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Sean P.

Experienced Recruiter | Recruitment Strategy | Candidate Experience

𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐩-𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭? That’s where I come in. I specialize in identifying, engaging, and delivering the right professionals - fast. For the past 19 years, I’ve focused exclusively on recruiting—helping employers connect with qualified professionals who make excellent hires. My track record of success has resulted in a 5-star Upwork rating (Top 10% Upwork Freelancer) and consistent praise from clients and employers alike. 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 🔹Top Rated Plus/Top 10% Upwork freelancer with all 5-star reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔹US Citizen based in New York State 🔹18 years of full-cycle recruitment experience in both aggressive outbound recruitment (agency) and strategic talent partner (corporate) capacities 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: (a la carte or full-service) 🔸Full-cycle Recruitment – strategizing with hiring manager ➙ sourcing ➙ screening ➙ candidate presentation to hiring manager ➙ interview coordination with hiring team ➙ offer presentation 🔸Recruitment Process – Audit current tools and sourcing platforms, review interview process and propose ways of improvement 🔸Recruitment Strategy Development – Discover needs, define ideal profile, sourcing/outreach, selection/interview framework, metrics/improvement 🔸Job Description Creation & Optimization – Write or refine postings to attract stronger candidates 🔸Candidate Experience Optimization – Review application-to-hire process and identify/reduce friction points that deter talent. 🔸Recruiter Training – modern sourcing techniques, proper ways to approach and sell opportunities 🔸Hiring Manager Interview Training – effective interview format and questions to assess talent 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Contract Recruiter for a health tech SaaS start-up, fully embedded as an internal team member with company email, employee profile, full system access, and direct collaboration with hiring managers and interview teams. • Directed end-to-end recruitment strategy in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Managed full-cycle hiring for revenue-driving sales, key marketing, IT/engineering (Principal Architect, Sr. Software Engineer), and HR leadership roles • Proactively sourced top talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms • Oversaw applicant flow through Rippling ATS, ensuring smooth candidate experience and data accuracy • Conducted high-volume candidate screening (phone/video) and coordinated interview logistics with hiring teams • Partnered with C-suite and VP-level leaders to provide weekly hiring updates, manage interview processes, and deliver feedback loops • Quickly mastered internal processes and technology platforms to streamline recruitment operations ⭐𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬⭐ "𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒. 𝐼 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟." - 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑛𝑛 𝐾. (𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟) "𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙, 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ. 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑!" – 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑅. (𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡) "𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙, ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠." – 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐿. (𝑉𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡) 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: 🔹Big Biller Applicant Tracking System (ATS/CRM) 🔹Rippling (ATS) 🔹Ashby (ATS) 🔹LinkedIn Recruiter (Candidate sourcing) 🔹Sales Navigator (Candidate sourcing) 🔹Indeed (Candidate sourcing) 🔹CareerBuilder (Candidate sourcing) 🔹Dux-Soup Turbo (LinkedIn outreach) 🔹SignalHire (Contact Data) 🔹Hunter (Contact Data) 🔹Woodpecker (Email outreach) 🔹Bouncer (Email verification) 🔹Slack 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: ✔ AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter ✔ AIRS Professional Recruiter Certification 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Flexible, but generally available on a project/search or hourly basis. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢!

🇺🇸Livingston Manor, United States$89/hr100% JSS5.00 (6)Since Sep 2021

Earnings and projects

MRR
$9.3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#1,526 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#689 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$11k

Last 6 months: $56k

World#1,213 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#574 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$176k

Billed in all: $202k

World#18,623 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,342 / 62.1k
Per project
$18k

$56k in the last 6 months

World#7,278 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,303 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,472 / 62.1k
Projects in all
10

Across 12 contracts

42% fixed58% hourly
World#201,797 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#28,778 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$202k+$10.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$190k$200k$210kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 5 skills of 10

Rarest: top 0.17% in LinkedIn Profile Creation, of 583. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1LinkedIn Profile Creation583 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.17%
  2. 1Resume Development416 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.24%
  3. 1Resume398 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.25%
  4. 1LinkedIn Profile381 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.26%
  5. 1Job Search Strategy302 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.33%
  6. 2LinkedIn Profile Optimization833 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 0.24%
  7. #4Resume Writing1,613 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 0.25%
  8. #4Recruiting Process Consulting353 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 1%