Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering 6 years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Karooooo Kenya Limited
01.2024 - Current
Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for multiple roles while maintaining high-quality standards.
Collaboration: Partner with department heads and leadership to understand job requirements and departmental needs.
Candidate Experience: Enhance the application process and communication to improve candidate experience.
Stakeholder Relationships: Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment on talent acquisition goals.
Time-to-Fill Reduction: Implement efficient recruitment strategies and effective collaboration to reduce time-to-fill.
External Partnerships: Build relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies.
Retention Improvement: Enhance retention rates through thorough pre-screening and regular follow-up on new hires' satisfaction.
Brand Ambassadorship: Promote company culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages to candidates.
Reporting: Compile recruitment activity reports, illustrating metrics like time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and source of hire. Provide regular updates on recruitment activities
ATS Management: Develop and maintain an applicant tracking system to monitor job openings, applicants, and interview activities.
Recruitment Specialist
Analog Teams
02.2019 - 05.2023
Managed end-to-end recruitment for multiple high-volume roles, resulting in reduction in time-to-fill.
Provided regular feedback to hiring team, contributing to improvement in candidate quality and fit.
Collaborated with client hiring managers to identify staffing needs, leading to increase in successful placements.
Demonstrated adeptness in candidate engagement and feedback processes.
Streamlined client processes by delivering top candidates.
Negotiated compensation packages and contracts with potential hires, achieving reasonable increase in offer acceptance rates.
Talent Sourcer
Hallmark Recruitment
07.2017 - 01.2019
Implemented strategic sourcing methods, utilizing online job boards, social media, and networking events to identify and attract high-caliber candidates.
Orchestrated seamless recruitment processes, scheduling interviews, assessments, and communication to maintain positive candidate experience.
Worked closely with team leaders to understand staffing needs, preferences, and ensure recruitment strategies met organizational goals.
Established and maintained dynamic pipeline of potential candidates for current and future job openings.
Contributed to employer branding initiatives, enhancing company's reputation as employer of choice.
Maintained accurate and up-to-date candidate records in Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Ensuring 100% data accuracy, facilitating streamlined reporting and analysis for informed decision-making.
Statistician Intern
Kenya National Bureau Of Statistics, Uasin Gishu
05.2016 - 08.2016
Improved data accuracy by conducting thorough statistical analyses on large datasets.
Key Achievements:
Created visually impactful presentations of findings to communicate effectively with non-technical colleagues.
Successfully corrected data entry errors, preventing issues and ensuring integrity of project data.
Enhanced prediction models by implementing advanced statistical techniques and software tools.
Conducted simulations to test hypotheses under various conditions, informing strategic decision-making processes.
Developed data tables and databases to create relation between tables to allow efficient data retrieval.
Performed data cleaning and data preparation to support high-quality data and catch errors before processing.
Developed integrated spreadsheet and database templates for accumulating, formatting and organizing program data and presented findings to management.
Efficiently managed large data projects, contributing to accuracy and reliability of database information.
High School Peer Teacher
Mutige Boys High School
05.2014 - 08.2014
Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
Organized extracurricular activities, such as study groups and tutoring sessions, supporting students outside the classroom setting.
Monitored student progress through ongoing assessments, enabling timely intervention for those struggling with course material.
Established a positive classroom environment by setting clear expectations and fostering open communication between students and peers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Statistics
Laikipia University
Laikipia
12.2017
Skills
Screening resumes
Job Posting Optimization
Onboarding Processes
Social Media Recruiting
Candidate tracking
Salary and benefits negotiations
Candidate pipeline management
Data-driven decision-making
Cold-calling
Applicant Tracking Systems
Referral Generation
Global recruitment
Boolean search proficiency
Teamwork and Collaboration
Organizational Skills
Excellent Communication
Adaptability and Flexibility
Human Resources Support
Full Cycle Recruitment Process Management
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Karooooo Kenya Limited
01.2024 - Current
Recruitment Specialist
Analog Teams
02.2019 - 05.2023
Talent Sourcer
Hallmark Recruitment
07.2017 - 01.2019
Statistician Intern
Kenya National Bureau Of Statistics, Uasin Gishu
05.2016 - 08.2016
High School Peer Teacher
Mutige Boys High School
05.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Statistics
Laikipia University
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