Leslie Avakian
Sr. Recruiter / Co-Founder at TechPlacers, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Viral Sonawala
Leslie is a high-impact / fast-paced / highly engaged recruiter! She's highly responsive, diligent in screening candidates, and always maintain a positive attitude. She is super friendly, punctual and most importantly responsive. Anyone would be lucky to work with or alongside Leslie !
LinkedIn User
I worked as a contractor for 1.5 years through Techplacers and Leslie managed my account. Leslie was extremely supportive and attentive to my needs of the course of my contract. She went to bat for me on a couple things - I felt well taken care of. Thanks Leslie!
Viral Sonawala
Leslie is a high-impact / fast-paced / highly engaged recruiter! She's highly responsive, diligent in screening candidates, and always maintain a positive attitude. She is super friendly, punctual and most importantly responsive. Anyone would be lucky to work with or alongside Leslie !
LinkedIn User
I worked as a contractor for 1.5 years through Techplacers and Leslie managed my account. Leslie was extremely supportive and attentive to my needs of the course of my contract. She went to bat for me on a couple things - I felt well taken care of. Thanks Leslie!
Viral Sonawala
Leslie is a high-impact / fast-paced / highly engaged recruiter! She's highly responsive, diligent in screening candidates, and always maintain a positive attitude. She is super friendly, punctual and most importantly responsive. Anyone would be lucky to work with or alongside Leslie !
LinkedIn User
I worked as a contractor for 1.5 years through Techplacers and Leslie managed my account. Leslie was extremely supportive and attentive to my needs of the course of my contract. She went to bat for me on a couple things - I felt well taken care of. Thanks Leslie!
Viral Sonawala
Leslie is a high-impact / fast-paced / highly engaged recruiter! She's highly responsive, diligent in screening candidates, and always maintain a positive attitude. She is super friendly, punctual and most importantly responsive. Anyone would be lucky to work with or alongside Leslie !
LinkedIn User
I worked as a contractor for 1.5 years through Techplacers and Leslie managed my account. Leslie was extremely supportive and attentive to my needs of the course of my contract. She went to bat for me on a couple things - I felt well taken care of. Thanks Leslie!
Credentials
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Agile Foundations
LinkedInAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Diversity Recruiting
LinkedInJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Certification Prep: Professional in Human Resources (PHR)®
LinkedInJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Human Resources: Creating an Employee Handbook
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Skills for Inclusive Conversations
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Human Resources: Pay Strategy
LinkedInJul, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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TechPlacers, Inc.
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Recruiter / Co-Founder
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1999 - Present
Focused on collaborating with small to mid-sized enterprise tech and SaaS organizations to grow internal teams and provide project (contract) resources. Experience across a broad range of tech roles including digital marketing, content, UX, UI, research, solutions, digital product management, tech sales, account management, operations, software engineering, web development, product support, finance, and more. Early career through executive roles. Focused on collaborating with small to mid-sized enterprise tech and SaaS organizations to grow internal teams and provide project (contract) resources. Experience across a broad range of tech roles including digital marketing, content, UX, UI, research, solutions, digital product management, tech sales, account management, operations, software engineering, web development, product support, finance, and more. Early career through executive roles.
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Online Advertising Consultant
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1997 - 1999
Provided online advertising campaign management services to a handful of clients, including my former employer Infonautics. Services included campaign development, placement recommendations, ad contract negotiation, A/B testing, performance analysis and optimization. Provided online advertising campaign management services to a handful of clients, including my former employer Infonautics. Services included campaign development, placement recommendations, ad contract negotiation, A/B testing, performance analysis and optimization.
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Infonautics
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Online Advertising Manager
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1996 - 1997
Infonautics was a subscription-based online library. The company was early-stage when I joined and I was responsible for building out the online advertising programs, driving site traffic, and generating subscriptions. I managed an ad budget, purchased online ad space, selected and managed an agency, developed campaign concepts, developed ad tracking methods, and tracked and optimized ad performance. There were no tools to assist with this process at the time, and analysis was done on spreadsheets. Show less
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Telebase Systems, Inc.
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Wayne, PA
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Marketing Manager, Online Advertising Manager
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1988 - 1996
Telebase Systems was early entrant in the online information services space that provided access to news, periodicals, business information, etc. via pre-internet online networks such as CompuServe and other similar international services. Telebase also launched an online music store, which was later acquired by CDNow. I started at the company in online information customer support, was promoted into Marketing and Client Relations, and participated in launching two commercial web sites in 1995. I then assumed responsibility for online advertising as the industry was just getting underway, working with several of the largest advertising sites at the time to form some of the early placement and purchasing arrangements. When the company was acquired, I moved to a spinoff of Telebase, Infonautics. Show less
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Education
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communications -
Boston University
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