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Austin, Texas, Us

• Drive continuous improvements to the talent acquisition process by implementing strategic recruitment plans, streamlining workflows, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration to align with evolving team needs and market demands.• Oversee the talent acquisition team’s daily functions, guiding team objectives and optimizing sourcing, screening, and hiring practices to align with organizational goals and ensure high-impact, efficient recruitment efforts across departments.

San Francisco, California, Us

*Contract role*• Spearheaded recruitment across 2 regional pods spanning various states, successfully sourcing and onboarding over 200 staff members, ensuring a 75% increase in voter registration.• Implemented innovative recruitment methods while collaborating with college administrations across 100 campuses nationwide, resulting in an 89% growth in civic participation and establishment of sustainable student-led initiatives.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

*Contract role*• Supported areas encompassing job postings, screened applicant qualifications, scheduled interviews, facilitated new employee onboarding and orientation, and managed personnel files and data.• Administered a high-volume workspace (±50 job requisitions), successfully recruited and onboarded over 120 candidates in 3 months, and 456 total candidates during tenure, while upholding strict adherence to governmental requirements.• Exemplified impactful leadership by personally spearheading the recruitment process, contributing to a significant 34% of all total hires during my tenure.

Everywhere, Us

*Company-wide layoffs* • Managed and delivered key programs focusing on recruitment/selection, employee retention, talent assessment, and other talent management strategies supporting internal clients’ needs, initiatives and business objectives. • Quickly established mettle at Steady—growing talent pool from 45 to 115 within 3 1/2 month-span• Designated as sole TA partner on board as well as only one handling all key processes including interviewing, preparing offers, negotiations, background checks, reference checks and candidate onboarding.• Assessed various recruitment strategies in order to recommend improvements and ensure strong ROI while planning/implementing recruiting campaigns, talent acquisition tools, job boards and process changes—significantly improving time-to-hire by 45%. • Identified most efficient cost-effective sourcing ideas, strategies, and tools in order to successfully meet hiring needs and timelines.• Worked closely with HR/Talent team to review and leverage data and trends—helping show overall organizational success in areas including pipeline performance, employee/candidate satisfaction, attrition, and turnover.• Led developing/managing organization’s talent acquisition/selection activities and strategies for all positions (junior, intermediate, senior and executive) and providing hands-on recruiting for open job requisitions. Instrumental in building a strong in-house ‘brand’ of talent and augment a team-first work culture to attract new talent and secure established employees.

Somerset, Nj, Us

• Managed full cycle recruiting on ±30 job requisitions while averaging ±25 hires per month. • Worked directly with an array of hiring managers across 30+ departments—establishing trust and building strong relationships/partnership by understanding their unique talent needs and presenting qualified candidates—ultimately reducing time-to-hire by 35%.• Headed multiple campus recruitment campaigns by managing/leading presentations, networking events, and setting-up engaging consultative sessions to increase knowledge of brand. • Interviewed and hired candidates directly for organizational partners at Google, Microsoft, Apple, Dell, & Lenovo.• Personally, managed all top-tier recruitment accounts for organization which accounted for 60% of revenues. • Leveraged knowledge and experience in order to help mentor, train and coach internal recruitment/HR talent.

Montclair, Nj, Us

*Position ended due to COVID-19*• Provided comprehensive/holistic advising to 150 pre-major first-year and sophomore students while planning and managing the delivery of various employment services. • Educated students on the University’s academic policies and degree requirements; and monitored their performance.• Advised across 50 campus departments on areas of employment policies, university procedures, as well as employment law.• Facilitated orientation and group advising sessions for new and continuing students.

Mt Laurel, Nj, Us

• Planned in-service classes, training, and orientation for newly assigned staff. • Scheduled and conducted ± 50 monthly in-person interviews.• Partnered with hiring managers ranging from Directors to Business Managers to develop recruiting strategies for their open positions, and provided market insights and labor employment data.• Developed and implemented strategies for improvement in program budgeting and all recruitment processes.

Long Branch, New Jersey, Us

• Managed recruitment processes including conducting background checks, pre-screening testing, education verification, employment verification, and reference checks. • Collaborated with other associates on quality assurance, candidate retention/extension, lead generation, re-marketing and assignment end.• Coordinated application process for 200 students–obtaining seasonal working visas, and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Handler Identification licensure throughout 3-year period.• Maintained a 92% employee retention rate.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Master Of Arts - Ma, Organizational Psychology