Sarah Knickerbocker
Tacoma,WA
Summary
13+ years of experience has given me the unique opportunity to hire over 2k plus incredible people that have impacted this world. I have had the chance to mentor and train others, helping them to further their expertise in many areas. I am looking for my next opportunity to make a big difference.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruiter
MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions
2023.03 - Current
- Specialize in recruiting Mechanical Engineers, Project Managers, Tradesmen, Project Executives and Project Developers
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
- Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Responsible for mentorship of junior recruiters
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and create working job descriptions
- Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process.
- Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
Senior Recruiter
Redfin
2018.10 - 2023.01
- Successfully recruited/hired over 300 full-time employees ranging from Executive, HQ,Ops and brokerage roles with a time to fill average of less than 30 days.
- Generated specific candidate pools for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, high volume sourcing with an emphasis on diversity and conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Served as a Lead for a team of recruiters, acting as the mentor and coach as well as being the liaison between the team and leadership.
- Established reputation among leadership for identifying key competencies outside of tangible qualifications to increase talent pool.
- Hosted hiring events in WA and CA,to include developing concept for the event, securing market materials and "swag", advertising of events, and partnership with local leadership to execute. These resulted in multiple hires in each market.
- Supported my leadership team by offering to be the "go-to" person for new hire support, hosted Diversity Slating trainings for all new hires, flexed across Executive, HQ, Ops, field and mortgage/title recruiting teams to assist in training of new hires.
- Worked as a true business partner to field leadership, providing recommendations, best practices,and transition support to newly hired field managers.
Corporate Recruiter
Zones, Inc
2017.06 - 2018.10
- Responsible for all corporate and global recruiting efforts supporting Marketing, Creative, Business Operations, HR, Finance, and Senior Leadership (Director & VP).
- Used "out of the box" methods to include competitive market data research, candidate engagement strategies, and providing recommendations to the business in order to recruit passive candidates.
- Managed the recruiting team integration of a recently acquired IT solutions company by traveling to NY to train on recruiting practices as well as identify opportunities for process improvement and strategy.
Senior Recruiter (Contract)
Providence Health & Services
2016.08 - 2017.05
- Focused on recruiting and maintaining a pipeline of Acute Care Nurses by hosting hiring events at Universities and community events in Montana.
- Responsible for full life cycle recruitment in a high volume, specialized industry.
Recruiter (Contract)
CHI, St Joseph Hospital
2015.09 - 2016.02
- Responsible for full cycle recruitment for all levels of leadership by setting expectations and goals for large hiring efforts.
- Assisted in data collection for compliance audits and regulatory procedure.
Recruiter (Contract)
Amazon
2014.08 - 2015.09
- Managed Executive recruitment/sourcing for fulfillment centers across the US.
- Routinely met with leadership to develop and maintain processes between recruiting and hiring managers.
Recruiter
Monster
2012.07 - 2014.08
- Maintained a "top performer" status by working with a large number of client corporations to execute on full-cycle recruiting targets.
- Responsible for account management, to include contracts and vendor management.
Operations Recruiter
Opti Staffing Group
2011.08 - 2014.03
- Independently managed a full-cycle recruiting desk focused on hiring for Operations.
- Responsible for client acquisition, contract management and negotiations
- Consistently exceed all hiring targets month over month.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Human Services
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WASkills
- 10+ years of Full Cycle Recruitment
- Mentor and Team Leader
- Program & Process
- Flexible & Supportive
- Culture driver & Builder
- Skilled Relationship Manager
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions
2023.03 - Current
Senior Recruiter
Redfin
2018.10 - 2023.01
Corporate Recruiter
Zones, Inc
2017.06 - 2018.10
Senior Recruiter (Contract)
Providence Health & Services
2016.08 - 2017.05
Recruiter (Contract)
CHI, St Joseph Hospital
2015.09 - 2016.02
Recruiter (Contract)
Amazon
2014.08 - 2015.09
Recruiter
Monster
2012.07 - 2014.08
Operations Recruiter
Opti Staffing Group
2011.08 - 2014.03
Bachelor of Arts - Human Services
The Evergreen State College
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