Amy Alvarez

Director, Talent Acquisition

amy.alvarez@alaant.com
ph 518.689.0706
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sector Focus

National Placements:
Executive Level
Information Technology
Finance and Accounting
Marketing and Sales
Human Resources
Legal
Engineering

Years of Experience

20+

Education/Certification

BS, Business Management

Bio

Amy Alvarez is Director, Talent Acquisition at Alaant Workforce Solutions. With more than 20 years of recruiting experience, she specializes in full-cycle recruiting for Information Technology, Marketing/Sales, Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, Legal, and Engineering professionals, serving clients on a regional, national and global basis.

Amy is adept at tapping into direct connections to the C-suite, and known for using a consultative, client-friendly approach that delivers results. She has successfully placed candidates at global software firms, a host of national and regional companies, and with international clients expanding in the U.S., assisting many repeat-business clients and regularly receiving referrals from existing clients.

Making use of her 6,000+ connections, she was named to the Top 25% of all LinkedIn Recruiters for 2022 (#TalentMVP2022) and serves as a volunteer on the LinkedIn Hiring Advisors team.

Amy earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, with a concentration in Personnel and Labor Relations, from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. She has been a member of the Alaant team since 2014, receiving the Alaant MVP Award in 2019. When she’s not working, you’re most likely to find her traveling, reading, or spending time with family and friends.

Testimonials

“Love working with Amy Alvarez.”
“Recruitment support from Amy Alvarez has been outstanding!”
“So responsive. So helpful. She is so in tune with our culture and needs!”
“Amy has placed 10 of 12 members of my team. They all have been great.”
“Provided a number of excellent candidates and was super patient with me when my hiring managers changed things up mid-process! Amy is flexible and works with any curveball that gets thrown her way, love working with her!”
“Amy always makes sure to turn around candidates in a timely fashion. She is amazing at what she does.”
“Amy Alvarez was always very prompt in her responses back to me, she looked out for what I was looking for, she followed up with me even after I was placed and I never felt more valuable. I was re-entering the workforce and the process was extremely smooth.”
“Amy Alvarez was amazing- professional and a pleasure to work with. ”
“Amy did her absolute best during the final negotiations and really worked with me to get me across the finish line. She was a great listener and I appreciate her support.”
“Amy placed me in the job I have always been looking for and with a company that is my perfect fit. She was with me every step of the way, making sure that I was receiving the communications expected, that I was valued, and that all expectations were met during the entire interview/hire process.”
“Good communication and made sure the process was moving along.”
“Amy has maintained communication with me after I started working. I have never had a recruiter do that and it means a lot.”

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