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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.
• 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.

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.

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.
• 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.
• Identified most efficient cost-effective sourcing ideas, strategies, and tools in order to successfully meet hiring needs and timelines.

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.
• 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