Lester (HuaKai) Zhou

• Developed and executed talent strategies for overseas commercial position hiring in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, chemical manufacturing, and other industries. • Led recruitment efforts for technical leadership roles, including corporate development, business development and related commercial functions. • Established long-term partnerships with global companies to assist their international expansion efforts.

- Client Management o Work closely with business managers and hiring manager to understand their needs and job requirements o Conduct industry / talent market research and analysis, providing clients with important market information that added value to their business plans o Develop new business with prospective clients and keeping in regular contact to build positive, productive and long-term corporate relationships - Talent Acquisition o Responsible for END to END recruitment, including sourcing, screening and shortlisting, coordinating and scheduling interviews, staffing and visa advising o Manages talent pipelining and internal talent management database o Familiar with various recruiting channels including job boards, social and professional networking sites, universities partnerships and forums

-Bilingual Headhunter (Chinese Mandarin & English) in Global healthcare industry o Conduct full-cycle recruiting focusing on mid-to-senior level direct hire at highly competitive companies o Collect, analyze detailed information regards recruitment requirement from clients and execute effective recruitment activities o Build comprehensive search strategies and talent pipeline o Source and Interview candidates to evaluate and identify the best fit o Relationship management with Clients and Candidates o Train and mentor a researcher on search strategies, candidate relationship management, and advanced recruiting knowledge

（Startup Project during the undergraduate time）