Tou Yang
Lakeville,MN
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
Andersen Corporation
Oak Park Heights (Remote), VA
09.2021 - Current
- Define and assign work to be done, including communicating with team, manager and others about
needs or expectations, planning, organizing, staff selection, and delegating. - Enable direct reports to own recruitment, selection and project work by monitoring, coaching,
providing feedback, acquiring resources, problem solving, and communicating. - Meet regularly with team and individual staff members for coaching, monitoring of progress, problem
solving, feedback, and communication of business status. - Communicate regularly with key internal customers, peer delivery partners, and suppliers to monitor
delivery of services against expectations and to identify issues and develop corrective action plans. - Measure and analyze trends in applicant flow, diversity, placement rates, turnover/retention rates, etc.
and recommend root cause solutions during the strategic planning prioritization process in order to
justify resource requests for improvements. - Lead continuous improvement projects that streamline our hiring process and/or allow for a better
candidate/user experience. - Provide input to strategic planning process, identifying projects and process improvements that will
improve the capability of the recruiting team in contributing to achieve short term and long term goals
of the enterprise. - Provide guidance to other enterprise entities using a similar direct-hire model on recruitment
strategies or staffing related problem solving. - Controlled a TA budget while overseeing execution of strategic plan, business procedures and operational processes.
- Audited recruitment practices for compliance with affirmative action regulations.
- Participated in career fairs and other events as needed to build diverse and passive talent pipelines for current or future openings.
- Analyzed employment and recruitment-related data and prepared reports.
- Manage and own 10-20+ reqs, full-cycle along with TA leadership responsibilities.
Corporate Recruiter II
Cargill, Inc
Hopkins, MN
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Lead and drive full cycle recruiting for North America/Global Recruiting (EMEA, APAC, LATAM) with strict adherence to OFCCP, AAP and EEO guidelines and regional guidelines
- Drive full cycle recruiting for roles within the Senior Professional, Manager and Advisor levels across all Corporate functions
- Providing Recruiting guidance and strategic partnerships to Senior Management, Directors and key stakeholders on various system principles, prohibited practices, the development and use of valid selection criteria, and other specialized approaches used in recruiting, retention and hiring
- Create and drive sourcing strategies for passive networking and req base pipelining for hard to fill requisitions and functional pipelining
- Drive meaningful and exceptional experience to candidate and hiring manager throughout entire hiring process
- Assist regional and global team with ATS migration (From Taleo to SuccessFactors)
- Understand key data metrics that impact talent acquisition and the business
- Use data to analyze roadblocks in the recruiting process and recommend solutions
- Manage requisitions and candidates through ATS with detail, accuracy and compliance with OFCCP guidelines
- Manage national and global recruitment programs; developing, and implementing new policies and regulations that meet OFCCP and Cargill Standards
- Advise stakeholders on market trends, relevant data and competitive intelligence and provide recommendations
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion hiring and identifying key metrics to bring improvement to Cargill
- Drive AAP conversations and goals with Hiring Managers
- Representing the organization in meetings with senior officials, managers directors, special interest and business groups, and stake holders
- Create job descriptions that are attractive, inclusive and compliant to OFCCP and Cargill internal guidelines
- Assist in developing the social media communication strategy for a recruitment program segment to include different job profiles and functions
- Support NA Talent Acquisition Manager on Recruiting Initiatives and ad-hoc projects
- Lead and facilitate team meetings with authenticity and inspiring others.
- Created and maintained positive relationships with hiring managers and HR business partners.
- Assisted hiring managers in developing recruitment strategies for hard-to-fill positions.
- Monitored applicant tracking system actions to support hiring deadlines and streamline candidate experiences.
- Trained and mentored newer recruiters in successful strategies for interviewing and qualifying candidates.
- Remained up-to-date on industry trends related to corporate recruiting tactics.
Talent Acquisition Manager (Covid Related RIF)
Aspen Dental Management Incorporated
Remote
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Lead and manage entire full cycle recruiting for Leadership roles across Midwest regions for Clinical and Non-Clinical Leadership positions
- Drive partnership with HR Business Partner and the Field Leadership team to assess needs and develop a recruiting plan to attract talent that can drive revenue
- Providing guidance to field management and staff on various system principles, prohibited recruiting practices, other specialized approaches used in recruiting, retention and hiring
- Manage requisitions and candidates through ATS (iCIMS) with detail, accuracy and compliance with AAP and EEO Guidelines
- Create and lead hiring strategies for the field
- Partake in quarterly meetings to review staffing plan and create strategies around it
- Source passive talent for hard to fill requisitions and continuously building up passive network of strong qualified candidates
- Drive meaningful and exceptional experience to candidate and hiring manager throughout entire hiring process
- Creating and drive sourcing strategies and train others on sourcing techniques and plans
- Analyze current workforce demographics to determine anticipated turnover, retirement trends, and future staff needs
- Lead complex recruiting initiatives and projects
- Assist in developing the social media communication strategy for a recruitment program segment to include different job profiles and functions.
Recruiter
Patterson Companies
Mendota Heights, MN
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Drive and lead full-cycle recruitment process for a variety of positions at the Field Sales and Corporate for Dental and Animal Health businesses
- Manage requisitions and candidates through ATS with detail, accuracy and compliance with OFCCP, AAP and EEO Guidelines
- Contributing to the design, standardization and streamlining of initiatives improve staffing processes to attract and retain a superior workforce
- Partners with HRBPs to provide education and training on recruiting strategies, behavior-based interviewing, fair hire practices, web-based advertising, assessments processes and selection best practices to hiring managers
- Manage candidates through ATS (iCIMS) with detail, accuracy and compliance
- Manage College Internship Requisitions and evaluate effectiveness of such programs
- Collaborate with Hiring Managers and HRBP to create job descriptions, offer letters and other deliverables
- Assist in developing the social media communication strategy for a recruitment program segment to include different job profiles and functions
- Collaborating on the design and production of recruitment materials, branding messages and TA marketing
- Analyze current workforce demographics to determine anticipated turnover, retirement trends, and future staff needs
- Maintain current knowledge of business, marketplace, legal and recruitment trends and requirements.
Recruiter – Field Sales and Corporate
Schwan’s Food Company
04.2016 - 07.2018
Associate Recruiter
Robert Half
Minneapolis, MN
01.2015 - 04.2016
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science -
Metropolitan State University
05.2015
Skills
- Team Leadership
- C-Suite
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- ATS Migrations and Implementation
- Team development, training and mentoring
- Consultative approach using data and influence
- Eye for continuous improvement and streamlining process
Timeline
Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
Andersen Corporation
09.2021 - Current
Corporate Recruiter II
Cargill, Inc
10.2020 - 09.2021
Talent Acquisition Manager (Covid Related RIF)
Aspen Dental Management Incorporated
07.2019 - 06.2020
Recruiter
Patterson Companies
07.2018 - 07.2019
Recruiter – Field Sales and Corporate
Schwan’s Food Company
04.2016 - 07.2018
Associate Recruiter
Robert Half
01.2015 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science -
Metropolitan State University
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