Oct 2018 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

• Hands on recruiting for Digital, Technology, AI and Capital Market roles.
• Responsible for effective talent acquisition strategies for internal and external talent sourcing, exploration of diversity pipelines, success profile/interview design, and selection assessment
• Cultivated strategic partnerships with tech organizations, driving diversity initiatives and increasing outreach to underrepresented talent pools.
• Facilitated cross-functional roundtables to align recruitment efforts, fostering teamwork and enhancing communication across departments.
• Created and implemented data-driven talent mapping techniques, optimizing recruitment processes.
• ad for Digital Technology and Capital Markets (US and Canada)

Sep 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Toronto, Canada Area

• Hands on recruiter for technology, digital, data, analytics and sales roles
• Accountable to meet hiring goals using the best strategies to respond to specialty positions in compliance with time to fill, set guidelines, diversity goals and/or job-specific compliance rules.
• Lead recruitment efforts for emerging tech roles, achieving a 45% increase in hires through strategic sourcing.
• Collaborate with HR to enhance talent management processes, driving significant improvements in workforce planning and leadership development.
• Lead recruitment for emerging tech roles, achieving a significant increase in hires through innovative sourcing strategies.
• Actively engage with business partners to meet hiring goals, utilizing creative approaches to attract top talent for specialized roles.

Feb 2012 – Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

• Hands on recruiter for technology, digital and sales roles
• Led HR projects as needed to optimize candidate recruitment experience.
• Streamlined recruitment processes, enhancing candidate experience and reducing time-to-fill for critical roles.
• Introduced data-driven recruitment metrics, allowing for informed decision-making and improved talent acquisition strategies.
• Championed employee engagement initiatives, resulting in a noticeable increase in referral hires and team morale.
• Conducted thorough market analysis to align recruitment efforts with industry trends, optimizing candidate sourcing.
• Streamlined onboarding processes, enhancing new hire integration and improving retention through effective training programs.
• Fostered partnerships with hiring managers to align talent acquisition strategies with organizational goals, enhancing overall hiring effectiveness.
• Conducted comprehensive market analysis to identify trends, optimizing recruitment strategies and ensuring alignment with industry standards.
• Developed and launched a social media recruitment campaign, increasing engagement and attracting diverse talent to the organization.

Mar 2010 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Managing a team of 2 internal recruiters and escalations with clients.
• Deliver yearly revenue and price targets in alignment with the Company's objectives.
• Maintaining awareness of local labour market, business conditions, activities of competing companies, and industry-related trends.
• Responsible to generate and expand business with existing and new accounts
• Implement business development activities adapted to the respective realities of the brokers (segmentation and broker profile), then adapt his/her approach and strategies accordingly

Apr 2007 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Responsible to conduct initial interviews and follow up on leads for candidates
• Responsible for the entire co-op and recruitment process starting from screening resumes to preparing offer letters and conducting reference checks of the candidates
• Responsible for the database update for all employees
• Responsible for assisting employees in benefits, RRSP, performance and career management, succession planning, employee relations, retention and company policies
• Assist in the customer service and administration of the school and main information resource for students, teachers, visitors, direct calls and visitors
• Partner with hiring managers to conduct extensive external research mixed with innovative strategies to recruit staff in the most cost efficient manner
• Responsible for the orientation and training of new employees
• Participate in on-campus recruitment efforts and attend job fairs and other networking events to build relationships and grow local visibility
• Responsible for payroll and T4s processing for temp and permanent employees
• Responsible for creating and re assessing job descriptions for the newly created positions and posting them on job boards
• Assisting with the budget issues with the employees and designing compensation scales
• Responsible for creating, maintaining and conducting training and post evaluation

Oct 2006 – Mar 2007 · 5 mos

• Conducted, researched, processed, analyzed and compiled a salary(compensation) survey for all accounting and financial positions in Toronto
• Researched, developed, analyzed and compiled a comparative study on the job boards
• Developed and implemented new ideas for effective job postings
• Managed the whole process of job postings i.e. created, posted and critiqued job descriptions
• Assisted in pre employment assessment tools i.e. prepared accounting skill tests

Jun 2005 – Sep 2006 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Manage the day-to-day aspects of human resources administration
• Responsible for providing employee relations support to all the departments
• Responsible for managing all the aspects of employee data and employee performance
• Advise both employees and management regarding employee relations policies and procedures, association/contract terms and conditions
• Regularly coordinate and facilitate employee-training sessions, and continuously evaluate the effectiveness of training.
• Responsible for payroll processing and updating on health and safety issues
• Strategizing, developing and supporting workforce planning, feedback evaluation, exit interviews and retention strategies for the internal workforce
• Responsible for all aspects of the recruitment process and selection strategies to continuously and creatively maintain the sourcing pool of candidates
• Meetings with managers to discuss needs and recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives, job description and job qualifications