Jaimie Lynn Craig
Recruitment Aficionado in the SF BAY AREA, Venture Capital and Startup Recruitment Consultant Queen
| Headline: | Recruiter |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.pstaffing.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Entertainment, Financial, Gaming, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Real Estate, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, English, Languages, Management, Negotiation, Recruitment, Sales, Spanish |
| Next step: | Taking over the world. |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Groups: | NICENT, Online Advertising Professionals (OAP) |
| Visas: | US |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Getting press, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Recruiting, Starting a company |
| Tags: | administrative, Architecture, biotech, Dancing, executive assistant, finance, hr, politics, Real Estate, recruiting, social networking, software, startups, Travel, Venture Capital, Wine |
| Schools: | California State University System - Chico |
FULL BIO
Jaimie Lynn Craig joined Premier as an Account Director-Direct Hire in the Summer of 2007. Here she specializes in placing candidates in Venture Capital, Private Equity, Finance, Technology, Biotech, Architecture, Real Estate, and Startup environments. Prior to joining Premier, Jaimie Lynn worked for another recruitment agency and freelanced in commercial and residential real estate leasing. Originally from Bakersfield, CA by way of Portland, Oregon and Incline Village, NV, Jaimie Lynn received her B.S. degree in Instructional Design and Technology with an emphasis on “R.O.I.” and “Retaining Top Talent.” In addition, she is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta, and fittingly enough held the position of VP of Recruitment.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Premier Staffing, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Account Director (Recruiter), Administrative Division |
| Time period: | July 2007 - Present |
| Description: | The San Francisco Bay Area’s leading recruitment firm specializing in placement of Administrative, Sales, and Finance individuals.
• Ran a full desk that encompassed both candidate recruitment and also business development of clientele from various business sectors throughout the Bay Area. • Placed over 70 candidates in administrative, hr, marketing and operational roles in my initial year. • Became 2nd highest biller in the firm after less than one year’s time and was the first to reach the Presidents Club goal of $300,000 in billing for 2008. • Consistently billed over 25k monthly within the first four months of employment; an accomplishment that ensured I make the coveted annual Presidents Club for 2007. • Billed clientele $404,000 for 2008, with an average salary placement of around 57k/12k fee. • Consistently recruited individuals for positions that were more difficult to place and somewhat atypical to our division to ensure that the client was fully serviced and that my billings were exceeding expectations. • Notable Clients of Reference: Genentech, Khosla Ventures, Dolby Laboratories, BDO Seidman, Hint Water, Kaplan, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Levi’s, and multiple financial firms, venture capital and private equity establishments. • Created and sustained relationships with varying types of clientele which resulted in repeat business and consistent referrals to other business avenues by said clients. |
| Employer: | Groupe Insearch, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Recruiting Associate (Assistant to Principal) |
| Time period: | December 2006 - July 2007 |
| Description: | A boutique recruitment firm specializing in the placement of administrative professionals who support top executives.
• Assisted Principal with day to day recruiting activities in regards to screening resumes and formatting for presentation to clientele. • Referred candidates in internally that resulted in billings of nearly 20k. • Assisted principal in achieving nearly 100k in billing in tenure whilst in the middle of an expansion on the peninsula. • Extensive calendaring, scheduling, booking of interviews, providing accurate and timely feedback to clientele in absence of principal. • Prepare meeting reports and update company stats accurately weekly. • Work with website designer and print advertisers on layout and graphic elements of communications • Provided back up support to Front Office Coordinator when away; bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. |
| Employer: | Michael Heavey Construction, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Client Manager/Sales & Office Manager |
| Time period: | April 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | A Concrete Construction firm in the SF Bay Area. Projects ranged from large commercial developments to smaller intimate residential projects.
• Played integral role in increasing sales revenue and receivables by 165 percent between May 2005 to May 2006. • Was responsible for all aspects of bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections. Ran weekly payroll for union employees including fringe benefits.. • Managed workforce scheduling, project coordination and travel arrangements. Was also involved in contract facilitation from draft stage to project completion. • Coordinate and manage meetings between owner and clientele and ensured quality standards for projects in all phases of design with staff and clientele. • Monitor client response and customer base through website and other advertising media. • Work with website designer and print advertisers on layout and graphic elements of communications and planned print advertising campaigns to target larger market share. |
EDUCATION
| University: | California State University System - Chico |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Instructional Techonoly, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Bocce Ball, Running, Volleyball, Wakeboarding, Apres Skiing |
| Hobbies: | Shopping, Recruiting, Socializing, Connecting People and Ideas, Wine |
| Clubs: | ArtPointe, Junior League of San Francisco, Ronald McDonald House Volunteer through UCSF |
| Memberships: | SF REX, NCHRA, |
| Awards: | President's Club 2007, 2008, and working on 2009! |
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New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.
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Kirill Makharinsky
Ostrovok.ru, Quid, YouNoodle, Slide. focused on data, product, marketing.
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Natalie Straub
Business Administration graduate from San Francisco State University. Currently working as Pro Bono Marketing Consultant at Kiva.org.
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Alessandro La Rosa
Independent mobile and web developer, always open to new challenges
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Michael Linton
English and General Literature studies from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton. Last worked as Vice President of Sales at Topix.