Tamara Coughlin
Leander,TX
Summary
Dedicated 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 10 years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
National Football League (NFL)
2022.02 - Current
- Managed and drove entire life cycle of the recruiting process.
- Provided full-service talent acquisition support (sourcing, screening, interviewing) to NFL League Office and Los Angeles office
- Established relationships with senior management in LA / NY/ NJ and represented leadership for the Talent Acquisition team.
- Utilized social media platforms to source potential candidates and build a pipeline of qualified talent.
- Developed customized training programs for hiring managers on topics such as behavioral interview techniques and unconscious bias awareness in th selection process.
- Reduced time-to-fill for critical roles by cultivating strong relationships with hiring managers and understanding their specific needs.
- Built relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies to access quality talent.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
- Executed high-touch executive and leadership recruiting
- Sourced, identified, and recruited candidates for full-time, part-time, and temporary positions within creative/tech industries
- Specialized in placing professionals with skillsets such as Production, Producers, Social Media, Direct to Consumer Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Technical Production, TOC, Graphics, Podcast, Editors, Content Creators, Original Content, and all other media focused roles
- Collaborated with hiring managers to assess recruitment trends and identify key talent needs identify and implement cost effective recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified and diverse candidates
- Helped create new hiring process and workflow for the NFL Media office
- Built and developed talent pipelines for current and future career opportunities
- High-level compensation negotiations
- Recommend, extend, and negotiate offers to candidates
- Drive brand and employer awareness
- Represent NFL at various in-person and virtual events
- Created search status reports and led client update meetings on active searches
- Ensured the onboarding process was complete (background checks, offer letters, new hire paperwork, etc.)
- Partnered with Human Resources team to ensure new hires were properly onboarded
- Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, Oracle, GreenHouse, and HireVue.
- Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase the number of high-quality job applicants.
- Streamlined internal interview processes, creating amore consistent and structured approach to candidate evaluation across the organization.
- Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for the company.
- Improved candidate experience by providing timely feedback and clear communication throughout the hiring process.
- Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress.
- Expanded candidate pool by leveraging social media platforms, job boards, and networking events to attract top-tier talent.
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist
Canon Solutions America
2017.11 - 2022.02
- Managed and drove entire life cycle of recruiting process through the hiring process
- Partnered with Hiring Managers, Project Managers, Sales Managers, Human Resources, VP, and IT Directors, engineering, and development teams to understand the requirements
- Specialized in placing professionals with skillsets such as: Account Executives, Pre-Sale Engineers, Technicians, Sr
- Account Executives, Sales Managers, and a variety of technology positions
- Utilize Icims (APS) for all recruiting activates
- Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter
- Created pipelines and projects strategies through LinkedIn Recruiter
- Days open metric was 45 days and company standard metric was 55 days open
- Thoroughly screened candidates to ensure they meet the requirements of positions and the company culture
- Established recruitment requirements and process with hiring managers to ensure a timeline is developed
- Arranged candidate interviews with hiring managers by coordinating schedules, arranging travel, and escorting applicants to their interviews
- Ensured all company practices are in accordance with standard operating practices (including but not limited to I9 compliance, reference checks, background checks, and drug screens
- Developed and maintained relationships with key business partners by building personal credibility and solid trust
- Salary negations
- Salary compensation and analysis
- Certified Predictive Index Trainer
- Trained new managers on Predictive Index software and how to understand behavior profiles and team structure
- Exhibited strong drive for results and success, convey a sense of urgency to achieve outcomes and exceed expectations
- Conducted Canon interview training for all hiring managers
- Conducted follow up activities with clients and candidates to ensure customer satisfaction
- Organized, quick learner, and great time management skills
- Proficient with MS Office.
IT Recruiter and Account Manager
Kforce Technologies
2014.11 - 2017.11
- Managed and drove entire life cycle of recruiting process through the hiring process with Kforce clients
- Partnered with Hiring Managers, Project Managers, Human Resources, VP, and IT Directors, engineering and development teams to understand the requirements
- Specialized in placing professionals with skillsets such as: Software Developers, Infrastructure, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance testers and engineers
- Sourced candidates, screen, and share with hiring managers to develop new business leads
- Thoroughly screened candidates to ensure they meet the requirements of positions and the company culture
- Negotiate with clients to establish appropriate bill rates, pay rates, contract terms, and fees for incoming positions
- 10-15 client visit a week
- Establish recruitment requirements and process with hiring managers to ensure a timeline is developed
- 8-12 interviews a week
- Arrange candidate interviews with hiring managers by coordinating schedules, arranging travel, and escorting applicants to their interviews
- Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, verifying references, comparing qualifications to job requirements, and formatting resumes
- Ensure all company practices are in accordance with standard operating practices (including but not limited to I9 compliance, reference checks, background checks, and drug screens
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key business partners by building personal credibility and solid trust
- Exhibited strong drive for results and success, convey a sense of urgency to achieve outcomes and exceed expectations
- Conducted follow up activities with clients and candidates to ensure customer satisfaction
- Business development with current book of business and new clients
- Organized, quick learner, and great time management skills
- Negotiated service rates with clients and pay rates with candidates to ensure mutual goals are achieved
- Proficient with MS Office.
Inside Sales, Corporate Accounts
Southern Wine and Spirits
2012.12 - 2014.11
- Facilitated sales, consulted and oversaw ordering for corporate accounts such as Claim Jumpers, Islands, and Applebee’s throughout all of California
- Executed sales and improve overall compliance with corporate accounts
- Built great relationships with all bar managers and general managers of corporate accounts
- Utilized SalesForce.com for sales enablement
- Established and maintained great relationships with all suppliers for Southern Wine and Spirits
- Consulted on products and placement in bar to increase sales and product movement
- Sold in new products for the wells, back bars, and wine list
- Managed overall compliance of products in the wells and back bars of corporate accounts
- Provided accurate information of all compliance issues for corporate accounts to upper management
- Proficient with programs such as AS400, Sales Force, Share Point, and Microsoft Office
- Attend industry and supplier conferences to develop industry expertise
- Attend sales group meetings concerning sales targets or forecasts, and report on market situation
- Had ability to sell full book portfolios to all accounts
- Executed strong communication and organizational skills
- Worked within the team structure of the Inside Sales group at Southern Wine and Spirits.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CaliforniaSkills
- Excellent interpersonal skills | strong relationship builder | goal oriented
- Recruitment and hiring
- Talent Acquisition
- Remote Hiring
- Conflict Resolution
- Recruitment planning
- Passive Candidate Recruiting
- Candidate tracking
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Competency-Based Interviewing
- Salary and benefits negotiations
- Contract Negotiation
- Candidate assessment
- Strategic Sourcing
- Pipeline Maintenance
- Onboarding Process Management
- Temporary and Seasonal Employees
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
National Football League (NFL)
2022.02 - Current
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist
Canon Solutions America
2017.11 - 2022.02
IT Recruiter and Account Manager
Kforce Technologies
2014.11 - 2017.11
Inside Sales, Corporate Accounts
Southern Wine and Spirits
2012.12 - 2014.11
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology
San Francisco State University
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