Perla Carretero
Newark,CA
Summary
Dedicated Global Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering over 6 years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist III
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
03.2024 - Current
- Full-cycle Global Talent Acquisition Recruiter (source, screen, schedule interviews, negotiate and close offers), for an average weekly load of 10-15 US and International requisitions within Corporate G&A, Commercial, R&D, Engineers, Scientists, Manufacturing and Operations.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to identify key competencies of open role(s) to ensure successful sourcing and develop best practices while reflecting company core values. Conduct regular training sessions for hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques, unconscious bias awareness, legal compliance in recruiting practices, among others.
- Candidate Assessment: actively source candidates via a variety of specialist sites including LinkedIn Recruiter, using key competencies identified in the job description as well as data from manager intake calls - identifying candidates who's experience best aligns with the role(s).
- Support the interview scheduling across US, EMEA, and APAC for 2 Recruiters on Talent Acquisition team and for my own requisition load, managing an average of 10-15 interviews/day while working with various complex time zones and providing a positive candidate and interviewer experience.
- Partner closely with HR operations for the successful onboarding of 5-10 weekly new hires across Global and Domestic roles, as well as conducting an average of 10 weekly employment verifications.
- Collaborate with external vendors such as NuCompass Mobility to manage a weekly average of 10 Domestic and International employee/new hire relocation packages.
- Data Management: Maintain candidate and employee data via multiple platforms including Workday, ADP, HireRight, and paper employee files. Provide regular updates on talent acquisition performance metrics to senior leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
- Continuation of previous duties
Talent Acquisition Specialist II
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Full-cycle Global Corporate Recruiting and Coordinating - supporting 3 Recruiters across all Global and Domestic company positions.
- Evaluated and sourced resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategies. Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate qualifications.
- Motor Vehicle Report implementation for PacBio via HireRight and manage a weekly average of 10-15 background checks and collaborate for additional research needs.
- Collaborate with up to 15 external recruiting agencies for best in-class candidates for hard-filled roles Globally and Domestically.
- DE&I: Implementation of Braven Program - In collaboration with SJSU, coordinated mock interviews between college students and PacBio professionals. Sourced applicants from sites such as NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), SWE (Society of Women Engineers), etc, to ensure increased candidate diversity.
- Ensured OFCCP and State compliance for PacBio's jobs via with partnership with Broadbean and Cal Jobs.
- Continuation of previous duties.
Talent Acquisition Coordinator II
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Trained 4 of the newest Talent Acquisition Recruiters and Coordinators
- HRIS: Served as a primary admin during the Workday implementation in the Talent Acquisition department and troubleshooted as needed - collaborating with IT department and HR Operations.
- Played a pivotal role in driving employee referral programs that led to increased internal referrals and reduced agency fees.
- Facilitated a smooth onboarding process for new hires by collaborating with HR partners to prepare necessary paperwork and orientation materials.
- Continuation of previous duties
Talent Acquisition Coordinator I
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
09.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed scheduling of phone, video, and onsite interviews for a range of 25-40 weekly among Executive, Director, International, G&A, Commercial, R&D, Manufacturing, and Operations requisitions across the US, APAC and EMEA.
- Reserved conference rooms, coordinated candidate debrief meetings, performed reference check calls and collaborated closely with hiring managers to construct cross-functional interview panels and interviewer guidance.
- Collaborated with Accounting and Finance to organize travel arrangements for US and International candidates: booked flights, car rentals, hotel accommodations and processed candidate travel expense reimbursements.
Corporate Recruitment Coordinator
Blue Star Refreshments
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed an average of 20-25 weekly open requisitions for Headquarter Office in West Coast and East Coast locations within the US.
- Collaborated effectively with over 20 Department Hiring Managers across all company locations.
- Conducted resume screening, sourcing, comprehensive phone interviews and in-person interviews for candidate assessing, conducted reference check phone calls and created offer letters (exempt, and non-exempt).
- HR collaboration: Completed on-board cycle for new hires; background checks, worked directly with company's insurances to perform Driver's Motor Vehicle Reports, and prepared an average of 15-20 orientation packets for weekly orientations
- Organized and hosted recruitment events, such as job fairs, job posting in local job centers and unemployment offices, increasing brand awareness and attracting top talent in diversity of various backgrounds.
Recruiting Specialist
Partners Personnel (Contract)
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Full-cycle Recruiter in a staffing agency environment for an average of 20 weekly roles from resume screening, sourcing, coordinating, conducting interviews in a high-volume atmosphere to determine fit against each company's stated requirements, and executed hiring decisions.
- Built candidate pools by leveraging various sourcing tools and techniques such as, sourcing/research, job fairs, networking, marketing, etc.
Education
B.S. - Human Resource Management -
San Jose State University
A.A - Business Administration -
Evergreen Valley College
Skills
- Communication, team oriented, leadership, and interpersonal skills
- Bilingual: English - Spanish (oral and written)
- Applicant Tracking Systems: Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Paycor
- Customer relationship management and excellence
- Talent acquisition, Global recruitment and hiring, sourcing and screening
- Microsoft Office, Assure Hire, HireRight, DocuSign
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist III
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
03.2024 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist II
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
03.2023 - 03.2024
Talent Acquisition Coordinator II
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
07.2021 - 02.2023
Talent Acquisition Coordinator I
Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
09.2019 - 07.2021
Corporate Recruitment Coordinator
Blue Star Refreshments
11.2018 - 09.2019
Recruiting Specialist
Partners Personnel (Contract)
08.2018 - 11.2018
B.S. - Human Resource Management -
San Jose State University
A.A - Business Administration -
Evergreen Valley College
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