Ellie Tsuji Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellie-tsuji-8553ba59/
Organized, enthusiastic, flexible, and data focused Recruiter with over 4.5 years of full cycle recruiting experience, both in staffing and internal environments. Worked in multiple industries including the tech space, life sciences, and staffing agencies. Strong experience in implementing recruitment strategies and processes that bring top notch talent to the organization. As a bi-racial woman, I also have the BIGGEST passion for diversity recruiting. I work well as an individual contributor and as a team player! KEY SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS
● Technical Recruiting/Sourcing
● Full Cycle Recruiting
● Start-up Recruitment
● Staffing Recruitment
● DEI Recruiting
● Offer Negotiations
● Microsoft Office Suite & Google Workspace
● Advanced Boolean Searching
● Process Improvement
● Adaptable
● Flexible
EXPERIENCE
Corporate Recruiter — HeadLight Technologies May 2021- May 2023
● Was the first Corporate Recruiter for HeadLight and owned all recruiting functions for the entire organization
● Built strong partnerships with company leaders to define recruitment process that resulted in doubling company size in less than 2 years
● Researched and spearheaded the roll out of Workable, HeadLight’s first ATS, which led time-to-hire to go from 63 days to 40 days
● Increased interviewer feedback productivity to 80% by educating interviewers on importance of timely and quality feedback for candidates
● Heavily involved in competitive offer negotiations, resulting in over 75% acceptance over the last two years
● Created detailed, diverse friendly job descriptions, which increased click to apply rate by 21%
● Increased “aware to engaged” candidates to 27% by actively encouraging employees to share HeadLight roles on social media outlets, primarily LinkedIn
● Achieved 80% retention rate for candidates that I have recruited for the organization for the past 2 years
● Executed diversity recruiting strategies that led our company to be 43% women and up to 40% who identified as POC
● Identified further opportunities for diversity recruiting and making HeadLight opportunities more equitable for jobseekers, which resulted in the roll out of PowerToFly Recruiter — TERRA Staffing Group AUG 2018 - APR 2021
● Managed full cycle recruiting efforts for a book of clients. This includes filling roles in Accounting, HR, Administration, IT and Light Industrial on a permanent or contract basis
● Successfully managed and grew company’s largest accounts and fostered lasting client relationships as trusted staffing partner, some accounts up to 30%
● Held the highest direct higher placement in the Seattle area
● Achieved almost $1 million dollars in total revenue through successful contract and direct hire placements
● Mentored both new and other existing recruiters, one of whom was promoted into management
● Successfully became known as the recruiter who filled the “difficult to recruit” roles Recruiter — Skills Alliance MAY 2019 - SEPT 2019
● Quickly ramped up in the life sciences industry and filled first “hard to fill role” in a month
● Owned complex offer negotiations that resulted in 100% acceptance from candidates
● Became one of the top Recruiters for candidate placement in under 3 months of being with company
● Recruited for all types of life science organizations ranging from well-established organizations to startup environments
Account Manager — Uline MAR 2018 - JUL 2018
● Managed book of business in assigned territory (Greater Seattle area)
● Built and strengthened long-lasting client relationships based on accurate price quotes and customer-centric terms
● Recommended brand products to customers to encourage repeat purchases and foster customer loyalty
● Evaluated client needs and developed tailored solutions to increase positive customer ratings Branch Manager — Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise Truck Rental) JUL 2016 - FEB 2018
● Responsible for running the first ever truck rental branch in Hawaii
● Consistently remained in the top 25 branches in the country for customer service scores above 90%
● Managed two employees who I trained in sales and customer success, resulting in increasing sales numbers
● Identified and grew new customer accounts that resulted in 20% month over month within first year of opening doors
Assistant Manager — Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise, Alamo, National) JUNE 2014 - JUL 2016
● Successfully assisted with 7 people getting promoted to next level of management
● Led my rental agents to be the top salespeople in Waikiki area
● Increased branch profitability and growth by 20% by delivering effective sales training, in both group and one on one settings
● Consistently increased customer service scored from low 70% to high 80%, even breaking into the 90% at one of the branches
● Helped with staffing efforts for multiple branches Management Assistant — Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise Car Rental) JUL 2013 - JUN 2014
● Successfully assisted with 7 people getting promoted to next level of management
● Led my rental agents to be the top salespeople in Waikiki area
● Increased branch profitability and growth by 20% by delivering effective sales training, in both group and one on one settings
● Consistently increased customer service scored from low 70% to high 80%, even breaking into the 90% at one of the branches
● Helped with staffing efforts for multiple branches EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Seattle University- Seattle, WA
B.A. Communication Studies, GPA 3.7, Cum Laude
Cornell University- Online
Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Certificate
TERRA Staffing Group- Seattle, WA
Leadership Development Program Completion Certificate