Kevin Grunewald

Talent Acquisition Partner who builds recruiting infrastructure, scales teams, and reduces hiring costs through strategic sourcing and employer branding. 7+ years of experience building high-performing talent pipelines, scaling organic employer brand reach, and reducing recruitment costs through digital sourcing across energy, manufacturing, and healthcare organizations. Key Performance Metrics: -Consistently maintain a 75% interview to offer ratio throughout my recruiting career -Ranked number one LinkedIn recruiter user at two different companies -Cut time to fill by 50% at 3 different companies -Saved two different companies 7+ million dollars in agency fees -Built employer branding marketing from scratch at 2 different companies, boosting talent pipelines by 45% What I do: I build talent pipelines that technical, specialized, and highly regulated companies cannot build themselves without agencies, without paid boards, and without burning through budget. Over the past 7 years, I have recruited across Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy (GE Renewable Energy, SunPower), Pharmaceutical and Healthcare (Empower Pharmacy), Engineering, and global operations while filling thousands of roles across the USA, Canada, Brazil, and Europe, 100% in house. No external agencies. No shortcuts. I have built a 150K+ LinkedIn following from zero with zero paid spend, generating consistent inbound candidate flow and eliminating dependency on cold outreach or paid job boards. Expertise: Full cycle recruiting, Passive candidate sourcing, Employer value proposition development, Recruitment marketing, Data driven pipeline optimization, Energy and Industrial recruiting, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical talent acquisition, Digital talent outreach, LinkedIn Recruiter mastery, Talent pipeline development, Candidate experience optimization Newsletter and Podcast: Built and scaled The Full Picture Newsletter to 30,000 plus subscribers in just 3 months from launch, generating consistent engagement in talent acquisition and employer branding. Also host The Signal Podcast, covering recruiting strategy, personal branding, and career growth. Both demonstrate my ability to build audiences, create compelling content, and leverage digital platforms to reach passive candidates and industry professionals.