Sarah Lefford-Cieslik

Full-Cycle recruiting for Global Operations in various locations (Frederick, MD/Grand Island, NY, MA, IL, Austin, TX).

Responsible for full-cycle recruiting for 3 newly acquired companies, within the medical sciences division. Developed and implemented detailed recruitment strategies and plans for positions within the CLIA lab (No. CA), Bioinformatics company (Michigan), and Microscopy company (WA). • Supported Recruitment efforts for mergers and acquisitions companies • Partnered with human resources to manage the staffing process from requisition creation stage to closing the position • Developed strategic sourcing plans and conducted job launch calls with hiring managers • Coached hiring managers on interviewing techniques and candidate assessment techniques • Created a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process • Documented real-time metrics in the ATS system and tracked recruiting log/updates daily in Excel spreadsheets

• Responsible for full-cycle recruiting of candidates including laboratory associates and Clinical Lab Scientists, R&D, Billing, Finance, Marketing, Client Services and Sales. Demonstrates a deep knowledge of talent acquisition for a variety of levels of positions, including recruiting strategy development, candidate management, develop and implement creative and cost-effective sourcing strategies and leadership assessment and selection. Requisition load is about 30-45 positions per month. • Recommends\ed and implemented recruiting plans. Developed and executed sourcing strategies which identify internal and external candidates for positions through passive and active sourcing methods, direct sourcing, job fairs, local/national conferences, LinkedIn Recruiter and associate referrals. • Managed relationships with a network of external vendors, including retained and contingent firms. Recommended the appropriate vendor(s) for a given search and negotiates agreements. • Consulted with hiring managers throughout the course of a search to provide updates, facilitated candidate debrief discussions, facilitated offer recommendations and extended offers to candidates. Kept hiring managers abreast of recruiting activities; ensured they are aware of trends and challenges; and maintained consistency in the candidate assessment process, recommending assessment approaches as needed. Regularly updated applicant tracking system with appropriate candidate and/or position information. •Participated on HR related projects to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the recruiting function such as job classification, switch from one ATS system to another, Marketing email campaign for recruiting CLS candidates, recommend and attend national conferences specific to the laboratory industry.

Contract On-site Recruiter (July ’06-Nov. ’06) and (May 2007-June 2009) • Responsible for full-cycle recruiting from sourcing, interviewing and presenting qualified candidates for corporate and onsite exempt and non-exempt positions in the apartment communities division. • Interact with managers to build the Recruiting Strategy plan to determine staffing needs and business drivers • Create talent pool through effective sourcing techniques: employee referrals, ATS database, cold calling, external job boards, open interviews, job fairs, recruiting firms, university recruiting, and networking with professional and trade associations • Responsible for detailed screening and interviewing candidates via phone and in-person to identify qualified candidates to refer directly to hiring managers • Schedule interviews for the hiring manager, obtain feedback on submitted candidates and foster continuous communication between the candidate and hiring manager.