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Founder & Principal @ The Talent Agency ★ Founder of The Talent Agency (formerly Tenfold), a boutique recruitment consulting, training and search firm helping clients build and successfully execute talent acquisition strategies and initiatives. Specialities include talent attraction, employee referrals, proactive sourcing, targeted outreach, candidate engagement, recruitment technology, relationship-based recruiting, candidate experience, recruitment process optimization and more....
Founder & Principal @ The Talent Agency ★ Founder of The Talent Agency (formerly Tenfold), a boutique recruitment consulting, training and search firm helping clients build and successfully execute talent acquisition strategies and initiatives. Specialities include talent attraction, employee referrals, proactive sourcing, targeted outreach, candidate engagement, recruitment technology, relationship-based recruiting, candidate experience, recruitment process optimization and more. Current and former clients include Zappos, Netflix, TripAdvisor, Restoration Hardware, Virgin America, Meetup / WeWork, Petco, Wayfair, Booking.com, Amazon, Walmart, Allstate, ADP, Best Buy, Buffalo Wild Wings, Blizzard / Activision, University of Notre Dame, Rubio's, FedEx, Kelly Services, UCLA, Vanguard, numerous startups and many more.Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or visit us at http://thetalentagency.io. Greater San Diego AreaTalent Attraction Strategist (through The Talent Agency) @ Zappos Family of Companies Hired through Tenfold to design, develop & roll out the Zappos Insider program, a proactive recruitment model that focuses on candidate engagement, relationship-based recruiting, pipelining talent and eliminated job postings for most openings. ♦ Social Recruiting & Employer Branding: - Designed, developed and rolled out employer brand strategy from scratch- Set up social infrastructure from scratch, launching Inside Zappos social presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ and LinkedIn groups (all within a 6 week period) - Developed and rolled out Social VIP rotational program for distribution of social recruiting community management - Developed and implemented innovative employer branding strategies including biweekly Twitter chats, team-specific Google Hangouts, exclusive Insider-online events, monthly career workshops (jobsearch, networking, interviewing, etc.), weekly recruiter blogs and more - Developed and implemented Candidate Experience process improvement strategies ♦ Recruiting & Sourcing: - Designed and rolled out new Inside Zappos program - Launched new "no job postings" careers site (jobs.zappos.com) - Rolled out Ascendify CRM and new proactive talent pipeline strategy - Trained Recruiting team on new proactive sourcing model and exploratory interview techniques♦ Achievements:- Lauched all @InsideZappos social channels (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+) from the ground up, all within a 6 week period- Launched brand new careers page, new CRM and new recruiting model within first 2 months- Increased sourced candidates by 800% - Decreased bounce rate on careers page from 80% to less than 40%- Increased unique "applicants" by 4 times versus prelaunch- Ranked #1 (out of 200+ Fortune 500 recruitment brands) by Social Recruitment Monitor within first month of launching Twitter presence- Named HR Trendsetter for Talent Acquisition by SHRM's HR Magazine. From 2014 to 2015 (1 year) Las Vegas, Nevada AreaTalent Attraction Strategist (through The Talent Agency) @ TripAdvisor Full-time consultant with Tenfold client TripAdvisor, leading their global employer brand strategy for the Talent Acquisition organization and providing training and consulting in the following areas: ♦ employer brand ♦ social recruiting♦ sourcing♦ talent attraction♦ candidate experience♦ employee engagement♦ brand ambassador programLaunched / rebranded six social channels (including the first-ever employer branding Facebook group!) under the "Go TripAdvisor" brand. Personally trained all 25+ recruiters located in offices around the globe, including the US, UK, Singapore and Japan. Taught recruiters employer branding, social recruiting and sourcing skills on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and other social channels. Implemented content management program, including Life at TripAdvisor employee storytelling blog.#GoTripAdvisor From 2014 to 2015 (1 year) Greater Boston AreaTechnical Sourcer - Software Engineering (Contract) @ Intuit Contract Recruiting: Utilized cutting edge Social Recruiting techniques as well as traditional sourcing methods to target/hire candidates, increase followers, drive traffic to company careers page, advertise openings, evangelize company culture and broadcast the message of Intuit's Talent Delivery team. Launched candidate-focused blog and grew followers on Twitter to further develop talent pipelines online. Supported Product Development / Engineering teams from a candidate generation / sourcing perspective. From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Greater San Diego AreaRecruiting Lead - Executive, Technical & Corporate Recruiting @ Websense Executive / Professional / Technical Recruiting: Full lifecycle recruiter, primarily responsible for filling niche, confidential and/or hard-to-fill positions, often internationally or at the executive level. Partnered directly with top-level executives (CEO, President, EVP's, SVP's, etc.) for their hiring needs across the organization. Avid user of social networking (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) rather than relying on online job boards, resume databases or staffing agencies. Mentored and trained fellow recruiting team members on interviewing best practices, social networking and internet search techniques. Member of applicant tracking system implementation / integration team for HodesIQ and Jobvite.Contributions / Achievements: Filled dozens of positions throughout North/South America, Europe and Asia with self-sourced candidates (no agencies). Successfully sourced, cold-called and hired candidates via LinkedIn to fill key positions in Engineering, Technical Support, IT, Sales, Marketing, Legal and Finance. Served as senior member of fast-paced recruiting team during period of high-growth for the company, which tripled in size during my tenure. Grew personal LinkedIn network to 30,000 first-level connections in less than three years, becoming the Most Connected Woman on LinkedIn and Top 10 Most Connected Worldwide. Promoted twice in three years. From 2005 to 2010 (5 years) Greater San Diego AreaContract Recruiter / Full-Time Student / Teacher @ San Diego State University Attended school full-time (pursuing California Single Subject Teaching Credential) while continuing to do contract recruiting part-time. Student Teacher of the Year nominee.Taught middle high school French every other day while recruiting onsite at Websense every other day, maintaining a full req load and receiving recognition as a top new teacher in the Poway school district. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) Greater San Diego AreaTechnical Recruiter - Software Engineering (Contract) @ HP Contracted onsite full-time at Peregrine Systems (acquired by HP Software) during a challenging turnaround period of regrowth and rebranding. Sole full-time recruiter for entire company, filling positions across all corporate departments including Information Technology (IT), Software Engineering, Finance, Customer Service & Support, Marketing, HR and Administration. From 2004 to 2004 (less than a year) Greater San Diego AreaSr. Technical Recruiter - Sole IT Recruiter for all of Qualcomm North America @ Qualcomm Full-time onsite recruiting as sole IT recruiter for all of Qualcomm North America, dedicated to the Corporate IT organization under CIO Norm Fjeldheim as well as the QCT-IT department. Supported 30+ hiring managers simultaneously to fill positions across the country. Eliminated all agency usage with self-sourced candidates. First contract recruiter to be offered a full-time position with the company in more than two years. From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Recruiting Lead - Executive, Technical & Corporate Strategy @ Gateway Executive / Professional / Technical Recruiting: Led recruiting efforts and built two new key organizations from scratch (Corporate Strategy and Customer Relationship Management). Successfully staffed both groups from the ground up, attracting top talent from elite strategy consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain. Previously served as sole IT Recruiter for Gateway North America, successfully partnering with 50+ hiring managers to develop effective recruiting strategies and meet hiring goals. Contributions / Achievements: Filled 125 IT positions in less than a year without relo or the use of staffing agencies. By hiring local candidates and avoiding use of agencies, saved Gateway’s IT organization $2.1M in budgeted relocation and agency fees. Built Strategy org from the ground up, filling 20+ top-tier Strategy positions (Bain, McKinsey, BCG alum) in six months, ranging from Analyst to Director-level. Recognized as High Potential Employee and rated Significantly Above Target for each annual review. Received two management-level performance recognition stock option grants and promoted twice in three years. From 1999 to 2003 (4 years) Greater San Diego AreaRecruiting Team Lead @ Modis Technical Recruiting / Leadership: Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting including sourcing, interviewing and hiring candidates in fast-paced, aggressive staffing agency environment. Served as liaison between corporate management and recruiting teams for three Virginia offices (Richmond, Virginia Beach & Roanoke), responsible for interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring recruiting team members. Launched brand new office location from scratch, served as Project Lead for various recruiting process improvement projects and developed, pitched and implemented new recruiter compensation plan. Contributions / Achievements: Received annual Comitatus Optimus “Best of the Best” Award for Outstanding Performance. Achieved 124% of goal for first year and recognized as one of only two recruiters company-wide (out of 20+) to qualify for Sales Incentive Trip. Broke company recruiting record (hiring 13 consultants in one month) and all-time new recruiter record (reaching first quarterly goal within first month). Promoted twice in two years. From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) Norfolk, Virginia Area
The Talent Agency ★
Founder & Principal
Greater San Diego Area
Zappos Family of Companies
Talent Attraction Strategist (through The Talent Agency)
2014 to 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
TripAdvisor
Talent Attraction Strategist (through The Talent Agency)
2014 to 2015
Greater Boston Area
Intuit
Technical Sourcer - Software Engineering (Contract)
2010 to 2011
Greater San Diego Area
Websense
Recruiting Lead - Executive, Technical & Corporate Recruiting
2005 to 2010
Greater San Diego Area
San Diego State University
Contract Recruiter / Full-Time Student / Teacher
2004 to 2006
Greater San Diego Area
HP
Technical Recruiter - Software Engineering (Contract)
2004 to 2004
Greater San Diego Area
Qualcomm
Sr. Technical Recruiter - Sole IT Recruiter for all of Qualcomm North America
2003 to 2004
Gateway
Recruiting Lead - Executive, Technical & Corporate Strategy
1999 to 2003
Greater San Diego Area
Modis
Recruiting Team Lead
1997 to 1999
Norfolk, Virginia Area
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Candidate for MA, Romance Languages (French & Spanish)
1995 to 1996
Washington and Lee University
BA, Romance Languages (French & Spanish)
University of California San Diego
Software Development and Information Technology coursework, 4.0 GPA
San Diego State University-California State University
Single Subject Teaching Credential, French Language Teacher Education, 4.0 GPA
2004 to 2005
Sweet Briar College
Junior Year Abroad Program in Paris France
1993 to 1994
Founder of The Talent Agency (formerly Tenfold), a boutique recruitment consulting, training and search firm helping clients build and successfully execute talent acquisition strategies and initiatives. Specialities include talent attraction, employee referrals, proactive sourcing, targeted outreach, candidate engagement, recruitment technology, relationship-based recruiting, candidate experience, recruitment process optimization and more. Current and former clients include Zappos, Netflix, TripAdvisor,... Founder of The Talent Agency (formerly Tenfold), a boutique recruitment consulting, training and search firm helping clients build and successfully execute talent acquisition strategies and initiatives. Specialities include talent attraction, employee referrals, proactive sourcing, targeted outreach, candidate engagement, recruitment technology, relationship-based recruiting, candidate experience, recruitment process optimization and more. Current and former clients include Zappos, Netflix, TripAdvisor, Restoration Hardware, Virgin America, Meetup / WeWork, Petco, Wayfair, Booking.com, Amazon, Walmart, Allstate, ADP, Best Buy, Buffalo Wild Wings, Blizzard / Activision, University of Notre Dame, Rubio's, FedEx, Kelly Services, UCLA, Vanguard, numerous startups and many more.Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or visit us at http://thetalentagency.io.
What company does Stacy Donovan Zapar work for?
Stacy Donovan Zapar works for The Talent Agency ★
What is Stacy Donovan Zapar's role at The Talent Agency ★?
Stacy Donovan Zapar is Founder & Principal
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Stacy Donovan Zapar works in the Staffing and Recruiting industry.
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