amy squire

Recruitment and Campus Projects for IBM Canada

Manage all aspects of University Recruitment at Johnson & Johnson - new graduate, leadership programs, co-op and intern hiring across the enterprise - Consumer, Pharma and Medical Devices divisions. Including Marketing, Sales, Finance, Data, Medical, IT, Supply Chain and HR functions. Strategically building a strong university program and candidate pipeline to bring new leaders into J&J, with an emphasis on 'Recruit Once, Hire Twice' intern conversion approach. Leveraging new technology platforms to streamline the hiring process through pre-recorded pre-screen interviews and live virtual interviews. Developed and launched the first ever J&J Cross-Sector Leadership Development Program in Canada to attract top MBA talent to our Marketing function across our 3 enterprise companies. Reimagined our on-campus strategy to provide more exclusive invitation only events to top students for our Commercial opportunities, allowing students to gain a deeper understanding of our companies and typical work our teams do in a Commercial function.

Develop a high-performing team of Campus Recruiting experts, fostering collaboration across businesses and driving for results.

* Recruit top talent for Target Canada’s Merchandising and Store Leadership teams with excellent offer and accept rates. * Developed and executed Target Canada’s first Merchandising Internship Program, tripling the program size in its’ second year of implementation. * Built strong relationships with key university contacts, developed innovative events and partnered with specialized student groups in order to introduce and brand Target as the Employer of Choice on campuses. * Act as trusted subject matter expert for client groups and hiring managers on Campus Recruiting trends and challenges. * Acted as a mentor to new team members on-boarding to the Campus Team. * Received ‘Best Team’ and ‘Individual Results’ awards in my first year with Target.

* Managed special recruitment projects, including the policy integration assignments when ATI was acquired by AMD. * Managed AMD’s Applicant Tracking System, employment agency submissions, candidate profiles and AMD’s Employee Referral Program. * Maintained global metrics on new hires to track key new hire statistics. * Managed and administered the immigration process for new employees: coordinate work permit and business visitor visa applications for both new and existing employees. * Coordinated relocation services for new employees moving to York Region. * Conducted prescreening of candidates. * Corresponded with candidates regarding status of opportunities and updates on candidacy standing. * Prepared full-time, contract and student offer packages. * Create, format and post job descriptions for both internal intranet and external job boards. * Planned and facilitated career fairs in both Toronto and Ottawa attracting over 2,500 applicants

* Administer the ON-SITE job creation program on behalf of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) * Identify current and prospective vacancies, post notices and advertisements, collect and pre-screen applicants, arrange interviews, enter data into company’s national database * Liaise with HRSDC representatives, local assessment centre counselors, employers and other community agencies * Offer applicants resume assistance and general information for a successful job search * Cold call employers and make presentations to groups to market the program, increase awareness of our services and increase the amount of job descriptions * Developed and implemented an orientation manual for new coordinators

* Responsible for managing and executing the campus recruitment strategy for the Canadian and California locations. * Hired an average of 250 interns per year and 20 new graduate hires for Markham and Santa Clara locations. * Managed the entire recruitment cycle for interns from campus, to the offer stage, compensation, new employee orientation and on-boarding, employee relations, employee performance reviews, exit interviews and terminations. * Acted as the representative for AMD at career fairs and industry events. * Organized independent campus recruitment events such as info sessions to attract and educate students about AMD and our career opportunities. * Acted as the recruitment subject matter expert for hiring managers and their respective hiring teams. * Involved in sensitive reduction in force terminations. * Maintained accurate headcount and budget stats. * Sustained strong relationships with school representatives. * Organized Take Your Kids to Work Day for 65+ employees. * Managed Employee Referral Program for Canadian employees.