Sophie Cohen

• Facilitated the complete hiring process from job brief to onboarding
• Responsible for sourcing and attracting potential candidates and managing various projects.
• Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
• Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
• Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase number of high-quality job applicants.
• Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.

As an IT Recruiter at Hudson, I specialized in the full recruitment lifecycle for clients in both the Public and Commercial sectors. My focus was on hiring Developers, Manual and Automation Testers, Solution Architects, and Technical Leads with expertise in various technology stacks.

• Collaborating with clients, hiring managers, and HR to understand job requirements, candidate skills, and career goals.
• Creating and publishing job descriptions according to client needs.
• Sourcing candidates through various platforms such as Seek, LinkedIn, Facebook, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and Twitter.
• Conducting competency-based interviews to assess candidate suitability.
• Building a pipeline of top talent for quick and efficient turnarounds.
• Coordinating interviews and follow-up communications with candidates.
• Maintaining ATS (Bullhorn) with up-to-date interviews, discussions, and meeting notes.
• Facilitating on-boarding activities such as salary negotiations, reference checks, work rights checks, and security checks.

Business Development:

Building and nurturing relationships with existing clients through regular meetings to provide market updates and understand their hiring needs.

Expanding the client base through LinkedIn outreach and referrals.

Achievements:

Won Hudson's international LinkedIn recruiting competition for the best overall activities and response rate from candidates,earning the title of "LinkedIn Queen.”

• Part of the internal recruitment team
• Responsible for working with social networks and job portals to post new positions, conducting interviews, and maintaining a talent pool of suitable candidates.

December 2015 - March 2016 (Contract)

Veriest is a leading international design house providing forefront ASIC and FPGA design and verification solutions. As a part of the Recruitment team, I was involved in hiring hardware designers and developers.

• Conducting phone interviews and scheduling personal meetings with team leaders. Managing pipelines for mass recruitment; able to recruit 15 candidates for Veriest's internal course and workplace in two months.
• Headhunting and sourcing candidates from various job platforms – Alljobs (equivalent to Seek), LinkedIn, Facebook. Attended job fairs at universities for hiring talent completing their Degree in IT.
• Welfare - Setting up weekly happy-hour activities and being responsible for birthdays, holiday gifts, and company events while working within a budget.
• Ongoing administration duties include answering calls, sending direct emails to employees, and greeting clients.
• Keeping Veriest applicant tracking tool (CV Neto) updated with all interviews, discussions, and meeting notes.
• Involved in hiring hardware designers and developers
• Conducted interviews, managed pipelines for mass recruitment, and handled administration duties.

• Recruited for support roles, secretaries, and clinic managers
• Conducted interviews, sourced candidates, and supported the recruitment team.