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Associate

TEEMA

Aug 2025 - Current (1 year)

TEEMA Solutions Group Inc (TEEMA) has become one of the fastest growing Staffing Solutions companies in North America. Our focus is delivering full-cycle staffing solutions, whether that is short term, contract or long term, permanent. We love our clients and we support them by placing quality people in the right position at the right time. TEEMA is governed by rock solid values, a mandate to empower our members and a commitment to excellence. Our Members are the most tenured in the staffing industry, with deep and wide networks of talented resources. We are passionate about what we do. Our clients have access to a wealth of experience unsurpassed in staffing. We believe the future is about ‘disrupting our industry‘ and our rapid growth i

Senior Recruitment Consultant

SQ Recruitment

May 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 4 months)

• Conduct intake meetings with clients to agree on qualification criteria for candidates. • Publish job ads on careers pages, job boards and social media. • Source and contact passive candidates online (e.g. via LinkedIn). • Network with candidates offline during job fairs • Screen resumes and job applications. • Interview candidates and provide shortlists of qualified potential hires. • Update clients on hiring status (e.g. number of screened candidates). • Prepare candidates before interviews with clients. • Create talent pipelines with high-potential candidates for future job opportunities. • Keep detailed records of past applicants’ information, including resumes, assignments and interview evaluations. • Manage a portfolio of clients an

Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist - Company Layoff

HomeStars

Mar 2022 - May 2024 (2 years 3 months)

HomeStars is Canada’s largest network of verified and community-reviewed home service professionals. Whether you’re starting a major renovation or just need a small repair, we have pros across Canada to help you accomplish your project. Our mission is to give you the tools you need to hire right the first time, for every home improvement project. • Managed the end-to-end Technical Talent Acquisition process, from requirement intake to initiating onboarding. • Coached and supported technical hiring managers, provided support, ongoing status on candidate pipelines, facilitating selection of the successful candidates, and extending and negotiating offers. • Developed a thorough understanding of the external market to ensure that HomeStars ma

Talent Acquisition Partner - Company Layoff

BusPatrol

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022 (10 months)

Our mission is to create a culture of responsibility and awareness on the road. We are devoted to making the journey to and from school safer. We develop partnerships, deploy Safety Tech and manage the entire program. We have equipped thousands of buses across North America with our innovative technology and we continue to educate tens of thousands of drivers a month on safety. BusPatrol America cares about student safety. We educate motorists every day by helping to enforce the law and work with school officials to improve safety. • Managed the hiring process and candidate experience from assisting with headcount planning to following up post on-boarding to ensure our process is effective. • Engaged in effective methods to attract tal

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Company Layoff

TWD Technologies Ltd

Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 (1 year 1 month)

•Conduct high volume full-cycle recruitment and on-boarding activities (Document collection, system entries, orientation) to ensure a seamless transition for new hires, hiring teams and applicable departments. •Partner with hiring team throughout recruitment cycle. •Recruit passive candidates and gauge both technical skills and chemistry of candidate for fit. •Build and maintain an ongoing candidate pipeline to support hiring goals. •Maintain and report on various recruitment metrics. •Support the growth and relationship management of the TWD@Client program through the placement and ongoing communication of TWD'ers at client sites. •Recommend ideas and strategies that will contribute to improving TWD's recruiting and on-boarding activities

Talent Acquisition Representative - Company Layoff

Wolseley Canada Inc

Jun 2018 - Mar 2019 (10 months)

•Managed the full-cycle recruitment process from requisition approvals to offer stage; including creation of job postings, sourcing candidates, pre-screening, behavioral based interviews, coordinating interviews, reference checks and offers of employment. •End to end recruitment of a variety of roles from Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Chemical) Procurement, Industrial and Trade positions to Corporate (Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources). •Completed background checks and document verification using a third-party vendor. •Educated managers on recruitment process and provide one on one coaching on interviewing techniques, questions and legislation throughout the interviewing process. •Built strong relationships with managemen

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Stericycle

Jun 2014 - Jun 2018 (4 years 1 month)

•Managed the end to end recruitment cycle of a variety of different technical roles from Engineering (Chemical), Procurement, Industrial and Trade (Mechanical Millwright) positions to Corporate and Leadership roles, Director of National Sales, Director of Data Integration & Analytics and Director of Quality and Education in both Canada and the US. •Assisted with developing recruitment strategies to streamline recruitment processes across North America and companywide. •Derived the recruiting activities, including, but not limited to, researching and sourcing candidates on Social Media (LinkedIn), interviewing and evaluating candidate fit, and facilitating the offer process. •Maintained candidate tracking and status, hiring statistics, and

Staffing Coordinator

Advantage Personnel

Jan 2014 - Feb 2014 (2 months)

•Worked in a team environment while managing and performing tasks under strict deadlines •Screened and Interviewed candidates regularly for technical, administrative and general labour positions •Navigated job boards sourcing candidates and posted job vacancies through different avenues •Developed strong communication channels with internal and external clients •Provided filing, mailing, record keeping, answering phones, data entry and exceptional customer service •Generated a pool of candidates in order to fill multiple open positions with various clients •Dealt with candidate and client inquiries in a professional diplomatic manner •Conducted background checks on qualified applicants.

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Recruiter

Randstad Rexel Canada Electrical Inc The North st Group

May 2013 - Dec 2013 (8 months)

•Manage full cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing requirements across all levels within multiple business units in a fast paced environment. •Create and implement strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent including passive job seekers across multi locations. •Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria, using internal databases, online job engines, social media, networking, and employee referrals. •Coordinate various job fairs and campus recruitment at selected universities •Maintain career opportunities section on company website •Work with hiring managers and interview teams to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against app

Human Resources Administrator/Intern

Morguard

Apr 2012 - Nov 2012 (8 months)

-Revising old and creating new HR policies -Creating reports on HR metrics for excecutive team -Coordinating Ad hoc projects with emphasis on Compensation and Benefits, Wellness programs and Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility -Analyzing and interpreting raw HR data -Creating Employment packages, Severance packages, Contract extensions -Provide full cycle recruitment support from sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting pre-screen interviews, coordinating interviews, conducting references, and administering the job offer process. Organizional Payroll distribution of paystubs/cheques

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Job Developer / Facilitator

The Career Foundation Mississauga Ontario

Feb 2011 - Apr 2011 (3 months)

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Recruiter/Trainer

City of Toronto Elections Toronto Ontario

Mar 2010 - Nov 2010 (9 months)

Human Resources CO-OP

City of Mississauga

May 2009 - Sep 2009 (5 months)

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Human Resources CO-OP

Town of Oakville Public Library

Oct 2008 - Dec 2008 (3 months)

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