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Honored to be working with brilliant colleagues embedding culture throughout our entire Employee journey - from engaging and acquiring talent, through onboarding, development and promotions.

Built and managed a small global recruitment function; delivering an intuitive recruitment experience, inspiring onboarding journey, and employee value proposition. Seeking to engage the best talent - whether scientific, commercial, or technical - to drive our business forward, improving lives through the science of food.Highlights include hiring some amazing people, building an effective global TA team, supporting Workday recruitment process improvement, and technology platform integrations. Identified key strategic partnerships, project ownership for diverse talent initiatives, Visa authorising officer and Apprentice Levy SME.

Scaling Early Careers opportunities into Dyson globally to c.500 Graduate, Undergraduate and School leaver opportunities in UK, Europe, APAC & USA.Responsible for establishing Brand, systems and processes to enable global approach, and management of high performing teams. Key stakeholder in design and implementation of The Dyson Institute of Engineering & Technology, working with cross functional team to create innovative alternative to Further Education. Defining bespoke selection & assessment methodology, and hands-on involvement with recruitment of first Undergraduate Engineers Cohort.

Creating graduate, undergraduate and school leaver opportunities into Dyson's Global HQ, positioning Dyson as an employer of choice. Working with Exec level sponsors to progress the Early Careers agenda, establishing this as key strategy in Dyson's growth strategy.Volume recruitment management project to streamline processes, RPO vendor management and increase utilization of ATS functionality in Customer Service and Field Sales.

- Conduct Graduate, Internship and school leaver competency-based interviews on behalf the UK's top Graduate Recruiter- Assess Experienced hires for Big-4 Management Consultancy arm- Employability skills tutor and coach, since October 2009Advise and tutor Graduates local to the Kingston Borough - running workshops on all stages of the recruitment cycle and one-to-one coaching on job applications and CVs, interview and assessment centre preparation, and strategies for overall employability enhancement.

- Developed strategic plan for Careers Service provision discrete to the needs of different year groups and faculties, increasing departmental output and involvement of Employers and professional bodies on campus in order to increase Employability awareness in Students- Increased use of technology to create efficiencies in administration, to facilitate communication with Students and Employers, and provision of events management and workflow management software, SMS technology, and access to online aptitude tests- Revamped marketing materials to build professional profile of the Careers Service across the University, including rewrite of Careers website- Managed operational team of 7 through roll-out of departmental restructure, including appraisal and performance management- Handled student case load for wide range students; providing one-to-one advice sessions, designing and running workshops on job market information, employability skills, CV writing

- RPO consultancy supporting clients with recruitment and resourcing issues on short term campaigns or long term programmes across many different industries and across all career levels - from school leavers and graduates to senior management and Board members- Would undertake detailed analysis of new client requirements and current practices in order to redesign, obtain client buy-in to implement new recruitment processes, run subsequent testing and modification phases then up skilling of the client or the RPO delivery team for operational readiness- Main point of contact for client stakeholders, leading/working closely with the wider Account Team at Work Group often coordinating the services of advertising, web marketing, occupational psychology and regional team members- Third party selection and management of PSLs for required technical services - e.g. Applicant tracking systems, qualified competency based assessor teams, call centres, text tools and fulfilment providers- Operational management of delivery teams on the administrative and assessment components of high volume recruitment- Experienced assessor of CVs, applications, competency based interviews & facilitator at assessment centres

Graduate recruitment outsourcing, applicant tracking system process mapping, website design and project management with web developers, office administrative tasks.

- Assessing - Screened high volume applications, competency based interviewing at first and second round, observed group exercises and conducted closing interviews. Psychometric test administration including; verbal, numerical number series, diagrammatic reasoning and Watson-Glaser Critical thinking- Teamwork - Inducted new team members, produced manuals to consolidate training sessions, facilitated interview training, coached newly trained assessors to obtain benchmarks, and provided ongoing support and feedback- Marketing - First point of contact for all candidate and University enquiries. Ambassador at Milk round events, involved in the production of marketing literature, promotional materials and creative recruitment brand. Liaised with suppliers, student publications, and internal marketing divisions. Designed an Open Day information booklet and innovative open day information sessions- Relationship building - Careers service and venue liaison, coordinated staff involvement at recruitment marketing events. Key contact for Candidates nurturing the 100+ candidates holding offers. Communicated with recruiting colleagues across service categories for joint events, produced and presented end of year statistics reports on recruitment activities, and learning points to ensure buy-in from all those involved- Event planning - Sourcing suitable venues for presentations, case studies, skills workshops, regional and office interview sessions. Selected staff to attend; produced joining instructions and lead briefing sessions prior to events. Scheduled and booked open day events for Offerees, including afternoon information sessions, champagne receptions, private dining and hotel accommodation in top London venues. Organised 'away days' each season for training and communication of activities to Partners, Senior Managers and Managers involved in recruitment

Supported individuals training on a range of MS Office and Lotus applications and traditional secretarial and book keeping skills. Provided one-to-one coaching in the training centre and hotline support. Conducted employability sessions for school leavers, provided Training Centre administrative and marketing support

Graduate sales postions in Insurance and Property sector.