Cheryl Goldsmith

Human Resources and Talent Acquisition

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

Summary: A Human Resources professional with over 20 years of experience in diverse areas of Human Resources, including Human Resource management, Learning and development, and international recruitment. Program management experience including all aspects of program management - financial, human resources, program planning and development, policy development, and monitoring and evaluation. Specialties: advertising, budget development, budgeting, , consulting, employee relations, human resources, information systems, interpretation, marketing and social media marketing, needs analysis, organizational skills, policy analysis, programming, project management, recruiting, reports, strategic, strategic planning, supervisory skills, troubleshooting, website and intranet production

Experience

  • Leader Talent Acquisition at Freelance
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • The City of Calgary (16 yrs 10 mos)
    • Leader, Talent Acquisition
      Dec 2011 - Jan 2024 · 12 yrs 2 mos

    • Human Resources Advisor
      Apr 2007 - Feb 2012 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Working for Corporate Recruitment and Staffing, I concentrate in the area of Outreach. I have been working with undertapped areas of the workforce, such as immigrants. My area is responsible for various corporate projects, ranging from career fairs to integration of new legislation, such as the cross-Canada labour mobility agreement between the provinces and the Government of Canada.

  • C U S O (9 yrs 1 mo)
    • Human Resources Manager
      Jan 2001 - Jan 2007 · 6 yrs 1 mo

      * Management of 6 offices and 15 staffpersons across Canada, working with volunteer placement and international programming. * Training activities, policy construction and interpretation, managing grievances, procss redesign, training coordination,contract coordination, budget development, management and reporting

    • Program Officer
      Jan 1998 - Jan 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for all recruitment for overseas volunteers for CUSO Alberta (advertising, print, radio, and television). Coordinated and delivered regional orientation programs. Developed and delivered reintegration training for returned volunteers, including reporting and follow-up.

  • Administrator at CUSO
    1991 - 1995 · 4 yrs

  • Secondary School Teacher, Chemistry at Olds High School
    Aug 1986 - Jul 1987 · 1 yr

    As the lead Chemistry teacher in the Secondary part of the school, I taught Chemistry 10, 20, and 30.