Recruiter; Talent Pipeline Builder; Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Candidate
Experience Designer
Robin L. Borough
SKILLS, COMPETENCIES & TOOLS
15+ Years Agency (internal
and external) Recruiting
Experience.
Adept at working any
schedule for global time-
zones when needed.
Thrive in Fast-Paced
Environments where
Communication and
Collaboration are Critical.
7+ Years Social Media and
Marketing Experience - using
creative methods and tools
to fill "hard-to-find" skills.
Responsible remote worker;
full home office set-up;
excellent infrastructure and
software set-up.
Excellent Brand and Culture
Ambassador. Adept at
bringing purpose &
advocacy to my clients'
employment brands.
Full-cycle experience
managing the entire
recruiting process (lead
generation, managing
internal/external processes,
offer negotiation, closing,
and on-boarding). I also
have a well-developed
referral network.
Have Recruited for these
roles: All Technical Roles
(Infrastructure, Software,
Database, AI, Big Data, IoT,
Project Management);
Telecom; Engineering;
Accounting, Operations,
Sales, Marketing, Graphic
Design, Production,
Executive and more.
Skilled with Most Software
and am a fast learner.
Tools Include: Microsoft
Office, LinkedIn Recruiter;
Job Board Software;
SalesForce; Nimble;
SmartSearth; TalentHook;
Skype; Zoom; WebEx;
Hubspot; WordPress;
Moodle; AirTable; Real Time
Board; Basecamp; Sendgrid;
Active Campaign; and many
one-off social media tools.
2003 - 2019 Recruiting & Training Director
Omnikron Systems, Inc.
Drove the strategy and execution of all hiring initiatives Sourced, screened and closed candidates across geographies with a wide variety of skill sets (see grid listed above)
Leveraged technology and automation to create world-class recruiting processes for a wide variety of customers
Implemented Recruitment Marketing Systems and Processes to enhance our clients' brands; Used social media, press releases; Trained managers to speak @ events; Ran and administrated contests; developed Blogs, Videos and Podcasts Developed hiring criteria and success metrics
Built great relationships and collaborated with hiring managers and executive teams to identify hiring needs and goals
Designed and implemented practices to enhance interview training, diversity and inclusion, and on-boarding
Always worked to improve candidate experiences and created processes so each candidate had a positive impression of us and our clients; Also coached clients to improve their candidate experience journeys
Developed structured interview process for a huge variety of roles ensuring that we measured the most relevant skills in a consistent way Navigated candidates through complex compensation programs and negotiated on behalf of our clients against competing offers
Optimized the recruiting, hiring and on-boarding experience for our team, our managers, peer interviewers, executives and the candidates Consistently reduced "role vacancy rates" for clients due to improved communication, organization, process, prowess and passion to find amazing talent quickly.
WORK HISTORY
Thousand Oaks CA
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Recruitment Marketing requires a
new set of skills that traditional
recruiters do not yet possess.
For those rare professionals who
are seasoned in both Recruiting &
Marketing, this is a Really Exciting
time in Talent Acquisition!
Adept at developing social media
brands and strategies
Run Candidate Experience Journey
sessions using collaborative tools
and Design Thinking
Build Candidate Pipelines for
Current and Future roles
Align Corporate Identities so the
candidate experience is
consistently great
Raise Influence, Build Communities
and Increase Followership
Audit ATS Systems and revive stale
candidate databases into vibrant
referral sources
Develop scorecards and metrics
Roll-out new media and strategic
advertising strategies to connect
more organically with the "talent"
RECRUITMENT
MARKETING
To increase global awareness for my
constituency at the time, I
spearheaded a Global IT Video
contest. We engaged ServiceNow,
Axelos and ITSMF as sponsors and
judges. This is just one example of
creative ways I've used to build
brands and/or increase employee
engagement for my clients.
https://vimeo.com/208664262/37ec2
068c3
and
https://vimeo.com/208663655/4ad3e
0af9c
VIDEO CONTEST TO
ENHANCE BRANDING
1994 - 2003 Recruiting Manager
THOR
Oversaw two branches, and was responsible for hiring, training, and guiding recruiting teams.
Set staffing targets, assisted staff in achieving them and provided training and support.
Developed customized staffing solutions through careful analysis of client needs, goals and development paths.
Exhibited deep sourcing experience in technology and engineering roles, developed a strong track record for contacting and engaging passive candidates. Proven expertise scoping new roles and developing job descriptions, interview process & success rubrics for jobs that were new to our clients. Experienced in volume hiring, with the ability to prioritize and deliver significant impact as an individual contributor and / or a team leader... whichever was required at the time.
Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships. Tracked and exceeded defined sourcing and sales metrics. Ensured that all financial performance goals were met. Hired, groomed, coached and managed internal team of sales, recruiters and admin.
Created fun and crazy marketing campaigns to win contests, win business and win our candidates hearts!
1990 - 1994 Marketing Director and Office Manager
Lam, Robinson & Company - Certified Public Accountancy This is where I received my initial marketing and accounting experience which has served me throughout my career.
As the head of marketing and operations, I oversaw day-to-day functions, managed CPAs and Jr. Accountants, Administrative Staff, facilities, billing, and partner joint ventures.
Generated new customers by developing in-house demand generation program, publishing articles and newsletters and Annual Surveys in conjunction with the Los Angeles Business Journal. This was a highly successful program and completely out of the ordinary for a traditional, conservative CPA firm. 2010 -
Current
Scrum, ITILv3, Black Swan Negotiations, Kepner & Fourie Advanced Problem Solving; Certified Toast Master; Certified Fletcher Marketing Method; Buyer Journey Mapping and On-line Funnel Building.
EDUCATION
Here's an example of a free system i
created using AirTable to Increase
Best Practices for Knowledge
Management and Onboarding. We
emulated the free tool using
ServiceNow's Visual Taskboard. The
session was well attended by loyal
ServiceNow clients.
https://vimeo.com/254578726
IMPROVING NEW-
HIRE ON-BOARDING
PROCESSES
Book: Competing For Your Future
Checklist: Hiring Checklist
PUBLICATIONS