Royal Caribbean Group

Lead Talent Partner, Early Career Recruiting

Business Groups: Leadership roles for HR, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IT, Medical, and Newbuild

Lead Talent Partner, Leadership Recruiting

Technical Sourcer

Wix.com

Recruiter and Talent Operations for the Sales and Account Management/ Customer Success organization. Led weekly meetings with stakeholders to strategically plan around funnel conversion rate, process length, and source of hire data. Experience in mass hiring (200+ AM growth in <6 months) as well as strategic and executive level searches. Managed hiring events for over 30 sales professionals to decrease our process length by 6 days. Worked with international TA team to research and execute on candidate experience projects. Led referral hiring strategy to increase referrals received by 15% over the past year. Created guidance on internal mobility programs. Advisor to WixRainbow ERG.

Recruiter

Surpassed yearly hiring targets for the world’s most profitable cruise by 150% by placing entry level to senior-level hires across 5 unique departments (Marketing, Revenue, Beverage, Housekeeping, and Shore Excursion Sales). Experienced in sourcing and generating a healthy pipeline through career fairs, LI recruiter, agency partnerships. referrals, and specialty job boards. Used talent market insights and industry benchmarking data to influence decisions within the leadership groups and cross-functional team. Managed data integrity process improvement for Talent Acquisition as the project lead. Partnered with the data analytics team to create recruitment metrics, implement a forecasting system, and gain access to 7 new reports to increase female and diversity hires. 
•	President of Young Professionals Employee Resource Group.
•       Onboarded candidates through monthly new hire ship tours.

Global Recruiter

Aflac

Implemented a strategy of consistent campus presence which led to a doubling of the number of candidates applying for the Sales Intern Program. Recruited over 500 agents throughout the southeast region.
Streamlined evaluation of recruiting metrics such as daily call volume, new applicants, new enrollments, and retention by switching from outdated data collection systems to Excel spreadsheets

Recruiting Manager

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner @ Royal Caribbean Group | Empowering candidates to Job Hunt Like A Recruiter

As a Lead Talent Acquisition Partner at Royal Caribbean Group, I am passionate about helping people find the next piece of the puzzle in their career journey. I lead the recruitment for leadership roles in various business groups, such as HR, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, IT, Medical, and Newbuild. I leverage data analytics, employer branding, and diversity and inclusion strategies to attract and retain top talent in the cruise industry. 

I hold a Master of Science in Management from the University of Florida, where I also completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I have also obtained a Certificate of HR Data Analytics from Cornell University and participated in business and Spanish exchange programs at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and Universidad de Salamanca. I am fluent in English and Spanish and have a Bloomberg Certification and a Certified Gator Professional credential. 

Outside of work, I create content on here to help empower candidates to "Job Hunt Like A Recruiter". I host live webinars, coaching sessions, and provide templates for folks to recharge their search. Check out the link in my bio to learn more!

Nicole Fernandez-Valle

Amazon

Software Development Engineer

KeelWorks Foundation

* Analyzed software requirements and developed REST API to streamline the onboarding process for new volunteers by utilizing Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Swagger, and Object Storage, resulting in reduced administrative costs
* Owned entire horizontal from software specifications to solution delivery and mentored 2 junior developers in a cross functional team
* Deployed the API on Linode using Docker container after conducting unit testing with Jest, load testing with k6 and regular code reviews

Back End Developer

Shreeji Enterprise

* Developed and delivered internal data management and quotation tools for client-based manufacturing company, collaborated with stakeholders to meet business requirements
* Translated Excel-based workflows to SQL database and developed Session-Based APIs, eliminating data inconsistencies and automating business processes resulted in 25% improvement in operational efficiency using Node.js, Express.js, and Redis
* Optimized performance and implemented UX design principles using React, CSS, and Material UI, reducing quotation generation time by 10% and enabling quicker customer responses
* Integrated analytics into existing API endpoints to monitor data access, providing complete visibility and boosting security

Software Engineer

PebblePot Technologies Private Limited (Closed)

* Delivered 2 projects, Community Platform & News Website, in a high paced, fast changed cross-functional team.
* Reduced loading time by 30% for community platform with JavaScript, CSS, and PHP.
* Led team meetings and reallocated tasks with manager resulting in faster project completion.

Web Developer

Hi -  I am Bhavin, I started with development just for fun back in 10th grade. I used to make cool websites or recreating existing website with my personal tweaks. After that I kept exploring new things in the domain. I have worked on AI/ML research work, interned as a frontend engineer, and also full stack engineer. I got myself a master's degree. I also recently got a AWS Certified Developer Associate Certification. There were times where challenges seemed overwhelming but I I kept pushing through because I was genuinely excited about learning.

This helped me build expertise in TypeScript, Go, Node.js, React, Java, Spring Boot, Express.js, SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Python, and Django.  

Fun fact: I’m a really curious person who loves exploring new things. Right now, I’m teaching myself how to play the Indian classical flute, called the Bansuri, and it’s been a thrilling experience so far!

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