Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
I am a Talent Acquisition and Management professional with over 18 years of progressive recruitment, training, project coordination, and data analysis expertise with experience in full-cycle recruitment, resume prep, ATS and vendor management, community partner building, metrics management, and client and candidate presentations. Passionate about supporting candidates, clients, and colleagues in reaching their professional goals. Love learning/getting involved in all parts of a business - the more I know and understand, the better I can support. There is nothing more exciting than partnering with a team, helping take an idea/need in its infancy, and impacting its ability to come to fruition. Recruitment experience includes sourcing IT talent such as Front End, Back End, and Full Stack Developers, DevOps, UI/UX Designers, Application and Cloud Architects, Senior Project Managers (Infrastructure and Software), Proposal Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and SAP Consultants as well as non-IT roles such as HR Management, Sales, Project Management, Administration and Finance. Eager to build on my expertise and connect with others to share information, resources and best practices.
Lockheed Martin Canada is the Canadian-based arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a global security and aerospace company employing 110,000 people worldwide, including more than 1,000 Canadians. By applying innovative approaches of our highly skilled and experienced Canadian workforce, we have been Canada’s trusted defence and aerospace partner for over 80 years. We operate major facilities in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Calgary and Victoria and work on a wide range of programs from advanced naval technology products and unmanned systems software to providing delivery and in-service support of the latest military aircraft to commercial engine repair and overhaul capabilities.
WilsonHCG is a global talent solutions leader that operates on the principle of providing true partnership to our clients. Delivering business-impacting talent solutions – including recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), talent consulting and executive search – WilsonHCG is transforming our clients' businesses through their talent. While optimizing clients' talent strategies is essential, WilsonHCG recognizes the relationships we develop lead to the results our clients realize. Specialties: Recruiting, Sourcing, Candidate Pipelines, Social Media, Applicant Tracking Systems, ATS, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Technology, Internet Recruiting, Strategic Sourcing, Creative Sourcing, Human Capital, Human Resources, Behaviourial Interviewing, Presentations, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Resume Writing, Resume Critique, Interview Preparation, Full Life Cycle Recruiting,
IBM is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, serving clients in 170 countries. In this new era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things. I supported the Bedford, NS office in hiring experienced professionals (non-students) in 5 major areas - Software Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance/Testing, SAP and Peoplesoft.
Provided general administrative support as well as customer service and reception for several organizations/companies such as Hot Docs, Artists of the Aurora, EDIT, Canadian Music Week, St Michael’s Hospital, Farewell to Honest Ed’s (Toronto for Everyone). Duties included updating databases, researching missing information, updating/formatting/creating documents in Word and Excel, sourcing locations for events and providing customer support.
I enabled others to meet their business goals by supporting and managing recruitment strategies, implementing and supporting client and candidate relationships, and identifying and executing opportunities to improve internal processes and ROI on resources. Responsibilities included: -Coordinated ATS database (RecruitAdvantage) including system upgrades, first level support for recruiters and candidates and training of staff. -Coordinated all job board spend including the selection of vendors, tracking, managing and reporting on ROI, cost allocation and payment of invoices. -Created and delivered topic-specific as well as ad hoc training and orientation sessions for new hires virtually (Live Meeting) as well as in-branch. -Acted as a resource for various departments and branch projects including client implementations, candidate presentations and community partners. Accomplishments include: -Increased ROI year over year on job board spend -Successful implementation of North American clients into the Canadian market -Development and execution of targeted, strategic recruitment plans -Training and Coaching of Recruitment Specialists
I was responsible for building and servicing a wide range of client requiring permanent staffing. My success was in building relations, being seen as a partner rather than a supplier and developing repeat business. I was awarded the President's Club as one of Kelly Canada's top performers. Other responsbilities and accomplishments include: - Successfully filling positions in such areas as HR, Sales, IT, Project Management, Logistics and Administration. - Building strong relationships through needs analysis and performance measures resulting in repeat business and exclusive partnerships - Providing consultative services in employment legislation, recruiting, interviewing, coaching, training, on-boarding, performance management and terminations - Exceeded budget in each year on average by 10%.