Valerie Gordon (Landaverde)
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
Results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist with 3 years of experience in recruiting top talent across various industries. Proven ability to source, screen, and hire qualified candidates to meet organizational needs. Skilled in utilizing various sourcing methods to attract top talent and build strong candidate pipelines. Strong communication and negotiation skills to close candidates and drive successful hires. Looking to bring expertise in talent acquisition to a dynamic organization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist / Diversity Manager
Populus Group (Medtronic Contract Role)
07.2023 - 04.2024
- Partner with hiring managers to develop job specifications/requirements, competencies
- Collaborate with function leaders to understand current and future needs, building a strategic plan to source the best talent for roles strategic to the CRM business strategy using various sourcing techniques and tools such as Boolean and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Evaluate employment factors such as job experience, education and training, skills, knowledge and abilities, and other data pertinent to identify the best talent for the team
- Source candidates, manage workforce demands and develop networks to ensure constant flow of qualified candidates using various tools such as social media, career fairs, agencies, and other internal resources
- Phone screen and conduct interviews to recruit prospective employees
- Manage applicant tracking system and use other tools to support the hiring process
- Ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
- Partner with internal stakeholders i.e., HR Business Partners, Finance, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Immigration Team as required.
- Provided regular updates on talent acquisition performance metrics to senior leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Populus Group (Medtronic Contract Role)
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Partner with hiring managers to develop job specifications/requirements, competencies
- Collaborate with function leaders to understand current and future needs, building a strategic plan to source the best talent for roles strategic to the CRM business strategy using various sourcing techniques and tools such as Boolean and Linkedin Recruiter
- Evaluate employment factors such as job experience, education and training, skills, knowledge and abilities, and other data pertinent to identify the best talent for the team
- Source candidates, manage workforce demands and develop networks to ensure constant flow of qualified candidates using various tools such as social media, career fairs, agencies, and other internal resources
- Phone screen and conduct interviews to recruit prospective employees
- Manage applicant tracking system and use other tools to support the hiring process
- Ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
- Partner with internal stakeholders i.e., HR Business Partners, Finance, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Immigration Team as required.
Talent Acquisition Partner
VendorPass (Boston Scientific Contract Role)
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Identifying future hiring needs and developing job descriptions and specifications
- Leading strategy meeting with the hiring manager to understand the requirements of the role and advise on recruitment strategy
- Conducting interviews by evaluating employment factors such as job experience, education, training, skills, knowledge, abilities, and other data relevant to the selection process
- Creating and executing a strategy that leads to increased candidate flow and pipelining and optimizes a diversity of candidate sources
- Coaching Hiring Managers and coordinating selection process to ensure optimal selection of candidates
- Engaging resources to maximize the strategic role of the Staffing function and eliminating non-value-added work
- Focusing on continuous improvement and making suggestions to improve the staffing process, policies, and strategy
- Preparing, extending, and negotiating competitive job offers
- Implementing organizational recruiting strategies to attract and find outstanding qualified candidates whilst putting an emphasis on our employer branding with the local and European HR team as well as the Global Talent acquisition team
- Identifying potential candidates using intricate Boolean searches, user groups, professional and social networking, candidate referrals, networking, web sourcing, and the internal ATS.
Employee Resource Group Co-lead/Founder
CHS, INC
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Collaborate closely with the Executive Sponsors and Talent Management Director to develop, implement and be accountable for annual ERG goals in support of CHS's overall inclusion and diversity strategy and targeted ERG demographic
- Provide thought leadership in support of designing goals, initiatives, and events to support ERG annual goals and strategic framework
- ERG Committee Team leadership for the ERG committee for event, initiative, communication, and project planning for the ERG events
- Support talent recruiting and talent management and Inclusion & Diversity strategies through appropriate HR leadership
- Provide recommendations to the Executive Sponsors and Talent Management Directors to further strengthen CHS's approach to inclusion and diversity.
Data And Business Process Analyst II
CHS, INC (*JOB LOSS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC*)
11.2016 - 10.2020
Credit and A/R Operations Manager
CHS, INC., Inver Grove Heights, MN
01.2016 - 01.2018
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
Augsburg College
MinneapolisSkills
- Diversity Executive Sourcing
- Developing Talent Pipelines
- Negotiation
- Diversity Recruiting
- Interviewing
- Networking
- Passive Candidate Engagement
- Recruitment and hiring
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Building Diversity Strategies
- SAP, Success Factors
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Management
- Eightfold
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Screening resumes
- Social Media Recruiting
- EEO and OFCCP
- Spanish-Bilingual
- Seek Out, HRIS
- Talent Management
- Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
- Applicant Tracking Systems
Certification
Associate HR professional Certificate Course
Accomplishments
- Augsburg College Dean List (All years)
- Graduated with Magna Cumae Honors
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Limited Working
Citizenship
U.S. Citizen and fully eligible to work in the US without additional visa
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist / Diversity Manager
Populus Group (Medtronic Contract Role)
07.2023 - 04.2024
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Populus Group (Medtronic Contract Role)
02.2022 - 02.2023
Talent Acquisition Partner
VendorPass (Boston Scientific Contract Role)
07.2021 - 01.2022
Employee Resource Group Co-lead/Founder
CHS, INC
01.2018 - 01.2020
Data And Business Process Analyst II
CHS, INC (*JOB LOSS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC*)
11.2016 - 10.2020
Credit and A/R Operations Manager
CHS, INC., Inver Grove Heights, MN
01.2016 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
Augsburg College
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