Philip Agadagba
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Capable Talent Acquisition Partner with proven track record in identifying and recruiting top talent across various industries. Successfully managed full-cycle recruitment processes, contributing to building high-performing teams. Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing and candidate assessment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Farm Credit Canada
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Planned and lead end to end/full-cycle recruitment for Occupational Health and safety, Relationship Managers, Loans analyst, Information technologist, Appraisers, special credit, customer services, administrators, product analyst roles.
- Employed best practices in Talent Acquisition by creating job requisition and postings, review applicants resume information to assess candidate skills and fit, conducting in-person, phone, video interviews, shortlisting of candidates for hiring manager consideration, and discussing issues related to offers and policy exceptions.
- Executed a proactive and innovative targeted sourcing strategies; LinkedIn, indeed, Facebook, trade fair, professional associations, community gathering, Indigenous network and newcomers’ centres to build pipelines and to attract appropriate candidates to fill hard to fill roles.
- Created and built candidate pipeline for hard to fill roles and for re-occurring and high-volume hiring needs, implementing strategies to maintain interested candidates in the talent pipeline.
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders, and equipping them with the knowledge and tools they need to develop strategies to find the right talent at the right time based on the workforce plan and budget and ensure that assessment tools are utilized in hiring the best talent.
- Coached hiring managers throughout the on seamless recruitment process, retention, planning, communication and employee’s engagement and ensuring that the entire process delivers a positive experience for hiring managers and candidates.
- Leveraged primary recruiter features in Workday and maintain the integrity and accuracy of the ATS while providing weekly status updates on hiring progress and adjust the strategy as required.
- Represented and Promoted FCC as an employer of choice in career fair, professional association, and in campuses.
- Prepared data and metric reports to managers and stake holders’ recruitment process and strategies and exploring avenue for optimal efficiency.
- Prepared interview guides that are relevant to the role and that comprehensively test for technical skills, competencies, customer experience and organizational culture fit.
- Organized and participated in interviewing candidates together with hiring managers.
- Developed and maintain all recruitment procedures, policies, tools, and documents and recommend assessment tools that are relevant to the role and ensure that current materials are being utilized.
HR Policy Analyst
Canadian Electronic Health Information System
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Improved policy effectiveness by conducting comprehensive research and analysis on various issues.
- Participated in industry conferences and workshops as a subject matter expert to stay current on emerging trends in public policy analysis.
- Assisted hiring manager to develop digital process and packages.
- Assisted in developing digital new hire orientation packages.
- Provided transactional support to management for all HR related matters.
- Coordinated with members of other HR teams to identify organizational and business requirements and collaborate in multi-disciplinary project work to support effective delivery of HR policies and services to the business.
- Workday Administration
- Updated, processed, and maintained Workday HR systems to reflect accurate employee data and provide data and reports to leadership as requested.
- Developed benefits packages that comply with both local, province and federal government employment laws and regulations.
- Supported the HR department by providing regular and ad-hoc reports, reporting requests, and performing data audits.
- Employee’s relations
- Assisted in health check audit to determine new approaches to increase team cohesiveness and productivity.
- Built and maintained strong and effective working relationships within staffs across E-HIS
- Assisted in the handling of complaints and/or investigations and consult with the HR manager to ensure the application of HR practices.
HR Generalist
Fig Tree Foundation
09.2018 - 08.2021
- Sourced resumes selecting best-qualified candidates and interview them to better assess qualifications and ascertain personality, personal character, and work ethic.
- Worked with Hiring manager in developing attractive job descriptions and advertisement and job postings on Indeed, Propellus, ReacHire, Eluta, social media.
- Assisted in on-boarding, coaching and induction of new hires.
- Assisted in administrating rewards benefits, WCB claims STD, LTD and LOA
- Promoted positive inclusive work environment, responding to issues, and resolving conflicts timely.
- Processed paperwork for new hire, including new hire checklists.
- Maintained HR data base by monitoring attendance, benefits, vacation etc., on workday.
- Assisted in maintaining employment files, administrating headcount, length of service and demographic reports.
Education
Master of Science - Human Resources Management
University of Regina
Regina, SK08-2022
Diploma - Bus, Admin. Human Resources
Bow Valley College
01.2017
Bachelors - French studies
Delta State University
01.2002
Skills
- HR Generalist
- Recruitment
- Staff Induction
- Coaching
- Employee relation
- Training
- Customer service
- Wellness
- Communication
- Onboarding
- AI - Workday
- MS Office Suite
- Social media recruiting
- Collaborative teamwork
- Competency-based hiring
- Behavioral interviewing
- Job posting optimization
- Candidate assessment
Certification
- Talent Sourcing
- Performance Management
- Recruiting Foundation
- Humble Leadership
- Recruiting Communication Strategies
- Time Management
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Collaborative Leadership
- Business Analytics
- Professional Conversation
Affiliations
CPHR-AB- Candidate
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Farm Credit Canada
08.2022 - 06.2024
HR Policy Analyst
Canadian Electronic Health Information System
12.2021 - 08.2022
HR Generalist
Fig Tree Foundation
09.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelors - French studies
Delta State University
Master of Science - Human Resources Management
University of Regina
Diploma - Bus, Admin. Human Resources
Bow Valley College
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