Professional Resume Template for
Recruiter
Devon J. Keller
Chicago, IL
(312) 555-0143
devon.keller@email.com
linkedin.com/in/devon-keller-recruitment | devonkeller.com
Professional Summary
Collaborative Recruiter with 6 years of experience managing full-cycle talent acquisition and sourcing strategies for corporate client groups. Proficient in optimizing applicant tracking systems, reducing cost-per-hire by 18%, and cutting average time-to-fill from 45 days down to 31 days. Expertise includes building diverse talent pipelines, administering structured behavioral interviews, and negotiating competitive compensation packages. Skilled in aligning hiring goals with business needs and managing hiring manager relations across parallel departments. Proficient with Workday, ATS integrations, LinkedIn Recruiter, and HubSpot.
Work Experience
Senior Corporate Recruiter — Apex Talent Solutions
Chicago, IL | January 2024 – Present
- Led full-cycle recruitment for 3 major corporate business units, successfully filling 48 technical and managerial positions and reducing average cost-per-hire by 19% through optimized sourcing.
- Designed and implemented a revised candidate sourcing pipeline utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter and custom target list campaigns, which increased the volume of qualified inbound applicants by 34%.
- Collaborated with 14 department hiring managers to define candidate personas and structure screening questions, reducing first-round interview drop-out rates from 25% down to 8%.
- Optimized candidate tracking configurations inside Workday, which automated communication flows and shortened the overall interview lifecycle duration from 42 days to 28 days.
Corporate Recruiter — Vertex Services
Boston, MA | August 2020 – December 2023
- Sourced, screened, and placed 85+ professionals in operations and sales departments, achieving a 92% retention rate after 12 months on the job through post-hire follow-ups.
- Negotiated compensation and benefits offerings for 45 job offers, achieving a candidate acceptance rate of 88% while remaining within the allocated salary budget thresholds.
- Coordinated and executed 8 large-scale regional virtual university career fairs, resulting in 250+ new graduate applications and the direct onboarding of 18 entry-level associates.
- Analyzed applicant tracking system reports to identify pipeline bottlenecks, presenting recommendations that helped decrease recruiter screen-to-offer times by 15% overall.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management
Midwestern State University · Wichita Falls, TX · 2020
Skills
Full-cycle recruitment, Candidate sourcing, Applicant tracking systems, Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Behavioral interviewing, Talent pipeline building, Compensation negotiation, Salary benchmarking, Candidate experience optimization, Diversity and inclusion sourcing, Hiring manager collaboration, Event coordination
Projects
Global ATS Migration and Integration
Role: Project Lead / Lead Recruiter
Tools: Workday, Zoom, Slack, DocuSign
Managed transition from legacy ATS to Workday, training 24 recruiters and hiring managers, reducing system-wide candidate processing delays by 31%.
Diversity Sourcing Initiative
Role: Sourcing Strategist
Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, HubSpot, Slack
Built out targeted sourcing campaigns for underrepresented talent, increasing the diversity of the candidate pipeline by 42% over a 6-month period.
Certifications
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) (2022)
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) (2021)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
- Affiliations: Member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (2020-present)
- Availability: 2 weeks notice
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$65,000
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$95,000
Avg:
$80,000
Growth Outlook:
Employment of human resources specialists, including recruiters, is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations. This growth is driven by the expansion of businesses and the need to navigate increasingly complex employment laws and healthcare regulations. As organizations continue to adopt sophisticated Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI-driven sourcing tools, recruiters must focus more on building strategic talent pipelines, active candidate engagement, and managing stakeholder expectations to ensure top-tier hiring outcomes.
6% growth over 10 years
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