Karlina Cerda Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Temecula, Ca, Us

➥ Instrumental in establishing best practices-based TA processes and systems, bringing new solutions to the organization, strengthening recruiting efficiency and impact, and elevating metrics to foster unprecedented performance visibility.➥ Demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to building innovative solutions that have greatly enhanced the talent pipeline, attracted diverse candidates, shaped the candidate experience, and supported every hiring manager at Perceptyx.➥ Developed a TA Dashboard to elevate KPI visibility and drive data-led decisions, enabling identification of continuous improvement opportunities and resulting in a 20% reduction in time to hire and a 10% increase in offer acceptance.➥ Deployed new technologies, such as LinkedIn Recruiter Enterprise, Workable, Comparably, UKG to replace Paylocity and Workable, and Tango to create training guides.➥ Increased recruiting team productivity by 25% through targeted training on best practices, new recruitment tools and resources, risk mitigation protocols, and aligning efforts with local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.➥ Support a genuine focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), not only through creation of market-facing content that attracts an increasingly diverse candidate pool but also through leadership of inclusive hiring practices.➥ Fueled the organization’s ability to scale rapidly, thinking innovatively to attract top talent to the organization, enhancing the employer brand on social media platforms (LinkedIn and Glassdoor), and building authentic enterprise relationships.

Alexandria, Va, Us

➥ Initially, contracted through HRCS to recruit for the organization MCR, which was later combined with SPA, and sourced niche talent for cleared positions in the Department of Defense. ➥ Led a team of 6 recruiters in building vibrant talent pipelines, working with hiring managers to define needs, develop requisitions, and promote communication to marshal candidates through the hiring lifecycle. ➥ Increased position starts 30%, training new recruiting team members in the applicant tracking system, talent acquisition operations, and nonnegotiable company policies, in addition to maintaining open communication with hiring managers.➥ Provided essential human resources and program administration support to improve employee relations, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve the employee experience from initial recruiter outreach through onboarding.➥ Served as a ‘go-to’ resource for team members with questions on employment-related policies and procedures, promoting an open-door policy to encourage engagement, fielding questions, and answering HR queries.➥ Coached and trained hiring managers in developing effective and accurate open requisitions, providing counsel on defining position and business unit needs, constructing job descriptions, and defining required qualifications and hiring criteria.

Fairfax, Va, Us

➥ Held a hybrid role, spending half of the time engaged in talent acquisition initiatives and the other half performing HR administration functions in this fast-paced and high-volume technical sourcing (DOD) environment. ➥ Directed the candidate hiring process from initial outreach to hire and onboarding, strengthening site quality and effectiveness through the caliber of talent and HR support.➥ Played a notable role in ‘standing up’ a new Talent Operations Center, collaborating with the SVP to source, select, and train talented recruiters, sourcing specialists, and coordinators integrally involved in meeting talent acquisition objectives.➥ Sourced for a wide variety of technical roles in geographically dispersed regions, building the referral relationships critical to sourcing Help Desk, Foreign Language Instructors, Technical Engineers, and government contractors.

➥ Worked in an exceptionally high-volume environment recruiting for diverse marquee clients—Blue Cross Blue Shield, Charter, DirecTV, RCI, and FedEx—while focusing heavily on talent acquisition quality to mitigate costly attrition.➥ Achieved a 98% average position fill rate by elevating recruiting practices, incorporating tools such as Taleo and Workday, providing coaching and support to hiring managers, and conducting HR audits to mitigate noncompliance.➥ Fueled successful and on-time hiring of 500+ call center personnel for key account, while concurrently meeting the demands of other clients averaging 115+ new hires each month with just a 5-member recruiting team.➥ Shed light on human resources operations efficiency and effectiveness, producing analytical reports on cost per hire, source of hire, market pricing, and salaries, leveraging data to enhance strategic actions and decision-making.

Washington, Dc, Us

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Resources Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Administration & Real Estate