Amanda McFarland

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Recruiting Lead - Onshore Client Dedicated Delivery at Experis

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Overview

Amanda is a Recruiting Leader at Experis with 20 years of experience placing top talent in IT, Engineering, and Business roles. She is a Certified Inclusive Recruiter with an interest in Gen AI. Colleagues describe her as an enthusiastic, positive, and humane leader who builds lasting relationships.

Outside of work, Amanda is a mother of two, including one child on the autism spectrum, and a breast cancer survivor. These experiences have cultivated a deep sense of empathy and understanding, which she applies to every professional interaction to support others through their challenges.

She has won ManpowerGroups prestigious "Circle of Stars" award nine times, placing her in the top 4% of recruiters in North America.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Inclusive Recruiting
As a Certified Inclusive Recruiter, she is dedicated to creating supportive and equitable hiring processes for all candidates.
AI in Recruiting
Her headline and certifications show a focus on Gen AI. She recently recruited for a role building next-generation agentic AI platforms.
Enterprise Talent Strategy
Specializes in fulfilling the complex recruitment needs for North America's largest enterprise accounts, including a past focus on Cisco.

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Work History

6-2021
Recruiting Lead - Onshore Client Dedicated Delivery at Experis
2-2017 - 6-2021
Senior Recruiter - Enterprise Accounts - Cisco at Experis
5-2015 - 2-2017
Recruiting Lead - Engineering and Life Sciences at Experis
12-2004 - 5-2015
Scientific Recruiter - Biotech & Pharma at Experis

Education

Amanda has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Amanda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amanda is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amanda

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amanda move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Amanda take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Amanda

Personality Compatibility


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