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Tim Weidner

Chief Operating Officer Education Job Board

Location
tallahassee, FL (US)
Work Category
Education
Interests
Business partnerships, Job opportunities, References, Ways to stay in touch
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The Network of Educators welcomes the University of Penn and the NYC Dept. of Education and are now posting their jobs at http://www.networkofeducators.com

About Me

We are a truly unique “job board” which offers a complete job board, professional development for educators, full life cycle recruitment services, job fair postings, tutoring postings, and has added the “Social Networking” component to give job seekers, employers, and tutors maximum exposure on the internet and opportunities for success. No other “job board” offers the truly unique products and services of Network of Educators. We welcome questions in regards to interviewing, job searches, resumes, reading curriculums, reading strategies, and questions on professional development in reading.

Please visit http://www.networkofeducators.com to view and apply to jobs.

Send us your questions:
Interviewing questions etc: recruiter@networkofeducators.com
Professional development questions: pd@networkofeducators.com

Work Experience

  • Jul 2009 - present
    tallahassee, FL (US)
    Chief Operating Officer
    Network of Educators
    • Recruit candidates for employers in the education industry across the United States.
    • Research and determine which online social networks to publish content to increase website traffic.
    • Develop, edit, and publish website and social network group content.
    • Create and manage marketing campaign on social networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, BrightFuse, Squidoo, & more.
    • Cold call potential Employers and Job Seekers to promote company’s products and services.
    • Monitor daily website traffic and avenues of sources.
    • Assist Job Seekers and Employers in answering technical questions, registration, and networking.

    Accomplishments:
    -LinkedIn Group Manager for Candidate Pipeline Development Group with over 3000 Members
    -Increased Employer registration to 28 Employers in 3 months
    -Increased Job Seeker registration by over 400 in 3 months
  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2009
    raleigh, NC (US)
    Technical Employment Consultant
    BB&T Bank
    • Full life cycle recruitment of candidates for the IT/IS, Project Management, IT Business Services, and Product Development lines of businesses: Project Managers, E-Business/Online Channel, Market Analysts, Data Analytics, Operations/Network Engineers, IT Business Analysts, SW Programmers (Mainframe/Client Server/Web), IT/IS Managers, IT/IS Executives, IT Security, etc.
    • Develop business partnerships with hiring managers: identify talent requirements, devise recruitment strategies, ensure interviewing/hiring process compliance, consult in the selection of candidates, and creation of the offer letters.
    • Establish business contacts with College/University Career Center Directors throughout the Southeastern US.
    • Negotiate compensation and relocation with prospective employees.
    • Negotiate cost-effective agreements with search firms, staffing agencies, and job boards.
    • Ensure drug, criminal, and pre-employment assessment tests are administered.

    Accomplishments:
    -2008 Saved the company $912,000 in annual recruiting costs
    -2006 and 2008 IT/IS Recruiter with the most hires
    -2007 Received Perfect Client Experience Award from the manager in the Project Management Office
  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2005
    research triangle park, NC (US)
    Contract Recruiter
    Research Triangle Institute
    • Hired to recruit candidates to fill the Director (Ph.D.) – Laboratory Animal Sciences position.
    • Recruited candidates via Advanced Internet Search Techniques (Boolean Searches), “cold calling”, and networking.

    Accomplishments:
    -Identified ten qualified and interested candidates in one week
  • Jul 2004 - Dec 2004
    durham, NC (US)
    Contract Recruiter
    Cree, INC.
    • Recruited candidates for the Manufacturing, R&D (Ph.D.), Construction/Skilled Labor, Procurement, Outside Sales/Marketing,
    IT, Facilities/EH&S and Administrative Departments.
    • Developed business partnerships with hiring managers: identified talent requirements, devised recruitment strategies, ensured
    interviewing/hiring process compliance, consulted in the selection of candidates, and created the offer letters.
    • Developed the Staffing Program for the Durham, NC facility.
    • Attended college career fairs.
    • Helped to plan and organize the onsite job fair.
    • Researched, evaluated, and recommended an Applicant Tracking System for the company.
    • Negotiated compensation and relocation with prospective employees.
    • Negotiated cost effective agreements with search firms, staffing agencies, and job boards.

    Accomplishments:
    -Received “Spot Award” for my work performance in organizing Cree’s Onsite Job Fair
    -Developed Staffing Program and Procedures

Education

  • 1988 - 1994
    Bachelor's
    NCSU

Courses & Certifications

AIRS Certification