Senior Recruitment Specialist / Business Development - Canadian Recruitment Specialists - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(2015-01)
Our Team provides flexible and scalable recruitment solutions which can include anything from sourcing and selection to on-boarding to find the talent you need.
- Execute end-to-end workforce solutions, managing the complete hiring lifecycle from active market sourcing through structured onboarding.
- Working with the Industry Hiring Managers to create position descriptions important to attract the best available Candidates.
- Architect corporate alignment infrastructure, authoring company safety manuals, employee relations protocols, and management reporting systems.
- Built and sustained a high-performing talent pipeline tailored for the commercial and residential building markets.
- Spearhead regional business development initiatives, expanding B2B market share into Consumer, Natural Resources, Logistics, Construction and Tech sectors.
- Utilize advanced digital and social media research methodologies to isolate and target viable emerging consumer leads.
- Collaborated directly with Executive Leadership to restructure the organization's corporate strategic plan alongside modern tech integrations
- Negotiated complex Request for Proposal (RFP) cycles and structured contract presentations for tier-1 commercial accounts.
Senior Recruitment Specialist / Business Development - Alberta Employment Solutions Inc. - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(2010-01 - 2015-12)
A Calgary staffing firm designed to support businesses in Alberta with temporary, temporary to permanent and permanent candidates for their business Teams.
- Recruited all candidates for the businesses AES represented which included; creating diverse job postings, interviewed all potential candidates, called and checked references, lined up interviews of potential candidates for our clients and back ground checks as per my clients' request.
- Provided expertise and leads in the entire hiring cycle, including recruiting, interviewing, reference checking, making offers, and conducting orientation for new employees.
- Managed recruitment, hiring and orientation process for new employees with high retention results.
- Introduced AES to businesses in diverse industries such as Consumer, Industrial, Natural Resource, Trades, Corporate, and Information Technology markets.
- Researching organizations and individuals online (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets.
- Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings, Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
- Responsible for the implementation of sales strategies to build the book of business for Alberta Employment Solutions.
- Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about recruitment.
- Following up with our clients on a regular basis, making certain of the levels of satisfaction.
- Sold the business to a local staffing agency on Dec 2015.
Senior Recruitment Specialist / Business Development - TIPS Staffing - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(2003-01 - 2010-12)
A private Canadian company located in Calgary, Alberta that provides temporary and permanent recruitment services to clients domestically and worldwide since 1995.
- I Provided a professional recruitment service to business located in Calgary and Edmonton.
- Dispatching, and screening candidates for various job positions, which included; posting the various job openings on the internet job boards, interviewing the potential candidates and reporting back to our clients the information gained in the interview process.
- Responsible for maintaining and improving upon current client relationships, also accountable for an increase in new companies using TIPS services.
- My clients included the following businesses; The Brick, Archway distribution (TELUS), DT Tire Distribution, Thomas Fresh, Krown Produce, Sobeys, Standen Springs, Meeting Place Promotions (Heritage Classic), Clark Builders, Canadian Linen, ALSCO, Navajo Metals, Cascade Recovery, ASI Landscaping, Sturdy Ladder, Store Care, Hopewell Distribution (Campbell's and Kraft), Konica Minolta, Bacon Veneer, Art Evolution, Lafarge, Burnco, Dynamic Furniture, DIRT Environmental and Inland Pipe.
- Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings, Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
- Responsible for contract and Request for Proposals (RFP) submission and client presentations.
