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Cecile Kouyoumdjian

Pointe Claire,QC

Summary

Experienced Talent Acquisition Manager devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent bench-marking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

Leyton USA
08.2020 - 01.2024
  • Head up recruitment for Leyton USA with offices in Boston and San Francisco and hired 100 employees including an entire team for their branch in Montreal, for roles of all levels in Sales eg. Account Executives and in Consulting eg. Engineering, Biotechnology and Software Analysts
  • Effectively managed and coached a team of 3 recruiters located in Montreal, Boston and San Francisco to deliver excellent results; instilled a standard of excellence in all aspects of the full life cycle hiring process
  • Created an internal recruiting process, interview guides and process, hiring top talent within sales and consulting
  • Reduced turnover while eliminating the need for external recruiting agencies saving the company $900K in agency fees
  • Built relationships with hiring managers, candidates, employees, job boards vendors such as Indeed, Linkedin Recruiter and Built In Boston, 3rd party recruiting agencies and university campus centres, McGill and Concordia
  • Trained managers in hiring and interviewing
  • Traveled to the Boston and San Francisco offices as needed.

Recruitment Manager

LE CREUSET
06.2015 - 08.2020
  • National responsibility for all recruitment across entire Canadian business, including both retail, wholesale and online, managing full cycle recruitment for all positions including management, finance, marketing, administration, operations, IT, and retail
  • Supported growth of organization from initial 2 employees to over 150 nationally
  • Manage and lead the entire full cycle recruitment process from start to finish
  • Eliminated full need for external recruitment resources
  • Established procedures and protocols for recruitment and onboarding.

Recruitment Consultant & Campus Recruitment Prime

TELUS
12.2001 - 05.2015
  • Managed and lead full cycle recruitment for a variety positions nationally at all levels within the company including senior management across various portfolios and business units including marketing, finance, sales, retail, customer service, along with leading university graduate recruitment in role as Campus Recruitment Prime
  • President’s Award for Excellence along with continuous other recognitions and awards for performance and contributions to organizational culture
  • Assisted the hiring managers in identifying needs and creation of job postings
  • Managed relationship between TELUS and campuses to facilitate leadership program recruitment
  • Presented to students at career fairs and on-campus events to increase TELUS’ on-campus engagement
  • Managed employment opportunities through our online Applicant Tracking System (Taleo)
  • Conducted resume screening, interviews, reference and background checks
  • Administered relevant personality profile assessment tools where necessary
  • Put together offer letters and packages for successful candidates
  • Fostered relationships with internal clients, while developing a deep understanding of business requirements.

Education

Honours B.A., Double Major in English and French Literature -

University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
06.1999

Skills

  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Work authorizations
  • Salary and benefits negotiations
  • Social Media Recruiting
  • Management Support
  • Employee Referral Programs
  • Candidate tracking
  • Recruitment
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Hiring and Onboarding
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Succession Planning
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Personnel Recruitment
  • Global recruitment
  • Relationship Building
  • Talent management

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Armenian
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Turkish
Professional Working

Hobbies and Interests

Gathering with friends and family, volunteering, Spotify, podcasts and my 2 cats

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

Leyton USA
08.2020 - 01.2024

Recruitment Manager

LE CREUSET
06.2015 - 08.2020

Recruitment Consultant & Campus Recruitment Prime

TELUS
12.2001 - 05.2015

Honours B.A., Double Major in English and French Literature -

University of Toronto

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