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Alyssa Samia

Bay Area,CA

Summary

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Advisor with a record of achieving both high volume hiring goals and niche, senior-level recruitment in a fast-growth startup environment; maintains an 86% acceptince rate and 7 hires per month.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Darktrace
02.2021 - Current
  • Own the full-cycle recruitment process within the GTM org, from IC to VP; partner directly with global and regional leadership to staff Sales, Partner, Marketing, RevOps, Customer Success, and SE teams
  • Lead recruitment for other departments as needed including People, Finance, Legal and Facilities
  • Sourced, managed, and closed 70 direct hires in FY24 (including 2 month hiring freeze); averaged 7 hires per month with an 86% offer acceptance rate, and without sourcing/coordination support or scheduling tools
  • Average 20-40 weekly interviews and 200+ monthly outreach via LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Influence and educate hiring teams on interview best practices; designed and hosted live interview training for 30+ business interviewers and managers to improve effectiveness and ensure compliance
  • Achieved FY21 (pre-IPO) headcount target within two quarters
  • Managed vendor relationships to maintain a high-volume pipeline and candidate experience without sourcers, coordinators, ATS or other scheduling/hiring tools

Corporate Recruiter (Contract)

Amerit Fleet Solutions
11.2020 - 02.2021
  • Led full-cycle recruitment for field technicians and diesel mechanics, in a high-turnover region
  • Built trust with hiring managers by quickly achieving monthly hiring targets and maintaining strong pass-through rates from recruiter screen to final interview stage
  • Supported regions outside of assigned scope to improve the greater team’s hiring targets

Technical Recruiter (Covid Layoff)

Binc
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Partnered with C-level executives at Series B startups to build and optimize recruiting systems and processes for technical teams; sourced and closed candidates for engineering and product teams
  • Leveraged ATS data and candidate/interviewer feedback to refine sourcing and hiring strategies
  • Conducted interview training sessions for engineering/product teams to promote hiring best practices
  • Laid off due to Covid; company was later acquired by Robinhood and extended an offer to return

Recruiter

Collegial Services
05.2018 - 06.2019
  • Full desk recruiter, providing external recruitment services to SMB organizations in SaaS, Advertising, Medical Devices, Architecture, etc.
  • Exceeded recruitment performance metrics, achieving 112% of total revenue goal in the first month of full-cycle recruiting; maintained 150% of monthly placement goal from Q3 2018 to mid-2019, contributing over $150k+ in fees while in role
  • Delivered interview training and resume review services, enhancing candidate preparedness and increasing placement success rates; grew network and maintained a passive candidate pipeline

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Interdisciplinary Studies (Organizational Studies)

Arizona State University
01.2018

Skills

  • Greenhouse
  • Lever
  • Workday
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Gem
  • Candidate sourcing
  • Offer negotiation
  • Interview training
  • Hiring plan design
  • Full-cycle recruitment
  • Executive partnership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Project Management

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Darktrace
02.2021 - Current

Corporate Recruiter (Contract)

Amerit Fleet Solutions
11.2020 - 02.2021

Technical Recruiter (Covid Layoff)

Binc
06.2019 - 06.2020

Recruiter

Collegial Services
05.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Interdisciplinary Studies (Organizational Studies)

Arizona State University

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