Support the recruiting efforts for Grant Thornton's Internal Client Services (ICS) practice, including but not limited to: Business Development, Marketing, Fiance and Operations groups.

◆ Recruited professionals for KPMG’s multiple service lines by identifying top talent in the marketplace and converting those prospects into active candidates.◆ Responsibilities included sourcing candidates, conducting screening interviews, conducting behavioral interviews, seeing candidates through the hiring process, and continual engagement of passive candidates◆ Helped resolve complex recruitment challenges by collaborating with recruiting peers, HR partners, and business leaders to develop the most robust and effective recruiting strategies for hiring managers/clients and took the lead in executing those plans◆ Developed a strong pipeline by building connections in the external marketplace and establishing relationships with known industry professionals to become an effective KPMG contact◆ Placed candidates at all levels from Associate through Director level◆ Implemented sourcing tools to positively impact the firm's ability to attract high potential candidates◆ Maintained a high level of customer satisfaction by providing weekly pipeline reports to each internal client, and by conducting regular meetings to manage the pipeline and to keep the recruiting process flowing smoothly.◆ Utilized all available sourcing tools to identify passive and potential candidates (LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, The Ladders, niche job boards, user/member groups and forums, associations, employee referrals, alumni referrals)◆ Tracked all candidates in the firms applicant tracking systems, Avature and Virtual Edge, to ensure data integrity in real time as well as visibility amongst the experienced hire recruiting team

◆ Supported KPMG’s employee referral program which accounted for greater than 40% of all experienced hires made in 2015◆ Reviewed daily submittals report of resumes submitted by KPMG employees to determine the best suited practice area, average of 75 resumes reviewed daily◆ Ensured any qualified referral was screened, presented vetted candidates to recruiters for their current openings◆ Partnered with recruiting leadership with the goal of developing innovative strategies to enhance quality of employee referral candidates◆ Prepared employee referral memos, for distribution to targeted employee audiences, alerting employees to current open recruiting demand, and describing the process to receive an employee referral bonus◆ Sourced employee referral candidates via database mining within the firm's Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Virtual Edge◆ Increased employee referral source of hire from 17% to 32% YOY within KPMG's Business Process Support group◆ Created strategies to increase participation in the employee program by 7% YOY◆ Co-managed firmwide employee referral mailbox- providing customer service to high level internal clients◆ Attended offsite events and conferences to promote the Employee Referral Program and increase our visibility within the firm

♦ Full life cycle recruiter, with experience identifying, attracting, and evaluating top talent to fill for internships, entry level, and junior level roles♦ Contributed to the international recruiting efforts to staff professionals for a new London office branch, including Senior Traders and Senior Financial Analysts♦ Partnered with hiring managers to build and execute effective sourcing and assessment strategies in order to close positions within stringent hiring deadlines♦ Built and maintained an extensive network of qualified candidates while marketing the PEAK6 brand within the financial services community♦ Worked and coordinated with multiple external agencies to manage the quality and quantity of candidates♦ Organized recruiting metrics and data to build reports within Taleo and distributed reports to C–level executives♦ Analyzed historical recruiting data to optimize the talent acquisition process♦ Acted as sole coordinator supporting and partnering with 4-5 internal recruiters to receive scheduling mandates; arranging an average of 600-700 on site interviews yearly, for as many as 45 open positions at once♦ Tracked candidate pipeline from first contact to job offer and acted as a liaison between the candidate and the organization by corresponding with candidates and third party agencies to obtain candidate availability and confirm interview logistics♦ Worked with internal business members to confirm employee availability for interviews, including executives, partners, managing directors, and senior leads with extremely tight schedules♦ Initiated background checks via HireRight and stayed current with any employment law litigation to ensure compliance with the EEOC♦ Assisted and guided international hires through their H-1B visa and green card process♦ Additionally, continued all duties from internship period listed below