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Jeffrey Hammitt

Talent Acquisition Specialist who builds the systems behind hiring

Talent Acquisition Specialist with 5+ years leading full-cycle recruitment across G&A, skilled trades, and executive searches, plus a parallel practice of shipping software used by real teams. Owner of The Hammitt Group, a boutique manufacturing recruiting consultancy serving Texas employers. At HomePro I built and still support a custom recruiting analytics web portal for time-to-fill, quality of hire, monthly hire volume, historical trends, and incentive tracking. Outside the day job I design and ship products like Bold Employ, ApplySharp, and Recruiting Pains. Looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager seat where operating excellence and product-minded systems thinking are the same job.

Capabilities

Operator skills. Builder skills.

The recruiting craft and the product craft sit next to each other on purpose. One fills roles. The other makes the system measurable.

Talent acquisition

  • Full-cycle recruiting
  • Interview coaching
  • Talent pipeline development
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Team building
  • Hiring process improvement
  • Applicant tracking systems
  • Recruitment reporting
  • Executive sourcing
  • Contract negotiation

Product & systems

  • Recruiting analytics
  • Internal tools
  • Product design
  • Full-stack shipping
  • Dashboards & reporting
  • Workflow automation
  • ATS integrations
  • Operator UX

Selected builds

Software that sits beside the desk work

These are not side hobbies disconnected from recruiting. The HomePro portal runs inside the current TA operation. The rest are live products that came from the same operator lens.

  1. HomePro Rec Analytics

    Built for HomePro Technologies · private access

    Custom recruiting analytics web portal I designed, built, and have supported for 2+ years. Tracks time to fill, quality of hire, monthly hire volume, historical headcount and hiring data, and incentive performance for the TA org. Private company access only.

  2. The Hammitt Group

    Founder-owned recruiting firm

    Boutique manufacturing recruiting consultancy I own. Supports Texas manufacturers with full-cycle search across DFW, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and statewide networks.

  3. Bold Employ

    Independent product

    ATS and CRM for staffing agencies: candidates, clients, jobs, placements, and commission in one desk-focused workspace.

  4. ApplySharp

    Independent product

    Free professional resume builder with live ATS-ready layouts, PDF export, and matching cover letters.

  5. Recruiting Pains

    Independent product

    Editorial product for talent teams covering hiring ops, market shifts, compensation traps, and process failures.

More on the selected work page, including media, utilities, and local brand builds.

Experience

Roles and results

  1. Corporate Recruiter

    HomePro Technologies LLCCarrollton, Texas

    01/2023 - Current

    Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across corporate G&A roles, skilled trades (e.g., Low Voltage Technicians, Electricians), and executive-level searches.

    • Built and continue to support HomePro Rec Analytics, a custom recruiting analytics web portal used for time to fill, quality of hire, monthly hire volume, historical hiring and headcount data, and incentive tracking. Sole builder and owner for 2+ years. Private company access only.
    • Requisition load: manage an average of 35 open reqs at any time, supporting hiring needs from hourly roles to executive leadership.
    • Achieved a 36-day time to fill and a 25-day time to hire, driving speed and quality across departments.
    • Collaborate with 30+ hiring managers across the company; attend interviews, provide coaching, and embed strong hiring values across teams.
    • Oversee $70K+ in annual job board spend, including performance tracking and vendor optimization.
    • Negotiated ATS integration cost from $12K/yr rack rate to $6K for 18 months, including $2K in enterprise feature upgrades.
    • Secured ZoomInfo Executive Search license at $8K annually (down from $18K), with quarterly billing flexibility.
    • Designed internal recruiting frameworks that reduced reliance on external staffing firms while filling niche roles internally.
    • Lead passive search strategies for VP and Director-level roles using LinkedIn Recruiter, ZoomInfo, and targeted campaigns.
    • Created structured interview guides, calibration sessions, and hiring manager toolkits for consistency and compliance.
  2. Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Alert 360Fort Worth, Texas

    10/2022 - 01/2023

    Hired sales professionals for a leading home automation and security company during a high-growth period.

    • Full-cycle recruiting for in-home and inside sales roles across multiple U.S. markets.
    • Partnered closely with regional sales managers to forecast hiring needs and set qualification benchmarks.
    • Sourced and screened high-volume candidate pipelines using job boards, referrals, and targeted outreach.
    • Streamlined interview scheduling and pre-hire assessments to improve candidate experience.
    • Delivered 15+ sales hires within a 90-day window, helping sales teams meet quarterly growth targets.
  3. Senior Recruiting Consultant

    GPACMidlothian, Texas

    04/2021 - 11/2022

    Full-desk recruiter managing both client relationships and candidate pipelines across Midwest manufacturing and project-based industries.

    • Built and maintained a book of 85+ active clients by year two across manufacturing, engineering, and specialty industries.
    • Averaged 3 placements per month with an average fee agreement of 33% of first-year compensation.
    • Sourced, screened, and negotiated offers for mid to senior-level candidates across operations, supply chain, engineering, and executive functions.
    • Handled both business development and recruiting, from initial outreach to final placement and client follow-up.
    • Mentored a team of up to 6 recruiters on cold outreach, pipeline strategy, and closing techniques.
    • Developed long-term client relationships by delivering consistent, high-quality candidate matches.
  4. Corporate Recruiter

    GRSMesquite, Texas

    06/2017 - 04/2021

    Entry-level recruiting role focused on high-volume sourcing and candidate pipeline development.

    • Supported talent acquisition efforts for warehouse, customer service, and sales roles.
    • Built candidate pipelines through resume databases, outbound sourcing, and local job boards.
    • Pre-qualified candidates and coordinated interviews with hiring managers.
    • Partnered with senior recruiters to learn full-cycle recruiting fundamentals and best practices.
    • Gained exposure to applicant tracking systems and recruiting tools for high-volume hiring.

Education

Background

B.S. Business Management

Western Governors UniversityBusiness Management

  1. Leadership

    June 2026

    Western Governors University certificate

    Agency, applied ethics, business ethics, systems thinking, and team building.

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  2. Strategic Thinking and Innovation

    June 2026

    Western Governors University certificate

    Mental agility, novel and adaptive thinking, organizational skills, problem solving, and team leadership.

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Next step

References available upon request.

Open to Talent Acquisition Manager conversations where team leadership, hiring quality, and the systems behind the work all matter.