Celeste Joy Perez Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Hire, manage, and develop a team of up to 15+ employees supporting the operations of Tech, Non-Tech and Graduate Research Recruiting• Lead all centralized efforts for interview scheduling and event planning across the University Programs team• Manage team vendor relationships pertaining to events and recruiting (I.e. hotels, restaurants, marketing)

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Cross-functional lead for corporate technical and non-technical internship programs• Trained intern managers and mentors based in 20 locations across North America• Managed budget for intern events, and program execution• Developed and launched a centralized new hire orientation model for interns that led to a savings of over 300 hours of recruiter time

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Recruiting full cycle functional lead for Amazon’s Retail Undergraduate Program, Amazon’s largest undergraduate onboarding program, driving program growth 66% YoY to fulfill growing demand of businesses• Implement and manage school strategies in partnership with working teams and high level executives to ensure maximizations of on-campus potential• Facilitate work team with leaders in Amazon’s retail business to develop assessments and implement interviewer trainings

New York, Ny, Us

• Set vision and direction for a team of 12 full time Recruitment Managers, Specialists, and Associates in addition to 50+ part time Campus Campaign Coordinators to further diversify and grow the number of accepted applicants from 400+ universities through multiple full cycle recruitment seasons• Hired, trained, managed and coached full time staff who ultimately recruited over 2500 college seniors and graduate students from all majors and academic backgrounds to apply to and join Teach For America’s program each year• Played an active role in corps member selection including implementing quality checks to ensure equity along every stage of the selection process

New York, Ny, Us

• Developed strategy and execution plans for year-long recruitment campaign at university sites for competitive non-profit • Increased number of accepted applicants across all universities in portfolio, averaging 20% growth overall resulting in the strongest recruitment season to date• Built relationships with high level faculty and university gatekeepers to generate candidate recommendations, and partner on campus wide events• Hired and managed team of 4 Campus Campaign Coordinators to expand marketing, events and outreach on campus• Directly managed, coached and professionally developed 2 full time Associates who supported recruitment efforts across 200+ campuses in California

New York, Ny, Us

• Served as chief of staff for a 12 person team of Recruitment Managers and Associates under a Senior Managing Director• Analyzed data to recommend central recruitment strategies, identify execution gaps, and problem solve management challenges• Led weekly calls to assess progress to goals and fuel cross team collaboration• Directly managed, coached and professionally developed one full time associate• Created and facilitated a yearlong Learning & Development curriculum focused on strengthening team’s ability to effectively outreach to top prospects

New York, Ny, Us

• Recruited by national non-profit for highly selective position with a less than six percent acceptance rate• Achieved a 217% increase in 2009 submitted applications over 2008 in a record-breaking recruitment cycle• Designed and implemented sourcing strategies and tools to identify exceptional candidates on ten college campuses• Coordinated Recruitment Managers’ daily schedule of 15+ meetings during recruitment campaign through creating and executing a multi-step outreach campaign

New York, Ny, Us

• Identified and recruited top students on campus, including students of diverse backgrounds and majors• Executed a high-visibility publicity campaign to ensure that Teach For America maintained a strong presence on campus including hanging posters and flyers; tabling in high-traffic areas; executing effective e-mail campaigns; and securing media coverage in campus publications and websites• Secured and conducted over 50 Teach For America class and student organization presentations