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MARY GANDARA
Orange County,CA
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Summary
Strategic Recruiting & Sourcing Manager with 14 years of experience sourcing and placing top talent across diverse industries, including Legal, Medical, Hospitality, Aerospace, and Warehouse/Light Industrial. Demonstrates strong expertise in full-cycle recruiting and the development and execution of effective sourcing strategies for specialized, niche, and high-volume roles. Proven ability to manage and strengthen client and candidate relationships through a consultative, detail-oriented approach. Committed to delivering exceptional hiring outcomes by connecting the right talent to business needs, driving recruitment excellence, and supporting sustained business growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Sourcing Manger
Forrest Solutions, LLC.
remote
05.2025 - 12.2025
- Managed full-cycle recruiting and candidate engagement for high-volume hiring in a fast-paced corporate environment.
- Developed and executed effective sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage qualified candidates across multiple talent channels.
- Created and posted job advertisements across job boards, career sites, and social media platforms to attract qualified candidates.
- Sourced candidates using Boolean search strings, LinkedIn Recruiter, social media recruiting, and resume databases.
- Screened resumes and conducted pre-screen interviews to assess candidate qualifications, skills, and cultural fit.
- Provided candidate coaching and interview preparation prior to interviews, including role expectations, interview format, and best practices to improve interview success rates.
- Coordinated, scheduled, and confirmed in-person and virtual interviews with candidates, hiring managers, and senior recruitment staff.
- Maintained accurate candidate records, interview feedback, and hiring status updates within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Acted as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process, ensuring a positive and engaging candidate experience.
- Sent interview confirmations, follow-up communications, and rejection notifications in compliance with company hiring procedures.
- Partnered with Senior Recruiters and hiring managers to support RTH & MARF requests by sourcing, interviewing, placing candidates, and closing requisitions.
- Built strong relationships with Directors, Managers, and Supervisors to align recruiting strategies with workforce planning needs.
- Achieved consistent monthly placement and offer closure results averaging $38K–$42K in closed orders, contributing to business growth and recruitment KPIs.
- Supported recruitment operations through administrative tasks, reporting, and continuous process improvements.
Recruiting Manager
Adams & Martin Group
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Recruited and placed candidates from entry level to senior management with legal firms in the Los Angeles County area
- Effectively developed and placed strategic job ads across multiple platforms, sourced, created strong candidate pipelines, interviewed, selected and submitted qualified candidates, candidate prep, onboard, provided ongoing mentorship and support to secure retention
- Wrote effective and compelling candidate presentations
- Created and built strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers and decision-makers
- Identified and skill marketed candidates to hiring managers creating hiring opportunities and ensuring the best placement for all parties involved
- Built and maintained a solid pipeline of contingent associates
- Attended twice daily team meetings, and weekly training, attended team building activities
Specialty Recruiter/Project Lead, Medical & Science Division
Adecco
02.2022 - 08.2020
- Specialized in full-cycle recruiting for temp and direct hire talent for medical and science positions
- Scheduled, confirmed and prepared candidates for client interviews
- Project management of Covid medical staff for East coast school districts. Responsible for full cycle recruiting, training, daily coordination and scheduling of medical staff
- Filled medical positions during Covid for nationwide clients including: CVS, Rite Aid, Royal Caribbean, Alpine Biomedical, and Sanofi Lab
- Consistently sourced, engaged, and tracked candidates to maintain a strong talent pipeline across multiple roles
- Assessed client company position requirements, wrote complete job orders and appropriately matched candidates to meet client needs and expectations
- Conducted colleague training and created sourcing templates, SOP’s and training guidelines
- Trained and coached associates
Enterprise Delivery Recruiter
Adecco
Orange County
05.2020 - 10.2018
- Specialized in full-cycle recruiting for temp and direct hire talent, predominately for 'ramp' and specialized positions for clients in the aerospace, administrative, light industrial, warehouse and food and beverage industries
- Sourced utilizing multiple talent platforms, job boards, social media outlets, candidate referrals, as well as participate in hiring events/job fairs
- Functioned as liaison for client hiring managers in person, via phone, and email to understand and fulfill staffing needs, desired job requirements, and employee suitability
- Resolved client service issues quickly and efficiently to maintain client satisfaction & dynamic partnership
- Provided support with time entry and payroll training for associates; ensured accuracy by identifying and correcting any discrepancies
- Built and maintained a solid pipeline of contingent associates
- Served as Spanish interpreter between associates and clients when required
Talent Acquisition/Staffing Coordinator
Applied Staffing Solutions
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Sourced, screened, interviewed and presented candidates for open positions, primarily Administrative, Healthcare and Management positions in various industries
- Conducted in-depth interviews, skill assessments, background screenings, and drug screenings
- Identify, evaluate, and summarize relevant experience, knowledge, hard and soft skills, and abilities in relation to job requirements
- Actively skill market qualified candidates to new and existing clients
- Resolved client service issues quickly and efficiently to maintain client satisfaction & dynamic partnerships
- Assisted with processing time and payroll
- Updated all candidate data in Applicant Tracking System
- Assisted with on-boarding all new-hires
Skills
Talent Acquisition and Recruitment
Full-Cycle Recruiting, High-Volume Hiring
Recruitment & Sourcing Management
Training and Mentoring
Candidate/Client Relationship Building
Onsite Employee Operations Manager
Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom/Teams, Adobe Acrobat
Salesforce, SAP Fieldglass, Bullhorn, PeopleSoft/PeopleNet, Staff Suite, OKG Pro
Boolean Search Strings, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Career Builder, Google, Craigs List, EDD Job Boards
Bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish
- Strategic sourcing
- Candidate sourcing
- Applicant tracking
- Interview coaching
- Relationship building
- Talent pipeline management
- Client needs assessment
- Effective communication
- Problem resolution
- Strategic recruitment
Volunteer Experience
- Special Olympics, Support local Special Olympics Games by assisting in various roles, including event setup, athlete coordination, and general event and athlete support., 2010-2024
- Precious Life Thrift Store, Assisted with customer service, organized and priced donated items, set up promotional displays and seasonal merchandise, maintained cleanliness in both the store and backroom, promoted a positive shopping and work environment, and helped train new volunteers., 2023-2024
Honors And Awards
- Adecco – Consistently ranked among the top 5 recruiters in the Med/Sci division for candidate submissions and successful new hires, 2020-2022
- Adecco – Consistently exceeded recruitment KPIs in high performance, candidate submissions, new hires, and client satisfaction., 2018-2022
- Adecco – Completion of Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2018
Timeline
Talent Sourcing Manger
Forrest Solutions, LLC.
05.2025 - 12.2025
Recruiting Manager
Adams & Martin Group
02.2022 - 08.2023
Specialty Recruiter/Project Lead, Medical & Science Division
Adecco
02.2022 - 08.2020
Enterprise Delivery Recruiter
Adecco
05.2020 - 10.2018
Talent Acquisition/Staffing Coordinator
Applied Staffing Solutions
10.2016 - 06.2018