Abigail Thompson Email Address

Director of Talent Selection

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Experienced Talent Acquisition Leader experienced in leading and mentoring collaborative, high performing recruiting teams, delivering top talent of all levels in multiple industries, including: Restaurant/Retail, Aerospace, Technology and Consumer Packaged Goods. Specialties: •Development of high performing Talent Acquisition teams: Building high performing teams responsible for recruitment of talented professionals of all levels utilizing modern recruiting resources including: social networking, college recruitment strategies, effective utilization of technology, web sourcing and ATS tool. Leading recruiters in building a dynamic employment brand that attracts best in class talent. •Recruiting Management: Coaching and mentoring top performing, results oriented recruitment teams. Experienced in managing local, regional and international recruiting teams. •Consultative Requirements Analysis/Strategic Sourcing: Partnering with hiring managers, business stake holders and recruiters to identify talent requirements using a collaborative, consultative approach to strategically identify the right candidate for the job. •Employee Relations: Management of employee relations focused on managing: employee onboarding, counseling, and terminations; safety and emergency procedures; employee inquiries, maintenance and employee satisfaction. •Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management: Responsible for management of vendor relationships; vendor/supplier performance; contract negotiation and compliance to contract terms; management vendor partnership across the organization. •Contract Compliance Management: Responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance to contractual terms, background and pre-hire requirements, billing and payment terms.