Seena Foley, CHRL

Lead a team of recruiters and talent sourcers, providing coaching, development, and performance management to enhance team effectiveness. Utilize data-driven recruiting strategies to streamline processes, improve candidate experience, and optimize time-to-fill and candidate outreach metrics. Collaborate with Region leaders and HR partners across Canada and the US, to identify workforce needs, establish recruiting priorities, and create customized talent acquisition strategies for cold starts, internships and large project requirements. Co-led mental health initiatives (2022-2024) within the Mental Wellness ERG, fostering a supportive community for employees to share experiences, and access mental health resources. Collaborated on the “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” speaker series focused on mental health topics such as stress management, caregiving, navigating grief at work, allyship, and suicide prevention awareness within the construction sector. This work along with ERG leadership is instrumental in creating a safe space for employees to share challenges, seek support, and reduce the stigma around mental health. Partnered with the Women United ERG to drive awareness with a social media campaign “If You Can See It, You Can Be It”, which highlighted the achievements of women in construction, amplifying their voices and promoting career opportunities within the industry.

Worked closely with hiring managers across Canada and the US, to understand workforce needs, build candidate pipelines, and ensure a smooth and efficient hiring process. Developed strategic recruiting plans to build a pipeline of candidates through direct sourcing, job postings, college recruiting, veteran organizations, and leveraging social media to build brand awareness. Advocated for Canadian requirements to ensure recruitment strategies align with Canada’s specific legal and cultural differences, as well as recognize differences in talent pools and market conditions across provinces.

Lead end-to-end recruitment efforts, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and placing qualified candidates across multiple roles across, across multiple markets. Collaborated with hiring managers across Canada and the US to define job requirements and expectations, provided insights on market conditions, and recommended strategies for attracting top talent. Supported recruitment colleagues' development through coaching and mentorship across North America.

Partnered with HR Business Partners, Operations, and Sales to respond to business demands regarding staffing and on-boarding. Implemented strategies to source qualified and diverse candidates across Canada

Partnered with Human Resources Business Partners, Operations, and Sales to respond to business demands regarding staffing to source qualified and diverse candidates Prepared and managed application process for the LMIA, recruiting candidates with foreign work experience Established partnerships with colleges, technical schools and military agencies. Identified, coordinated, and attended recruiting events with the goal of creating an ongoing pipeline of candidates for the equipment rental division

Primary source of staffing and recruitment strategy advice, consultation, and education to line management on Canadian best practices for car rental and equipment rental divisions Worked closely with Hiring Managers across Canada and the US to help determine sourcing strategy, obtain position requirements, ensuring that job descriptions are updated

Recruitment for the West GTA and Kitchener locations, with a focus on high volume (call center) and corporate positions Supported multiple lines of business which include Sales, Credit Operations, Provisioning, Business and Consumer Care

(Contract via Head2Head Inc.) Recruitment for the Mississauga-Halton region, with a focus on unionized and non-unionized roles such as Case Managers, Placement Coordinator, Administrative Assistant and Team Assistant Responsibilities included pre-screening candidates, conducting telephone interviews and in-person interviews, reference checks and finalizing offer letters Updated interview tool and provide recommendations on candidates for hire

Provided functional HR support to Network Operations, Managed Services, Information Services, Finance, Prepaid Markets, Customer Care and Technical Support Advised and coached managers in all HR related issues including the promotion of corporate policies and programs, health and safety, salary planning, employee training and development, as well as disciplinary processes, harassment, human rights, and terminations Employee relations experience included conflict resolution, supporting managers dealing with difficult employees, investigating employee complaints, coaching de-motivated and disgruntled staff during organizational restructuring exercises, as well as providing support and EAP assistance to distressed employees Full cycle recruitment - screening, interviewing, testing, and reference verification Benefit administration including enrollment, changes, terminations, LTD claims and working on gradual RTW plans Back up resource on the team for month-end reporting, recruitment statistics, HRIS data and reporting

Relevant Course Work: Prepared and implemented a Training Program, designed a mock Selection Interview, proposed Organizational Pay Structure for a firm, composed behaviour-based Performance Evaluation