Christiana Taylor

Burnaby, BC

addt68@r.postjobfree.com

416-***-****

Recently relocated to British Columbia. I am a Talent Acquisition Specialist/Senior Recruiter/ Sourcing Strategist that can handle a heavy requisition load and extensive experience building relationships with Hiring Managers.

Willing to relocate: Within British Columbia

Qualification Highlights:

• Contract and full time placements.

• Campus recruiting and Career Fairs at major Colleges and Universities for graduating talent and interns.

• 10 years of Construction, Sales, IT/Software Developers, Hardware Developers, SAP, Engineering, Mobility, Digital, General Labour, Distribution, Finance, Cannabis Related Positions, Logistics, Hospital, Recruitment experience.

• Verticals: Cannabis, Construction/Industrial, Semiconductor, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Finance, Telecom/Mobility, Mining, Energy, Oil/Gas. Security, Fire and Alarm.

• Experience with ATS systems: Workday, Taleo, Peoplesoft, Peopleclick, Job Diva, Brass ring, Bamboo, Jazz HR etc.

• Equity analysis for salaries, researching salaries and validating salary bands.

• Creating, writing and editing of job descriptions.

• Extensive experience with Collective Agreements and recruitment with Union and Non-Union positions.

• Experience with RPO clients and recruitment practices.

• AIRS Certified Recruiter- advanced deep web search: X- Ray, Boolean, Google etc.

• Source top quality talent and generate candidate flow utilizing the most effective methods: direct advertising, job postings, updating Internet sites, and utilization of social media (Linkedin Recruiter, Indeed, Careerbuilder, Facebook, Twitter, Google etc.) and contacts within the local community for networking.

• High Volume recruiting; 40-60 open requisitions.

• Working with multiple hiring managers and large portfolios.

• Regional Recruiter for Canada, across all time zones/provinces.

• Working knowledge of employment and related legislation (Human Rights Code, Labour Relations Act, Employment Standards Act), contractual obligations, including administration of Collective Agreements, and sound human resource practices.

• Behavioural based Interviews, Interview panels, Technical based Interviewing., Job offers: Prepares, presents, and negotiates in accordance with established company standards. Work Experience:

Sr. Talent Advisor- Western Canada

Parsons Canada - Burnaby, BC June 2019 to Present

• Focused on full cycle recruiting for regular and RFP positions

• Handled all recruitment for all of Western Canada.

• Consult with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies, generate candidates, and process candidates through the interview, offer/hiring process.

• Drew upon knowledge of the construction marketplace, government sector to deliver efficient recruiting for requirements.

• Proficient at using Workday automated application tracking system.

• Strong sourcing background and skills with various recruiting media, particularly LinkedIn, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Google Extensions and other job boards as they relate to the position requirements.

• Handles over 30 open requisitions at a time or more depending on bandwidth.

• Behavioural based interviewing and pre-screening for all candidates including agency submissions. • Salary analysis and research for positions upon request of the hiring manager.

• Created and wrote all job descriptions for positions and posting of descriptions on company website and all other external websites.

• Job offers: validates salary and discusses with hiring managers, offer negotiation with candidates, offer creation and presentation through to all onboarding requirements and first day assets ordering. • Partnering with hiring manager do to intake meetings when a new requisition is opened and discussion around hiring and sourcing needs.

• Interview scheduling for all interviews with hiring managers and selected candidates.

• Worked remotely and in an office environment weekly or as needs determined.

• Addressed HR related issues.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Zenabis Global - Surrey, BC October 2018 to June 2019 CONTRACT ROLE:

• Supported all of Canada including British Columbia, Ontario, and the Atlantic Provinces. • Vendor management of all agency recruitment and submissions.

• Behavioural based Interviewing and pre-screening of candidates for all roles including agency submissions.

• Salary analysis and research for Cannabis related positions.

• Created and wrote all job descriptions for positions and posting of descriptions on company website and all other external websites.

• Sourcing for hard to fill positions, using all external websites: Linkedin, Indeed, Professional websites, Google, Facebook etc.

• Recruited for all roles with Cannabis company: General Labour, IT, Marketing, Scientists, HR, Payroll.

• Job offers: Validates and salary negotiation, offer presentation, in accordance with established company standards.

• Responsible for supporting the growth and development of the company through sourcing identification, pre-screening, interviewing, and hiring of new employees.

• Partners with hiring managers with "Intake meetings" to provide 'end to end' staffing and recruitment solutions to meet corporate and divisional priorities.

• Interview scheduling for all hiring managers.

• Worked remotely and in an office environment weekly or as needs determined. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tyco/Johnson Controls - Toronto, ON August 2016 to September 2018 CONTRACT ROLE:

• Supported all of Canada including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatewan, and the Atlantic Provinces.

• Recruiter for all of Canada on related roles for Engineering, Construction, Industrial, HVAC, Fire Suppression, Sprinkler and Security verticals.

• Senior Sales, Technical and Management roles for USA and Canada.

• Updating of requisitions using Taleo ATS systems and Workday.

• Partners with hiring managers with "Intake meetings" to provide 'end to end' staffing and recruitment solutions to meet corporate and divisional priorities.

• Experience working with behavioural based Interviews.

• Prepares job offers in accordance with established company standards.

• Source top quality talent and generate candidate flow utilizing the most effective methods available by multiple avenues consisting of job postings, Internet sites, and utilization of social media and contacts within the local community for networking.

• Handling high volume recruitment up to 50 open requisitions at a time.

• Prescreening of candidates and scheduling of interviews and interview prep when required. Senior Recruiter/Sourcing Strategist- Peoplescout/RPO and Recruiter Demand C&W Services/Amazon USA, McKesson USA September 2015 to May 2016 CONTRACT ROLE: (Laid off in May 2016)

• Virtual Recruitment from a home office for USA companies/clients.

• A well-rounded Engineering, Supply Chain/Distribution/Logistics, and IT Technology Recruiter in the Healthcare/Medical and Banking space with sourcing experience in various market segments for both a product and service-based companies.

• Heavy volume recruitment 22-25 requisitions daily, with over 20 submittals weekly.

• Sourcing, screening and qualifying top talent using innovative techniques to supply a diverse candidate pool in a fast paced environment.

• Diversity Recruitment component for Veterans and Minorities.

• Sourcing for the USA across many states.

• Data Mining and Deep Web Research.

• Extensive Candidate Relationship Development Talent Pipelining & Relationship Management for future and present positions.

• Networking heavily in Engineering, IT, sales, finance, healthcare, medical devices area while at McKesson.

• Place ads, promote the company and our job openings, and build solid relationships with talent and internal team members.

• Extensive daily documentation of submittals and interview schedules on "Google Docs" for reporting.

• Intake meetings with hiring managers to discuss the roles and job descriptions for upcoming job fairs and recruitment efforts required.

• Advanced Taleo based ATS system experience.

Human Resources Consultant

City of Toronto - Toronto, ON July 2014 to August 2015 CONTRACT ROLE:

• Recruitment in the areas of IT Technology, Engineering, Trades, Construction, Healthcare, Solid Waste, Toronto Water, Parks/Forestry and Recreation.

• Extensive experience in the promotional process, including the management of both internal and external job competitions.

• Experience with the redeployment process of staff that have been laid off or displaced and need to be recalled to positions within the City.

• Support immediate and longer term recruitment planning project using extensive experience in developing and using business tools create supportive pipe lining were needed.

• Strong understanding of key recruitment/workforce challenges facing organizations.

• Experience developing 'end to end' recruitment solutions, which address emerging workforce issues and trends.

• Diversity Recruitment component for Veterans, Minorities, Disabilities, and Aboriginal candidates.

• Researches new and emerging talent sources and identifies methods for reaching and engaging candidates in a changing market, including the use of targeted outreach initiatives including advertisement and job posting, and direct sourcing techniques such as use of Boolean Search, ExRay, FlipSearch.

• Searches and Networking using Linkedin Recruiter, Google, Workopolis, Monster, Facebook, Twitter etc.

• Highly developed analytical, problem solving and research skills.

• Working knowledge of employment and related legislation (Human Rights Code, Labour Relations Act, Employment Standards Act), contractual obligations, including administration of Collective Agreements, and sound human resource practices.

• Provides strategic recruitment and employment/consultative services and expertise to client divisions

• Partners with hiring managers to provide 'end to end' staffing and recruitment solutions to meet corporate and divisional priorities.

• Supports management staff on matters related to promotional procedures, transfers, results of competitions and other staffing and collective agreement obligations

• Supports all phases of staffing and redeployment processes including screening, testing, interview support, tracking and facilitating placements of displaced employees

• Takes the lead in developing and implementing effective and innovative approaches to talent sourcing, employment marketing, assessments and selection.

• Assists in the development of recruitment planning tools and processes to support immediate and longer term staffing initiatives.

• Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of related human resource policies, programs and procedures.

• Advises clients on the interpretation and application of human resource policies and programs.

• Assists in the implementation of new programs and conducts research to support the development of new programs and/or recommends changes to existing policies and programs.

• Provides analysis, prepares reports, recommends options and solutions on human resource policies, programs and procedures Liaises with all levels of staff, external organizations and the public.

• Meets client needs and expectations, and schedules activities considering resources and costs to provide deliverables.

Other Roles:

Sr. Talent Acquisition Advisor

TATA Consulting Canada - Mississauga, ON April 2013 to July 2014 CONTRACT ROLE:

• Types of roles Filled: Recruitment for various clients that TATA Consulting. Projects are from all over Canada SAP and IT Technology recruitment.

• Internal Corporate Recruiter dealing with IT Systems and Infrastructure, Digital Platforms and Applications.

• Recruiting within the Banking, Hydro, Telecom, Oil, Energy Industries etc.

• VMWare, Active Directory, Windows 2000/NT/.XP, UNIX (Sun Solaris 5.7/5.8, AIX, Linux), Cisco, Nortel, Avaya, VOIP Building a local/internal database of Candidates for local hires, that had been previously done by an offshore team in India.

• Pipe-lining for upcoming projects and roles. • Permanent and Contract hires. Sr. Recruitment Manager

Fokis Services Consulting Company - Mississauga, ON November 2011 to March 2013

• Types of Roles Filled: SAP and /or with related technologies.

• (Hyperion, BI/Business/Analytics, Big Data, etc) Management and Leadership experience. Corporate Recruiter

Flextronics TELECOM Canada and USA - Burlington, ON February 2011 to November 2011 CONTRACT ROLE:

IT and Technology Recruitment: Hardware and Software. Recruiter- Team Lead

RCM Technologies - Mississauga, ON May 2008 to 2011 Verticals: Banking/ Investments/Finance, Manufacturing, Technology/IT Senior Recruiter/Account Manager

Waterford Staffing Full Service Agency - Mississauga, ON June 2007 to May 2008 Engineering, Software/Hardware Development, SAP

Recruiter/ Account Manager

Pearson Group - Toronto, ON September 2005 to June 2007 IT/Software Development/SAP Education

EDUCATION:

BA in English, & Dramatic Arts

University of Toronto - Toronto, ON

Diploma in Fine Arts

Fashion Design Sheridan College

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