Katey Thomson Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Recipient of national Ownership Award for Q4 2022 for achievements in hiring, data reporting, and peer coaching • Executed proposal to Senior Leadership Team for recruitment strategy across Kentucky and Hawaii, receiving approval for 8 of 9 strategies• Spearheaded the 2023 Post-Mortem Analysis for the Education Recruitment Team, reviewing total metrics, assessing national wins and misses, coaching a team of 7 writers, and consolidating proposal• Led department-wide data reporting and team training, streamlining reporting and building team skill• Drove the writing of Education Talent Acquisition Cultivation Guide for all recruiters• Developed the evergreen application process and application guide, standardizing the approach for continuous pooling requisitions and improving candidate experience• Mentored peers and provided operational support via peer coaching, including a monthly cultivator call series, providing a platform for peer learning and sharing best practices

Greater Seattle Area

• Full-cycle recruiting for 130 full-time and intern hires to Amazon• Coached and consulted 120 hiring managers including intake, recruitment strategy, and hiring decisions• Implementation of new intake model, improving time to fill by 41% (10 weeks vs. 17 weeks previously)• Developed team-wide process mechanism to capture, audit, and action 339 intern conversions exits • Created sourcing tracking system to audit candidate sourcing for 13 profiles, and 10,970+ candidates • Sourced 31,000+ candidates through passive and active sourcing on LinkedIn, Handshake, and virtual events• Experience in reporting and writing business documentation to demonstrate quarterly recruitment results

Greater Seattle Area

• Increased University of Washington from #10 campus contributor to #7 to Teach For America nationally• Created and facilitated 7 learning sessions for 250+ recruiters, one alongside Senior Vice President of Recruitment• Increased offer-accept retention from 86% to 97% through candidate relationship-building and mentor-pairing• Managed team of 4 campus ambassadors leading sourcing, marketing, event-planning, and retention strategies• Responsible for ambassador hiring, onboarding, culture-building, coaching cycles, mid-year & end-of-year review, mentorship-pairing, and short-term/long-term career goals

Greater Seattle Area

• Increased University of Washington from #23 campus contributor to #10 to Teach For America nationally• Reduced interview withdrawals by 10% through interview engagements and candidate communication strategy • Managed a team of 4 campus ambassadors leading sourcing, marketing, cultivation, and event strategies• Collaborated with campus organizations to execute 40+ events (info-sessions, career fairs, and conferences

Greater Los Angeles Area

San Diego, California, United States

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Policy And Administration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Human Development