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Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

•Provide career advising and services to undergraduates, masters', and PhD students within the UW iSchool. Conducted 350+ 1-on-1 student advising sessions in 2017-2018 academic year•Co-design and deliver educational programming focused on learning and development through 20+ annual workshops, presentations, panels, and online chat sessions. Plan and execute communication strategies for programming to internal and external stakeholders•Assist university recruiters and hiring managers with strategy and planning for recruitment of technical interns and full-time hires. Hosted ~25 employer events in 2017-2018 academic year•Solicit surveys and analyze data to improve the design of programming and to assess trends in career outcomes •Collect data sets, run reports, and manage technical infrastructure of Symplicity CRM, the iSchool's job board and recruiting database•Partner with community members (alumni, employers, students, staff, and faculty) to host a variety of events to drive student engagement and integration. Sample events include UW iSchool career orientation, Adulting 101, and Making the Most of Your Internship•Identify, research, and utilize digital channels for career services such as remind.com (text alerts), Kahoot! (learning platform used for interactive workshops), Eventus (mobile application for career fair), and Canvas (learning management system)•Planned and managed the annual career fair resulting in a 102% increase in student attendance since 2015 (830+ students)•Supervise program coordinator and student employee and provide training and professional development opportunities

Greater Seattle Area

The UW Career Center provides job search services to students and alumni and helps facilitate connections to employers. My primary duties revolved around working with employers that were interested in hiring UW students. •Managed employer on-campus recruiting, InfoSessions, career panels, and networking events•Helped employers attract and conduct 1,800+ interviews over the 2013-2014 academic year•Educated employers about various recruiting practices and recommending tools/services •Shadowed and co-facilitated career advising sessions with students •Provided career advising and job search presentations to Delta Chi Fraternity members•Planned and organized 50-100 staff and volunteer shifts at career fairs •Participated in community outreach to potential employers and alumni•Troubleshoot issues and answered student and employer questions revolving recruitment •Connected employers and students with relevant UW departments •Social media management of Pinterest and back-up management for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram•Co-created a social media photo contest which acquired more than 140 entries

Bellevue

TEKsystems® is the nation’s leading technology staffing and services company. •Recruited candidates in the project/program management, technical support, usability research, network, infrastructure, software testing, and SDET spaces•Performed full life cycle recruiting: gathered requirements, identified candidates, screened candidates and performed reference and background checks, contract negotiations, hired and redeployed candidates •Qualified job requests with hiring managers•Coached candidates through the client interview process•Continually tracked and maintained relationships with 30+ consultants on contract at Microsoft, T-Mobile, Amazon and other large and small companies•Provided daily training and mentoring to two sourcing recruiters based out of India•Identified networking activities such as attending professional association meetings, calling on technical schools and outplacement services•Conducted skills testing, office interviews, reference checks and background investigations

Master'S Degree, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management, (Itam)

Coursework taken: Enterprise Analytics, Financial Analysis, Global Administrative Policy, Global Managerial Communications, Global Project.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Ba, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: American Marketing Association, Delta Chi Fraternity, Freshman Interest Group (FIG) Instructor, IMA Athletics