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Wendy Teo

Wendy Teo

Talent Acquisition Specialist And HR Strategist
Singapore

Summary

Highly engaging and people-oriented recruiter with 10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition. Expertise in corporate recruitment, known for developing long-term relationships with key stakeholders. Specialization in crafting effective talent resourcing strategies and overseeing end-to-end recruitment process. Excellent negotiation skills and solid understanding of full recruitment cycle, adept at outreach, sourcing, interviewing, contract negotiation, placement, and onboarding.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2014
2014
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fairprice Group
08.2022 - Current
  • Managing the corporate recruitment hiring for Customer service, Marketing operations, Retail Business and Own Brand Business, Finance & Legal.
  • Enhanced talent acquisition efficiency by streamlining recruitment processes and utilizing innovative sourcing strategies.
  • Developed a strong employer brand image for the company, attracting high-quality candidates and reducing time-to-fill rates.
  • Conducted thorough market research to identify competitive salary benchmarks, ensuring attractive compensation packages for prospective employees.
  • Improved candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment process, resulting in increased positive feedback from applicants and higher offer acceptance rates.
  • Partnered with HR teams on employee retention strategies, reducing voluntary turnover rates among newly hired employees.
  • Optimized job descriptions for maximum search engine visibility, increasing traffic to career site listings by targeted applicants.
  • Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
  • Managing and maintaining healthy recruiting pipelines through internal database and talent mapping on LinkedIn


Internship Recruitment

  • Coordinated internship postings, screening resumes, and conducting interviews to identify qualified candidates.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand internship requirements and match candidates accordingly.
  • Managed relationships with university career centers and faculty to promote internship opportunities and strengthen partnerships.


Projects

  • Collaborated with HR functions to design and implement a new onboarding program for new joiners, including facilitating key sessions to enhance employee engagement.
  • Contributed to the implementation and improvement of X0pa, a new ATS system, by supporting UAT, data clearing/migration, and participating in weekly enhancement and feedback meetings with constructive input.
  • Collaborated on the TA Terms of Reference (TOR) with the team to streamline the overall talent acquisition hiring process and improve collaboration with other HR functions. Enhanced standard job briefing templates by incorporating 'must-have' and 'good-to-have' criteria to simplify and optimize the search process.
  • Streamlined the LOA process in onboarding, achieving a time savings of 70 hours per LOA. This resulted in an average total savings of 350 hours monthly, based on processing five offers per month.

Talent Acquisition Executive

GroupM
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Managing the recruitment hiring for GroupM Philippines (Mindshare, Mediacom & Wavemaker) across all levels within corporate and media functions.
  • Enhanced candidate experience by streamlining the interview process and providing timely feedback.
  • Implemented innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent in a competitive job market.
  • Developed strong relationships with hiring managers, understanding their needs for successful talent acquisition.
  • Reduced time-to-fill by creating efficient recruitment processes and leveraging technology tools.
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment process for various roles across the organization, ensuring high-quality hires.
  • Improved employer branding by collaborating with marketing teams on targeted campaigns.
  • Conducted thorough pre-screening interviews, effectively narrowing down candidate pools for hiring managers.
  • Negotiated offer packages that satisfied both candidates and company objectives, contributing to employee retention rates.
  • Coordinated training sessions for hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques, reducing bias in selection processes.
  • Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
  • Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.

Consultant

Page Personnel
02.2020 - 09.2020
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs
  • Developing market insights within the industry
  • Managing and maintaining healthy recruiting pipelines through internal database and talent mapping on LinkedIn.

Senior Consultant

Persolkelly
11.2014 - 02.2020
  • Focused in the recruitment of corporate functional roles from executive to director level, i.e Human Resource, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Communications, etc

Education

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) -

RMIT University

Diploma in Maritime Transportation Management -

Singapore Polytechnic

Skills

    Employee Engagement

    Applicant tracking systems

    Strategic sourcing

    HR policies and procedures

    Onboarding and orientation

    Talent management

    Project planning

    Background checks

    Vendor relations

Languages

Fluent in both Mandarin and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Other Details - Notice Period

2 months

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fairprice Group
08.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Executive

GroupM
01.2021 - 07.2022

Consultant

Page Personnel
02.2020 - 09.2020

Senior Consultant

Persolkelly
11.2014 - 02.2020

Diploma in Maritime Transportation Management -

Singapore Polytechnic

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) -

RMIT University
Wendy TeoTalent Acquisition Specialist And HR Strategist