I am looking to get some advice on breaking further into contract recruiting. I have been a 3rd party recruiter for over 8 years (based in Toronto).

Critical Hire Recruiting, Toronto, ON.
Founder and Managing Director 2008-Present

Critical Hire specializes in providing advanced technology recruiting resources either as a third-party agency or on an in-house contract basis

Manage full-cycle recruiting and process consulting for a range of high tech clients in the multimedia, enterprise software, and microelectronics domains




Huntech Consultants Inc., Toronto, ON.
Director, Recruitment and Canadian Business Development 2000-2008

Huntech has been in business for over 25 years and is one of the leading providers of staffing services to several top technology developers within and outside the GTA


• Quickly became the top performer by partnering with highly sellable clients to understand position requirements, company culture and ultimately develop a slate of best fit candidates for each role
• Managed a team of four recruiters. Successfully inspired my staff to contribute their ideas towards increasing individual and overall team sales performance. Many of these procedure are now in place and have contributed to; standardized screening tools, weekly activity reports, improved database maintenance and coding, best negotiating practices, and improved closing ability
• Headhunt within a variety of technology domains with a key focus on microelectronics and core software development. Specialize in intermediate to senior level Canadian-based searches including; staff engineers, team leaders, project managers, and directors
• Lead by example with effective time management and focusing on cold and warm lead generating during core hours and saving database searches and other administrative functions to non-core hours
• Promote a competitive yet collaborative team environment where mindshare and effective cooperation contributes to substantial sales growth




Accountemps, A Division of Robert Half Canada, Toronto, ON.
Staffing Manager, Finance and Accounting Temp Placement 1997 – 2000

Founded in 1948, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, a division of Robert Half International Inc., is the world's first and largest specialized financial recruiting service with over 350 offices worldwide. This was a great place to start my recruiting career and grow within a very process and metrics based organization that focuses heavily on daily results. I was among the top Canadian billers in the most successful branch worldwide

Developed and presented sales proposals and overall staffing solutions to potential clients
• Attended client meetings to determine hiring needs and secure credibility and control
• Developed and maintained client relationships
• Managed temporary placements for all existing clients
• Screened resumes, interviewed candidates and performed reference checks
• Provided career counseling to candidates one and one and through large scale presentations