Jennifer Hillard
Email: *******@*******.***
SUMMARY
Over ten years of Corporate Human Resources expertise encompassing
university relations, recruiting strategies, employee relations, contingent
workforce, vendor management, and global relocation processes. Experienced
in full-cycle recruiting with
a special focus on sourcing, screening and hiring for strategic positions.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a timely manner, while
exhibiting excellent written and verbal communication skills.
WORK HISTORY
LEAD, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & DIVERSITY RECRUITER
Juniper Networks, 2008 -2008(Contract) Sunnyvale, CA
1. Supervised and trained University Recruiters
2. Developed recruitment plans for assigned schools
3. Facilitated training sessions to introduce business units to
university recruitment strategic plan
4. Contributed to strategic plans and hiring targets by competitive
benchmarking and college intelligence gathering
5. Liaison between colleges and universities, student campus
organizations, and the company
6. Levered well-established student and school placement office
relationships
7. Implemented sourcing strategies to identify talented candidates while
paying particular attention to diversity initiatives
8. Attended career fairs and presentations coordinating participants and
event details
9. Developed, evaluated, and maintained campus recruiting ROI metrics for
business decision-making
SR. UNIVERSITY RELATIONS RECRUITER
NetApp, 2007 -2008 (Contract)
Sunnyvale, CA
10. Accountable for full-cycle college recruiting process, hiring PhDs,
Masters, and Bachelor Engineers and Business interns
11. Collaborated with hiring managers and HR Business Partners on staffing-
related issues, such as recruitment, selection of candidates,
interview techniques, offers, salary negotiation and closing
candidates
12. Partnered with Compensation and Relocation to ensure a successful
candidate on-boarding experience throughout the hiring process
13. Attended on-campus recruiting events coordinating participants and
event details
14. Cultivated relationships with faculty and diversity student
organizations at targeted schools to recruit top talent and increase
company visibility on campus
15. Collaborated with other Recruiters to generate university alumni
candidate pipeline
16. Managed 40+ intern requisitions
COLLEGE RECRUITER/UNIVERSITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST
VeriSign Inc, 2006 -2007 (Contract) Mountain View,
CA
17. Developed college recruiting strategy for new University Programs
division
18. Collaborated with hiring managers and HR Partners to facilitate
college recruiting strategy
19. Accountable for full-cycle college recruiting, hiring PhDs, Masters,
and Bachelor Engineers and Business new college grad and interns
20. Coordinated and attended on-campus recruiting events including
information and poster sessions, and class presentations
21. Presented on-campus company overview at information sessions
22. Coordinated company onsite interview sessions targeting MBAs and
Technical new college graduates
COLLEGE RECRUITER/UNIVERSITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST
Applied Materials, 2004 -2006 Santa Clara, CA
23. Developed relationships with faculty, career centers, and on-campus
student organizations at targeted schools to increase company
visibility and recruit top talent
24. Coordinated and presented company overview at on-campus information
sessions
25. Attended and recruited from national diversity conferences and
banquets, such as, SWE, NSBE, SOLES, BASE, and MAES
26. Assisted in coordinating company onsite interview sessions inviting
over 300 students to interview with hiring managers
27. Accountable for full-cycle college recruiting for largest hiring
divisions at Applied Materials. The high volume recruitment accounted
for a total of 172 positions closed in fiscal year.
28. Managed an average of 50+ requisitions consisting of strategic
engineering hires, Finance professionals, and interns
29. Sourced candidates from career fairs, job boards, internal and
external referrals, strategic networking, and advertising
30. Partnered with hiring managers and HR Staff members to develop college
recruitment process
31. Assisted in developing and implementing new procedures for strategic
sourcing and recruiting
32. Coordinated and attended on-campus interviews and career fairs
presenting company to student population
COLLEGE RECRUITER/HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST
KLA-Tencor, 2002 -2004 Milpitas, CA
33. Coordinated and attended onsite College Recruiting presentations and
job fairs inviting target colleges and universities, resulting in
hires and significant on campus exposure
34. Orchestrated onsite filming of college recruitment video to be
presented to candidates at career fairs
35. Created college recruitment survey for hiring managers to track the
performance of College Relations
36. Negotiated offers with new college graduates and interns
37. Conducted intern exit interviews
38. Screened resumes for hiring managers
39. Conducted daily presentations welcoming new hires and explaining
company policies and benefits
40. Coordinated interviews and arranged travel for candidates
41. Managed reference and background check verifications
42. Supervised employee domestic and international relocations
43. Developed staff training program to train new hires
44. Point of contact for inquires for pre-hires and employees
45. Worked with offsite attorneys to facilitate new hire immigration
process
46. Managed employee referral program and internal transfers
47. Supervised preparation for department audits
48. Took on special research projects
2001 - Present
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER (Seasonal)
Alum Rock/Mt. Pleasant/Oakland School Districts Bay Area, CA
49. Teach Elementary students grades K-8 in under-resourced school
districts
50. Create lesson plans with limited resources for long-term teaching
assignments
51. Help plan 5th grade graduation ceremony
52. Attend and help supervised class field trips
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
BS, Business Administration/Management San Jose State
University
Employment Law Gavilan College
CBEST - California Teaching Credential State of California
Beginning Spanish San Jose City College
SKILLS/TRAINING
Microsoft Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, PeopleSoft, Lotus
Notes, eRecruit, BrassRing, Icarian, Mac, Infogist, SharePoint, First
Resource