Christine DeClue
Relocating To NYC In The Fall
Summary
Talent Specialist with over 6 years of expertise in the startup environment, leading full-cycle recruiting and optimizing recruitment processes. Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders on recruiting strategies and headcount planning, resulting in streamlined hiring practices. Demonstrated success in building scalable talent acquisition strategies that support organizational growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
GTM Recruiter
Ceros
Miami, FL
04.2025 - Current
- Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens, and managed full-cycle recruiting for the GTM and Customer Success teams.
- Sourced, reviewed applications, and conducted initial phone screens, where I assessed candidates' qualifications and skills.
- Partnered with the Head of Talent and leadership members on strategic initiatives.
- Created a visual experience using our Ceros platform to curate content to engage passive candidates.
- Led searches for our Account Executive, New Business Director, Key Accounts CSM, and Sales Development Representative positions.
Senior Recruiter
Novo
Miami, FL
01.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Series B Fintech Startup
- Sole recruiter for our US and Colombia offices and POC for all talent matters
- Managed the full recruitment cycle (sourcing, reviewing inbound applications and referrals, scheduling interviews, partnering with stakeholders, offer negotiation)
- Wrote, posted and managed job postings
- Leveraged LinkedIn Recruiter to source candidates (sourcing was about 60% of my workload)
- Advised management on best practices for interviewing techniques.
- Conducted reference checks on potential employees.
- Conducted in-depth interviews with potential hires to assess experience, skills, culture fit, and knowledge.
- Provided a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Built out reports in Greenhouse to analyze key metrics (time to close, time to fill, quarterly hires, etc.)
Recruiter
Novo
Miami, FL
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: Series B Fintech Startup
- Contributed to the companies growth by hiring 50 new employees within Customer Support, Go to Market, Finance, Product, Design, Engineering, HR, Operations and Business Development
- Utilized Greenhouse by keeping pipelines up to date, creating new requisitions, scheduling interviews, and leveraging data by running various reports.
- Strategized on ways to improve recruiting efforts, such as diversity hiring, candidate experience, and making the interview process more efficient.
- Constructed and implemented a standard operating procedure document on how we can improve our interview process and candidate experience, resulting in an increased cNPS score
- Created and implemented new sourcing templates in LinkedIn which increased our response rate from 10% to over 50%
- Act as the main point of contact to candidates before, during and after their interview by providing them with feedback and updates throughout the process
- Create exciting and useful recruiting tactics to attract top-performing employees
- Work with leadership to understand the needs of the business to determine headcount planning
- Conduct weekly syncs to discuss the current pipeline and market insights
Operations and Recruiting Manager
EDG
New York, NY
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Partner on talent searches with company stakeholders, scaled the company from 30 to 50 employees
- Spearheaded a company-wide transition from Workable to Greenhouse
- Sole recruiter where I developed and updated job descriptions, managed full cycle recruiting, leveraged LinkedIn recruiter to source candidates, prepared offer letters and benefits packages to send to candidates
- Conduct weekly recruiting calls to provide an overview of candidates in the pipeline, as well as updates on all searches.
- Implement improvements to make the interview process more efficient and positive for candidates
- Conduct initial phone interviews and reference calls where I assessed technical and behavioral skills, as well as culture fit
- Create and implement a successful onboarding process
- Train new hires on company policies and procedures
Operations and Recruiting Manager
Mosaic App
New York, NY
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Company Overview: Pre Seed Project Management Platform
- Hired 45 new employees in 2021 as part of the company's ambitious short term growth plan
- Spearheaded a company-wide transition from Workable to Greenhouse
- Sole recruiter where I managed full cycle recruiting, partnered with stakeholders, coordinated interviews, conducted the first interview and reference calls, and served as the POC for all candidates throughout their interview process
- Conduct weekly recruiting calls with leadership to provide an overview of candidates in the pipeline, and updates on all searches.
- Manage job posting accounts such as LinkedIn, AngelList, Hired, and Single Sprout.
- Implement improvements to make the interview process more efficient and positive for candidates
Education
Bachelor of Professional Studies - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College
12.2016
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Full recruitment cycle
- Applicant tracking systems
- Interviewer training
- Recruitment strategies
- Candidate sourcing
- Interview scheduling
- Onboarding processes
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Data analysis
- Job market research
- Diversity hiring
Locations
- Miami, FL
- New York, NY
- Washington, DC
Timeline
GTM Recruiter
Ceros
04.2025 - Current
Senior Recruiter
Novo
01.2024 - Current
Recruiter
Novo
05.2022 - 01.2024
Operations and Recruiting Manager
EDG
10.2021 - 04.2022
Operations and Recruiting Manager
Mosaic App
01.2020 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Professional Studies - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College