KIM LACOMBE
Islip Terrace,NY
Summary
Proactive Recruitment Manager adept at creating successful recruitment strategies to find skilled candidates for key vacancies. Results-oriented, driven leader with top-notch decision-making and planning skills. Offering over 15 years of progressive experience.
I hold Canadian and US Citizenship
Over 6 years of Veterinary recruiting experience
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruiting Manager (General Practice Division)
National Veterinary Associates
Remote (Augora Hills CA)
01.2018 - Current
- Lead a team of 8 recruiters to execute the Veterinarian recruiting strategy for NVA General Practice hospitals (100 hospitals)
- Support aggressive company growth targets by increasing veterinarian hires year over year
- Consistently met metrics, with a 60% acceptance rate in the division I ran
- Partnered with Campus and Recruiting marketing / Sourcing to develop strategic ways to market to both student and passive experienced Veterinarians
- Grew the recruiting team from to support continued growth of the organization
- Interface regularly with operations leaders to partner on recruiting acceleration
- Implemented new reporting through Avature & Power BI to track key performance metrics and data
- Drive process improvement initiatives centered on recruiting efficiencies.
Corporate Recruiting Manager
Party City
Rockaway, NJ
09.2015 - 01.2018
- Partners with my Executive level team to consistently manage and forecast all open and future job openings
- Managed all phases of recruitment, including defining hiring management needs and posting available positions
- Responsible for overseeing all recruiting efforts for the corporate office and the sales force for the Canadian market
- Main focus on E Commerce in the California regional office and the District Manager/ Leadership positions in Canada
- Instrumental in creating and implementing recruiting strategies and process.
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
Sleepy's, The Mattress Professionals
Hicksville, New York
04.2007 - 09.2015
- Responsible for hiring top talent for our sales force: Sales Professionals, District Sales Managers, Market Sales Directors and Sales Recruiters
- Promoted from Sales to Senior Sales Recruiter in September 2009, promoted to Management in September 2012 Reporting directly to the VP of Recruiting /HR while collaboratively working with Market Sales Directors and our Leadership team
- Managing, developing and leading a team as a Sr
- Member of the team
- Successfully hit quota of 12 hires plus monthly
- Overseeing 24 Recruiters at any given time / managing all aspects of a full cycle recruiting desk
- Maintaining 91% 90 day retention rate for all new hires, including a 100% offer to start ratio
- Intricate part of developing our Interview Training Guide for our Leadership team in the field which was rolled out Q3 in 2013 Successfully filling training classes every four weeks
- Chosen to lead the recruiting for new regions (VA, NC and SC), developed a full cycle recruiting strategy for each region
- Maintaining strong business relationships with my Field Managers to stay on top of business needs and competitive intelligence
- Maintaining and creating a variety of recruiting reports and follow up as well as successfully operating an Oracle based applicant tracking system
- Representing Sleepy's at job fairs presenting an overview of Sleepy's to crowds of 200 plus job fair attendees.
Staffing Consultant/Recruiter
Apple One Employment Services
Toronto, Canada
11.2004 - 04.2007
- Sourced, screened, interviewed, administered assessments and secured permanent and temporary assignments for associates
- Successfully ran Call Center recruits for Bell Canada in which there was a 95% success rate with the candidates screened and processed for interviews
- Managed accounts for such clients in the Financial, Advertising and Telecommunications Industry
- Interviewed a minimum of 15 candidates per week and generating leads to gain clients for Apple One.
HR Assistant
Maple Financial Group Inc
Toronto, Canada
10.2001 - 11.2004
- Handled all administrative functions with respect to health and benefits
- Conducted interviews for Administrative positions within the Office Services Department
- Negotiated temp / perm fees and selecting appropriate agencies to select job orders.
Education
Diploma - Human Resource Management
George Brown College
06-2001
Diploma - American Sign Language (ASL)
St. Clair College
01-2000
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Western Ontario
London 06-1998
Skills
- Talent Acquisition and Retention
- Training and Mentoring
- Team Leadership and Development
- Excellent Business Partner and Collaborator
- Employee Referral Programs
- Recruitment Strategies
- Data-driven decision-making
- Team Management
Timeline
Recruiting Manager (General Practice Division)
National Veterinary Associates
01.2018 - Current
Corporate Recruiting Manager
Party City
09.2015 - 01.2018
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
Sleepy's, The Mattress Professionals
04.2007 - 09.2015
Staffing Consultant/Recruiter
Apple One Employment Services
11.2004 - 04.2007
HR Assistant
Maple Financial Group Inc
10.2001 - 11.2004
Diploma - Human Resource Management
George Brown College
Diploma - American Sign Language (ASL)
St. Clair College
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Western Ontario
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