1. Oliver Smith– Experienced internal recruitment professional
07967 942090
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/olismithrecruiter/
Wakefield,WF1 3EE oliversmith63@hotmail.com
18 Yrs Recruitmentexperience.
*Head office functions*Volume recruitment*Candidate management*Processimplementation*
*Efficiencyimprovements*Campaigndesign*Advert/Candidate generation*Competencybased*
Skills *Security Vetting Industries Software
*advert writing *Volume screening *Utilities *Kenexa
*Competency interviewing *CV Mining *Hospitality *I-Grasp
*Assessment centre *Communication *Engineering *Profile RPM
*Skills testing *Gaining “Buy in” *Defence *Voyager
*Candidate shortlisting *Process improvements *Logistics
*Interview training *Contract negotiation *Contact Centre
*Stakeholder Management *Team Management *Head office functions
*Vacancy briefings *Social media recruiting *Travel / Tourism
Recommendations
Jet2.com - Recruitment System Coordinator Jamie Pearson
“Working on an Interim assignment - Oliver assisted with the volume recruitment
of our seasonal GroundOperations employees. Responsible for the full endto
end recruitment process aimedat deliveringhigh standards of brandawareness
and candidate satisfactionthroughour Candidate ManagementSystem(Kenexa).
Responsibilities include managing the initial screening and shortlisting using
competency scoring framework, managingthe assessmentcentre attendance and
adapting the numbers to meetchanging business requirements, completingjob
offers and ensuring candidates are aware of the security/referencing process
required to gain CAA clearance ensuring process compliance.”
Thames Water - Editor / Proof reader Claire Fry
“Oliver is an exceptionallytalentedCareer / RecruitmentProfessional with a high-level client
and candidate centric approach. Possessing an astute business mind-set, his enthusiasm
and drive consistently ensures success for all parties withinthe recruitmentprocess, time
and time again.”
Compass Group UK & Ireland - Resourcing Consultant Gaynor Levi
“I worked with Oliver for a year and found him to be very passionate and pro active in his
role as an internal recruiter. Oliver was able to demonstrate his experience through his many
successful placements and new idea's offeredto the team.”
Compass Group - Recruitment Partner Rebecca Pitt
“Having workedwith Oliver for just over 12 months I foundhim to be hardworking, dedicatedand
totally professional. Oliver had a very difficultarea to recruitbut always managed to exceed his
KPI's.”
Seeking
A challenginginternal recruitmentrole withinan environmentembracingcontinuousimprovements.
A position that offers long term career development and the chance to demonstrate my full range of
expertise.
An organisation that recognises the benefits of delivering high brand awareness to candidates throughout
all recruitmentstages.

2. Oliver Smith– Experienced internal recruitment professional
07967 942090
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/olismithrecruiter/
Wakefield,WF1 3EE oliversmith63@hotmail.com
Employment history
ATA Recruitment - May 2013 – Present (13 months) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Talent Sourcing Professional
Operatingasa specialisttalentsourcer,supportingateamof sales consultantsinthe deliveryof
Engineeringprofessionals.Agreeingastrategythatsuitsthe needsof the clientandwill helpsource
the strongestcandidate forthe role (Headhunt,Advertised,Use of social media,Candidate data-
base,Focusedsearchand selection,Networking,Jobfairs,Graduates).These strategiescaninclude a
numberof processestosuitthe client(F2For / and Telephone interviewing,Competencyframework
scoring,SHL testing,Skillstesting,Referencing,Assessmentcentre design/organisationtoname a
few).
As thisisa commerciallyfocusedrole (profitrelated) KPI’sare inplace tomonitorstandards.These
include Submissiontointerviewratio,Interview tooffer,Time tohire,Retention,Placementsper
(month/ quarter/ year).
Thisrole requiresme tomanage anywhere between6and18 positionsatany one time.This
requiresahighlevel of structure andorganisationtoensuringall parties/stakeholdersare kept
abreastof projectactivities,understandanychallengesandare keptinformedthroughoutthe
recruitmentprocess.
Jet2.com - January2013 – April 2013 (4 months) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Recruitment– Interimposition
Working on an Interim assignment - assisting with the seasonal recruitment of operational ground
crew. Transparent recruitment process aimed at delivering high standards of brand awareness and
candidate satisfaction throughout all stages. Responsibilities include managing the candidate short
listing, pre-screening, utilising competency scoring framework, stakeholder management, updating
in-house candidate management system, monitoring assessment centre attendance, managing job
offers, ensuring candidates are able to complete security / referencing process requires to gain
airside passandensuringprocesscompliance.
Equal Approach - August2012 – Jan2013 (6 months) Home basedwithextensive travel
RecruitmentPartner – Contract position
Working remotely, I am responsible for managing the recruitment process on behalf of REMPLOY
the leading W2W provider. Tasked with ensuring process compliance and effective advertising is
used to source the strongest industry candidates to work in the branch network across the entire
UK. This includes pre-screening all applications, selecting short listed candidates to complete the first
stage of the recruitment process (Screening and competency based interview). Using the
standardised process I then select candidates for final stage interviews which are conducted by the
client / stakeholder at a time suitable. This role has enabled me to grasp a stronger understanding of
the benefits of a diverse workforce and grow my understanding of attraction strategies best suited
for sourcinga diverse range of candidates.

3. Oliver Smith– Experienced internal recruitment professional
07967 942090
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/olismithrecruiter/
Wakefield,WF1 3EE oliversmith63@hotmail.com
Personal Career Solutions - August2011 – July2012 (1 year) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Project Manager - Redundancy
Working with senior executives to assist them achieve the next step in their careers or move into
newexciting roleswithin alternative industries. Key drivers were to ensure clients attained new roles
through delivering accurate market / sector information relating to the chosen target role. This
included using head hunt techniques to gain valuable contact information within targeted
employers.
Yorkshire Water - April 2011 – July2011 (4 months) Bradford,UnitedKingdom
Internal RecruitmentAdvisor– Interimposition
Managing the end to end recruitment process for a variety of field and contact centre based roles. A
competency based recruitment campaign aimed at increasing the workforce in a number of key
areas to assist with the private to public transfer of Clean & Waste water assets across the Yorkshire
region. This role included candidate pre-screening, application/competency based scoring process,
telephone and final stage interviews. Working closely with key stakeholders in the business to
ensure toprocessisadheredto coveringall HRconcernsand deliveringbestresultstothe business.
 Final stage interviewratioof 1 in2 hires
 Successfullysourcedall candidates(150) 2 monthsaheadof schedule.
 Deliveredbrandawarenessthroughoutall stagesof the recruitmentcampaign.
British Gas - September2010 – May 2011 (9 months) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Internal Recruiter– Interimposition
Managing the recruitment process for engineering professionals. Duties include planning and
running candidate assessment centres, competency based interviewing, advertising, candidate
attraction, managing time hire (achieving SLA’s targets), telephone screening, ensuring cost
efficiencies, working with key stakeholders to understand the needs of the business and ensuring
staff recruitedmeetcompanyvettingprocess’s
Compass GroupUK & Ireland- 2009 – September2010 (1 year) Home basedwithextensive travel
Internal RecruitmentManager (North) – Redundancy
Managing the recruitment process for all internal vacancies of Unit and Senior Managers. Covering
the entire North of England tasked with reducing “time to hire” and streamlining recruitment
process’s. Working closely with the business leaders to identify and understand the needs of the
contract to assist with selecting the best candidates to drive business growth and manage the
companyservice levelsonsite.
 Independentlysourced179 permanentpersonnelwitharetentionrate of 85%.
 Reducedaverage “time tohire”from16 weeksto6.
 SuccessfullydesignedandimplementedassessmentcentresforRetail UnitManagers
 Cost savingof £349k infinal 12 monthperiod – Through directhires.
 Introduced improved recruitment practises – resulting in reduction of (home based recruiters)
savinginexcessof £300k.

4. Oliver Smith– Experienced internal recruitment professional
07967 942090
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/olismithrecruiter/
Wakefield,WF1 3EE oliversmith63@hotmail.com
DL Transport – 2008 – 2009 (1 year) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Multi Drop Driver – Career break
Prime Time Recruitment- 2006 – 2008 (2 years) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Branch Manager – Careerbreak
 Branch start up – Achieved100+ weeklytimesheetsinunder7month
 RecruitedTrainedandDeveloped2new consultants(Now BranchManagers)
 Introduced3 National Accounts(NHSSupplies,IronMountain,Royal Mail).
Jonathan Lee Recruitment- 2004 – 2006 (2 years) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
RecruitmentSpecialist– Career advancement
The Best Connection- 2001 – 2004 (3 years) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
Logistics Consultant– Careeradvancement
Nationwide Contracts - 1999 – 2002 (3 years) WestYorkshire,UnitedKingdom
SeniorConsultant – Company liquidation
Major Recruitment– 1997 – 1999 (2 years) Wakefield,UnitedKingdom
Industrial Recruitment Consultant– Careeradvancement
Training courses completed.
*Competencyframework *Disabilityawareness *Diversityinthe workplace
*Effective networking *Identifyinglearningstyles *SHL testing
*Recruitmentregulations *Advancedadvertwriting *Diversityattractionmethods
*Publicspeaking *Contract negotiation *Salespresentation
*Interviewadvice *Assessmentcentres *Brand delivery
Education
Outwood Grange – 1990 – 1995 (5 years) Wakefield,UnitedKingdom
GCSE’sinclude:
*English *Maths *Geography *Art
*Double Science *BusinessStudies *DesignTechnology *History
Hotel CateringTraining Company – 1995 – 1997 (2 years) Leeds,UnitedKingdom
*NVQ 4 – Advancedfoodpreparation&Cooking
*Advancedfoodhygiene

5. Oliver Smith– Experienced internal recruitment professional
07967 942090
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/olismithrecruiter/
Wakefield,WF1 3EE oliversmith63@hotmail.com
Hobbies & Interests
An active person who loves sports, currently 1st team captain and opening batsman for
Stanley Falcons CC, Golf - 14 Handicap, Snooker – 12 handicap and for my sins a follower of
Leeds United.
Currently learning amateur photography. This is something that coincides with my
enjoyment of taking the dog for walks across the North Yorkshire Dales.
Referees
Jet2.com – Beverley Bagnall – Beverley.bagnall@jet2.com
Equal Approach – Ann Penny – ann.penny@equalapproach.com
Compass Group – Jamie Gordon – Gordon.jamie@ymail.com
Additional references available upon request