Emily Williams Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

*Collaborative Solutions was acquired by Cognizant and is now the Cognizant Workday Practice. This is a continuation of my role with Collaborative Solutions.-Manages full lifecycle talent acquisition for various practices within the firm including Delivery (Workday Student), Continuous Value Services (Post-Production Support in the areas of Workday HCM and Workday Financials), Portfolio, and Internal teams.-Effectively manages multiple requisitions, coordinates a seamless end-to-end recruiting process, while creating and owning a positive experience for leaders, hiring managers and candidates.-Consults with hiring teams to set expectations, schedule candidate interviews, communicate timely updates, deliver actionable feedback and provide guidance throughout the recruiting and hiring process.-Develops and cultivates positive, trusting partnerships with leaders to gather and translate requirements for recruiting execution, educates on the external market/talent availability within the Workday ecosystem, as well as influence hiring strategies to support the continuous growth of the firm. -Utilizes LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools to source candidates and build a dynamic pipeline of candidates for in-demand skill sets.-Manages internal projects that support the Talent Acquisition team including Workday testing for bi-annual releases and ad-hoc enhancements, creation of recruitment materials for internal teams to leverage, and maintain candidate pipelines within LinkedIn and Workday-Attends hiring events in the Chicagoland area to promote the Cognizant Workday practice as an employer-of-choice within the Workday ecosystem.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Collaborative Solutions was acquired by Cognizant-Manages full lifecycle talent acquisition for various practices within the firm including Delivery (Workday Student), Continuous Value Services (Post-Production Support in the areas of Workday HCM and Workday Financials), Portfolio, and Internal teams.-Effectively manages multiple requisitions, coordinates a seamless end-to-end recruiting process, while creating and owning a positive experience for leaders, hiring managers and candidates.-Consults with hiring teams to set expectations, schedule candidate interviews, communicate timely updates, deliver actionable feedback and provide guidance throughout the recruiting and hiring process.-Develops and cultivates positive, trusting partnerships with leaders to gather and translate requirements for recruiting execution, educates on the external market/talent availability within the Workday ecosystem, as well as influence hiring strategies to support the continuous growth of the firm. -Utilizes LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools to source candidates and build a dynamic pipeline of candidates for in-demand skill sets.-Manages internal projects that support the Talent Acquisition team including Workday testing for bi-annual releases and ad-hoc enhancements, creation of recruitment materials for internal teams to leverage, and maintain candidate pipelines within LinkedIn and Workday-Attends hiring events in the Chicagoland area to promote Collaborative Solutions as an employer-of-choice within the Workday ecosystem.

Chicago, Il

-Functional lead subject matter expert for Workday Recruiting implementation-Managed full life cycle talent acquisition for academic and business units throughout the University-Interviewed candidates using structured competency based interview guides and presented highly qualified candidates to hiring managers for consideration-Provided consultation to HR Business Partners and hiring managers regarding specialized talent acquisition needs and best practices-Established strong relationships with hiring managers and leveraged understanding of the departmental needs, business requirements and culture to create an approach to effective talent acquisition-Monitored and analyzed talent acquisition metrics; developed scorecard on a quarterly basis-Developed educational content for broader HR community including Lunch and Learns and talent acquisition focused articles-Partnered with the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs to support diversity initiatives-Lead, coached and oversaw the work of less senior team members

Chicago, Il

-Partners with hiring managers and HR professionals at all levels of the organization to fill various levels of University staff positions-Utilizes proactive candidate sourcing methods to develop a pipeline of qualified and competitive candidates for various positions-Conducts outreach efforts to recruit diverse applicant pools by partnering with various University departments, affiliated organizations and local workforce development agencies-Communicates various University policies, employment considerations, and procedures to hiring managers and HR professionals -Manages and maintains the UChicago Jobs applicant tracking system-Assists units with any hiring needs beyond recruitment including the creation of new requisitions, coordination of skills assessments, etc-Advises units on employment processes, procedures and best practices -Works closely with other Human Resources Centers of Expertise, including Employee & Labor Relations, Training, Compensation, and HR Operations to provide a high-level of customer service to all HR professionals and hiring managers-Manages special projects and other duties

Chicago, Il

-Supported four recruiters, candidates and internal clients to coordinate and schedule all phases of the interview process-Planned in person high volume interview days including creating interview schedules, space procurement, candidate travel, interviewers, catering, as well as greeting candidates-Scheduled phone screens as well as one off interviews outside of interview day process-Maintained candidate records in Taleo ATS for accurate reporting-Point of contact for all candidates and internal clients regarding recruiting questions-Maintained high level of confidentiality

Vienna, Va

-Conducted Corporate full life cycle recruitment & coordination-Conducted Summer internship program recruitment & coordination-Facilitated Corporate Onboarding and New Hire Orientation.-Assisted with the administration and enhancing of the employee referral program policy, for both corporate and field-Administered the Internal Application Process-Conducted 30-60-90 day new hire surveys for Corporate hires-Assisted in the writing, development, administering, and managing of job postings across all brands including marketing and promoting hiring needs across all brands-Assisted in the creation and updating of recruitment brochures, career websites, social media pages and other recruitment collateral-Promoted employer / brand awareness and develops relationships with industry contacts -Assisted with the implementation of the Applicant Tracking System-Managed& communicated with outside vendors.-Supported special projects as needed.

Vienna, Va

-Liason with field and corporate staff to collect, code and maintain employee relations and hiring paperwork including but not limited to scanning documentation into electronic data storage system and pulling associate documentation upon request. -Assisted with responses to legal requests for associate information including answering subpoenas from Federal and state agencies and legal representatives. -Prepared responses to unemployment inquiries for documentation, and assists in coordination of leader involvement in unemployment hearings. -Assisted in the preparation of responses to EEOC claims. -Responded to employment verification requests. -Assisted in the creation, revision and maintenance of HR policies and procedures.-Onboarded all new corporate based associates through a formal orientation.

Oklahoma City, Ok

Translated from English to Spanish for Spanish speaking associatesCoordinated screening process and organization of applications for potential employeesAnswered and directed calls for HR DepartmentCompleted new hire paperwork, background checks and drug screening tests for new employeesCopied and filed documents for personnel records

Bachelor Of Arts, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Academic Programs International (API) Madrid, Spain January 2008- June 2008 Universidad Complutense.

Certificate, Project Management

Spanish