ZAREENA ANWAR
MILPITAS, CA 95035
CELLULAR: 408-***-****
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EXPERIENCE
UPTHERE, INC
(DEC 2013-PRESENT)
INCREASED ENGINEERING TEAM WITH 6 HIRES
HELP BUILD JOB DESCRIPTION WITH HIRING MANAGERS
CONTRACTED WITH NEW SOURCING RESOURCES TO GAIN MORE TRACTION
EXPERT AT GREENHOUSE ATS
MET WITH HIRING MANAGERS WEEKLY TO DISCUSS GOALS AND CHALLENGES
MET WITH EXECUTIVES BIWEEKLY TO DISCUSS HIRING GOALS
PUT A REFERRAL PROGRAM TOGETHER FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
SET UP RECRUITING EVENTS FOR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE PART IN
CONDUCTED ADVANCE BOOLEAN SEARCHES, INCLUDING SOURCING FROM GITHUB, STACK OVERFLOW, AND DRIBBBLE
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES (DURAN HCP)
TECHNICAL SOURCER (JULY 2012- JUNE 2013)
MANAGE INCOMING APPLICANT QUEUE.
CONDUCT BOOLEAN AND LINKEDIN SEARCHES TO FIND PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
PARTNER WITH HIRING MANAGERS AND RECRUITERS TO DEFINE TECHNICAL ROLES
BUILD JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND DEVELOP POSTING STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMUM EXPOSURE
DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE TACTICAL SOURCING STRATEGIES FOR TECHNICAL POSITIONS
EXPERT AT TALENT ATS.
COMPLETED 83% OF HIRING GOAL FOR THE YEAR 2013
COMPLETED A MONTH OF TECHNICAL SOURCING TRAINING.
PLACED MORE THAN 80% OF TEAM
GENERATED CODE THAT EXPORTED CANDIDATE INFORMATION OF MORE THAN 500 AT A TIME.
CAREER PATH TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNICAL SOURCER (JAN 2012- JAN 2013)
COMPLETED ADMIN RELATED WORK TO HELP START-UP
CREATED AND MAINTAINED AN APPLICANT QUEUE
CONDUCTED BOOLEAN AND LINKEDIN SEARCHES TO ASSIST IN FINDING CANDIDATES
CREATED AND MAINTAINED JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER POSITIONS WITHIN THE COMPANY
WORKED DIRECTLY WITH HIRING MANAGERS TO COMPLETE HIRING GOALS
DEVELOPED NEW SOURCING STRATEGIES
SCREENED, EVALUATED, AND RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES
SUCCESSFULLY HIRED CANDIDATES FOR THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER TEAM.
COMPLETED 100% OF MY HIRING GOAL FOR THE YEAR.
CASA SERENES/CASA DE ESPERANZA
CAREER COUNSELOR (OCT 2010- DEC 2012)
CONDUCT ONE ON ONE COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH CLIENTS
CONDUCT CLIENT OUTREACH
SELECTION AND TRAINING FOR STAFF
CONDUCT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND WORK GROUPS WITH CLIENTS AND STAFF
WORK WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
CREATE AND IMPLEMENT SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND GOALS TO IMPROVE CLIENT LIFE
TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT SITES TO SUPERVISE CLIENTS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO
COUNSELOR/ADVISOR (2011)
ADVISE/COUNSEL STUDENTS ON ADMISSION AND RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
ACADEMIC ADVISING
WORK INDEPENDENTLY
WORK WITH STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS
ABLE TO ORGANIZE TIME, PLAN PROGRAMS AND LARGE GROUP FUNCTIONS
WORK IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER WITH OTHERS ACROSS THE CAMPUS
ST. JOHNS HOMELESS SHELTER
CAREER COUNSELOR (JAN 2011-JUNE 2011)
CONDUCT WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS/CLIENTS
ORGANIZATIONAL, ANALYTICAL, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL SUPPORT TO CLIENTS
ATTEND AND FACILITATE MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS WITH CLIENTS
MAINTAIN AND COMMUNICATE RESOURCES TO CLIENTS
PROVIDES WRITTEN RESPONSES TO COMPLEX DOCUMENTS INQUIRIES
HANDLE CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION
UTILIZE PROBLEM-SOLVING ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS
SACRAMENTO AREA EMERGENCY HOUSING CENTER
CASE MANAGER/ADVISOR (PROMOTED) (MAY 2005- JULY 2009)
ADVISE STUDENTS ON RESUME ON EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PATHS
MEET WEEKLY WITH STUDENTS TO DISCUSS CONCERNS
OVERSEE ASSIGNED CASES FROM START TO COMPLETION
REFER STUDENTS TO APPROPRIATE COUNSELING/CLASSES
WORK WITH FAMILIES AND STUDENT ON IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT
CREATE NEW CREATIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS LIFE
COLLABORATE AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SACRAMENTO AREA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MULTILINGUAL (ENGLISH, URDU, PUNJABI, HINDI)
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR FOR THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO.
TEACHERS ASSISTANT AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO IN 2006.
CERTIFIED IN TECHNICAL SOURCING BY DURAN HCP TRAINING PROGRAM 2012.
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO-M.S. DEGREE IN COUNSELING (EMPHASIS IN CAREER).
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO-B.A. DEGREE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT.