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Christine Tadish

Gages Lake,IL

Summary

Successful pre-employment/benefits candidate with excellent communication and project management skills. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives. Excellent time management, detail oriented, problem-solving and investigative skills with a commitment to continuous learning and growth.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Pre-employment Lead

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - BioLife
08.2020 - Current
  • Developed effective relationships with external recruitment partners, ensuring alignment with company values and hiring objectives.
  • Conducted thorough pre-employment screenings for potential hires, including background checks and reference verifications for up to 3,000 new hires annually.
  • · Project lead successfully converted 233 existing plasma centers over 2.5 years from pre-employment urine drug tests to in-house mouth swab drug testing resulting in 40% less failed drug tests and rescinded job offers.
  • Advocated for a policy change that would streamline the process for homeschooled graduates in meeting certain regulatory hiring requirements, particularly within clinical or lab-based settings like BioLife Plasma Centers. 95% of homeschooled candidates would meet the standards necessary for clinical employment.
  • Collaborated in developing fresh training materials related to pre-employment best practices, onboarding, new employee orientation, created and delivered training job aids to plasma center managers and training supervisors.
  • Scheduled and conducted corporate new employee orientations.
  • Ensured compliance with all federal, state, local employment laws.
  • Explained HR policies and procedures including employee benefit programs.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - BioLife
06.2018 - 08.2020
  • Opened job requisitions
  • Screened resumes
  • Processed offer letters
  • Posted job openings on various job boards, social media sites and other resources


Talent Acquisition Specialist

BioLife - Formerly Shire Pharmaceuticals
08.2017 - 06.2018
  • Sourced and screened candidates for Nurse, Phlebotomy, Plasma Center Management roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.


Education

Bachelor - School of Speech Communications

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Skills

  • Trouble shooter, collect new information and gather data daily, seeking conflict resolution and workarounds to identify and resolve critical issues
  • Levelheaded, resilient to quickly adapt to changes and address on demand urgent matters
  • Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments
  • Strong organizational skills, very detail oriented
  • Ability to plan and lead projects
  • Excellent interpersonal and soft skills
  • Team player, collaborate well with colleagues to foster a friendly and caring environment

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Pre-employment Lead

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - BioLife
08.2020 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - BioLife
06.2018 - 08.2020

Talent Acquisition Specialist

BioLife - Formerly Shire Pharmaceuticals
08.2017 - 06.2018

Bachelor - School of Speech Communications

Northwestern University
Christine Tadish