Hello, my name is John Rose and I am a converted Engineer, who has been hiding in the sourcing and recruitment world for 30+ years, an active practitioner, advisor and mentor.

Conversations and advice -> "Smoothly delivered like a Northern Barry White of Recruitment" <- -> 'To Find and Be Found' relates to people and businesses! <- John Rose went from Newspaper Boy to Engineer and now Talent Acquisition [𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 | 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 | 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 | 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 | 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣] Partner & Advisor and Recruitment / Talent Technology [including 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡, 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙊𝙪𝙩, 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙊𝙪𝙩, 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙐𝙥, 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧, 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧, 𝙂𝙚𝙢, 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙃𝙍, 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙡, 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙞, 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩,] Professional, with extensive strategic, operational and leadership experience in both In-house and Agency environments in UK & Canada [Dual Citizen]. A passionate and focused technology-centric professional, comfortable leading, managing and working in a team. An avid exponent for developing and delivering strategic plans, technology identification, sourcing methods, talent pool and pipeline growth, and a continuous improvement approach to ensure positive candidate experience and success for the business and people. 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 in: recruiting | outbound sourcing | inbound-sourcing | open sourcing | agile sprints | data scraping | X-Ray | Boolean | talent acquisition | talent engagement | talent attraction | recruitment marketing | Candidate Experience | diversity | talent mapping | talent pool | nurturing | competence & behavioural identification and selection | Interviewing | recruitment training | re-engineering | re-skilling | up-skilling | resourcing | leading | mentoring | recruitment technology | managed services | RPO | speaking | presentations | facilitation | engaging | LinkedIn | social recruitment | motivation | recruitment needs analysis | relationship building | business strategies | project / full cycle recruitment | technical | engineering | people engagement | #Start-Up | Growth | global | national | local

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