Ben Hall

benjamhall@gmail.com

612-819-0413

Nothing like a Cajun Crawfish Boil!

Summary:

I am a dynamic and motivated professional with a plethora of customer service background looking to change career paths from helping IT professionals find employment to being an actual IT professional. I possess a strong desire to excel in life, a strong teamwork mentality and a passion to live life to the full.


Portfolio


Hidden Hiking Gems Solo Project:

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Professional Experience:

Recruiting Manager at Robert Half Technology, January 2020 - May 2020

  • Manage the entire hiring process from business development to interviewing and onboarding new hires
  • Lead business development efforts by prospecting new leads, establishing connections, building relationships with clients to assist them in their staffing needs
  • Discuss with hiring managers their needs and goals for a prospective candidate
  • Recruit, interview, and source potential candidates for those needs ranging from entry level to director level in a highly competitive IT market
  • Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting, including negotiating offers and onboarding new hires
  • Attention to detail to gather data and provide HR administrative support for the needs of my clients
  • Dynamic and flexible team player, collaborated with a very tenured team of staffing professionals
  • Communicate over the phone, in person and via email
  • Experienced user of LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Senior Technical Recruiter at Robert Half Technology, October 2017- January 2020

  • Started as Technical Recruiter and promoted to Senior Recruiter status in just 10 months
  • Interview and source potential candidates ranging from entry level to director level in a highly competitive IT market
  • Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting, including negotiating offers and onboarding new hires
  • Utilize job boards, internal network, referrals to source top talent
  • Maintain ongoing relationships with candidates, leading trainings and consultations
  • Communicate over the phone, in person and via email
  • Build strong network/pipeline of candidates utilizing job boards, referrals, LinkedIn
  • Proficient using Salesforce.com, MS Office, Windows and Apple OS

Residential Assistant (RA) and Trainer at University of St. Thomas, August 2015- May 2017

  • Supervised and trained college students in Rome and on St. Paul campus

Manager of Building Maintenance Teams at University of St. Thomas, Summer of 2016

  • Managed work crews of student workers
  • Assigned workers to various tasks ranging from cleaning/ setting up guest rooms, interior painting, landscaping projects and general building maintenance
  • Managed summer guest services and housing

Personal Care Attendant at Lifeworks, 2011-2014

  • Supervised male age 16; Managed his day-to-day activities, appointments and activities

National Youth Group Leader at National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries, August-May 2012-2013

  • Public Speaker and Workshop Presenter: Presented a wide range of topics to youth and adults across the country
  • Team Leadership Roles: Led multi-aged small group discussions for youth and adults across the country
  • Account Manager and Relationship Manager: Explained our goals and plans with Youth Group Coordinators; received feedback and made alterations to plans based on their input

Education:

  • University of Saint Thomas, Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, 2017
  • Inver Hills Community College, Associate’s of Arts, 2014

Awards and Honors:

  • Minnesota Individual and Team DECA Banking & Finance champion, 2014
  • International DECA Banking & Finance finalist, 2014 Washington DC
  • Outstanding Accounting Student Award at Inver Hills Community College, 2014

College Activities & Societies:

  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member
  • Studied in Rome for Fall 2016 semester, Italian language skills; residential assistant (RA)
  • Proficient Spanish language skills