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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Solely supporting 2 labs in Edmonton Research Center – IC Lab & Noah's Ark.- Managing high volume Full-cycle recruitment for Contract and Permanent positions (source, pre-qualify, interview, coding test, extend/negotiate offers).- Strategically source candidates from LinkedIn, Monster, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, IEEE, etc.; conduct Talent Mapping.- Hired Canadian and international Engineers, Researchers, Professors from Industry and Universities and Executive hiring for Huawei… Show more - Solely supporting 2 labs in Edmonton Research Center – IC Lab & Noah's Ark.- Managing high volume Full-cycle recruitment for Contract and Permanent positions (source, pre-qualify, interview, coding test, extend/negotiate offers).- Strategically source candidates from LinkedIn, Monster, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, IEEE, etc.; conduct Talent Mapping.- Hired Canadian and international Engineers, Researchers, Professors from Industry and Universities and Executive hiring for Huawei Research Labs.- Organize requisition briefing with Hiring Managers and Lab Directors to understand specific on-going hiring needs and position specifications.- Research and understand talent markets/segments, competitor profiles, and industry trends to influence hiring decisions.- Vendor management – work closely with Staffing agencies who are based out across North America.- Campus Recruitment - work closely with universities for Co-op, PEY and Master’s and Ph.D. new graduates. Average hiring 5-10 students per term, 3 terms per year.- Establish strong and consultative relationships with all internal stakeholders in the recruiting process (Hiring Managers, Lab Directors, HR Business Partners and HR Services Team etc.)- Manage and maintain Applicant Tracking System to ensure data integrity.- Network throughout the industry to build an up-to-date pool of current, potential and passive candidates for Huawei Technologies. Show less

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Assisted university junior-level and senior-level Sino-Tibetan language courses at the Department of East Asian Studies.- Provided technical support for virtual communication softwares, such as G Suite and Zoom to ensure smooth class delivery.- Provided in-class and after-hours assistance, including speaking practice and homework evaluations and reviews.- Advised extra-curricular club activities that are customarily selected to suit individual’s needs. Cooperated with… Show more - Assisted university junior-level and senior-level Sino-Tibetan language courses at the Department of East Asian Studies.- Provided technical support for virtual communication softwares, such as G Suite and Zoom to ensure smooth class delivery.- Provided in-class and after-hours assistance, including speaking practice and homework evaluations and reviews.- Advised extra-curricular club activities that are customarily selected to suit individual’s needs. Cooperated with instructors and other TAs to develop language learning strategies aiming to increase students' learning experience. Applied various instructional strategies that contribute to academic equality and success to students of all levels.- Assisted the instructor with classroom coordination and document distribution to maintain a positive learning environment. Show less

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Gesture and Language Development Lab (Supervisor: Dr. Elena Nicoladis)Project: Chinese Throw Verbs in the Conversation May 2020 - August 2020- Summarized search results by preparing written reports, graphs, fact sheets and tables by using Microsoft Office Suite and SPSS.- Assist with test scoring and the compilation of scorer training materials.- Responsible for cleaning data, creating data tables, coding open-ended survey responses, updating the text of reports… Show more The Gesture and Language Development Lab (Supervisor: Dr. Elena Nicoladis)Project: Chinese Throw Verbs in the Conversation May 2020 - August 2020- Summarized search results by preparing written reports, graphs, fact sheets and tables by using Microsoft Office Suite and SPSS.- Assist with test scoring and the compilation of scorer training materials.- Responsible for cleaning data, creating data tables, coding open-ended survey responses, updating the text of reports following a pre-existing format, and proofreading reports.Project: Chinese L1 Children’s English L2 Verb Morphology Usage Phenomenon- Assist with the development of item writing and review procedures and processes.- Review and synthesize existing literature.- Prepare presentations, reports, and scholarly publications related to research.- Edit documents, specific to the marketing field.- Translate and proofread various types of documents.Research Assistant – The Intercultural Communication Lab (Supervisor: Dr. Kim Noels)Project: COVID-19: Qualitative Data from Focus Group Interviews with Chinese Canadian to understand how people use, perceive and react to facemasks and to people wearing facemasks (or not), from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. May 2020 – July 2020- Assisting the participants to get along with the group interview.- Coding the responses from participants.- Create meeting agendas and take and disseminate meeting notes.Research Assistant – The Prosody Lab (Supervisor: Dr. Anja Arnhold) Project: Prosody of Canadian English September 2019 – December 2019- Collaborated with colleagues and actively participate in lab teams.- Analyzed participants' responses administer a variety of appropriate assessments.- Ensured effective and positive participant communication.- Assist with the development of item writing and review procedures and processes. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Manage full-cycle recruitment for all full time and contract IT / Engineering roles- Provide technical recruitment service for Top Canadian Banks and Financial Industries.- Handle 5-10 active requisitions per day for clients within a time limit.- Post active roles on LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed, etc.- Screen resumes from job portals, social media, and personal networking- Qualify candidates and negotiate rate by conducting phone interviews- Submit qualified candidates to… Show more - Manage full-cycle recruitment for all full time and contract IT / Engineering roles- Provide technical recruitment service for Top Canadian Banks and Financial Industries.- Handle 5-10 active requisitions per day for clients within a time limit.- Post active roles on LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed, etc.- Screen resumes from job portals, social media, and personal networking- Qualify candidates and negotiate rate by conducting phone interviews- Submit qualified candidates to the clients.- Coach candidate prior to the interview with the client- Maintain information of all the candidates contacted and actively monitor the candidate progress & update the status on a regular basis- Report regularly to the director on the interviews, offers, rejection, etc.- Follow up with the candidates about recruitment status updates- Create and maintain Training documents and mentored new team members on team structure, hiring process, ATS, candidate contact strategies, and negotiation skills.- Recruit for the profiles such as Software Developer, Tech Lead, Development Lead, Solution Architect, DevOps, Business (System) Analyst, Security Analyst, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Product Owner, QA/QC Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, etc. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Coordinated a university Nursing Program with over 100 registered students. - Communicated with students bilingually through student forum on a daily basis, answering questions regarding course materials and providing feedback on academic performance. - Created a comprehensive bilingual attendance sheet using MS Excel. The sheet tracks class attendance and records students’ information such as age, geolocation, and gender for further research purposes. The sheet is also used to… Show more - Coordinated a university Nursing Program with over 100 registered students. - Communicated with students bilingually through student forum on a daily basis, answering questions regarding course materials and providing feedback on academic performance. - Created a comprehensive bilingual attendance sheet using MS Excel. The sheet tracks class attendance and records students’ information such as age, geolocation, and gender for further research purposes. The sheet is also used to generate upper-management reports. - Provided psychological advice to program students via video meetings and student forums to enhance their mental health amid the pandemic. - Secretary management for upper-level leadership, such as flight booking, meeting scheduling and document translation. - Successfully applied a similar coordination strategy to more than 5 other joint-university educational programs. Show less

University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement in the student life and annual events area.- Supervised an onsite team of 12 for the movie night event, including caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team.- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation… Show more - Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement in the student life and annual events area.- Supervised an onsite team of 12 for the movie night event, including caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team.- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events. Show less

Master Of Arts - Ma

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Major In Linguistics, Minors In Psychology And East Asian Studies, 3.7/4.0

Graduated with Distinction