Kelly Olson

Enhanced the candidate experience by streamlining the recruitment process, providing timely feedback, and implementing targeted talent acquisition initiatives that increased diversity. Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to ensure successful placements and utilized data-driven insights to improve hiring outcomes. Collaborated with HR to create competitive compensation packages, attracting top talent, and reduced time-to-hire through efficient sourcing strategies and optimized applicant tracking systems. Established a robust talent pipeline via referrals and LinkedIn outreach, supported unbiased candidate evaluation, and participated in career fairs and networking events. Coordinated with immigration specialists for seamless visa processing, boosted employer brand visibility through engaging job descriptions and social media promotion. Selected to represent the talent acquisition during the Cisco/Splunk merger to integrate recruitment processes .

• Created candidate slates for hiring managers and evaluated applicants by discussing job requirements and qualifications with them. Maintained a consistent network and pipeline of talent, preparing candidates for interviews by providing detailed company information. Calibrated with hiring managers on post-interview evaluations and managed the entire recruitment process from requisition creation to offer. Coordinated management interviews by arranging schedules and ensured compliance with employment laws, mitigating organizational risks. Achieved higher-quality candidate matches using advanced search techniques on job boards and databases. Explained HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, and regulations to employees, supported management in developing personnel policies, and tracked candidates while pushing for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics, and other variables.

Responsible for utilizing sourcing techniques to locate qualified candidates in software, sales, manufacturing, and engineering. Pre-screened potential candidates and developed new sourcing techniques to enhance candidate location efforts. Maintained an accurate candidate tracking system and communicated duties, compensation, benefits, and working conditions to all potential candidates.

• As a world leader in innovative fastener insertion technology solutions, responsible for managing distributor relationships to ensure ongoing orders and sales. Negotiated prices, terms of sales, and service agreements, and quoted prices, credit terms, and bid specifications to ensure smooth order processing and a superior client experience. Implemented a consultative selling approach on all inbound calls, maintained up-to-date knowledge of the industry and products, established new accounts, strengthened relationships with existing clients, and maintained all customer and prospect files in the CRM database.