Ben Callaghan

A confident and organized professional with experience in busy corporate, post-secondary, and business environments. Adept at high volume employment placement while building strong client, candidate, and stakeholder relationships. Experienced and effective Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist in core aspects of recruitment support and solutions.

Bringing forth several years of industry experience and expertise in talent sourcing, screening, interviewing, and placing. Meticulous and highly motivated in my approach to succeed at any task or challenge.

Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist - Komatsu Mining - Calgary, AB

(2023-06)

Execute full life cycle recruitment process with the goal of hiring top-level talent, including recruiting and sourcing active and passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles, managing job postings, screening and interviewing, reference and background checking, and initiating onboarding and new hire meetings.

• Created talent acquisition strategies that resulted in an increase in employee retention and requisitions filled annually.
• Developed and implemented talent acquisition strategies that reduced time to hire.
• Recruit and manage multiple position requirements across various disciplines paying particular attention to trades positions.
• Develop strong relationships with Hiring Managers, Senior Management, Directors, HR Business Partners and Supervisors at all levels.
• Responsible for leading Komatsu Mining Corp. careers fairs and networking events.
• Create and maintain partnerships with schools, Indigenous organizations and professional associations.
• Identify, develop and maintain sourcing networks, including LinkedIn, Indeed, and other social media and professional organizations.
• Developed marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and candidate acquisition.

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Komatsu Mining - Calgary, AB

(2021-06 - 2023-06)

• Recruit and manage multiple position requirements, across a wide variety of disciplines paying particular attention to trades positions.
• Develop strong relationships with Hiring Managers, Senior Management, Directors, HR Business Partners and Supervisors at all levels.
• Partner with Hiring Managers to understand recruitment needs through a scoping call and develop recruiting strategies based on Hiring Manager needs.
• Workforce planning for proactive recruitment in high growth areas as well as tracking and reporting on monthly recruitment metrics.
• Source high quality candidates using both internal and external traditional and innovative strategies and tools including social media, website postings, networking, advertising, employee referrals, career fairs and database mining.
• Conduct phone, in-person, and virtual interviews with candidates of all levels.
• Negotiate compensation in conjunction with the HR Business Partners and hiring managers.

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Canada Cartage - Calgary

(2021-01 - 2021-06)

• Working with the Driver Relations Manager and Operations Managers to develop requisitions
• Proactively developing a network of potential candidates and sources
• Sourcing and interviewing candidates; reviewing resumes, credentials; verifying backgrounds
• Ensuring qualified candidates complete the recruitment process, including coordinating road tests and orientations
• Preparing and presenting offer letters and new hire packages

Talent Acquisition Consultant - Intact Financial - Calgary

(2020-10 - 2021-01)

• Tasked with quick turnaround bulk hiring for the auto and property claims department
• Lead the summer intern recruitment initiative
• Hosted training seminars for our subsidiary group BelairDirect and University students

Recruitment Consultant (Covid Layoffs) - David Aplin Group - Calgary

(2019-09 - 2020-10)

• Tasked with full 360 recruitment specializing in Engineering, Logistics and a variety of Technical positions
• Responsible for writing job descriptions, posting jobs, pre-screen and interviewing top talent candidates
• Conducting business development in order to create new opportunities and increase sales
• Fostering strong working relationships with clients and candidates

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract) - TPD HR Solutions - Calgary

(2019-07 - 2019-09)

• Responsible for sourcing, screening, and placing candidates for a large and well known aviation company
• Pre-screening and interviewing candidates for trades positions ranging from mechanical and electrical apprentices, to structure aircraft maintenance engineers
• Guiding candidates through the background screening process consisting of drug testing and criminal background checks
• Full cycle Talent Acquisition support for high volume and salaried positions
• Helped increase placement numbers and billable hours in my first month

Employment Placement Specialist / Career Advisor - Prospect Human Services - Calgary

(2017-01 - 2019-06)

• Working in partnership with clients from a variety of demographics to identify job targets and match client skill sets with the right job and employer
• Accompanying candidates to the police station in order to conduct criminal background check
• Coordinate placement details with clients and other internal departments such as Service Coordinators, Job Coaches and Administration
• Making cold calls, emails, visits and conduct informational meetings with potential employers based on our business development model and client needs
• Helped increase program placement numbers by 23% in my first year

BA - Sociology - Minor in Political Science - Mount Royal University (2010-09 - 2017-06)

Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) - Institute of Professional Management (2023-03 - 2023-07)