Colleen Epp
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Hobsons
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Wanted to be a teacher but was told it wasn't enough income.
Wanted to be a news reporter.
Interned at a news station in college and hated it.
Talked to a classmate after graduation that was a recruiter for an agency.
I became a Staffing Recruiter where I learned a lot but didn't like parts of my job that felt salesy.
Quit working to have my first child.
Was called by a recruiter I knew about an internal recruiting job.
Started working at Hobsons in January 2008 and love it!
Education
High School
Career
Talent Acquisition Specialist
I manage all things related to the recruitment of talent for my organization.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Writing
Communicating / Sharing Stories
Day to Day
Updating systems and status reports, talking to hiring managers and potential candidates, screening resumes, posting jobs, ensuring we are compliant with government requirements, managing third party staffing agency relationships and contracts, editing job postings, and always looking for ways to make things run more efficiently for the company, managers and candidates that are applying.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
There tends to be a lot of writing in this role that I didn't anticipate. Classes I would have taken had I known this would be my profession are Organizational Communication classes and more writing courses. I find myself sending company wide emails, updates to our intranet system and not to mention job postings. All of these things need to be well thought out with no errors. Also, I would have loved to take a class on social media though it didn't exist when I was in school.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"You should go to school to do something that will make you a lot of money, unlike teaching."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
First-Generation College Student
