Kareli Farias
San Jose,CA
Summary
Dynamic and results driven recruiting professional with extensive experience at Tesla, adept at creating smooth and efficient interview processes while providing a high-touch experience for candidates as well as business partners. Successfully streamlined processes across teams, enhancing efficiency and candidate experience. Proven project management skills complemented by strong communication abilities, driving impactful partnerships with hiring managers and senior leadership. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Recruiter, Engineering
Tesla
Palo Alto , CA
01.2024 - 06.2025
- Full-cycle recruiter supporting various engineering groups, including robotics, AI, IT, software engineering, and test engineering.
- Successfully manage 15-25 high-touch requisitions across 10-15 different hiring leaders.
- Inbound, as well as outbound sourcing, using LinkedIn Recruiter and GitHub.
- Consistently meet or exceed hiring goals, quarter over quarter.
Lead Recruiting Coordinator, Engineering
Tesla
Palo Alto, CA
06.2021 - 01.2024
- Oversaw and collaborated with all Engineering coordinators, boosting team efficiency by organizing team syncs, capturing notes, and responding to queries with solutions.
- Streamlined travel and expense processes for all four coordination teams across multiple time zones.
- Participated in ATS enhancement sessions with external vendors, as well as internal recruiting technology teams, to ensure that our niche interview processes were satisfactory to the team's needs.
- Facilitated communication between hiring teams, recruiting, and candidates.
- Main point of contact for candidates, hiring team, recruiter and senior leadership.
- Provided feedback to hiring teams and recruiters on bottlenecks, as well as improvements to processes.
- Coordinate and facilitate over 150 interviews monthly, ensuring a seamless and impactful interview process.
- Responsible for all escalations throughout the interview process.
- Onboarded and trained new coordination employees to enhance team capabilities.
- Established strong partnerships with hiring managers, recruiters, and coordinators for effective collaboration.
Engineering Program Coordinator
Facebook
Menlo Park, CA
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Served as primary contact for Rotational Engineer Program participants and managers, addressing inquiries daily.
- Monitored Workplace groups to ensure proper question categorization and prompt resolution of concerns.
- Compiled Quip and Google Sheets detailing new managers interested in hosting engineers, ensuring accuracy through VLOOKUP.
- Onboarded cohorts of 15-25 engineering participants monthly, matching them with teams for six-month phases.
- Supported rematching for participants requiring additional training to enhance career development opportunities.
Education
Year Up - Project Management
Year Up
Menlo Park, CA01.2021
Skills
- Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Project Management
- Interview Coordination and Onboarding
- Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Candidate Sourcing
- Client Management
Timeline
Associate Recruiter, Engineering
Tesla
01.2024 - 06.2025
Lead Recruiting Coordinator, Engineering
Tesla
06.2021 - 01.2024
Engineering Program Coordinator
Facebook
07.2020 - 01.2021
Year Up - Project Management
Year Up
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