Sana Aslam

Zen Educate is a technology-driven platform designed to connect schools with qualified teaching professionals, including substitute teachers and paraprofessionals

• Our mission is to empower educators by increasing their earnings while helping schools maximize their budgets, putting more resources where they are needed most into education
• Engaged with educators to assess qualifications, uncover workflow pain points, and match them to optimal roles based on preferences and platform capabilities
• Conducted structured screening interviews to evaluate candidate fit and gather user insights on job search and platform experience
• Built rapport and clearly communicated platform value propositions to drive engagement and career alignment
• Guided users through complex onboarding workflows and documentation requirements, ensuring clarity and completeness
• Authored and maintained internal SOPs and training resources to support new associate onboarding and process consistency
• Collected qualitative feedback from users on platform experience, synthesizing insights to recommend usability improvements to product and engineering teams
• Collaborated cross-functionally to translate frontline challenges into actionable updates for system workflows and user interface enhancements

Accomplishments:

• Gathered feedback from candidates and internal users on platform features, providing actionable insights to product and engineering for UX/UI improvements
• Completed peer mentorship with the product team, resulting in improvements to the internal tools roadmap, influencing new feature buildouts, and contributing to the successful prototype of a revamped candidate management system.

A top 10% real estate team in the Fraser Valley assisting homeowners, developers and and buyers with real estate needs

• Conducted pre-listing, completion, and occasional rental inspections on behalf of landlord clients, identifying property issues early and ensuring readiness for sale or tenancy while maintaining compliance with real estate standards
• Delivered strategic guidance to home buyers and sellers throughout the full real estate transaction lifecycle, ensuring clarity and confidence at every step
• Conducted in-depth market research and analysis to establish accurate property valuations and data-driven pricing strategies
• Partnered with agents and operational staff to identify inefficiencies in real estate workflows, developing checklist-based process improvements to streamline operations
• Negotiated on behalf of clients to secure optimal contract terms, leveraging market insights and relationship-building skills
• Collaborated cross-functionally with lenders, inspectors, and legal professionals to facilitate seamless closings and minimize transaction friction
• Managed high-volume documentation and contract workflows with precision and consistency

Accomplishments:

• Designed and implemented a centralized digital workplace using no-code tools to streamline sales workflows, inventory tracking, and documentation management for a large condominium development, eliminating redundant software and saving the developer client $35,000 in tech costs.

BURKE RECRUITING

Senior Recruitment Consultant

A firm specializing in recruiting finance and accounting professionals, offering expert services to match top talent with the unique needs of their clients.

Experience

• Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment for accounting and finance positions, ensuring strong alignment between candidate profiles and client hiring needs.
• Conducted end-to-end sourcing using multiple platforms and tools, identifying opportunities to optimize search strategies and improve efficiency.
• Partnered with clients to co-create accurate and compelling job descriptions that reflected both role requirements and company culture.
• Maintained strong client and candidate relationships by continuously gathering feedback and iterating on communication and engagement strategies.
• Provided expert guidance to candidates including resume reviews, interview coaching, and long-term career planning support.
• Collaborated on improving internal workflows and took on additional tech-facing responsibilities such as managing job board postings, updating website listings, and supporting CRM/database hygiene.
• Shared user feedback and process friction points with leadership to inform updates to recruitment tools and systems.
• Attended industry networking events and consistently engaged with passive candidates to build long-term talent pipelines.

Accomplishments:

• Frequently recognized for strategic thinking, ability to identify inefficiencies, and contribution to improving internal processes.

Mindfield is a tech company that helps hourly employers improve the quality of their workforce. Their solutions combine people, process and technology that have delivered over 100,000 hires across North America

• Conducted candidate sourcing and screening, utilizing various platforms and tools to identify talent in the retail, hospitality, and service industries., providing insights on platform usability and effectiveness.
• Engaged in high-volume outreach and interviews daily, gathering qualitative feedback from candidates and identifying recurring pain points in the hiring process to inform workflow improvements.
• Provided structured feedback to internal teams on system inefficiencies and candidate experience gaps, contributing to ongoing process enhancements and product feature discussions.
• Scheduled and coordinated interviews between candidates and hiring managers, ensuring seamless communication and capturing feedback post-interview to improve alignment between sourcing and hiring outcomes.
• Guided candidates through interview preparation, iterating on support materials based on common questions and candidate needs to improve clarity and readiness.

Accomplishments:

• Recognized for rapid ramp-up and ability to quickly identify inefficiencies, consistently exceeding performance targets within the first two weeks of onboarding.
• Successfully placed over 180 candidates in roles across Canada, maintaining a strong send-to-hire ratio of 1.77—reflecting a data-informed, user-centric approach to candidate matching.
• Shared recurring candidate feedback and insights with cross-functional teams to support improvements in tools, communication flows, and overall recruitment experience.