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- Public speaking and panel discussions- Podcast and media interviews- Job seeking seminars and coaching- Various other non staffing related engagements· Short term and freelance staffing engagements focused on technical and executive level roles, specifically within the startup environment· Created interview and hiring processes for early stage companies in order to scale team as quickly as possible while creating equitable and fair hiring practices· Designed and presented online webinars on job searching, interview process creation, and hiring manager training· Created a social media account aimed at job search advice and navigating layoffs in a tough job market resulting in over 300k followers- Created the Corporate Pizza Party Podcast- a top charting international show

· Owned the full recruitment life cycle of technical and non-technical roles from intake meeting, job description creation, sourcing, screening, offer negotiation and onboarding using Greenhouse ATS · Delivered a 94% offer acceptance rate while filling 5-7 roles a month in a highly technical environment· Created engaging sourcing messages using Gem that led to a 180% response rate increase · Led and mentored talent acquisition team helping team grow from just myself to a 4 person team· Spearheaded diversity and inclusion program allowing us to track DEIB efforts for the first time

· Led full life cycle recruiting efforts on all technical roles including Data Engineers, Software Engineers and QA Testers with a focus on Python and React as the company’s primary technical stack· Managed data integrity and candidate pipeline using Lever ATS creating weekly reports for company executives on recruiting and hiring efforts · Filled several positions that had been open for over 120 days within my first 45 days through creative sourcing, candidate management and skill alignment· Partnered with hiring managers and company executives to provide guidance on how to find and recruit the best possible talent· Led International recruiting efforts in creating an offshore team in Sri Lanka from 0 to 21 people

• Actively sourced candidates using tools available to me including LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, Github, social media and other sources• Recruited for all technical positions including but not limited to Software Developers, QA testers, Devops, Designers, Network and Systems Engineers.• Helped establish and execute hiring plans with technical and non-technical managers• Became familiar with numerous ATS systems through different clients including JazzHR, Lever, Workday, and Taleo• Balanced a workload of 50-60 open requisitions at a time, prioritizing the most important and urgent positions.

Over my 9.5 years at Kaplan Test Prep I served in numerous leadership roles including.Pittsburgh Center ManagerGreat Lakes Region Senior Marketing ManagerMidwest Health Programs Manager