Sarah Arnott
Sr. Talent Aquisition
Lincoln,CA
Summary
To utilize my experience to ensure my career mapping leads to a Director Position.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Recruiter
Intercare/Pacific Equities Holdings Company
04.2023 - Current
- Recruited to Intercare to build the internal recruiting department from the ground up
- Process Enhancements for Efficiency
- Developed full-cycle recruiting process’ and procedures, reporting directly to the Sr
- VP of HR, Sr
- VP of Claims, and the CFO on recruiting initiatives and drive recruiting strategies
- Built strong relationships with the Hiring Managers to understand their needs, collaborate and align strategic recruiting initiatives enhancing the overall recruiting process
- Developed and trained the recruiting department in best practices for full-cycle recruiting
- Conducted competitive market analysis to develop the Intercare Employee Value Proposition, enhancing our competitiveness in the market
- Work closely with the HR department to create and implement a step-by-step recruiting and onboarding process
- Established tracking of resume sources to monitor and improve ROI
- Track key recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, source of hire, and candidate satisfaction
- Used data to continually improve the recruitment process and meet business objectives
- My proactive approach not only resulted in substantial cost savings but also improved operational efficiency and allowed us to redirect budget toward strategic growth initiatives
- Transformative Recruiting Strategies and Process Improvements
- Spearheaded the hiring of 253 new employees since April 2023, significantly reducing dependence on external recruiting agencies
- Prior to my arrival, the company spent over $1 million annually on external agencies; I've drastically reduced this expenditure to a fraction of the original cost
- Sourced, screened, and presented qualified candidates
- Conducted initial interviews and skills assessments to narrow down the candidate pool
- Streamlined Vendor Management and Negotiations
- Screened and selected an internal tracking system to optimize candidate pipelines
- Renegotiated all external recruiter contracts, achieving lower fees and greater consistency
- Employee Referral Program Enhancement
- Implemented improvements to the employee referral program, resulting in increased hire rates from referrals
- Cost-Saving Temporary Staffing Solution
- I took the initiative to Construct and negotiate a program allowing us to manage temporary staff internally
- Achieved a markup of 27.8% including background fees, compared to the average 55% markup through agencies (realizing a 27.2% cost savings and an annual cost savings of over $100 Thousand.
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, •Middle Market
USI Insurance Service
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Producer Recruiter for the West Region, both EB&PC
- Isolate candidates utilizing market tends, competitor intel, networking etc.
Senior Executive Recruiter/Account Manager
GEM Search Group
12.2015 - 01.2022
- CKM Staffing split into 2 companies and I transitioned to the new company GEM Search Group
- Study market trends to determine and enhance recruiting strategies
- Meet with potential clients, discuss their needs and present contract options tailored to their companies’ hiring goals
- Identify candidates based on clients needs, interview, and present qualified candidates to clients
- Extend, negotiate, and close hiring options for contract and direct positions with both clients and candidates
- Use creative thinking and networking methods to isolate and attract new clients and candidates
- Evaluate and verify information from candidates, including background checks, reference checks and drugs screen
- Became knowledgeable in regard to client firms recruiting and hiring procedures, compensation and benefits practices
- Maintain database/ATS of potential candidates.
Recruiter/Account Manager
CKM Staffing Inc
01.2005 - 12.2015
- Recruit potential candidates for client firms for various recruiting projects using many sourcing tactics such as cold calling, job boards, networking; resume mining and referral programs to ensure a diverse pipeline of candidates
- Manage day-to-day recruitment activities including cultivating sources and advertising opportunities; tracking and coordinating applicant interviews; overseeing candidate selection and placement and maintaining accurate applicant flow data
- Evaluate and verify information from candidates, including background checks, reference checks and drugs screen
- Guided candidates through the interview and post interview process
- Extend, negotiate, and close hiring options for contract and direct positions with both clients and candidates
- Work with hiring managers to gather competencies and requirements to develop strategic sourcing and recruiting plan
- Became knowledgeable in regard to client firms recruiting and hiring procedures, compensation and benefits practices
- Maintain database/ATS of potential candidates.
Education
High School diploma - undefined
Lincoln Unified High School
Skills
- Approximately 19 years Recruiting and Account Management experience in a remote environment
- Strong ability to identify, attract and recruit top talent for Clients
- Extensive cold calling experience with ability to gain quality referral
- Strong organizational, time management and multi tasking skills
- Excellent communicator, both written and oral
- Proven networking abilities within the insurance industry to obtain referrals
- Superior work ethic with adaptability to work both independently and within team environments
- Very resilient highly accountable recruiter with proven track records of collaboration and success
Recruiter Training and Mentoring
Boolean Search Techniques
Social Media Recruiting
Recruitment Process Improvement
Candidate Sourcing
Applicant Tracking Systems
Talent Acquisition
Salary and benefits negotiations
Job Posting Optimization
Recruitment Marketing
Referral Program Development
Passive Candidate Engagement
Recruitment Event Planning
Candidate vetting
Executive Search Experience
Employer Branding
Industry Networking
Recruitment Metrics Analysis
Collaborative Teamwork
Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
Candidate pre-screening
Compensation Negotiation
Interviewing techniques
Full cycle recruiting
Recruiting Software Experience
Job fairs planning
Salary Negotiation
Recruitment strategy development
Online Job Boards
Strategic Sourcing
Candidate Screening
Candidate and client relations
Candidate tracking
LinkedIn Sourcing
Networking
Recruitment Strategies
Recruitment
Public Speaking
Team motivation
Excel spreadsheets
Candidate Selection
Self-Motivated Work Ethic
Time Management
C-suite executive relations
Cold-calling
Process Improvement
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
RemoteImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingPaid time offFlexible work hoursWork from home optionTimeline
Sr. Recruiter
Intercare/Pacific Equities Holdings Company
04.2023 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, •Middle Market
USI Insurance Service
01.2022 - 04.2023
Senior Executive Recruiter/Account Manager
GEM Search Group
12.2015 - 01.2022
Recruiter/Account Manager
CKM Staffing Inc
01.2005 - 12.2015
High School diploma - undefined
Lincoln Unified High School
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