Helping build and hire awesome technical teams for Amazon Video and Amazon Studios in Santa Monica!

Senior Technical Recruiter

• Work with various clients in the Los Angeles area on their technical recruiting needs.
 • Sourcing and full cycle recruiting of technical/engineering talent with a focus on Los Angeles startups
 • Mentor and consult recruiters on offer and contract negotiations, client management and sourcing strategies
 • Positions currently recruiting for: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Data Scientist, etc.
 • Serve as hiring consultant, aiding hiring managers with candidate process and closure

Recruiting Manager

• Worked closely with Founder on the growth strategy for this young startup recruiting firm
 • Hired and managed a team of 6 Recruiters, providing formal training and guidance on recruiting productivity, sourcing strategy, candidate control, hiring manager relationships, offer presentations, negotiation, etc.
 • Partnered with hiring managers to assess staffing needs
 • Personally recruited for 25 - 35 open technical roles at any given time
 • Trained recruiters on technology, Boolean search methodologies, resume presentation, etc.
 • Development of best practices, guidelines and documentation on applicant tracking systems
 • Built brand recognition via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn

• Full Desk Recruiter, managed 25-35 open requisites at any given time
 • Built desk from scratch by cold calling, email marketing and networking
 • Actively participated in the interviewing and selection of Recruiters for the Los Angeles office
 • Partnered with hiring executives to understand hiring needs and candidate profile requirements
 • Used hiring manager and candidate feedback to improve workflows
 • Sourced and managed candidates through entire lifecycle for technical roles; offer acceptance rate of 95%
 • Finished in top 5% in 2012 (out of 300 Recruiters)
 • Awarded “Best Client Relationships” in 2013 – was rated 10 out of 10 by every client

Lead Recruiter / Technical Recruiter

• Overall responsibility for Human Resources with a staff of over 200 employees
 • Overhaul of entire HR function, including complete audit and review of policies and procedures, benefits plans, performance appraisals and departmental staffing needs
 • Provided the highest level of service to hiring managers for placement of top talent across all departments
 • Provided employee relations guidance and support to managers
 • Handled conflict resolution as related to employee relations, unemployment, worker’s compensation and disability claims

Human Resources Director

• Contributed to the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies and practices.
 • Responsibility for improving the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission
 • Played a significant role in long-term planning which included new business development
 • Conducted staff meetings, reviewed profitability, marketing strategies and new business initiatives
 • Worked with the Engineering team to completely revamp the Company’s eCommerce website

Operations Manager

Human Resources:
 • Part of small team that built the HR function from the ground up including best practices, growth management and vendor selection for health/dental insurance, 401(k), call center technology and more
 • Directed and managed all aspects of the recruitment process; increased headcount from 50 to over 250 by 2004
 • Worked with immigration specialists and attorneys on work visas, sponsorships and permanent residency cases
 • Provided guidance to hiring managers in regards to employee relations, performance appraisals and employee engagement
 Corporate Development:
 • Contributed to organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team
 • Worked in conjunction with the Chief Operating Officer on new business development tools and tactics
 • Served as the liaison between Sales and Technical departments
 • Worked closely with Vice President of Sales & Marketing to develop advertising and marketing strategies
 • Fostered deeper relationships with key industry leaders, advertisers and clients to form beneficial alliances

Corporate Development Director/HR Director

Los Angeles, California

Neda Ghazanfarpour

Suruchi Kothari

Glad I did it, this course was very helfpul for prepping for the Amazon interview. It helped me put together good stories for all the leadership principles and the hiring manager on the loop commented on how good my stories were

Roodra Patvardhan

Steve Kelly

For the price of basically 1 coaching session, I got a treasure trove of strategies to use. Would recommend! + like having access to other people's pre-recorded interview answers too and I used the community to prep for Google too because you can see all the answers in there.

Maria Mendoza

This course was much shorter than I anticipated; however, it provided some good information. Other than the writing sample exercise discussion, I was disappointed that there wasn't more Amazon-specific information about the interview process. Perhaps there's some value in the "community" to which I can become a member and ask specific questions, but as it stands now and after having completed the course, I place its value as about 25 to 30 percent lower than the cost of this course. 

Debby

just finished my onsite. this might be my first FANG offer EVER. :)))))

Dashawn Kevin

Detailed explanations of each leadership principle and lots of worksheets

Rashad Burroughs

I was skeptical buying this as an engineer. it exceeded my expectations. I am not that good at the behavioral and I am a little shy in communication and this course helped me learn how to sell myself in the interview. I got Amazon and Google offer.

Chi Ni

A lot of homework on practice questions + help with written assignment, made a big difference

Prashant Sardar

great course  w lots of homework. I got stuck a few times and the Candor team helped me work through it, even though it wasn't included in the course. 

Dave White

This is a course where you have to actually work and do the homework- thb I felt a bit annoyed at first but I just passed my video screen with flying colors and I couldn't be more grateful that I had to put in the effort. They make you work for it though lol

Ming Lee

Coming from consulting, I was extremely nervous interviewing for a tech role at Amazon - this course made it easy for me.

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