Career Consultant /Advisor

• Jun 2021 - Present

Professional Career Coach, trying to help you reach a goal, make a change in you career or simply edit your resume. My services include: Job Search Support Resume Optimization Networking LinkedIn Optimization Cover Letters Interview Prep and much more! Professional Career Coach, trying to help you reach a goal, make a change in you career or simply edit your resume. My services include: Job Search Support Resume Optimization Networking LinkedIn Optimization Cover Letters Interview Prep and much more!

Freelance Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

• Jan 2023 - Present

Paraform is a talent platform where exciting startups are posting open roles. Our customers are currently some of the most innovative & exciting tech startups in the industry, from seed-stage startups that just went through Y Combinator. Paraform is a talent platform where exciting startups are posting open roles. Our customers are currently some of the most innovative & exciting tech startups in the industry, from seed-stage startups that just went through Y Combinator.

Referee

• Oct 2016 - Present

Technical Recruiter

• Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

*Aligned talent acquisition strategy with Codecademy’s business strategy and initiatives while leading and managing full cycle engineering recruitment *Established and maintained a network of potential candidates through proactive market research, building on going relationships and pipelining talent *Built up the Security & Compliance team for the ground up, partnered with the VPof Security and Compliance to create job descriptions, create an interview process, put in place rubrics, worked with Devops Engineers to use the best technical assessment and trained interviewers; resulting in 3 hires for the department within 90 days *Responsible for sourcing top talent, evaluating skills and closing candidates *Utilized my network, different job platforms and creative sourcing tools as well building out campaigns with LinkedIn Recruiter and Gem to ensure available positions are filled quickly *Collaborated cross-functionally to build relationships and ensure stakeholder alignment *Assisted in driving DEI strategies which included building recruiting playbooks, sponsoring and attending virtual events, working with interviews to apply training to interviewing *Obtained my STA Certification and created a lunch & learned to implement and instill best practices from the course *Coached and mentored associate recruiter which lead to her first hire as recruiter *Managed Glassdoor strategy; updated page, responded to review, build the brand to 4.0 stars overall *Leveraged Greenhouse to drive data base decision making for recruiting processes and opportunies for improvement *Hired for various departments in the organization; roles included not not limited to Senior Front End Engineer, Senior Fullstack Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Information Security Analyst, Senior Application Security Engineer, Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Devops Engineer, Product Management and IT Specialist Show less

Talent Acquisition Partner

• Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

*Partnered with hiring manager with full cycle recruitment from sourcing, evaluation, video and onsite interviews, job offer preparation through the onboarding process to ensure a good candidate experience *Owned Technical hiring and supported Technology, Enterprise Systems, UX, Product, IT and Machine Learning Departments as well as other roles based on company's needs *Responsible for implementing new interview approaches leveraging internal tools to evaluate the best technical talent *Understood Employer Brand / Employer Value Proposition, worked closely with TA Marketer to ensure recruitment best practices where met *Worked with HR, TA Marketer and hiring managers to create job descriptions and sourcing strategies including to social media, direct marketing campaigns through LinkedIn and our AI tool which results in a strong pipeline of qualified candidates *Provided mentorship for new Talent Acquisition Partners *Proactively stay informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to be competitive in state-of-the-Art recruiting practices *Leveraged online recruiting resources and in-house ATS Workday "pools" to identify, recruit and pipeline talent *Managed and created Best Practices for all the Campus Recruiting, from creating interview guides and training to the mentors/engineers *Implemented Campus recruiting event plans to be easily duplicated for future use Show less

Senior Technical Recruiter

• May 2018 - Oct 2018

* Managed the Bank's technical recruitment process from open position to hire; including interviewing, testing, reference checking, etc. of all Candidates * Assisted with other roles outside of the IT and COE departments as needed * Utilized all available networks in the market, to ensure available positions are filled quickly and economically * Worked closely with HR team and managers to ensure all team members are in compliance with policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations * Continued to develop and implement creative initiatives and leveraging social media to attract top talent * Worked with marketing department to improve our social media platforms Show less

Senior Recruiter

• Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

* Responsible for managing the entire full life-cycle recruitment process for IT, Accounting, Merchandising and Marketing positions * Created and updated job descriptions, ensuring the understanding of job duties, responsibilities and business requirements * Standardized the interview process at AutoAnything and trained all the members who were involved in interviewing (Interview Skills Training) * Developed and maintained strong working relationships with AutoAnything Management, community organizations and other Team Members to create a partnership that yields success, results and credibility * Part of the integration team to determine what ATS system was going to work best with our business needs * Helped with the implementation of Taleo as well with partnered with our Development and Marketing teams to create on our careers page/application process * Responsible for pre-screening all candidates in order to recommend the highest caliber of talent to hiring managers. This includes the use of behavioral-based interviewing methodologies * Leveraged online recruiting resources and in-house ATS to identify and recruit the very best candidates * Coordinated and managed all communication with candidates and the scheduling of interviews with the Hiring Teams throughout the entire selection process and assist with on-boarding activities * Extended offers of employment to selected candidates under the direction of the Director of Human Resources and Hiring Managers * Proactively stay informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to be competitive in state-of-the-Art recruiting practices Show less

Technical Recruiter

• Jun 2014 - Feb 2017

* Determined job requirements from clients to target best matches between candidates and open requisitions * Developed working knowledge of IT skills and terms in order to communicate role responsibilities to candidates * Initiated contact, interviewed and assessed potential candidates for open requisitions and provide feedback * Responsible for both through phone interviews and face to face meetings * Used diverse resources and mastered Boolean search strings to analyze candidate pool * Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent in a multi-site organization, resulting in higher workforce diversity * Performed resume reviews, preps, debriefs and provide career coaching to aide both candidates and clients to move forward with more fruitful opportunities as well as negotiating and extending offers * Cold-calling and networking with passive candidates as well as connecting with active candidates * Placed multiple candidates within Java, .NET, PHP, SQL/Database, Quality Assurance, Devops, Linux Systems Admins, Configuration Managers and Business Intelligence roles Show less

Sourcing Specialist Lead

• Jan 2013 - May 2014

* Sourced potential candidates and conducted preliminary interviews for recruiters * Created marketing campaigns to announce new positions on social media and company website * Summarized data from account managers to develop concrete job descriptions * Managed a team of 5 sourcing specialists; Prioritized and delegated tasks among team members * Specialized in leveraging social media and creative marketing techniques to search for, identify and connect with top talent * Provided updates to recruiters and teammates of sourcing efforts and candidates status Show less

Product Marketing (contract)

• Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

* Found, compiled, analyzed and completed market research for Reebok’s upcoming line of men’s lacrosse pads to articulate the trends * Tested and compared pads with other products on the market; summarize results for sales representatives before product launch * Gathered and distributed information, including requests for samples, seeding samples, and photo shoots * Assisted with creating the Lacrosse Spring 2013 catalog • Made critical design decisions for Reebok’s Black Glove line of products • Maintained archives of product samples, merchandising showrooms, and color palettes • Managed weekly inventory reports, processed invoices for clients and placed new orders Show less