Alex Kilkenny
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Experience
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Talentheads
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Talent Engagement Advisor
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Aug 2022 - Present
Working with multiple businesses, and Talent Partners, to deliver innovative, creative andforward-thinking talent and resourcing solutionsCommunicating with and engaging talent – as the client partners voice - sharing companyvalues, their mission, and strategic direction to recruit to retainSupporting the Talentheads team to manage the talent journey from attraction through toonboarding - including screening candidates and arranging interviewsUtilising and maximising proactive talent sources such as job boards, CV search channels andsocial media platformsConducting research, benchmarking and undertaking competitor analysis to inform andsupport stronger people-focused business decisions for the client partnersCreating job descriptions, adverts, social media content, proposals, reports and job boardcampaigns to ensure targeted, professional, and proactive sourcing methodsDesigning employee engagement surveys and presenting the findings in a creative, polishedand engaging way.Challenging, advising, partnering, and supporting the client partners, and the TalentheadsPartners and Managing Director.
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b:friend
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer at B:Friend
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Jun 2019 - Present
B:Friend is an organisation aiming to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Doncaster through regular visits to isolated individuals.Demonstrated effective communication and social skills when interacting in order to make the other individual feel more comfortableDemonstrates effective, time management skills by visiting elderly people twice a week alongside my studies. B:Friend is an organisation aiming to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Doncaster through regular visits to isolated individuals.Demonstrated effective communication and social skills when interacting in order to make the other individual feel more comfortableDemonstrates effective, time management skills by visiting elderly people twice a week alongside my studies.
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Northumbria University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate student event representative
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Sep 2018 - Present
Acted as a point of point of contact for potential students at open day events aiming to positively influence them to apply to Northumbria University.Demonstrated flexibility by undertaking a variety of roles across the events including tour guiding and giving course talks to large groups of prospective students. Acted as a point of point of contact for potential students at open day events aiming to positively influence them to apply to Northumbria University.Demonstrated flexibility by undertaking a variety of roles across the events including tour guiding and giving course talks to large groups of prospective students.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Warehouse Operative
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May 2020 - Sep 2020
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Waiter
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Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
Delivering great customer service whilst under pressure during busy periods.Working successfully in a team applying proficient, communication and team-working skills Played a role in training and recruiting prospective employees whilst monitoring and providing support for new workers.Competent with banking procedures such as cashing up and analysing discrepancies. Applying initiative and problem solving skills when under pressure. Delivering great customer service whilst under pressure during busy periods.Working successfully in a team applying proficient, communication and team-working skills Played a role in training and recruiting prospective employees whilst monitoring and providing support for new workers.Competent with banking procedures such as cashing up and analysing discrepancies. Applying initiative and problem solving skills when under pressure.
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Mcauley Catholic High School
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer for reading partners at school
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Sep 2016 - Jun 2018
Volunteered to support younger students with reading and learning difficultiesGuided the student in improving their reading skills by being patient and allowing them to improve at their own paceIdentified their areas of weakness and challenged them to tackle their weaknessesApplied clear, communication skills to provide the student with clear feedback allowing them to improve Volunteered to support younger students with reading and learning difficultiesGuided the student in improving their reading skills by being patient and allowing them to improve at their own paceIdentified their areas of weakness and challenged them to tackle their weaknessesApplied clear, communication skills to provide the student with clear feedback allowing them to improve
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Education
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Northumbria University
Master's degree, Law -
Mcauley Catholic High School