1. Tina M. Pero
PHONE: (404) 307-9754 EMAIL: tinapero@gmail.com
SUMMARY: Senior Talent Acquisition professional with experience working for fortune 500 companies supporting product and
technology organizations as large as 1200 employees globally. Over 10 years of experience of full life cycle recruiting executive,
senior, career and associate level professionals.
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE EXPERIENCE: 08/2009 – Present
Monster Worldwide, Maynard/Cambridge, MA (11/2010 - Present)
Lead Recruiter / Associate Manager, Talent Acquisition
Effectively support global information technology and product organization of 1200 employees.
Identify/clarify hiring specifications and competencies, document and confirm principal requirements to ensure accurate
and detailed job descriptions, and develop action plans to maximize candidate sourcing.
Executive global full-lifecycle recruiter for executive, senior-level management, career and associate level roles within
product and technology organization, working on an average of 20 requisitions.
Identify 100% of hires in North America via direct sourcing, cold calling, social networking, employee referrals and
candidate applicants.
Utilize operational analysis, trending, benchmarking and research to support leadership and managers in the effective
projections for staffing needs.
Serve as functional expert on employment by building strong relationships with the various departments and hiring
managers, ensuring ability to influence, guide and drive the recruiting process.
Manage recruiters and drive behaviors through goal setting and people alignment to measure performance.
Establish and utilize recruiting metrics to evaluate recruiting performance. Utilize recruiting metrics to continuously
improve recruiting initiatives and to strategically use the applicant tracking system. Provide benchmarking and best
practices to support hiring goals of business unit.
Effective partner directly with CIO, HR, and senior management to establish and maintain hiring processes and metrics.
Partner with the product and technology organization and human resources business partner to develop staffing strategy to
support the expansion of the organization.
Weekly meetings with senior executives to discuss headcount, attrition and recruiting updates on key open requisitions.
Facilitate and deliver behavioral-based interviewing training to managers within organization.
Develop strategic design, workload balancing, execution, and measurement of staffing processes and talent.
Manage relocation, visas, background checks, EEO, AA, and terminations.
Managing global hiring initiative to onboard 105 new hires based in Czech Republic, London and North America.
Created and successfully implemented North-American-based hiring strategy to onboard 19 new hires within 6 weeks.
Biogen Idec., Cambridge/Weston, MA (08/2009 - 11/2010)
Recruiting Partner, Talent Acquisition (contract)
Full lifecycle recruitment for departmental needs (Manufacturing and Information Technology) within Biogen Idec,
supporting more than 150 hiring managers and simultaneously working on an average of 30 requisitions.
Screened resumes and interviewed candidates using behavioral and situational techniques to verify qualifications while
documenting the process accordingly.
Assisted in the development of recruiting strategies and sourcing methods to maintain a well qualified top talent candidate
pool.
Responsible for requirements qualification, preparation of position descriptions, sourcing, web searches, Google, internal
databases, resume boards, networking and alumni associations.
Negotiated new hire compensation, explained benefits offered, presented and closed offers of employment.
Responsible for background and reference checks, Visa and citizenship processing procedures, and new employee
orientation.
Managed vendor staffing resources/relationships which resulted in quality and cost-effective hires.

2. PROFESSIONAL AGENCY EXPERIENCE: 07/2001 - 08/2009
Signature Consultants, LLC, Atlanta, GA/Boston, MA (02/2008 – 08/2009)
Recruiting Lead
Mentored a team of 7 recruiters and 1 coordinator, supporting over 30 clients within product, creative and information
technology realms.
Partnered directly with hiring managers to discuss technical requirements.
Led weekly meetings with senior management to discuss recruiting progress on sourcing updates.
Mentored and trained new hire recruiters, ranging from experienced to junior level recruiters.
Executed efficiently by capitalizing on the most immediately available candidates first (candidates in the Applicant Tracking
System (ATS), from company referral program, and professional networks), followed by systematic leveraging of various
resources to identify and contact ultra-passive candidates.
Full cycle recruitment in information technology, creative and product domains, placing both permanent and contract
professionals throughout the local and U.S. market.
Supported clients in a variety of industries including: Information Technology & Services, Engineering, Financial, Healthcare,
Retail, Insurance, Academic, Marketing/PR/Advertising, Manufacturing and Government.
Core member of training team to develop materials for company-wide in-housing training module; Averaged 2 contract
placements per week, 2-3 permanent placements per month.
KForce Professional Staffing, Atlanta, GA (07/2003 - 02/2008)
Senior Technical Recruiter
Provided direct consultative support to senior-level management, ensuring timely interviews of qualified candidates,
negotiated and closed job orders.
Assisted in development of a staffing plan to proceed as economically as possible, to effectively forecast staffing needs and
respond to changing market conditions.
Full cycle recruitment in information technology, creative and product domains, placing both permanent and contract
professionals throughout the local and U.S. market.
Worked with third-party vendors to assist in locating qualified candidates to close active job postings.
Clearly communicated and negotiated all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits, bonuses, etc.
Successfully built and maintained a strong network with candidate contacts for future opportunities, referrals, and business
development leads
Developed recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates utilizing alternative search methods such as
networking events, network referrals, current/former contractors, past candidate submittals, and job boards.
Pre-qualified prospective professionals via phone and in-house interviews, coordinated client interviews, and utilized rate
negotiation to lock in candidates.
Facilitated training of potential interviewers in technical, core competency, core values interviews.
Supported clients in a variety of industries including: Information Technology & Services, Engineering, Financial, Healthcare,
Retail, Insurance, Academic, and Marketing/PR/Advertising.
Rookie of the year – 2001; Averaged 1 -2 contract placements per week, 2 permanent placements per month.
Agency Staffing (company closed), Atlanta, GA (06/2001 – 07/2003)
Recruiter
Responsible for networking, business development and sourcing talent in the manufacturing and clerical space.
EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI May 2001
Major, Bachelors of Arts
Minor, Business Administration