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Boston, Ma, Us

Mill Valley, California, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Leadership:•Member of Management Team, serving as a trusted advisor and thought partner for all people and culture initiatives.•Partnered with leadership to help deliver on HR strategy and initiatives around operational, people and culture objectives. People and Culture Strategy:•Managed the employee experience lifecycle with emphasis on the following touchpoints: attraction, onboarding, employee engagement, learning and development, employee retention, rewards and recognition, and offboarding. •Built internal programs to drive and enhance company culture such as: wellness programs, sales contests, book club, weekly trivia, company outings, etc. •Built relationships with all employees to create an environment of trust, engagement, and retention. •Served as People Partner for employees on issues related to learning and talent development, reward calibration, and employee engagement.•Conducted stay interviews with employees to assess employee satisfaction, gain insight into what drives and retains high-performing employees, and work to anticipate areas of the business that need improvement.Talent Acquisition:•Established a scalable Talent Acquisition process, methodology and strategy for all internal hiring.•Positioned PeopleSERVE Inc. as an employer of choice by driving brand awareness and developing strong external partnerships via volunteer, community engagements, university events and online presence. •Developed and managed Internship Program

Woburn, Massachusetts, Us

As Talent Acquisition Manager, my primary responsibilities included:•Served as business and people partner to Senior Leadership by understanding hiring objectives and succession planning to support significant internal growth while becoming Boston’s #1 Fasting Growing Private Company (BBJ). •Developed and implemented robust recruiting and sourcing strategies to identify, attract, develop and retain high performing sales employees within a highly people-centric environment. •Defined, developed and drove strategy for on-campus recruiting and college hiring initiatives. Built relationships with colleges and universities to educate students on opportunities within Curate Partners. •Developed and managed college internship program including targeted college recruiting plan and training program.

Windham, Nh, Us

•Responsible for full life cycle recruiting process for internal sales positions while partnering with hiring managers to define needs, develop recruitment strategy, optimize interview experience and facilitate post-interview debrief.•Build talent pipeline of both active and passive candidates utilizing creative recruiting strategies. •Responsible for building credible and collaborative relationships within the assigned business units including Hiring Managers, Business Partners and Executives. •Provide high level of customer service to candidates serving as their primary point of contact throughout the interview process with emphasis of optimizing candidate experience. •Key partner in negotiating offers, including offer letter generation, approvals and closing candidates.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

•Responsible for full life cycle recruiting and filling high priority internal sales positions across the United States. •Collaborate with Randstad Technologies Executives to understand their hiring needs and ensure Talent Acquisition team is aligned with their priorities. Provide guidance on industry trends and recruiting techniques to ensure that Randstad Technologies attracts the internal sales talent needed to reach business objectives.•Responsible for executing best in class recruiting strategies, including sourcing, screening and recruiting of passive and active candidates for internal sales positions within Randstad Technologies. •Nominated to attend President Club in 2015 as 1 out of 200 employees recognized via Operational Choice Award.•Escalation point of contact for Talent Acquisition Team; continuous coaching and mentoring throughout recruiting lifecycle including the negotiation of salaries and the closing of candidates.•Dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner for all high priority and critical internal openings. •Successfully led Talent Acquisition team to achieve 110% of production goal, by averaging .82 placements per recruiter per week.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

•High volume recruiting, supporting 20 Randstad Technologies office locations. Responsible for managing and filling all internal sales openings by priority, consistently handling 20+ openings at one time. •#1 Corporate Recruiter, averaging 4.75 placements a month (118% to goal). Successfully recruited 20 President Club Winners into internal sales and production roles.•Actively involved in the entire recruiting process including negotiating salaries, closing candidates and the presentation of offer.

Quincy, Ma, Us

•Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting placing sales professionals within the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Healthcare industry.•Cultivate new business through cold calling, follow-up calls and creative marketing for target accounts.•Proactively source and identify candidates by utilizing company leads, referrals, industry contacts, and networking.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Rookie of the Year 2006 - Awarded #1 Recruiter for all new hires in 2006 Responsible for placing traveling healthcare professionals on assignments throughout the U.S.