Kirsten Saldaña
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Dynamic, results-oriented Human Resources Professional with expertise in employee recruitment, training and process improvement. Proven track record of successfully identifying and placing superior job candidates. Ability to work collaboratively, problem-solve, and provide excellent customer service to stakeholders. Strong organizational skills and committed to adhering to relevant laws and regulations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Partner
American Express
08.2022 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers, understanding their unique needs and providing tailored recruitment solutions.
- Served as a trusted advisor to both candidates and hiring teams by providing guidance on role requirements, interviewing tips, and career development opportunities.
- Established a robust talent pipeline through networking events, career fairs, and proactive outreach efforts.
- Reduced time-to-fill for critical roles with strategic sourcing techniques and efficient interview scheduling.
- Optimized job descriptions with keyword-rich content to improve visibility on job boards and attract relevant applicants.
- Trained hiring managers on best practices in interviewing and selection techniques, increasing overall effectiveness of recruitment efforts.
Operations Recruiter
WillScot Mobile Mini
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Proactively source and attract quality candidates for corporate and field positions
- Builds and manages progressive strategies to identify, source, assess, and recommend top talent
- Utilizes a variety of resources to recruit candidates including but not limited to traditional job boards, internet data mining, internal databases, social media, employee referrals, networking, cold calling, career fairs and competitor outreach
- Full life-cycle recruitment including actively sourcing candidates, evaluating qualifications, pre-screening, facilitating interviews, supporting the hiring decision, negotiating offers
- Maintains a robust pipeline and bench strength for numerous corporate functions supporting college partnership and internship initiatives
- Partners with Human Resources Business Partners to facilitate the interview process; track hiring manager feedback, leverage the ATS (Success Factors) to input and track relevant data
- Manages Vendor and University relationships
- Provides training and mentorship to new and Junior Recruiters.
Talent Acquisition Partner/Talent Sourcer
Republic Services (Fortune 300 Company)
03.2017 - 10.2021
- Coordinate full cycle recruiting for open positions
- Entice a qualified pool of both active and passive candidates using traditional and non-traditional resources
- Provide a positive candidate experience; maintain responsive communication, and act as a candidate advocate
- Use feedback from candidates and hiring managers to continuously improve the recruitment process
- Deliver and negotiate employment offers
- Maintain applicant tracking system (Brassring and Workday) of all requisition and applicant activity
- Manage between 30-60 open positions at any one time across a geographically diverse area
- Monitor and track market developments, identify significant industry, people and company trends to highlight potential candidate pools for active and pipeline searches.
Exceptional Student Services Facilitator
Phoenix Union High School District
07.2016 - 03.2017
- Managed department of 20 Special Education teachers, related service providers, and administrative assistants
- Oversaw all paperwork and services provided were compliant with district, state, and federal guidelines
- Assisted in the recruitment, screening, interviewing, training and assignment of department personnel
- Acted as resource for department members on department curriculum, instruction, and special education questions.
Special Education Teacher, Inclusion English
Phoenix Union High School District
07.2009 - 07.2016
- Provided direct support to students in a classroom by delivering instruction and ensuring learning through a variety of co-teaching models and strategies
- Formally and informally assessed student learning to create a comprehensive learning program
- Worked collaboratively with other staff, to plan, share student work and ensure that instruction was aligned with identified curriculum and standards
- Participated in and lead all aspects of the IEP process.
Family Services Coordinator
Science Care
09.2007 - 01.2009
- Provided superior customer service and clerical support while facilitating the donor screening and informed consent process
- Coordinated with funeral home providers and caregivers while providing donor and donor family communications.
Recruiter
Renaissance Personnel Group, Inc.
05.2005 - 09.2007
- Partnered with internal managers to develop a search strategy to recruit candidates for our client companies
- Daily responsibilities included: cold calling, qualifying candidates, performing professional reference checks, analyzing client needs and building lasting relationships based on honesty and integrity
- Sourced, interviewed, negotiated offers and hired qualified candidates for a variety of positions
- Worked closely with hiring groups to create and refine hiring goals and objectives
- Managed 12-20 open positions at any one time.
Education
Masters of Education -
Arizona State University
07.2009
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
University of Arizona
05.2004
Skills
- Recruitment Process Improvement
- Candidate Relationship Management
- Recruitment Metrics Analysis
- Boolean Search Techniques
- Candidate assessment
- Strategic Sourcing
- Compensation analysis
- Training and mentoring
- Project Management
- New Hire Onboarding
- New Hire Orientation
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Partner
American Express
08.2022 - Current
Operations Recruiter
WillScot Mobile Mini
10.2021 - 07.2022
Talent Acquisition Partner/Talent Sourcer
Republic Services (Fortune 300 Company)
03.2017 - 10.2021
Exceptional Student Services Facilitator
Phoenix Union High School District
07.2016 - 03.2017
Special Education Teacher, Inclusion English
Phoenix Union High School District
07.2009 - 07.2016
Family Services Coordinator
Science Care
09.2007 - 01.2009
Recruiter
Renaissance Personnel Group, Inc.
05.2005 - 09.2007
Masters of Education -
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
University of Arizona
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