Dave W.
Recruiting Consultant | Executive Search & Hiring Strategy
Hiring the right people is hard, especially when you don't have an internal recruiting team. I've spent nearly 20 years helping companies get it right. My career started at an executive search firm before moving into Talent Acquisition leadership at Fortune 500, high-growth technology, and engineering companies, building recruiting functions from the ground up. Today, I use that experience to help small and midsize companies hire senior and hard-to-fill roles without adding full-time headcount. What I help with: ✅ Recruiting across functions and seniority levels, from managers to executives ✅ Candidate sourcing, screening, and pipeline development, including passive candidates ✅ Recruiting strategy and hiring process improvement ✅ Job descriptions and structured interviews ✅ Hiring manager coaching ✅ Fractional and project-based recruiting support What makes my approach different is that I've sat on both sides of the table. I've built recruiting functions and advised hiring leaders, and I've interviewed thousands of candidates, so I understand how hiring decisions are actually made. I work directly with every client and focus on practical, hands-on support, not generic advice or a templated process. If you're a growing company that needs experienced recruiting support without adding full-time headcount, I'd be happy to talk.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $6.1k
Billed in all: $9,509$9.5k
$2k in the last 6 months
Across 7 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Dotted: longer than usual between two readings.
Skill rankings: Top 5% in Interview Training
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