Julie Forde
Summary
Energetic Senior Recruitment Consultant/Talent Acquisition Specialist with 13+ years experience recruiting mid-senior level white collar roles across multiple sectors including Retail, Sales and Marketing, Logistics, Construction, Tech, Finance and Healthcare.
Highly proficient at networking and headhunting to find candidates for hard to fill roles.
Friendly and personable with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Elderly First (Self-Employed)
08.2019 - Current
- Set up and managed a recruitment agency specialising in sourcing clinical staff for aged care facilities across Australia
- Applied relationship-based sales approach to build and maintain successful book of business.
- Developed new business relationships and maintained network of client companies through business development calls, client visits and entertainment events.
- Networked and built relationships with industry professionals to identify potential candidates, stay informed about industry trends and gain insight into skills and qualifications in demand.
- Developed and posted job adverts to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
- Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
- Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application
- Conducted background checks, reference checks and other pre-employment screenings, identifying candidates to meet hiring criteria.
- Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize recruitment process and secure best talent.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
Sourcing Specialist (Casual)
Korn Ferry
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Outsourced to Korn Ferry's clients to assist with internal recruitment.
- Conducted initial job brief meetings with Hiring Managers
- Developed and posted job descriptions to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates both internally and externally
- Reviewed and screened potential candidates
- Conducted both long-list and short-list meetings with Hiring Manager
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application status and meet organizational recruitment goals.
- Conducted background checks, reference checks and other pre-employment screenings, identifying candidates to meet hiring criteria.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Maintained company Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage and track resumes and information about candidates.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Connected Resourcing (Sub-Contractor)
06.2016 - 06.2019
- Subcontractor to an age care recruitment agency specialising in sourcing clinical staff for aged care facilities across Australia
- Applied relationship-based sales approach to build and maintain successful book of business.
- Developed new business relationships and maintained network of client companies through business development calls, client visits and entertainment events.
- Networked and built relationships with industry professionals to identify potential candidates, stay informed about industry trends and gain insight into skills and qualifications in demand.
- Developed and posted job adverts to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
- Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
- Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application
- Conducted background checks, reference checks and other pre-employment screenings, identifying candidates to meet hiring criteria.
- Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize recruitment process and secure best talent.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Proforce
02.2015 - 02.2016
- Specialised in sourcing mid-senior level sales professionals for clients across a number of sectors.
- Developed new business relationships and maintained network of client companies through business development calls, client visits and entertainment events.
- Networked and built relationships with industry professionals to identify potential candidates, stay informed about industry trends and gain insight into skills and qualifications in demand.
- Developed and posted job adverts to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
- Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
- Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application
- Conducted background checks, reference checks and other pre-employment screenings, identifying candidates to meet hiring criteria.
- Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize recruitment process and secure best talent.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
- Participated in multiple professional development activities
Recruitment Consultant
Sinclair Recruitment
02.2012 - 09.2014
- Specialised in recruiting mid-senior level sales professionals across a number of sectors
- Applied relationship-based sales approach to build and maintain successful book of business.
- Developed new business relationships and maintained network of client companies through business development calls, client visits and entertainment events.
- Networked and built relationships with industry professionals to identify potential candidates, stay informed about industry trends and gain insight into skills and qualifications in demand.
- Developed and posted job adverts to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
- Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
- Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions
- Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
- Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application
- Conducted background checks, reference checks and other pre-employment screenings, identifying candidates to meet hiring criteria.
- Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize recruitment process and secure best talent.
- Tracked recruitment metrics and reported on progress to evaluate recruitment effort success.
- Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Waterford Institute of Technology
Waterford, Ireland2007
Skills
- Recruiting and Interviewing
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Talent Pipelining
- Boolean Searches
- Database/CRM Management
- Networking and Partnership Development
- Prospecting and Qualifying
- Influencing and Negotiating
- Salary Advice
- Complaint Handling
- Business Development
- Relationship and Account Management
- Cold Calling
- Consultative Sales Techniques
Timeline
Sourcing Specialist (Casual)
Korn Ferry
04.2021 - 10.2021
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Elderly First (Self-Employed)
08.2019 - Current
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Connected Resourcing (Sub-Contractor)
06.2016 - 06.2019
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Proforce
02.2015 - 02.2016
Recruitment Consultant
Sinclair Recruitment
02.2012 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Waterford Institute of Technology
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