate Identification team to join our Global Expansion project.
o Created sourcing strategy and plans for recruiting in Canada, UK, EU and Singapore
o Recruited on a large variety of roles from Product Development ; Human Resources; Finance; Human Resources and Supply Chain & Logistics

Research Recruiting
o Created the Research Recruiting offering for the Talent Team.
o Deep source from social media (LinkedIn, Meetups, conference attendance lists or deep Boolean searching) candidates for their contact information.
o Uncovered Phone and Email contact information as well as social media contact information and profiles.

Leadership
o In mid-2012 I became the Avature (Candidate Tracking System) lead for all of recruiting. This consisted of creating a curriculum to teach the tool to both new and existing employees and be the Point of Contact for any questions or issues with operation of the tool.
o Mentoring junior members of the Candidate Identification team on Research Recruiting and General Sourcing Techniques.

ManpowerGroup Solutions                                                                                                           April 2011– June 2011

Sourcing Associate (Contract)

·         Contracted with Johnson & Johnson to actively source and recruit Pharmaceutical Sales Professionals with multiple geographies:

o   Ohio

o   Texas

o   Wisconsin

o   Oklahoma

o   Mississippi

o   West Virginia

·         Completed contract assignment 6 weeks ahead of schedule.  Reached SLA levels on all positions.  40 qualified candidates submitted to 11 unique opportunities.

Atrium Personnel & Consulting                                                                                                    September 2010 – April 2011

Heitmeyer Consulting

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract)

·         Actively source, interview and place candidates in various Information Technology and Finance Opportunities.  Positions are full-time, contract and temporary assignments on a national level.

·         Create defined sourcing strategies for challenging and time sensitive requirements.

·         Managed entire company candidate database for use in direct messaging campaigns (email and text messages) for high priority requirements.

·         Schedule and coordinate onboarding procedures for new consultants.

·         Perform regular follow up with current billing consultants as well as recent full-time hires.

·         16 placements as of 04/07/2011

Careworks Technologies                                                                                                       October 2009 – April 2010

Senior Sourcing Specialist (Virtual Contract – living abroad)

·         While living abroad (Belgium 01/2009 – 08/2010) I was contracted to design and implement a sourcing strategy. 

·         Strategy included:

o   Complete cleanup of current applicant tracking system.

o   Mapping all candidate resumes to create searchable profiles to allow easy matching to existing job requirements.

o   Purging applicant tracking system of invalid records.

o   Creating a process for continuous passive candidate sourcing.

o   Built multiple candidate pipelines for their projected recruiting needs in 2010 using job boards, LinkedIn, Google and other passive avenues.

Dedicated Technologies                                                                                      December 2007 – November 2008

Technical Recruiter, Project Delivery Services

·         Actively source, recruit and place consultants for local, Information Technology positions.

·         Negotiate salaries, start dates and other important terms.

·         Focus on strong candidates with 6+ years of experience in Project and Program Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Technical Writing.

·         Created training presentations on advanced sourcing techniques and assisted recruiting team in implementing and understanding candidate sourcing.

·         Alternate sourcing expert for all high priority requisitions.

Hyrian  / UnitedHealth Group                                                                              December 2006 – December 2007

Candidate Sourcing Specialist (contract)

·         Actively sourcing passive IT candidates on a national level.

·         Focused on time sensitive and hard to fill mid to senior level IT positions.

·         Creating innovative and effective new recruiting strategies.

·         41 Full-Time Employment hires.

Spherion Staffing                                                                                                                  June 2006 – December 2006

Direct Hire Recruiter (Contract)

·         Actively sourcing and interviewing candidates for Full-Time Employment

·         Actively sourced candidates using non-traditional recruiting methods

·         Generated my own book of business as well as fill direct hire needs supplied by our Business Development Managers

·         Multiple placements during my 6 months with Spherion

J. Gernetzke & Associates                                                                                                           June 2004 – June 2006

Executive Recruiter / Account Executive (Contract)

·         Candidate Sourcing as well as Business Development and Client Management

·         Promoted to Account Executive after 3 months of employment

·         Generated candidates for a wide variety of fields - from Retail Store Manager to Chief Information Officer. 

·         Primarily focused on Information Technology, Finance and Supply Chain / Logistics

Education

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Consumer Affairs

1996-2001

Community Involvement

2010 – Present: Regular speaker & guest panelist for Columbus Jewish Family Services Career Programs

2002 – Present: Member of the Columbus Pops Concert Band

1999 – Present: Member of the Ohio State University Alumni Marching Band

2006 – Present:  Recruiting Industry Blog / Electronic Recruiters Exchange (ERE)

2007 – 2010: Leader of the Ethics in Recruiting Discussion Group (ERE)

1997 – 2001: Member of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Band Honorary

1998 – 1999: Member of The Ohio State University Marching Band

1996              Completed Dale Carnegie Training