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of recruiting metrics such as daily call volume, new applicants, new enrollments, and retention by switching from outdated data collection systems to Excel spreadsheets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

Colorado Rockies

Talent Acquisition Manager

I lead all full-cycle recruitment for Front Office and Ballpark Operations at the Colorado Rockies. This includes full-time, part-time and seasonal positions. For more information on available jobs, please look at Rockies.com/Jobs.

Business Operations Talent Partner

I joined the Wix team in June 2020. I moved into a Lead Recruiting position the People, Sales, Tech, and G&A teams across the United States and Canada for Wix & DeviantArt. In this position, I managed 2 direct reports and regularly partnered with various global business leaders.

Lead, Talent Acquisition Partner, Tech, G&A, and HR

ViewRay, Inc.

I managed full cycle recruitment for all R&D, Engineering, and Tech groups globally before COVID impacted a furlough.

Talent Partner / HR Generalist - R&D, Engineering, and Tech

Dish Network

Corporate Recruiter - IT and Software Engineering

Camden Kelly Corporation

Camden Kelly Corporation specializes in IT Recruitment in Dallas/Fort Worth and Southern California. 
I  was a full cycle recruiter, conducting technical and behavioral interviews ranging in various technologies. From August 2015 - January 2017, I was an individual recruiter, and from January 2017 to August 2018, I moved into a trainer/lead role.

Information Technology Recruitment Consultant

Cydcor

Cydcor is a leading provider of professional outsourced sales and marketing services to Fortune 500 and emerging market clients. I started in Sales, moving to a Team Leader position, and in 2015 I relocated to Concord, CA where I had a blended role in Sales & Recruitment Coordination.

Sales (2012-2015) / Recruitment Coordinator (2015)

Hi there! I'm Colette Few, and I've dedicated the last 10 years to full-cycle recruiting. My journey started in the telecom industry, then the tech industry, and now I've focused my work in sports with the Colorado Rockies. I've recruited across the Denver metro area, the US, and Globally, while always striving to create positive experiences for both candidates and hiring leaders. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the heart of my work, supporting a space where everyone can be successful. My toolkit includes UKG, Oracle, ICIMS, Greenhouse, LinkedIn, and various project management and reporting systems. 

Let's connect and see how we can make great things happen together! You can also find all open roles I'm currently recruiting for on our jobsite: Rockies.com/jobs

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