Malia Jefferson
Los Angeles,
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional Recruiter
Insight Global
Los Angeles
09.2024 - Current
- Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to define hiring needs, develop recruitment strategies, and align on success metrics, improving role clarity and accelerating time-to-fill.
- Manage 3–5 concurrent hiring initiatives weekly, owning planning, milestone setting, resourcing strategy, execution, and closure, ensuring projects remain on track and are completed within agreed timelines.
- Deliver measurable talent acquisition results, averaging 7 qualified candidate submissions, 3 interviews, and 1 successful placement per week, consistently meeting or exceeding performance expectations.
- Provide proactive stakeholder communication through regular status updates, market insights, and strategic recommendations, strengthening alignment, trust, and decision-making throughout the hiring lifecycle.
- Adapt sourcing and engagement strategies in response to shifting requirements or market conditions, maintaining hiring momentum and minimizing delays.
- Partner as a mentor to develop a junior recruiter by leading structured development sessions, reviewing weekly performance metrics, and co-creating weekly and monthly development plans, supporting skill growth, goal attainment, and sustained performance improvement.
Marketing Intern
USC Dornsife Career Pathways
07.2023 - 05.2024
- Enhance the online presence and engagement of Dornsife Career Pathways with a 910% surge in engaged accounts through creating daily Instagram posts and stories.
Sales/Lead Generation Intern
Kodi Collective
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Executed targeted outreach campaigns, engaging key stakeholders across retail and university sectors, and successfully secured 10+ new client partnerships.
Program Assistant
Stanford Grad. School of Business
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Supported end-to-end coordination of a leadership development program at Stanford Graduate School of Business, managing program logistics and communications for senior executives globally, and ensuring seamless delivery of in-person learning experiences.
- Assist faculty in class preparation for courses such as Business Plan Development, Leadership and Ethics, Design Thinking, and Organizational Behavior.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Consumer Behavior
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA05.2024
Affiliations
Event Planning Committee Member - Insight Global
- Serve on the event planning committee, coordinating logistics, budget, venue selection, and communications for 100+ person in-office and offsite events, ensuring timely, well-executed program delivery.
- Serve on the event planning committee, coordinating logistics, budget, venue selection, and communications for 100+ person in-office and offsite events, ensuring timely, well-executed program delivery.
Timeline
Professional Recruiter
Insight Global
09.2024 - Current
Marketing Intern
USC Dornsife Career Pathways
07.2023 - 05.2024
Sales/Lead Generation Intern
Kodi Collective
04.2023 - 07.2023
Program Assistant
Stanford Grad. School of Business
04.2022 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Consumer Behavior
University of Southern California