About Me

Greetings and thanks for your interest.

My name is Kevin Jenkins. I'm an IT Recruiter at Talengix, an extensive network of "niche" technology recruiters. While I am physcially located in Los Angeles,  Talengix IT recruiters are firmly embedded in the Texas, Rocky Mountain States, California, and Pacific Northwest IT talent markets.

Here's a little more information about me.

I specialize in IT recruitment: the right technical talent in the right place at the right time. I can consistently deliver elite IT talent to your organization through my "talent first" recruiting approach; one that is based on the notion that the quality of the candidate experience is a significant factor in recruiting success.

My recruiting niche is web technology. I have extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming languages, web application frameworks, web services, open source technologies, and the semantic web. In addition to web technology, I recruit talent across a wide spectrum of information technology functions.

I have over six years of experience recruiting in the Los Angeles IT market. I don't try to be all things to everyone. I am a specialist; not a generalist. My niche is web technology recruiting. If your requirements fall into this category, I can be of significant value to you. My network of web technology professionals is extensive. My recruiting approach is well-respected by web technology professionals because I am passionate about the work they do and very knowledgeable about web technologies and trends; I have to be as a practicing web developer myself!

I'd like to summarize why both IT managers and candidates appreciate working with me:

  • Expertise - My niche is web technology. I understand your technology requirements at a deep technical level. Therefore, I can assess candidates for web technology skills more accurately than IT generalists who recruit across a wide spectrum of IT functions can. That saves you a lot of time in reviewing unqualified resumes and reiterating your needs to clueless recruiters!  Furthermore, tech professionals appreciate working with a knowledgeable recruiter who understands their technical skills and are genuinely interested in the work they do. The instant rapport I establish with candidates when I speak to them on your behalf reflects positively on your organization. This makes me an exemplary ambassador for you and your organization's employer brand.
  • Process - I adhere to a proven process that provides you with a safeguard against recruitment failure and its costly consequences. A smart recruitment process entails analyzing your hiring need and taking a systematic approach to recruiting for that need — it is a combination of job understanding, sourcing strategy, and recruiting finesse. Recruiting with a field-tested and "documented" process will always produce superior results to recruiting without one. 
  • Speed - Fast and effective recruiting is essential to sustaining productivity. I am so confident in my ability to quickly address your hiring needs that I offer a 31-Day Guarantee for all "hands on" technical staff searches or I'll reduce my fee! A major factor in my ability to recruit swiftly is a large, well-managed network within a narrow niche of web technology. By working with me, your opportunity will quickly reach a large, highly receptive audience of talented web technology professionals.
  • Sourcing - I don't trawl the job boards for low-hanging fruit. My value to you is not in targeting active candidates who announce their availability to the world via the Internet so you can compete against everybody else to hire them. My value to you is in finding quality passive candidates that other recruiters can't. That means doing the rigorous talent market research and referral networking necessary to identify hidden talent and lure them to your organization.
  • Reputation - While my reputation among your businesses peers is certainly important, it's my reputation in the talent market that offers you the most value. The talented professionals you want to hire know and respect me. In fact, IT professionals often turn to me for career guidance. Consequently, I am frequently in a prime position to influence their career decisions in your favor. By working with me, you will benefit from a relationship with an influential recruiter pitching your job opportunities; that gives you a decisive edge in a fiercely competitive talent market.
  • Representation - A recruiter is usually the first touchpoint a candidate has with your organization. So their first impression of your employer brand is greatly influenced by the recruiters you choose to work with. Because of my reputation, in-depth technical knowledge, and "talent first" approach, the first impression I make on candidates reflects positively on your organization. By working with me, you can always be sure that you have a quality ambassador in the talent trenches representing your job opportunities and employer brand positively, professionally, and responsibly.

Finally, how many recruiters do you know that actually have a professional mission statement? I do!

My mission is to help “talent first” organizations achieve their technology contingent business goals by uniting them with the experts they need to execute them. Simultaneously, it is to help web technology professionals reach their full potential by contributing their talent to organizations that are truly dedicated to nurturing it.

If you think my IT recruitment services can be of value to you, please give me a call. I look forward to discussing your needs and sharing them with the elite web technology professionals I speak to on a daily basis.

I hope to work with you soon!