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Newark, De, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

As a human resources manager for The Chemours Company, I was the sole HR representative supporting ~300 employees across two unionized manufacturing sites in New Jersey.I built partnerships with site leadership to ensure compliance with all federal and state employment laws, ensure pay equity across the organization, and optimize processes to improve efficiency.I was able to successfully lead contract negotiations with United Steel Workers (USW) aligning with business needs & budget without any business disruption.

Wilmington, De, Us

I was one of two HR representatives supporting ~300 employees at two unionized New Jersey chemical manufacturing sites.I was able to align pay practices with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by updating the programming in Kronos (UKG) with a strong focus on simplicity and automation. I also provided training materials to front-line managers to ensure the CBA was being executed correctly and consistently.

Wilmington, De, Us

Following my work with candidates as a university relations recruiter, I joined the benefits team and partnered with the company's 401k provider to conduct seminars to educate employees on financial wellness benefits including 401k. I managed the 401k, Life Insurance, Student Loan Repayment, Tuition Reimbursement, and HSA benefits and assisted with Annual Open Enrollment.

Wilmington, De, Us

I was promoted to the senior university relations recruiter position based on my work revamping the intern and co-op program.I continued to lead the intern and co-op program across US sites and was recognized by the executive team for sourcing and securing top talent for entry level positions.One of my main goals was to increase diversity in our candidate pool. ★ Handpicked to join a DEI council where I collaborated with executive and extended teams to brainstorm ways to improve diversity and retention policies.★ Widened candidate pool and provided greater opportunity to potential interns by launching a stipend model as part of our housing program and partnering with a third-party vendor on short-term housing requests.★ Identified and implemented Handshake software to enable targeted diversity hiring in a university setting.★ Increased candidate diversity in applicant pool 20% within 1 year.★ Instituted consistent pay practices for interns by collaborating with the total rewards to team to eliminate confusion and define structure in compensation policy.★ Partnered with data scientist intern to clean up data by building recruitment reporting to measure effectiveness for early career programs.

Wilmington, De, Us

I was hired as the university relations recruiter and quickly changed responsibilities to manage the intern and co-op program while partnering with RPO to manage recruiting operations.At the time, the intern and co-op program had little structure and most candidates were primarily being hired to fulfill temporary staffing needs.Rather than this program positioning the company to capture future employees, it was struggling with a 15% intern to full time conversion rate. ★ Created internal co-op committee and collaborated with site leadership to project workforce needs and attrition to influence proactive sourcing strategies.★ Honed university relationships by planning job fairs and targeting schools that offered diverse candidates.★ Built brand engagement with university students by conducting mock interviews, resume critiques, and marketing scholarship programs.★ Infused structure and accountability into interview process by imposing interview deadlines on hiring managers and recruiters to capture top talent.★ Cut open positions 50%—from 150 to 75—within 1 year to support a more targeted program with defined goals

West Deptford, New Jersey, Us

I joined Coim USA—a chemical manufacturing company—as the first talent acquisition representative hired by the company and was challenged with building recruiting processes and procedures from scratch.When I joined the company, there was very little recruitment structure in place and many positions were being filled by outside agencies.★ Implemented Greenhouse ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter to manage candidate flow and target specialized position—from individual contributor to VP-level.★ Drafted employee referral policy and internal application process to create lead magnet for new positions.★ Developed active talent pool via Indeed job board to build active and passive candidate pipeline.★ Forged strategic relationships with universities and passive candidates at network events to align recruitment candidate pipeline with future business objectives.★ Crafted behavioral-based interview training for hiring managers to ensure compliance at every stage of the candidate interview process.★ Decreased TTF metrics from 90 days to 30 days.★ Achieved 90% retention rate on new hires.★ Eliminated agency fees based on robust candidate pipeline.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

I joined CMI Media—a healthcare marketing agency—to provide full lifecycle recruiting with a focus on early career candidates.Rather than source for specific positions, I would source, interview, and hire candidates for a class. These candidates would then get trained and placed in the job based on current department needs.To ensure we here hiring the best talent for these openings, I built trusted relationships with hiring managers to understand the details of each role. I also helped develop a hiring manager interview committee to aid in the selection process.★ Built relationships with key stakeholders at universities to provide mock interviews, resume critiques, and information sessions to students.★ Leveraged Jobvite ATS to maintain candidate database.★ Increased retention rate for new hires from 75% to 95% by sourcing top talent.★ Always achieved TTF metrics goals.

New York, Ny, Us

I was recruited to join Borderfree—a global e-commerce company—to drive full lifecycle recruitment—from sourcing to pre-onboarding—for high-volume, specialized positions.When I was hired, I was the only recruiter and averaged 10 new hires per month within the first year. ★ Decreased agency costs 50% by developing consistent applicant pipeline on Indeed and developing a monthly recruitment marketing budget and company page.★ Received CEO Excellence Award for meeting staffing demand in timely fashion to launch new company initiatives.★ Developed approval-to-hire process to ensure all open roles were in the hiring budget.★ Updated applicant tracking system by leading iCIMS implementation.

Hicksville, Ny, Us

Promoted to junior corporate recruiter and participated in full lifecycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt positions including, accounting, administrative support, audit, customer service, finance, HVAC/facilities, information technology, merchandising, tax, transportation, and warehouse operations.★ Co-led staffing 3 new warehouses, launched sourcing campaigns, and partnered with staffing agencies.★ Built relationships with universities and attended job fairs to drive top talent to the organization.

Hicksville, Ny, Us

I began my recruiting career as an assistant at Sleepy’s, The Mattress Professionals. I sourced active and passive candidates in a wide variety of roles and built candidate pipelines using Monster and CareerBuilder.★ Conducted candidate reference checks and background checks.★ Maintained candidate information in Oracle ATS.

New York, Ny, Us

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing

Associate Of Arts, Business Administration