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What are the most rewarding aspects of your job?

Recruiting is not rocket science. But it's not easy either, especially when you try to scale up a recruiting function. Helping companies operationalize their strategies, getting recruiters more productive, cutting through the "sounds too good to be true" vendor offerings and flavor-of-the-month ideas to focus on what really works is my passion.... read more

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Work history

Riviera Advisors February 2007 to the present
Principal

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How would you describe your time at Riviera Advisors?

Left Amazon.com to start my own recruitment management consulting firm. Shortly after, teamed up with Riviera Advisors, a group of like-minded, ex-corporate recruiting leaders turned consultants who help organizations across North America improve their internal recruitment functions.
Amazon.com June 2003 to August 2005
Director, Recruiting Programs

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How would you describe your time at Amazon.com?

Hired to help rebuild Amazon.com's recruiting team and capabilities. Played various leadership roles including leading the central college recruiting programs, recruitment systems and metrics, recruiting programs, central sourcing team, and technical recruiting teams.
Recruiting Toolbox April 2002 to June 2003
Founder/Consultant

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Amazon.com March 1998 to April 2002
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

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How would you describe your time at Amazon.com?

Hired to build technical recruiting organization from scratch. Led 20+ person team of top notch tech recruiters and support staff during ultra-competitive dot com recruiting era. Built process, training, strategy, metrics, and relationships necessary to triple the size of the technology organization.... read more
AT&T Wireless / McCaw Cellular April 1993 to March 1998
Recruiting Lead / People Development

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