Shannon Leigh Hackney
Randwick,NSW
Summary
Experienced recruiting professional with expertise in team management, employee development and pipeline maintenance. Skilled at placing new hires in key positions. Proficient in Excel, Word and other relevant systems. I am a strong leader and individual contributor with a high attention to details and a positive attitude.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Manager
HAYS Recruitment
03.2024 - Current
- Built strong relationships with clients through regular communication and understanding their unique needs.
- Managed the Technical desk in the Life Sciences Team covering areas such as Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance
- Regularly represent Hays at industry conferences such as ARC's
- Managed recruitment for the whole of Australia and NewZealand
- Consistently met KPI's across activity and financial goals to met promotions.
- Negotiated competitive compensation packages on behalf of clients and candidates to ensure successful placements.
- Coordinated interviews between clients and candidates to ensure seamless scheduling and communication throughout the process.
- Provided detailed feedback to both clients and candidates after interviews, facilitating continuous improvement in the recruitment process.
- Contributed to business development efforts by identifying potential new clients within target industries or markets.
- Conducted comprehensive candidate screenings to assess skills, experience, and fit for specific roles.
- Implemented innovative methods for engaging passive candidates, leading to an increase in qualified applicants for hard-to-fill roles.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to develop accurate job descriptions and identify key qualifications for open positions.
- Mentored junior recruiters to improve their skills in sourcing, interviewing, and relationship-building techniques.
- Worked alongside global business leader to deploy new training strategies.
- Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development.
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient task delegation and time management strategies.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained team members, increasing quality of work and employee motivation.
Section Manager
Hays Recruitment
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Achievements: Hit financial goal target of 455k across the financial year.
- Performed the 'perm lead' for the region running regular meetings, collaboration days and increased team morale.
- Attended 2 high achievers
- Successfully mentored other junior team members
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Hays Recruitment
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Achievements: Met promotion target succesfully.
- Attended Arc's conference
- Took on extra responsibility for industry lead
Recruitment Consultant
Hays Recruitment
08.2021 - 05.2022
Associate Recruitment Consultant
Hays
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Achievements: Won associate of the quarter once
- Won Associate of the period 3 times
Tele fundraising
Give Tel
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Working with in a fundraising team to initiate contact with prospective clients to fundraise for charities
- Using excellent communication skills to build a rapport with donors over the phone
- Tailoring my pitch by identifying the needs and wants of the prospective donors
- Having an ambitious can-do attitude, to maintain and meet KPI's and influence potential donors
- Highlighting a genuine passion for people whilst upholding high standards for reputable charity organisation
- Supported Management during a recruitment drive, I was asked to assist to write attractive advertisements and conduct initial phone screening, write interview notes to present to management
Recruitment Officer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Understanding Recruitment needs of the service and advertising vacancies on social media and job sites to help best attract candidates and matching them to permanent and temporary positions to ensure that primarily high standard patient care is maintained
- Working to a fast paced and timely work ethic to enable me to meet demanding deadlines
- This role is vital in building relationships in a customer focused recruitment service
- Being able to build and maintain relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds and professional backgrounds, such as doctors, consultants, business manager’s domestics and plumbers
- Working as a part of a large HR team enables me to be able to work well with in a team as well ensuring that my own personal targets are met
Clerical Officer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
05.2014 - 12.2019
- I have worked continuously in this role over the last four years over, alongside my education si
- I show my motivation to work hard, and work of my own initiative
- I have successfully balanced education and paid work, handling heavy workloads and fast approaching deadlines
- My role is mainly administrative highlighting my effective communication skills with colleagues, patient relations as well as phone calls and emails maintaining records and recognises confidentiality
- IT skills- Typing, confident in software use such as word, PowerPoint and excel
- I demonstrate that I am quick to grasp new ideas and concepts and thrive of new challenges and a busy environment
Data buddy
Jobs4Students Manchester Metropolitan University
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Provide support and help to students through a ‘maths café’
- Supporting for tutors in labs by providing 1-1 support for students enhancing communicating skills and ability to speak publicly
- Managing social network twitter and Facebook
- Representing Manchester Metropolitan University at Q-step Alumni, highlighting my networking skills as well as reliability to represent the University high standards
Placement Work Experience
Manchester Action against Street Health
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Familiarised, managed and cleaned large, unfamiliar complex data in excel
- Have regular meetings with executive of charity to ensure the research meets the needs of the charity
- Conduct appropriate statistical tests
- Produced high quality report using statistical data analysis to identify trends and patterns of service use over the last four years
- Produce recommendations for charity organisation based on data
Volunteer research
Fathers against Violence
01.2017 - 02.2017
- Working for a local charity, I volunteered to produce a report using mixed research methods of surveys, interviews and case studies to help charity receive big lottery funding to continue their positive impact on children and families in local area
Education
BSc - Criminology and Sociology with Quantitative Methods
University
06.2018
A level - Sociology, English Literature, Law
Stockport College
06.2015
Animal Management BTEC -
Manchester College
07.2013
11 GCSE’S -
Stockport School
07.2012
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excel
- High attention to detail
- Passionate Leader
- Change management
- Adaptability
- Team work
- Time management
Visastartdate
01/01/20
Personal Information
Visa Status: 417 Working Holiday Visa
References
Available on Request
Universityplacements
- Placement Work Experience, Manchester Action against Street Health, 09/01/17, 05/31/18, Familiarised, managed and cleaned large, unfamiliar complex data in excel, Have regular meetings with executive of charity to ensure the research meets the needs of the charity, Conduct appropriate statistical tests, Produced high quality report using statistical data analysis to identify trends and patterns of service use over the last four years., Produce recommendations for charity organisation based on data.
- Data buddy, Jobs4Students Manchester Metropolitan University, 09/01/17, 06/30/18, Provide support and help to students through a ‘maths café’, Supporting for tutors in labs by providing 1-1 support for students enhancing communicating skills and ability to speak publicly, Managing social network twitter and Facebook., Representing Manchester Metropolitan University at Q-step Alumni, highlighting my networking skills as well as reliability to represent the University high standards.
- Volunteer research, Fathers against Violence, 01/01/17, 02/28/17, Working for a local charity, I volunteered to produce a report using mixed research methods of surveys, interviews and case studies to help charity receive big lottery funding to continue their positive impact on children and families in local area.
Timeline
Team Manager
HAYS Recruitment
03.2024 - Current
Section Manager
Hays Recruitment
07.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Hays Recruitment
05.2022 - 07.2023
Recruitment Consultant
Hays Recruitment
08.2021 - 05.2022
Associate Recruitment Consultant
Hays
02.2021 - 08.2021
Tele fundraising
Give Tel
07.2020 - 01.2021
Recruitment Officer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
01.2019 - 12.2019
Data buddy
Jobs4Students Manchester Metropolitan University
09.2017 - 06.2018
Placement Work Experience
Manchester Action against Street Health
09.2017 - 05.2018
Volunteer research
Fathers against Violence
01.2017 - 02.2017
Clerical Officer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
05.2014 - 12.2019
A level - Sociology, English Literature, Law
Stockport College
Animal Management BTEC -
Manchester College
11 GCSE’S -
Stockport School
BSc - Criminology and Sociology with Quantitative Methods
University
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