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Ritthiel Lafrades

Technical Recruiting Manager
Quezon City

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented individual with 14 years of IT/technical end to end global recruiting experience. As well as having 5 years of leadership experience. Extensive exposure in all recruitment cycle and process: sourcing, interviewing, job/profile matching, reports generation, meeting deliverable and hiring targets, stakeholder interaction/management, job offer facilitation, salary offer negotiation, on-boarding, and facilitation of new hire orientation. Possess strong technical/business acumen and understanding of technical requirements; deep sourcing skills and experience sourcing passive candidates; excellent candidate assessment skills. Adept and out-of-the-box recruitment and sourcing techniques in multiple channels such as social media/career platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, Ladder, Glassdoor, Kalibrr, Dice, etc.); tech niche communities (e.g. Stack Overflow, GitHub, Hacker News, etc.); Boolean search string, X-ray search, employee referrals, internal database, and cold calling. Extensive experience in using Applicant Tracking Systems (Workable, Taleo, Phoenix ATS, PinPoint) and resume databases.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruitment Manager for Engineering (IT)

Magic, Inc.
09.2021 - Current
  • Hired globally to triple size of team (to 30 software engineers)
  • Analyzed recruitment metrics regularly to identify areas of opportunity for improvement, implementing necessary adjustments to enhance overall performance.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation changes, ensuring compliance throughout hiring process.
  • Built strong relationships with hiring managers through consistent communication, resulting in better understanding of their needs and more efficient candidate selection.
  • Conducted thorough interviews and assessments to identify top talent, ultimately increasing employee retention rates within the company.
  • Created positive candidate experience by maintaining transparent communication and providing timely feedback throughout the recruitment process.
  • Developed comprehensive job descriptions for various positions, attracting high-quality candidates and ensuring smooth onboarding process.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
  • Negotiated competitive salary packages and benefits for new hires, contributing to an improved employer brand image and increased employee satisfaction.

Recruitment Team Lead

Atticus Advisory Solutions
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Develop understanding of the client companies, their industry and business
  • Oversee the team daily
  • Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to recruitment team members
  • Ensure team delivery of daily, weekly, and monthly committed targets to the client
  • Provide recruitment and sourcing initiatives and strategies
  • In charge of creating and submitting (daily, weekly, and monthly) productivity reports and analytics
  • Direct coordination and conduct regular calibration with client for continuous alignment
  • Other ad hoc functions as needed.

Recruitment Team Lead

Vertere Global Solutions (formerly Kforce Global Solutions, Inc.)
01.2021 - 06.2021
  • Lead and guide the day-to-day activities of assigned recruiting team members ensuring workload is balanced and properly distributed
  • Participate in planning activities regarding recruiting strategies and service enhancements which successfully support the objective of providing qualified candidates
  • Partner with client services director in targeting, attracting, and filling technical staff positions
  • Maintain knowledge of trends and issues in attracting, recruiting, and retaining employees
  • Utilize effective sourcing techniques including composing job postings and advertisements to recruit qualified candidates
  • Assess and review applications from various channels and conduct preliminary assessments through application screening and phone interviews
  • Develop a pool of profiled CVs - suitable candidates for various business units
  • Maintain constant relationships with potential hires in competing companies and keep abreast of market movements
  • Assist in the preparation of job descriptions and job profiles as per the requirements of the different business unit heads and client service directors
  • Attend job fairs and other events related to recruiting
  • Maintain appropriate record keeping systems
  • Other related duties and functions that may be assigned from time to time.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Vertere Global Solutions (formerly Kforce Global Solutions, Inc.)
02.2016 - 12.2020
  • Acting team lead in the absence of the supervisor/manager
  • Mentors junior and mid-level recruiters
  • Point person for all US technical/non-technical accounts
  • Manages full life cycle recruiting process
  • Gathers and analyzes requirements from the hiring managers and projects
  • Develops, drives, and executes comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates in limited candidate spaces
  • Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs
  • Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements, contacting recruiters, using newsgroups and job sites
  • Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements
  • Improves organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and perks.

Technical Recruiter

BairesDev
08.2015 - 01.2016
  • Owned full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated, and closed candidates for assigned requisitions
  • Placed high-end technical professionals in Information Technology Industry in contract and fulltime positions
  • Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates
  • Filtered through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated applicant's work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements
  • Used different job portals for sourcing (Monster, Dice, The Ladders, LinkedIn, JobStreet, JobsDB).

Technical Recruitment Consultant

Outsourced: Quality Assured Services
10.2014 - 07.2015
  • Sourced and qualified potential candidates for soft skills and technical competency against position requirements
  • Networked through online social networks, industry contacts, association memberships and trade groups to source qualified candidates
  • Helped develop new sources for qualified candidates
  • Coordinated work of offshore personnel
  • Prepared resume submittals
  • Coordinated and scheduled interviews
  • Performed candidate reference checks.

Recruitment Specialist

P3ople4u
06.2014 - 10.2014
  • Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates
  • Practiced numerous sourcing strategies including referral generation, ad placement, position postings, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking to develop a qualified pool of candidates
  • Articulated and negotiated job offers with candidates
  • Clearly communicated all aspects of the offer including salary, benefits, bonuses, relocating, etc
  • Used an internal database, Internet sites and referrals to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract-to-perm, and permanent positions
  • Established and maintained solid working relationships with hiring managers
  • Developed databases for client and candidates contact information.

Recruitment Officer

Diversify ISS
04.2013 - 06.2014
  • Successfully reviewed job descriptions to understand the needs of the client/s
  • Posted job advertisements in different job portals (Monster, JobsDB, Jobstreet, etc.)
  • Studied and kept track of salary bracket for various IT positions
  • Understood technology, technical roles and technical skills
  • Screened and ascertained the competence of candidates against a technical job description
  • Provided summary write-ups on candidate submissions to different department
  • Managed candidate tracking in database
  • Gathered feedback and de-brief candidates after interviews
  • Prepared contracts/memorandum of agreements
  • Extended offers to potential hires and close.

Technical Recruiter

iGEN Technologies Inc.
11.2011 - 03.2013
  • Successfully reviewed job descriptions to understand the needs of the hiring manager
  • Posted job ads in different job websites
  • Studied and kept track of salary for various IT positions
  • Understood technology, technical roles and technical skills
  • Screened and ascertained the competence of candidates against a technical job description
  • Provided summary write-ups on candidate submissions to different department
  • Managed candidate tracking in database
  • Gathered feedback and de-brief candidates after interviews
  • Involved in the decision-making in hiring a candidate
  • Prepared contracts/memorandum of agreements
  • Extended offers to potential hires
  • Conduct New Hire Orientation.

Recruitment Associate - Executive Search

Q2 HR Solutions
04.2011 - 11.2011
  • End to end recruitment for Senior Manager to C level IT and Finance positions
  • Attended networking events; interact with people to expand network for future candidates or clients for the company
  • Maintained and built strong relationships with clients, government bodies and various related organizations for sales and networking purposes
  • Prepared contracts/memorandum of agreements
  • Ensured that individual KPI's (Key Performance Indicator) are consistently achieved and exceeded
  • Ensured that cost-effective measures are implemented
  • Prepared Billing instructions to be forwarded to the Finance Department for every placed candidate
  • Ensured that all client job orders are met with suitable candidates within the specification and timeframe agreed with the client
  • Coordinated with clients on candidate endorsements, interview schedules, job offer and other related communication
  • Established different methods for sourcing candidates to meet specific client requirements
  • Provided reports to effectively monitor movements of search requirements
  • Assisted in the formulation of strategic plan for the recruitment and research function
  • Attended weekly operations meetings and provided individual reports.

HR Associate

John Clements Consultants, Inc.
07.2009 - 05.2010
  • In charge of internal recruitment, training and development, and mandatory transmittal.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Far Eastern University
04.2001 -

Timeline

Recruitment Manager for Engineering (IT)

Magic, Inc.
09.2021 - Current

Recruitment Team Lead

Atticus Advisory Solutions
06.2021 - 09.2021

Recruitment Team Lead

Vertere Global Solutions (formerly Kforce Global Solutions, Inc.)
01.2021 - 06.2021

Senior Technical Recruiter

Vertere Global Solutions (formerly Kforce Global Solutions, Inc.)
02.2016 - 12.2020

Technical Recruiter

BairesDev
08.2015 - 01.2016

Technical Recruitment Consultant

Outsourced: Quality Assured Services
10.2014 - 07.2015

Recruitment Specialist

P3ople4u
06.2014 - 10.2014

Recruitment Officer

Diversify ISS
04.2013 - 06.2014

Technical Recruiter

iGEN Technologies Inc.
11.2011 - 03.2013

Recruitment Associate - Executive Search

Q2 HR Solutions
04.2011 - 11.2011

HR Associate

John Clements Consultants, Inc.
07.2009 - 05.2010

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Far Eastern University
04.2001 -

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