Irene Castaneda, Csp

Irene Castaneda, Csp

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National Staffing | People Leader | Recruiting | Sales | Operations| Employment Law | Human Resources |
Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Associate Partner
    Everest Recruiting
    May 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)
    • Own full-cycle recruiting process for senior-level positions • Develop and execute creative, successful, and sustainable sourcing and recruitment strategies that attract high caliber candidates • Curate, manage, and leverage a broad professional network and stay current on market trends • Design innovative sourcing practices and talent insights for generating rapid, effective results • Build and manage client relationships that result in sales • Manage the recruiting and sales team
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    Executive- Leading Midwest Markets
    Apple One Employment
    Jun 2023 - May 2024 (1 year)
    • Directly accountable for the financial, operational, and people management and success of the Midwest region in growth, retention and effectiveness • Identify new market opportunities and launch new offices (acquire anchor clients and hire teams for those offices) • Oversee all P&Ls for my divisions • Define the organization's recruiting strategy to attract, source, hire, and onboard strong talent that meets the organization's needs and thrives in its culture • Create, sustain, and champion organizational culture and support the mission and vision through all teams
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    Vice President, National Staffing Operations (Sales, Recruitment, Operations & Professional Search)
    Talent Corps
    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 7 months)
    • Directly accountable for the management and success of the entire National division • Identify new market opportunities and launch new offices (acquire anchor clients and hire teams for those offices) • Sell staffing services to national clients in Healthcare, Construction, Light Industrial, Skilled Trades, Solar, Oil & Gas and Direct Placement • Oversee all P&Ls for my divisions • Define the organization's recruiting strategy to attract, source, hire, and onboard strong talent that meets the organization's needs and thrives in its culture
  • Empire Workforce Solutions
    Area Vice President
    Empire Workforce Solutions
    Nov 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 3 months)
    • Direct oversight and accountability for sales success in Growth, Branch Development, Recruitment, Marketing, Operations, Expansion, Engagement/Organizational Development and Human Resources for Illinois, New York, Boston, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. • Manage 18 direct reports • Spearheaded the introduction and integration of Bullhorn ATS firmwide • Owned the process execution of all Operational functions at the divisional/regional level including monthly/quarterly reviews as well as tracking and reporting key metrics
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    Senior Director, Firmwide Strategy
    Total Staffing Solutions
    Dec 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years)
    • Led the direction of the organization through sound business practices, policies, and processes • Managed 20 direct reports; developed future leadership of the company by coaching and mentoring staff • Directly oversaw and had accountability for success in Human Resources/Employee Relations, Revenue Growth, Branch Development, Recruitment, Marketing, Payroll, Operations, Expansion, Training and Compliance and Employee Wellness & Engagement/Organizational Development • Launched first formal Human Resources department and performance reviews • Accountable for growth of the organization from a billable hours, revenue, and headcount standpoint • Oversaw and directed all functional areas of the organization • Developed annual budget and
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    Regional Director -National
    Chartwell Staffing Solutions
    Dec 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 1 month)
    • Identified and launched new markets in Texas and Nevada • Accountable for selling staffing services within the direct professional search, light industrial, administrative, and skilled trades areas • Responsible for revenue growth and client development in all my regions • Led operations, recruiting and staff for all branches • Managed payroll team across various states • Created strategic ways to keep staff engaged and retained • Managed P&L for all regions, teams, staffing, financials, and operations in my regions
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • University of Chicago
    Certificate in Corporate Board Leadership
    University of Chicago
    This course and certification helped me hone my skills in identifying talent.
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    Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
    Board Leadership University of Illinois at
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    The Hard Truth about Soft Skills,
    Jan 2025
    This is a book I am publishing specifically about finding the right person for the right seat :)
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    The Leadership Corner,
    A headhunting publication that I launched on LinkedIn