Sharon McGuiness

Sharon M. McGuiness
1073 Lake Royale
Louisburg, NC 27549
(252) 303-0232
(919) 818-8606, cell
alphafml@earthlink.net

QUALIFICATIONS:

An energetic team player with a proven track record of recruiting qualified IT Professionals within the following areas: Messaging Technologies, Management Technologies, Project/Program Management, .Net Technologies, Network Engineering and Business/Systems Analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

04/07 – 12/08 Search Wizards at Microsoft Corporation
Contract Recruiter
Responsible for generating candidates for fulltime opportunities at Microsoft Corporation.
Support Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), Communications Sector of North America (CSNA) and Global Practice (GP).
Recruited for Senior Consultants, Architects, Technical Account Managers (TAM), Account Development Consultants with major emphasis in messaging and management technologies.

05/05 – 04/07 Present TAC Worldwide Companies
Technical Recruiter
Responsible for recruiting and qualifying IT professionals for the Mid-Atlantic Region (NJ, PA, VA, MD, NC).
Provide continuing contractor care for all technical consultants in North Carolina.

10/00 – 04/05 Paragon Computer Professionals, Inc.
Technical Recruiter
Responsible for recruiting and qualifying IT professionals for the Southeast Region (NC, GA, FL) of an employee-based consulting firm.
Utilize search engines to locate candidates via the Internet, referrals, direct sourcing and EZAccess.
Conduct both phone and personal interviews with candidates.
Rate negotiations, reference checks, reformat resumes, and technical screenings of all candidates.
Conduct new hire orientation for new consultants including benefit and incentive information.

05/98 – 10/00 Cornell Technical Services, Inc.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Responsible for qualifying IT Professionals for permanent and contract assignments.
Utilize search engines to locate candidates via the Internet, job fairs, referrals, direct sourcing and internal database.
Perform in-house interviews to include: rate negotiations, benefit information, reference checks, education verification, technical screening and reformatting resumes.
Prepare employment contracts and perform complete sign-up functions for employee, W2 and 1099 consultants.
Prepare weekly and monthly recruiting effort reports.
Train new recruiters.
Maintain administrative functions within the branch.
Client interaction
Maintain relationships with active and inactive candidates on a weekly, monthly and bi-annual basis.

09/95 – 05/98 EMCO Wheaton DTM, Inc.
Junior Accountant
Responsible for managing Fixed Assets and monthly depreciation, maintain and reconcile cash accounts, wire transfers, input cash receipts, reconcile balance sheet accounts, input hourly weekly payroll, manage Inter-Company receivables and payables, calculate monthly commission statements for sales staff, Credit and Collections with average receivables of $2.5 million (domestic and export), credit hold reporting, set up new distributors, manage database of 700+ accounts.

02/93 – 09/95 EMCO Wheaton, Inc.
Executive Secretary to Director of Finance
Responsible for maintaining legal files, lease agreements, patent and trademark files, certificate of insurance, sales tax calculations, corporate minutes and general correspondence.
Additional duties to include: Daily wire transfers, cash distribution for company divisions, maintain and reconcile eight bank accounts, daily deposits, input of corporate payables, process cash requirements and assist with month-end close.

06/85 – 02/93 Ads Infinitum, Inc.
Office Manager
Responsible for inputting all incoming orders with sales averaging $2.0 million annually, invoicing, cash receipts and payables, credit and collections, monthly balance sheet/profit and loss statements, assist sales staff with researching products, advise of shipping status, manage and assist 80% of in-house sales, quotations, correspondence, Secretary to the Corporation.


References Available Upon Request.