Melissa Finder
Accomplished, results-driven technical recruiter with a successful career in technology and staff augmentation with experience recruiting, talent acquisition, and high-volume contract staffing.
- Role
- Senior Recruiter at Applied Materials
- Location
- Olympia, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Finder
Highly skilled in full-cycle recruiting, staffing and retention, as well providing clients with a reduced cost-per-hire, while delivering top talent and locating and securing difficult to fill technical positions. Proven ability to interpret employment specifications and strategically recruit applicants matching appropriate skill level, professionalism, and optimum performance ability.Skilled in the integration and implementation of AI augmented tools and ATS.Maintain exceptional employee retention rates through motivation and morale-building. Recruit prospective employees by using conventional and non-conventional strategies; manage full cycle talent acquisition initiatives: research, marketing, networking, and advanced internet recruiting.
Experience
Senior Recruiter
Mar 2020 — Present · Santa Clara, US
Partner with management to develop staffing strategy for current and future needs including pipelines for future business needs. Establish and foster relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and referral sources. Utilize experience with Immigration to qualify and provide initial assessment of work authorization viability and any potential contingencies. Review established compensation guidelines, candidate experience, and expectations in addition to making appropriate offer proposals. Act as internal consultant, guiding hiring teams to more successful outcomes.Led implementation and integration of an AI-driven applicant tracking system (ATS), optimizing recruiting workflows, enhancing candidate matching, and improving hiring efficiency.Led strategic recruiting initiatives for high-impact R&D programs and new site launches, serving as project lead to align talent acquisition with business expansion goals.Recognized for filling128 jobs with a time to fill of less than 45 days, primarily engineering, technical product support, data analytics, and some marketing roles in 2024.Served as project manager for the 2024 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) national conference in Chicago—one of the largest gatherings of women engineers globally—overseeing logistics, stakeholder coordination, and strategy to drive visibility and talent engagement.
Education
Western Michigan University
Music Performance, General
Western Michigan University
Music Performance
Skills
- Saas
- Internet Recruiting
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Strategy
- Talent Management
- Sales
- Salesforce.com
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Start-Ups
- Crm
- Strategic Sourcing
- Peoplesoft
- Marketing
- Coaching
- Screening
- Hiring
- Deferred Compensation
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Cold Calling
- Training
- Professional Services
- Technical Recruiting
- Consulting
- Enterprise Software
- Social Networking
- Management
- Sourcing
- Lead Generation
- Vendor Management
- Temporary Placement
- Negotiation
- Networking
- Mentoring of Staff
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Staffing Services
- Human Resources
- Account Management
- Search
- Process Improvement
- Recruiting
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