Ricardo Thomas

Recruiter

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa21 yrs 10 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 18 years in talent acquisition and advisory.
  • Partnered with global organizations like LinkedIn and Cisco.
  • Expert in delivering tailored human capital solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in IT and HR advisory services.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionHuman ResourcesCustomer Relationship ManagementAccount Management

Other Skills

AI for Career DevelopmentAI for HRAI for RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence for BusinessBusiness DevelopmentCRMCandidate ManagementCareer ManagementChange ManagementCompetency Based InterviewingComputer HardwareConsultingContract Negotiation

About

As a Senior Talent Advisor at LevelUp (RPO), I provide talent and advisory services to clients across various industries and regions, helping them achieve their operational goals through human capital solutions. I have over 18 years of experience in the information technology and services industry, where I have developed skills in account management, negotiation, sales, executive search, customer relationship management, and technical recruiting. I am passionate about delivering a positive experience for clients and candidates, and I leverage my subject matter expertise and best practices, to meet the unique demands of each client. I have partnered with global organisations such as LinkedIn, Zoom, AT&T, Société Générale and Cisco, where I have supported their talent acquisition strategies and business goals. My aim is to attract, recruit, and retain best-in-class talent for world-class enterprises. Take our TA Maturity Assessment - https://leveluphcs.scoreapp.com/

Experience

Linkedin

Technical Sourcer (via LevelUP HCS)

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Sunnyvale, CA · Remote

Zoom

2 roles

Global Talent Acquisition Partner at Zoom (via LevelUp HCS)

Feb 2024Oct 2024 · 8 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Account ManagementCandidate ManagementRelationship BuildingRPOGlobal Talent Acquisition+8

Global Talent Acquisition Partner at Zoom (via LevelUp HCS)

Sep 2022Apr 2023 · 7 mos

Relationship BuildingInterpersonal CommunicationWorkday RecruitingTalent AcquisitionHuman Resources

Levelup hcs

Senior Talent Advisor

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid

  • I am a Senior Talent Advisor at LevelUP, a leading global provider of talent and HR advisory services. We help clients achieve their operational goals through results-driven human capital solutions that combine subject matter expertise, best practices, and innovative technology. We are well known for delivering a positive experience for clients and candidates. Our solutions are designed to meet the unique demands of our clients and our approach to resourcing ensures that you attract, recruit, and retain best-in-class talent.
  • LevelUP is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
Interpersonal CommunicationTalent AcquisitionHuman Resources

Nsc global

Head of Staffing Agency Recruitment

Jan 2019Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • nscglobal provides global network implementation and support solutions to world-class organizations, delivering cost savings and operational simplicity. Our goal is to partner with world-class enterprises, helping them become more agile, create commercial advantage and build quality through design, deployment, support and management of their global IT communications. nscglobal is a US Cisco Global Gold Certified Partner with a corporate headquarters in London, UK and a US headquarters in New York, NY.
Relationship BuildingInterpersonal CommunicationCritical ThinkingTalent AcquisitionHuman Resources

Excis ltd

HR and Recruitment Manager

Oct 2018Dec 2018 · 2 mos · Cape Town, South Africa

  • Excis enjoys a strong global presence, serving a diverse range of clients and providing cross-border international IT services. We have built up a worldwide network of engineers who provide a seamless installation and maintenance solution which aligns with the international requirements of our clients. Our network continues to grow through our 60 entities worldwide and our ever-expanding footprint across the globe.
Interpersonal Communication

Nscglobal

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2014Sep 2018 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Cape Town, South Africa

  • nscglobal provides global network implementation and support solutions to world-class organizations, delivering cost savings and operational simplicity. Our goal is to partner with world-class enterprises, helping them become more agile, create commercial advantage and build quality through design, deployment, support and management of their global IT communications. nscglobal is a US Cisco Global Gold Certified Partner with a corporate headquarters in London, UK and a US headquarters in New York, NY.
Relationship BuildingInterpersonal CommunicationTalent Acquisition

Quiglies solutions

Account Manager and Recruitment Consultant

Aug 2006Aug 2013 · 7 yrs · Cape Town

  • Quiglies services clients across the IT spectrum in all major centres in South Africa. While our passions are people and technology, sound business ethics and service excellence are the cornerstones of our business and we pride ourselves on our track record which has seen us forge lasting relationships with a growing number of clients who value our ability to deliver on our promises.
  • Account management
  • Head hunting
  • Interviewing and assessing prospective applicants and matching them with vacancies
  • Drawing up short-lists
  • Scheduling interviews
  • Advertisement of vacancies
  • Helping applicants to prepare for interviews etc.
Relationship BuildingInterpersonal CommunicationAccount Management

Sportsmans warehouse

Department Manager

Jan 2004Jan 2006 · 2 yrs · Cape Town

  • Sportsmans Warehouse stocks the widest range of sporting equipment, clothing and footwear in Southern Africa, sourced from major international and local brands.
  • Running, racquets and gym
  • Staff Management and development
  • Sales generation (Store Marketing Team and HO Representative)
  • Security and Stock Loss
  • Relationship Marketing
  • Administration
  • Customer Care
Interpersonal Communication

Tefl

English Teacher

Jan 2003Jan 2004 · 1 yr · Taiwan

  • Teaching School curriculum
Interpersonal Communication

Education

Damelin

Marketing and Business Management

Jan 1991Jan 1991

Christian Brothers College

Jan 1985Jan 1989

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