mercedes mortensen

* Took leadership role in managing child development classes * Responsible for keeping class materials current * Helped train new volunteers * Assisted in event planning for the Shanghai Healing Home 4th Anniversary fundraising celebration 2013 * Participated in weekly child development classes * Communication coordinator and photographer for new digital marketing initiative * Assisted in Shanghai Healing Home modifications/remodel * Set up and organized children play dates * Interact with special needs children that range in age of 5 day to 2 years * Instrumental in setting up and maintaining weekly service dog visits for the children

* Worked to develop and execute tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow to meet/exceed overall recruiting goals * Coordinated directly with recruiters and hiring managers to identify hiring requirements and schedule interviews * Conducted candidate searches on job boards, networking sites, search engines and other sources in order to generate qualified leads * Led initial phone screening calls to pre-qualify candidates

* Consistently demonstrated excellent product knowledge by advising customers on * product purchases * Consistently chosen as team leader for special projects and organizational projects * Helped to promote REI Co-op and introduced customers to REI member savings * Knowledgeable on products relating to camping, backpacking, biking, skiing, * snowboarding, climbing, kayaking, etc. * Performed sales set up duties including visual marketing, price adjustments, * setting up display models and more * Handled merchandise stocking, pricing, and helped manage inventory * Updated theft log and completed necessary paperwork * Advised customers on shop schedules, maintenance details, pricing and requisite * paperwork

* Worked directly with clients to identify consulting needs, job specifications, job * duties, qualifications and skills. * Earned Rookie of the Year Award for exemplary performance and exceeding * expectations * Recruited for a variety of industries including retail, banking, high tech, * semiconductor and solar * Responsible for full-cycle recruiting - interviewing, references, background checks, * resume submittal and hiring facilitation * Created and maintained working talent portfolios with full bios, references, skills * and resumes * Responsible for candidate marketing calls with decision-making party * Lead daily job requisition conference calls * Facilitated employee and manager training sessions * Conducted weekly client meetings, data analysis, reviews and goal analysis with * key clients like SVB (Silicon Valley Bank), Apple, Cisco, Electronic Arts, etc. * Delivered candidates for backfills for all positions as required * Planned regular hiring events within pertinent markets

* Managed a team of two recruiters responsible for a variety of client accounts * Worked directly with clients to identify staffing needs, job specifications, job * duties, qualifications and skills * Partnered with senior leadership throughout the hiring process to provide best * practice guidelines and ensure HR efficiency * Worked to provide consultation for clients and candidates on compensation, * incentives, and rewards programs * Identified and resolved any client/employee challenges which came up as part of * the recruiting/hiring process * Developed and maintained a network of contacts to help identify and source * qualified candidates * Conducted background checks, reference checks, and personnel verification * Hired for a variety of roles including legal, sales, IT, executive management, * marketing, finance, scientific, and engineering * Conducted weekly analysis regarding client meetings while collecting, analyzing, * preparing and summarizing data for enhancements as necessary.

* Acted as primary advisor on employee relations, compensation, employment law, * benefits, contract advisor, etc. * Worked with client recruiting and sales staff to evaluate needs and achieve goals * Consulted with and coached hiring managers throughout the hiring process * Sourced candidates using Bullhorn database, Internet web sites, referrals, job fairs * and internal references * Created phone interview evaluations across several disciplines in order to present * my business with a top-talent slate of candidates and improve candidate acquisition * process * Gained industry knowledge in software, IT, professional services, marketing, sales, * engineering, healthcare and financial services * Established, maintained and developed collaborative relationships with senior * managers and vice presidents * Created, maintained and edited job and group descriptions for internal and external * web site postings, recruitment ads, and events

* Technical Recruiter/Onsite Manager (Novell) * Worked with client to determine strategic staffing needs while developing goalbased * planning tools and timelines * Managed complex projects with attention to detail and tracked results, ensuring * that staffing objectives were achieved * Developed and conducted training for new and current employees * Managed reporting systems to track and ensure project success * Tracked payroll to ensure accuracy for clients and their employees * Technical Recruiter * Managed all facets of the hiring process for engineering, scientific and technical * roles at the executive level * Worked with marketing and sales team to create, maintain and publish concise, * accurate, and informative job listings * Developed realistic goals for teams and individuals while implementing plans to * track progress and ensure that desired results were achieved * Supervised and maintained candidate personnel files including benefit data, * unemployment paperwork, personnel verification, payroll and drug screenings

* Support the recruiting team by building a pipeline of top talent through researching and sourcing candidates * Partner with hiring managers to understand the competitive landscape and assist with engaging industry experts * Assess and qualify candidates for role related skills and cultural fit * Engage passive candidates on current engineering roles * Manage all sourcing metrics * Implement creative sourcing strategies to achieve hiring goals

Recruiting top talent to help build and promote Domo.