Robert Jackson

Recruiter

Canada16 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in technology recruitment and candidate experience.
Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on relationship building.
Proven track record in strategic sourcing and recruitment planning.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in recruitment strategies across various sectors.

Contact

rjackson@quora.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Technology RecruitmentCommunicationNetworkingRelationship Building

Other Skills

AdvertisingAgile MethodologiesAsanaBoolean SearchingBrand AwarenessConstructive FeedbackCustomer ServiceEvent PlanningGreenhouseHuman Resources (HR)IT RecruitmentInterpersonal SkillsInterviewingInventory ManagementLeadership

About

Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Partner who performs regular screening and hiring services in a thorough and timely manner with a focus on the Candidate Experience. Progressive thinker who executes outside of the box methods to achieve performance goals. Achieves program goals by providing feedback to senior management and clients with information pertaining to successes and areas needing improvements for the methods undertaken. With a strong belief that challenging peers brings out personal growth. I am constantly looking to better myself with the help of others.

Experience

16 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Quora

Senior Technical Recruiter

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Quora is a knowledge sharing platform used by over 400 million readers a month with important insights that have never been shared anywhere else. We want to democratize access to knowledge of all kinds—from politics to painting, cooking to coding, etymology to experiences—so if someone out there knows something, anyone else can learn it!
Our mission is to share and grow the world's knowledge, and we're building a world-class team to help us achieve this mission. We're hiring!

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Plusgrade

Global Technical Recruiter, NA - EMEA - APAC

Mar 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Mindgeek

Talent Acquisition Partner, Technology

Feb 2020 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

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Onespan

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Specialist, IT

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs · Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Relationship BuildingNetworking EventsInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationNegotiation

OneSpan Sign ranked #1 E-Signature Software

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs · Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

The only e-signature service built on 20+ years’ experience, OneSpan makes it easy to go digital without any risk. Get an overview of OneSpan’s unique value and see how we capture secure, compliant e-signatures.

Ibm

Talent Acquisition and Optimization - Partenaire R.H. d'Air Canada / Air Canada's H.R. Partner

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

Relationship BuildingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication

Hashtag média

HR & Social Media Marketing Intern

Jun 2015 – Dec 2015 · 6 mos

Social Media Manager:
Engage and interact with clients by creating new and refreshing content daily
Inform followers of new products and promotions
Track fellowship engagement across social media platforms for each client
Contributed to marketing strategy proposal made for a large apparel client
HR recruitment & training:
Train new interns on organizational procedures e.g. how to manage client accounts across all social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+)
Schedule and conduct interviews for potential candidates in French or English
Created hiring contract for accepted candidates
Create job postings on (Indeed, Kijiji, Craigslist) to build a prospect pool

Communication

Rhoddy marketing group

Brand Experience - In-field Manager

Apr 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

Be the on-site contact between event coordinators and Rhoddy District and Project Managers
Track campaign details including highlights, lowlights, and customer comments
Record Rhoddy marketing campaign expenditures
Provide timely solutions to any on-site issues that may arise
Contribute to hiring and recruitment of new BAs for Quebec market
Train new BAs on campaign protocols and procedures
Ensure BAs represent the values and professionalism required of Rhoddy employees
Record Brand Ambassador hours and expenses

Relationship BuildingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication

Zone mktg

Brand Ambassador

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr

Relationship BuildingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication

Texas electroniques canada inc.

Business Development Associate

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr

Receive incoming calls/e-mails from customers to direct them to appropriate department
Research and provide input on new business opportunities to create new clientele and stimulate interest (trade shows, advertisements)
Perform data entry by providing list of potential customers by industry and qualification of their needs with ours
E-mail potential clients to inform about our product line
Survey satisfaction of existing customers by following up on previous business

Communication

Inventa

Supervisor & Brand Ambassador

Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 · 4 yrs

Sample products and promotions to consumer market
Provide outgoing and key messages to create promotion awareness
Interact with target market to create intimate relationship between consumer and brand
Supervised team of dynamic individuals to achieve client objectives
Created work schedule and carried out payroll for team

Relationship BuildingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication

Canadian tire

Shipping & Inventory Management

Jan 2003 – Jan 2011 · 8 yrs

Collect orders to be shipped to Canadian Tire retailers in the Quebec and Maritimes region
Performed inventory management
Carry out warehouse maintenance
Ability to operate warehouse vehicles
Reports to manager of shipping division for the Quebec region