Corey J. Lewis

Accomplished Recruiting & Talent Operations Leader | Job Market Influencer  
Advocate for The Candidate Experience 

Raleigh NC 27603 | Cell: (910) 409.3369
Email: corey.lewis3369@gmail.com  │ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyjlewis/
Portfolio: https://coreyjlewis3369.wixsite.com/coreyjlewis

 

Note of Introduction:​

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I’m a seasoned and driven recruiting executive with over 15 years of experience spanning agency recruiting, small business ownership, consulting, and education. Throughout my career, I’ve partnered with organizations across commercial construction, skilled trades, diverse manufacturing sectors, private equity, and disaster response—recruiting for roles in engineering, operations, and leadership. I’m now seeking a new opportunity on the corporate side, where I can bring my expertise to an internal talent acquisition team and help drive strategic hiring initiatives.

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I’m actively seeking a hybrid or onsite role in the Greater Raleigh area. My ideal position is as a Recruiting or Talent Acquisition Manager/Director with a growing company where I can lead, build, or scale a high-performing recruiting function. I’m especially passionate about developing talent strategies, training recruiting teams and hiring managers, and driving impactful hiring outcomes. I'm focused on finding the right opportunity—one where I can make a meaningful difference, not just another job. In addition to my extensive recruiting background, I bring hands-on experience in building, leading, and developing high-performing teams. I’ve successfully designed and implemented KPIs, managed recruiting budgets, and driven operational efficiency. I’ve also created and delivered over 20 customized training programs for onsite recruiters and hiring managers, equipping them with the tools and strategies to hire effectively and confidently.

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Knowledge & Experience Includes:

 

• Full-cycle (360) recruiting across all levels, from hourly staff to C-suite executives

• Proven success building strong partnerships with organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies nationwide

• Expertise with a variety of ATS platforms and recruitment workflows

• Design and facilitation of comprehensive training programs for both agency and in-house recruiters, as well as hiring managers

• Consulting leadership on strategic staffing and resourcing initiatives, including major organizational change efforts

• Management and development of onsite recruiting and staffing teams

• Creation and execution of recruiting strategies, processes, and best practices

• Implementation and oversight of recruiting metrics and performance analytics

• Budget management for recruitment and hiring functions

• Review and development of career pathing, succession planning, and talent development frameworks​

 

Thank you for your time and consideration,
Corey Lewis

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Professional Summary: 

Accomplished recruiting and business leader with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality talent across a wide range of positions and industries. Passionate about recruiting operations, with a proven ability to design and implement simple, scalable processes that improve hiring efficiency, consistency, and long-term retention. Adept at managing the full recruitment lifecycle, optimizing workflows, and leveraging multiple ATS platforms to drive measurable results. Known for building strong partnerships with organizations of all sizes, developing high-performing recruiting teams, and guiding hiring managers through structured, effective practices. Brings a straightforward, people-first approach backed by deep industry knowledge, strong sourcing expertise, and a commitment to elevating the hiring experience for both employers and job seekers.

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 Recruiting & Talent Operations Skills & Abilities

Full cycle recruiting. 
Training & Development. 
New business development.

Exceptional interviewing skills. 

Effective at the craft of recruiting. 

Extraordinary research experience. 

Not afraid to ask the tough questions. 

Social media recruiting & strategic sourcing. 
Extensive Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Experience. 
Effectively selling the candidate, job, company, and area. 
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels. 

In-depth negotiating ability with both client and candidate. 
Writing, creating, evaluating, and organizing job descriptions. 

Ability to read people well through a series of phone conversations. 

Creating long lasting partnerships with companies and HR personnel. 
Successful in maintaining candidates throughout the entire recruiting process. 
 

 

Industry Experience:
Core Competencies: 
Manufacturing: Heavy Industrial | Light Industrial | Automotive & Machinery |Sporting Goods Firearms & Defense | Aerospace & Aviation | Food & Beverage |CNC & Metal Fabrication | Electronics & Semiconductors | Plastics | CPG’s

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Additional Experience
Supply Chain & Logistics: Warehouse | Distribution |Cold Storage
Construction: Commercial Construction | Skilled Trades | Building Materials & Architectural Products
Sales, Marketing & Business Development
Private Equity–backed organizations
Disaster Response / Emergency Services
Retail (leadership background)
 

Professional Experience
 

OnPoint Talent Solutions - Raleigh, NC

(July 2025 - Present)
Founder, Owner, Recruiting Executive & Strategic Advisor​​

• Advisor & Consultant to Corporations, Small Businesses and Job Seekers across the United States. offering a variety of low-cost Business and Personal Services.

• Direct hire permanent placement.

• Professional & Executive Recruiting.

• Consulting with client companies on hiring strategies.

• Short-term recruiting assignments for client companies local and nationwide.

• Career counseling, resume writing and interview prep for client candidates.

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Founder & Social Media Jobs Influencer 
Capital City Jobs & Networking | Headhunter Corey Blogsite

• Community Builder – Created the first and one of a kind social media Company that focuses on the Greater Raleigh area. Currently scaling Capital City Jobs & Networking and Greater Raleigh NC Jobs (16k+ members).

• Recruiting Expertise – 18 years as a senior executive recruiter, placing talent from entry-level to C-suite for Fortune 50 companies, private equity firms, and SMBs.

• Employer Branding – Develop video and social media campaigns showcasing employer culture, helping companies stand out in competitive markets. Have designed and currently maintain 10 separate social media pages. 

• Career Advocate – Provide resume services, interview coaching, and career guidance to hundreds of professionals across multiple industries.

• Content Leader – Former contributing writer to the Wilmington Business Journal; host of community-driven networking events and live career discussions and classes. Creates all content across all current social media platforms including e-newsletters and a blogsite.

 

Bradley Professional, A Division of The Bradley Group, Raleigh, NC 

(September 2024 – April 2025)
Senior Team Recruiter​

• Full desk recruiting responsibilities, including business development and marketing.

• Specializing in recruiting mid to senior level manufacturing professionals.

• Partner with manufacturing companies in Consumer-Packaged Goods, Food and Beverage, Industrial, Automotive and Machining companies ranging from small business to Fortune 50 companies in the South and Southeastern U.S.

• Partner with Plant Managers, Operations Managers and Human Resource Managers on hiring needs. 

• Partner with Private Equity firms to source Senior Leadership (CEO, COO, VP, Director) roles across multiple industries. 

Zebra Recovery, LLC., Moncure, NC

(June 2024 – July 2024) 
Staffing Manager – Contract Consultant Disaster Response

 

Main Responsibilities 

• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and training of new team members for all departments. 

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with network partners and personnel. 

• Assist with development and oversee company staffing software. 

• Manage and update staffing processes across all platforms. 

• Coordinate and manage contracts with vendors and suppliers. 

• Ensure vendor insurance is current and compliant. 

• Create/validate invoices as appropriate. 

• Develop and update department procedures. 

• Oversee timesheet audits and furnish reports as needed.

 

Additional Duties and Responsibilities 

• Oversee all social media campaign design and content management including bi-weekly newsletter design and content. 

• Oversee company e-commerce vendor and store page. 

• Oversee management of 21 clients and their employee roster. 

• Oversee training for all HQ employees FEMA programs. 

• Oversee all HR functions for company including employee handbook and company policies. 

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Consulting and Short-term Recruiting Assignments; Raleigh, NC 

(August 2023 – June 2024) ​

• Consulting with client companies on 2024 hiring strategies. 

• Short-term recruiting assignments for client companies local and nationwide. 

• Career counseling, resume writing and interview prep for client candidates. 

 

The Bachrach Group (TBG), New York City; Raleigh, NC 
(August 2020 – July 2023) 

District Director, Carolinas 

 

Main Responsibilities 

• Responsible for developing a new regional office for NC/SC based out of Raleigh. 

• Responsible for building new client partnerships across the region for TBG. 

• Responsible for leading all recruiting efforts across the region and building out a team. 

• Works with clients in Industrial and Consumer Product Manufacturing recruiting for positions from Production; Maintenance; EH&S; Operations; Engineering and Senior Leadership. 

 

Additional Duties and Responsibilities 

• Member of TBG University teaching classes via Zoom for all Entry-Level and Associate Level employees. 

• Train all members of my team in basic recruiting utilizing the tools and knowledge over my 16-year career. 

• Providing guidance to Associate Recruiters on my team for new business. Attending client visits, coaching on marketing calls, assisting in putting together agreements and saving all team agreements to create region’s book of business. 

• Conduct weekly and monthly meeting with team member holding the accountable for their duties and responsibilities. Conducts “lunch and learn” meetings once each month. 

 

Adecco North America; Raleigh, NC 
(August 2019 – March 2020) 

Executive Search Manager, Carolinas 

 

Main Responsibilities 

• Responsible for recruiting teams across North and South Carolina. 

• Responsible for executing the full life-cycle of search and placement services for top tier, mid- to senior-level professional direct hire opportunities and talent on a nation-wide basis. 

• Developing, overseeing, and leading a team of Recruiters, ensuring their success within Adecco. 

• Responsible for the development of talent and client networks specific to team’s verticals and executing the operations of the team to assure profitability. 

• Develop talent and client networks within specific industry and profession verticals for each team member, as well as expertly managing the placement process to successful conclusions. 

 

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing on the spot feedback to ERs by observing their work. 

• Providing ongoing training to team. 

• Conducting regional trainings. 

• Bi-annual performance reviews for team. 

• Executing weekly one on one’s with new hires to review performance and guide to developing target list and talent network. 

 

Cape Fear Jobs, LLC; Wilmington, NC 
(January 2016 – September 2019)

Founder & President, Director of Operations​​

• Designed, created, and launched a local web-based jobs and career services website for the Cape Fear Region.

• Acting President and Director of Operations creating all company programs while maintaining company structure.

• Maintain five company social media pages monitoring and posting daily with highly active visitors.

• Operate every aspect of the business model operations including marketing, sales, website development, accounting and finance, all recruiting activities, job seeker and employer coaching and business development.

• Manage one employee in business development around the tri-county region.

• Contributing writer for the Wilmington Business Journal.

 

Alliance Career Group, Inc.; Wilmington, NC 
(January 2015 – December 2017)

Owner, President, Director of Recruiting​

• Corporate contingent recruiter for multiple manufacturing organizations across the United States.

• Career counselor locally assisting job seekers in their career search with a variety of services.

• Experienced in all facets of manufacturing including engineering, management, production, and administration.

• Hire and manage 1099 recruiters and their workload.

• Lead and manage company cloud based ATS. (TAM – The Applicant Manager)

• Manage all aspects of finances for company through QuickBooks.

• Maintaining client database and account management of current and past clients. 

• Lead efforts for all cold call marketing for company bringing in recruiting projects around the nation. 

 

Dunhill Professional Search; Wilmington, NC 
(May 2007 – December 2014)

Senior Executive Recruiter​

• Recruited into and entered to an organization with a single industry mindset and brought a new client base that had never been tapped into.

• In final five years at firm led as the top recruiter in the company out of a staff of 10 in an individually evaluated performance firm. 

• Trained and assisted with new hire recruiters managing their first 90 days of employment. 

• Consistently billed over $300k per year and have average 15-20 placements per year.​​

 

 

 

​​Past Professional Experience (Pre-Recruiting)

Before entering the recruiting industry, I built my career in both commercial construction and retail operations. I worked in Division 8 commercial doors and hardware as an Estimator and Project Manager, handling detailed take-offs, bid preparation, material procurement, contractor coordination, and project oversight from start to finish.

 

Earlier in my career, I held leadership and customer-focused roles in retail sales and management at Lowe’s and Home Depot, where I gained experience in operations, team supervision, customer service, and daily store performance.

 

These roles laid the foundation for my understanding of business operations, project execution, and people leadership—skills that later shaped my approach as a recruiter and advisor.

 

Early Career Experience (Pre Recruiting)

Commercial Doors & Hardware – Division 8
Estimator / Project Manager

 

• Completed detailed take-offs for commercial door, frame, and hardware packages.

• Managed project timelines, procurement, installations, and contractor coordination.

• Ensured accuracy of bids, material orders, and project documentation.

• Developed strong understanding of construction operations and vendor management.

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Lowe’s & Home Depot
Retail Sales & Management

 

• Led sales floor operations and daily store functions.

• Was the Assistant Store Manager of the largest Lowes Home Improvement in Ohio. 

• In charge of Install Sales at Home Depot.

• Ran Commercial Sales Desk while at Lowes Home Improvement. 

• Trained and coached team members to improve service and performance.

• Delivered strong customer experience while managing high-volume retail environments.

• Developed foundational leadership, operations, and customer service skills.