Meaghan Erickson
Watertown,MN
Summary
Outgoing Talent Acquisition Lead/Recruiter with multi-managerial experience and strong relationship-building skills. Proven to maintain effective communications with candidates, field leaders and executive leadership. Skilled in organizing and tracking casting leads. [Job Title] successfully builds future leadership by elevating talent. Experienced in full cycle recruiting to source, select and hire top talent. Establishes and maintains effective recruitment metrics, processes, systems and tools to deliver five star candidate experiences and contribute to company employment brand.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Partner
Life Time
01.2023 - 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.
- Streamlined the talent acquisition process by implementing an applicant tracking system and improving candidate experience.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to align talent needs with organizational growth goals, ensuring a proactive approach to workforce planning.
- Conducted comprehensive market research to benchmark against industry standards and identify areas of improvement in talent acquisition strategy.
- Championed employee referral programs, incentivizing current staff members to recommend high-quality candidates for open positions.
- Trained hiring managers on best practices in interviewing and selection techniques, increasing overall effectiveness of recruitment efforts.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
- Act as consultant and coach to dedicated Regional Area Director, Vice Presidents and Sr. Vice Presidents, building strong partnerships and delivering proactive talent solutions in line with Life Time’s core values and strategic objectives.
- Maintain an effective level of institutional knowledge and provide guidance in the areas of talent acquisition process, recruitment strategy, candidate engagement, internal succession, and workforce planning.
Talent Acquisition Lead
Life Time
11.2021 - 01.2023
- Designed and executed talent acquisition strategies to enhance organization visibility in key recruiting markets.
- Consulted with hiring managers to further understand business requirements and inform pipeline development.
- Analyzed hiring and retention trends to inform organizational talent priorities.
- Built robust pipeline and diverse pool of candidates (80+) to meet current or future hiring needs.
- Identified talent management priorities and goals and collaborated closely with human resource personnel.
- Encouraged internal employee growth by focusing on talent within organization.
- Sourced, qualified and conducted screening interviews with job candidates.
- Informed or trained management on interviewing, casting and sourcing best practices
- Developed or implemented recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
- Lead a Team of 3 Recruiters who supported 165+ Life Time Clubs
- Responsible for coaching and developing of Team
Senior Recruiter
Life Time
04.2017 - 10.2021
- Supported full cycle manager hiring efforts domestically and internationally (Canada)
- Created strong relationships between myself and the field Leadership
- Developed and presented staffing strategies to Executive Leadership
- Executed staffing strategies that assisted in adding an additional $1m+ monthly revenue in Personal Training
- Compiled data and prepared reports on personal training performance and hiring efforts.
- Worked with senior leadership to develop comprehensive recruitment strategies for long-term implementation.
- Managed candidate activity within Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Reviewed employment applications, candidate backgrounds, skills, compensation needs and other qualifications.
- Created and maintained positive relationships with hiring managers and HR business partners.
- Advertised and promoted open positions using social media and digital marketing procedures.
- Developed recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing levels for assigned requisitions.
- Trained and mentored newer recruiters in successful strategies for interviewing and qualifying candidates.
Recruiter
Life Time
05.2013 - 04.2017
- Manage the full life-cycle recruiting for field leadership positions in over 120 full-service fitness resorts across the United States and in Canada.
- Project management of recruiting timelines for new club openings, including collaborating with Management to cast for over 250 positions per destination.
- Monitored applicant tracking system actions to support hiring deadlines and streamline candidate experiences.
- Supported hiring efforts domestically and internationally.
- Created and maintained excellent relationships with hiring managers, HR business partners and candidates.
- Developed recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing levels for assigned requisitions.
- Provided hiring status updates to HR and managers for comprehensive oversight.
- Read, analyzed, and interpreted various internal and external documents and reports.
- Worked with senior leadership to develop comprehensive recruitment strategies for long-term implementation.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Life Time
06.2012 - 05.2013
- Collaborated with recruitment and HR professional to achieve hiring goals.
- Reviewed referral candidates and contacted qualified individuals to request applications.
- Posted positions on job boards, media and alternate sourcing channels to attract diverse talent pool.
- Contacted job applicants to inform of application status.
- Supported Senior Corporate Recruiter with full cycle recruiting and hiring of Corporate Team Members
- Maintain sucessful, strategic working relationships will all managers and executives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Broadcast Journalism
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA06.2005
Skills
- Recruitment Management
- Building Partnerships
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Building
- Sourcing and building external talent pipelines
- Coaching and developing of new Recruiters
- Recruitment Process Improvement
- Candidate Relationship Management
- Recruitment Metrics Analysis
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Partner
Life Time
01.2023 - Current
Talent Acquisition Lead
Life Time
11.2021 - 01.2023
Senior Recruiter
Life Time
04.2017 - 10.2021
Recruiter
Life Time
05.2013 - 04.2017
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Life Time
06.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Broadcast Journalism
San Jose State University