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San Jose, California

San Jose

• Full life-cycle non-technical recruiting in various levels of staff and departments in: manufacturing/production, professional services and telecommunications • Manage all phases of recruitment, including defining hiring management needs and posting available positions• Experience in high volume, hard-to-fill or niche market positions for Fortune 500 corporations, as well as small to medium size businesses • Account Manager and Recruiter for several national strategic accounts: Cisco Systems, Intuit, EMC, Kaiser, Office Max (Headquarters) acquired by Office Depot, Celestica, Nimble Storage• Identify staffing needs, recruited, interviewed and submitted top candidates to hiring managers• Serves as a liaison, bridging the gap between management and employees by handling questions, administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems• Source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn, career fairs/events/open houses, networking/referrals, job postings/boards, Monster.com and Career Builder• Create job descriptions to attract a targeted talent pool: Administrative, Analysts (Business, Data and Marketing), Call Center, Customer Support, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Sales and Finance Professionals• Conduct telephone, online virtual and in-person interviews for all candidates considered• Conduct reference and background checks on all job applicants• Communicate job specific duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to all potential candidates• Guide candidates through in-house computer testing and new hire onboarding• Assess employee performance and discuss disciplinary actions

Santa Clara, California

• First point of contact for internal and external leasing community • Informed potential residents about special leasing offers promotions in a friendly and engaging manner• Increased gross leasing sales by leveraging the relationship on the business to consumer sales side • Recognized for driving new level of customer service between field personnel and consumers • Responsible for administrative tasks, opening and closing procedures of the leasing office • Championed an office culture change by becoming "Lead Miracle-Maker" and creative Event Planner for current residents

• Project managed Executive Speakers Bureau and provided customer follow-up • Created Talent Communications messaging for ePM and C-LEAD utilizing the global CiscoNow tool • Collected data from Employee Value Proposition Focus Groups Modified Cisco's annual Employee Performance Review tool, making it more practical, improved time efficiency and user friendliness for employees • Worked cross-functionally on C-LEAD and ePM multimedia messaging such as Whiteboard Videos and Roundtable Video discussions using the Cisco Television Studios

Actively developed, booked and maintained appointments for prospective members to tour the club Provided prospective members with an enthusiastic and informative tour, increasing sales and club membership Presented membership options and club fitness packages to prospective members Assisted department leads in all areas Trained new employees on company customer service policies and service level standards.Managed wide variety of customer service and administrative tasks to resolve customer issues quickly and efficientlySold up to 67 new memberships per month.Extended club memberships, offering discounts and promotions to ensure high customer retention rates

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Studies / Business Minor

• Emphasis in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication • Minor in Business • Participated in Debate Face Offs • Conducted Case Study.

Associate Of Arts, General Education

Activities and Societies: KJCC - On-Air Radio Personality and Talent• Graduated with Honors • Coursework in Communication, Psychology.

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