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of recruiting metrics such as daily call volume, new applicants, new enrollments, and retention by switching from outdated data collection systems to Excel spreadsheets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

Mondelēz International

•Leads full-cycle U.S. campus recruitment for commercial, supply chain, and STEM roles across undergraduate and graduate levels.
•Utilizes recruiting platforms to identify, attract, and engage with top talent for the internship class and management trainee programs.
•Curates and implements Internship summer programming; achieved a 22-point increase in Intern Net Promoter Scores from 2023 to 2024 due to program experience enhancements.
•Serves as a recruitment and partnership advisor to over 25 universities and diversity programs, elevating campus engagement and strategic outreach efforts.
•Provides strategic insights to business leaders by analyzing internal data and external market trends from sources like Gartner, NACE, and University Career Services.
•Revamped the Early Careers Program, and recruitment efforts, leading to its recognition as one of the Top 100 Internship Programs in the US by WayUp in 2023 and 2024; additionally, secured Forbes’ Best Companies for New Grads accolade in 2024.
•Streamlined recruitment operations by leading the successful adoption of tools like Yello and Abode, becoming the go-to subject matter expert within the University Relations team.
•Designed and executed a 12-week internship program for the 2022-2024 classes, featuring a 3-day in-person immersion seminar, senior leadership talks, professional development series, virtual social hours, and National Intern Day celebrations.
•Developed and launched a new U.S. Early Careers landing page, driving over 4,000 impressions in its first year.
•Led the transformation of the U.S. Early Careers brand, creating LinkedIn and TikTok content, organizing branding competitions, and designing new Early Careers logos, Teams backgrounds, and branded social acceptance templates.

Early Career Talent Acquisition Advisor 

Chosen as one of 11 associates to participate in a selective management program designed to give candidates valuable experience within various sales & marketing functions, while taking ownership of key projects to drive growth and results. Within the last 2 years, I’ve been a sales representative, a retail merchandiser supervisor, a customer business manager, and a marketing associate brand manager.

Sales & Marketing Leadership Development Associate

Hormel Foods

Consumer Product Sales Analyst

Bimbo Bakeries USA

Sara Lee Brand Management 

Wakefern Food Corp.

Consumer Insights Analyst 

Hi there! I'm a talent acquisition professional with a diverse background in campus recruiting and branding within the CPG industry. I'm passionate about connecting candidates with their dream opportunities.

What gets me most excited is recruiting, branding, ERG involvement, and event planning. I thrive on challenges and bring a creative approach to problem-solving, always looking for more efficient ways of working.

Here are some words that describe me: vibrant, personable, resilient, creative, adaptable, and passionate. My Myers Briggs Personality Type is ESFP, and my Gallup Top 5 Strengths are Restorative, Positivity, Empathy, Relator, and Harmony.

I'm here to make meaningful connections, contribute to purpose-driven work, and make a positive impact in the talent acquisition space. Let's connect and explore ways we can collaborate!

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