Emily Ralph Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Act as a Business Partner recruitment point of contact for Data & Research Services and Design Studios groups in North America. Participate in strategic meetings with stakeholders and provide input to improve recruitment.• Manage a small team locally in Boston, with 2 direct reports in Costa Rica.• Responsible for training and overseeing the recruitment operations in Costa Rica and aligning best practices with all of the Global Specialty Businesses group.• Lead full cycle recruitment for Manager and Director roles.

Greater Boston

• Led the Early Careers Recruiting Program to attract and hire top consulting talent across all service areas, with a focus on Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change.• Responsible for full cycle recruitment of approximately 130 full-time hires from January 2021 to February 2022.• Oversaw and facilitated college recruiting efforts at target schools across the United States with a DE&I focus.• Created and successfully executed university recruitment events using Handshake. This was the first time the company had hosted recruiting events via a virtual platform.• Effectively managed 3 Talent Acquisition Advisors from Houston remotely from Boston.• In addition to entry and mid-level technical roles, passively sourced and recruited for senior level consulting positions utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter.

Greater Boston

Marlborough, Ma

• Managed and oversaw the recruitment function for all levels of hiring, reporting to the VP of HR.• Directly managed the Senior Recruiter and Recruiting/HR Coordinator. Provided guidance and mentorship along the way.• Upgraded and enriched the Co-op program for Engineers by taking a proactive approach.• Attended college career fairs and recruitment events. Successfully interviewed and vetted student candidates to join our company, for co-op, internship and full-time opportunities several months in advance of their start date.• Heavily involved in conducting compensation analyses and benchmarking and providing guidance to managers for determining most suitable and competitive offers.• Helped to ensure a smooth transition through UltiPro ATS upgrade by working directly with third party consultant.• Took the lead on integrating the requisition approval process into the ATS, moving it from a manual to automated process in UltiPro.

• Acted as a corporate liaison between Haley & Aldrich (parent company) and ECT2 (wholly owned subsidiary).• Planned, managed, facilitated and led all recruitment activity, from identifying a need through successful onboarding and new hire integration. • Develop and implement a tailored and personalized onboarding/orientation process for new hires.• Led and organized various strategic business planning meetings with the leadership team on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis. • Developed and rolled-out a performance management program for both U.S. and Australian-based staff, including year-end reviews and goal setting. Provided coaching/mentoring along the way for Staff Managers.• Served as first point of contact for any HR-related, Recruitment or Business Operations questions/concerns. • Partnered with Legal department to obtain international visas for expatriates and staff traveling abroad.

Burlington, Ma

• Created and launched a college recruitment program to attract top talented student engineers and scientists for internships and entry level positions across the country. This included the development of targeted marketing materials; strategic selection of colleges and events; preparation, coordination and participation in events; and post-event follow-up.• Created and implemented a standardized recruitment process from start to finish.• Led full-cycle recruitment efforts for a variety of roles across several departments (ie. Engineers/Scientists, Project Managers, Field Technicians, IT, Accounting/Finance, Marketing, Business Development, Administrative, HR)• Partnered with leadership team regarding workforce planning to proactively identify hiring needs and ensure alignment with the business needs.• Partnered with hiring managers to plan the best strategy for attracting and retaining staff.• Key player in helping to create, drive and implement a new applicant tracking system (migrated from UltiPro to Cornerstone), starting from system build-out stage through implementation and training.• Directly supervised and mentored Jr. HR Staff and delegated responsibilities as appropriate.• Conducted an external compensation benchmark analysis to ensure our salaries were competitive in the market.• Served as main point of contact for internal compensation inquiries and provided recommendations/guidance to managers at the time of offer and promotions.

Burlington, Ma

Boston, Ma

• Performed full cycle recruitment for a variety of roles including: administration/support, accounting/finance, IT support, environmental engineers/scientists. Responsible for sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews, and delivering verbal offers.• Supported Senior Recruiters in all recruiting-related activities including, but not limited to: interview scheduling/coordination, reference checking, job postings, sourcing for senior level roles, travel arrangements, visa/immigration processing.• Developed and sustained working relationships with Career Centers and professors to identify top notch recent graduates for both internship and entry level consulting opportunities. • Responsible for independently launching and leading the Internship/Co-op Program locally in the Boston office – received buy-in from Branch Manager to host two student co-op/interns year-round. • Utilized Taleo (ATS) and Avature on daily basis to maintain and track candidate activity.

Boston, Ma

• Provided full cycle recruitment for internal corporate positions, including but not limited to inside sales, accounting, administrative/support roles, IT support and entry level technical consulting roles.• Provided back-end support to HR & Recruiting team, reporting directly to the Vice President of Human Resources. • Performed all recruiting-related global support work including but not limited to phone screen/interview scheduling for both the U.S., London & Amsterdam offices; domestic and international candidate travel arrangements; conducted reference checks; generated offer letters; managed background check process; supported immigration/visa process; responsible for all job postings.• General HR-related duties: assisted in onboarding process (including all legal paperwork and entering employee data into ADP); facilitated orientation for new hires including overview of benefits; processed terminations; directly involved with facilitating open enrollment.

• Identified best-fitting candidates for various contract, contract-to-perm and permanent roles for our clients.• As part of the Professional Services Team, focus was on office-related positions, such as administration/support, finance, marketing, and customer service type roles.• Worked closely in a team of five recruiters and two account managers to source candidates, network, proactively interview and successfully place qualified individuals with our clients.• Utilized and documented all recruitment activity via applicant tracking system.