About

Keith Halperin is a master recruiter and sourcer with over 12 years of experience in all aspects of talent acquisition, from startups to Global 20 companies. As a Principal Recruiter at Phantom AI, he is responsible for sourcing and recruiting technical and non-technical positions, including Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Data Engineer, Firmware Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer. Keith has achieved remarkable results in his career, including a 250% increase in recruiter efficiency through recruiting process streamlining and a 90% increase in recruiter efficiency through sourcing team management, resulting in substantial improvement in cost/hire metrics. He is also known for originating "out-of-the-box" recruiting strategies and for his ability to acquire knowledge and terminologies for completely new recruiting sectors in less than a day. Keith is a thought leader in the recruiting industry and has contributed significantly to its development. He has co-created the field of Behavioral Recruiting, the Agile Recruiting Manifesto, and the Robust Recruiting Guide, and has developed the Recruiting Process Methodology, a comprehensive open-source roadmap of recruiting. He is also the co-founder of MyIPOJob job fairs for pre-IPO companies and the founder of RecruitersForum.com, an online job site for all types of recruiting positions. In addition, Keith has spoken at numerous recruiting conferences, including the NCHRA Talent Acquisition Summit, Black Recruiters Network, Recruiting Innovation Summit, and unTRU, and has contributed to numerous recruiting webinars and podcasts. He has also published an article in the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership and is a frequent contributor to ERE and Recruiting Blogs. Keith is currently seeking opportunities for paid consulting work outside of standard work hours relating to recruiting or sourcing process-improvement, the hiring of Autistic Spectrum individuals, and the creation of Autistic Spectrum-friendly hiring and work environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronomy from the University of Arizona and has a strong tech stack that includes Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Backend, Software Engineering, and AI.