Maria Velazquez Email and Phone Number

Please note that I cannot reply to job inquiries via LinkedIn. Please apply online at careers.bcg.com.

- Led and supported the full cycle recruitment process for the top #2 and #3 revenue-incurring clients on a company-wide level in the direct hire sector, spearheading a year-long RPO project, with 76 placements from January to August across 8 states.- Nominated and awarded as Quarterly Crusher of Q2, as well as promoted to Senior Project Manager within 6 months of joining the National team.

- Managed full-cycle recruitment process for 7+ clients across various industries, ranging from financial and medical services to clean air and radiation safety – from attending order calls with stakeholders to sourcing and helping candidates onboard, most recently transitioning to high volume National Recruiting Services.- Top performer in the Chicago Territory Customer Service division for 50+ placements among 10 clients in 7 months, having been ranked #1 recruiter 5x out of nearly 150 employees, and consistently being in the top recruiters company-wide before recently transitioning to the National Customer Service and Office Services team.- Nominated for Quarterly Crusher of the Month and promoted twice in 6 months for consistently exceeding demand needs due to excellent candidate quality and retention against the high turnover market trends.

LaSalle Network is a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm focused on temporary and contract staffing, as well as direct-hire search. For over 20 years, we've helped candidates find jobs in entry-level to C-suite positions across nearly every industry and connected companies with talent to grow their businesses.LaSalle Network has been recognized with more than 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards, some including: 12X "Inc. 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America,” People Magazine’s “Companies that Care,” 7X Crain's Chicago Business' "Best Places to Work,” 8X Chicago Tribune "Top Workplaces,” Fortune Magazine's "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For,” "Best Workplaces in Chicago," and “Best Workplaces for Parents,” Inc. Magazine’s "50 Best Workplaces” and Forbes’ "America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms" lists.With one of the highest net promoter scores in the staffing and recruiting industry, we are confident we’re the right firm for you, and we look forward to meeting you.

- Managed logistics and collaborated in the successful development of a 3-week International Webinar designed to educate teenagers about fashion essentials, with 120 participants from over 12 countries.- Significantly elevated quality of the learning material by consolidating and streamlining material presentation and delivery from various slides to a more visually digestible presentation - specialized image assessments - which was the core learning of the webinar. - Continuously created and enhanced engaging presentation templates and decks for general webinars and personalized assessments.

- Offered assistance and guidance while encouraging ~10 curious undergraduate students to partake in the many academic and professional abroad experiences Northeastern has to offer to enhance and build upon their knowledge.- Provided 1:1 mentoring to a new international student to facilitate acclimating to the Boston area and heightening their experience overall.

- Created and established the first Category Competitor Analysis report that included and compared market trends and consumer insights which was then implemented across all the 5 newly established vertical marketing channels.- Managed and updated 12 monthly Category Dashboards that demonstrated critical factors such as number of visits, gross profit, revenue, GPAV, VCR, among other metrics, to measure the category’s success and performance.- Assisted with category management, secondary research, assessing and evaluating profitability and efficiency of current methods used.

- Collaborated cross-functionally with ~10 teams and clients from Fortune 500 companies to develop and implement problem-solving strategies across various industries, ranging from industrials and pharma to oil & gas and foodservice.- Assisted in secondary research and gathering of crucial data to provide thorough industry background assessments for respective clients.- Led successful recruiting efforts to gather and retain ~80 professionals from various industries to help solve and advise on client issues with their insight on current trends.