Blake Williams

Experience

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  AXA-Advisors, LLC

  Dec 2007 - Aug 2009

  Financial Advisor

  - Delivered weekly retirement benefits presentations during public school faculty meetings in Wake / Franklin / Nash / Wilson County and enrolled 132 public school teachers into AXA’s 403(b) plan with $736,000 in annuity rollovers as a member of AXA’s Retirement Benefits Group.

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  NC Farm Bureau

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

  Insurance Agent

  - Grew an existing Property & Casualty book of business by $74,000 and won Sportsman's Holiday in 2009 and Million Dollar Club in 2010.

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  Norwegian Cruise Line

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Mucker / Food Runner / Server / Food Expeditor / Lifeboat Crew

  - Completed a 6 month rotation and a 5 month rotation working 2 shifts a day 7 days a week.- Grew from the slowest rookie mucker to the fastest grand master mucker in the Aloha buffet.- Ran large party section in the Skyline Restaurant after being trained by the great Filipino mafia.- Served as expeditor, milkshake maker, fried food and adult beverage slinger in the Cadillac Diner winning Top Beverage Sales of Week 6 times.

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  ZipRealty

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Corporate Recruiter

  - Recruited 72 licensed real estate agents for ZipRealty brokerages in Austin, TX and Richmond, VA by leveraging LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Monster, MLS data, and SearchLight ATS.

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  Ettain group

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2021

  - Ran a full-desk and won President's Club in 2019 and 2020 as an individual contributor.- Built relationships with hiring managers to understand their business & technical challenges and delivered top talent by leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Dice, CareerBuilder, Monster, and erecruit ATS.- Placed mid-level and senior level top talent in cybersecurity, software engineering, data, product management, UX design, SaaS sales, digital marketing and executive leadership in direct hire and contract-to-hire roles with various clients within the SaaS, Fintech, Insurtech, and healthcare industry. Show less - Ran a split desk and won President's Club in 2018 while leading daily stand-up meetings and hosting a monthly office meeting to present performance data with recruiting / sales recognition.- Providing training to new recruiters during their first 12 months leading to 3 promotions.- Leveraged LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Dice, CareerBuilder, Monster, and erecruit ATS to place mid-level and senior level top talent in software engineering, data analytics, QA testing, UX design, and project management in direct hire and contract-to-hire roles.- Supported various clients within the SaaS, banking, financial services, telecom, and healthcare industry.- Hosted a bi-monthly software development Meetup group called Code Craftsmanship Saturdays. Show less

  • Director of Search

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Recruiting Lead

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Senior Technical Recruiter

    Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Technical Recruiter

    Mar 2013 - Nov 2014
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  Jobot

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2024

  Recruiting Manager

  - Ran a full-desk and won President's Club and Million Dollar Club in 2022 (Rookie of the Quarter in Q3) while leading a small team of recruiters.- Built relationships with hiring managers to understand their business & technical challenges and delivered top talent by leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Dice, and Jax ATS.- Placed mid-level and senior level top talent in cybersecurity, software engineering, data, product management, UX design, SaaS sales, digital marketing and executive leadership in direct hire and contract-to-hire roles.- Partnered with various clients within the SaaS, Fintech, Insurtech, healthcare, electronics, transportation & logistics, supply chain, automotive, and pharma industry.- Promoted from Executive Manager to Recruiting Manager in April 2022. Show less

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  Hyperdrive Recruiting

  Jul 2024 - now

  Founder / Headhunter

  Hire Top Revenue Generating Talent - Let's kick your recruiting & revenue into Hyperdrive!Hyperdrive Recruiting is a Raleigh-based boutique agency delivering top revenue generating talent in sales, marketing, advertising, product, engineering, and cybersecurity to tech clients nationwide. We headhunt talent from your top competitors while streamlining the hiring process. Whether you need recruiting on a fractional, contingent, retained, contract-to-hire, or managed services basis, we have you covered. Fill jobs in less than 12 parsecs. Fastest recruiting the galaxy. Show less

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  HR Approved - Writing Resumes that Double Your Interviews

  Sept 2024 - now

  Resume Writer

  Writing resumes & LinkedIn profiles that help you avoid the resume black hole, double your interviews, and accelerate your job search at HRapproved.com