AMY HOLLINGSBEE
Strood,Kent
Summary
3 years experience as a dynamic, highly self-motivated, and hard-working recruitment consultant with great expertise in building long-lasting and strong client relationships and managing the full cycle recruitment process. Skilled in sourcing, screening, and negotiating job offers. A proven track record of leading high-impact recruitment initiatives to enhance employee engagement and improve retention of top talent.
Additionally, I have also have a further 3 years of experience within the fast-moving fashion sector. Which has allowed me to create a great deal of professional knowledge, commercial awareness, and interpersonal skills. I thrive on driving business initiatives with the intent to achieve outstanding results. I am adaptable to working under high pressure, where attention to detail, clear communication and organization is paramount.
I have an eagerness to learn and strive to go ‘above and beyond’ in everything I do. I am now looking for a challenging new position where my skills and experience can be fully utilised and further enhanced.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Recruitment Consultant/ Talent Partner
MDJ Group
London
2021.06 - Current
- Currently, a 360-recruitment consultant within the Medical Technology Sector at the MDJ Group, A small and close-knit family run business. Supporting the medical devices/ healthcare and Biotechnology sector.
- My clients include start-up companies, manufacturers, consultancies and notified bodies across the UK, EU and US
- Our core areas of focus as a business are positions within Clinical Operations, Clinical Affairs, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, R&D, Business Development and Sales.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to establish and nurture relationships with hiring managers, candidates and the wider business.
- Undertaking daily business development, researching companies’ vacancies’, cold calling and emailing to offer assistance with recruitment needs.
- Multitasking and prioritise urgent job vacancies and admin tasks.
- Assisted in training new team members and staff.
- Writing attractive and enticing job adverts to encourage applicants to apply for job vacancies.
- Utilising multiple platforms to actively search for suitable candidates.
- Conducting effective Boolean searching based on the identified required skills.
- Conduct initial pre-screening and interviewing of candidates to understand their suitability for positions against job descriptions and requirements.
- Develop clear role profiles, then use traditional and alternative channels to source great candidates and develop a strong pipeline.
- Carries out preliminary screening/vetting of applications on the ATS.
- Comfortable working with recruitment metrics and leveraging data to optimise recruitment processes and outcomes.
- Managing the recruitment process, this includes scheduling interviews with hiring managers calendars, preparing candidates for interviews, communicating feedback, regularly checking in with candidates, negotiating salary and managing the end-to-end recruitment process through the offer stage.
- Develop salary recommendations (to be agreed with hiring manager) and negotiate effectively to bring new hires on board.
- Utilizing and updating the database with candidate information and job details to ensure records are updated regularly and open jobs are monitored.
- Continuously look for ways to enhance the recruitment process, e.g. by gathering feedback from all candidates and researching techniques used by other firms to attract talent.
Social Media Manager/ Fashion Assistant
Vesper 247, Levendi Group
Rochester, Kent
2019.05 - 2024.05
- Due to the brand being a small fashion brand, my role was very flexible in daily activities and functions. During the time of the pandemic, Vesper also created 'The British Mask Company' which I also managed along side of the fashion brand.
- Assisting in day to day admin duties this includes bar coding, producing packaging labels, carton labels, ordering bar codes, replying to customer emails and enquiries, managing deliveries and regularly doing stock checks.
- Assisting on photoshoots- by taking pictures and videos for social media accounts and styling
- Promoting and maintaining Vesper 247 across our various social media channels this includes Facebook and Instagram, by regularly uploading and scheduling posts and replying to comments.
- Create compelling day-to-day content that engages the target market on an intimate and interacting level
- Designing Instagram Feed, Stories Posts, Reels, Facebook Posts, Newsletters, Email campaigns and SMS marketing.
- Outreaching to bloggers and social media influencers- this includes organising social media campaigns, promoting the brand and managing paid and gifted collaborations.
- Reviewing the social media strategy and testing new approaches, by tracking new social trends and industry news and sharing knowledge as appropriate.
- Reviewing data analytics by doing Monday best sellers and monthly best sellers, engagement on social media posts, impressions total likes and comments and comparing against previous weeks to see a positive correlation, bounce rates and new followers.
- Regularly using hoot suite to manage social media posts and schedule posts during the weeks for both social media platforms.
Admin Assistant
Beewired.ltd
Rochester, Kent
2019.07 - 2020.09
- Maintaining filing system and scheduling upcoming meetings
- Day to day administration and assisting the smooth running of the business
- Creating quotations and invoices for customers.
- Answering phone calls and responding to emails.
- Building relationships with clients and customers.
- Organising financial expenses such as tax and vat returns and expenses for stock and travel.
Buying Intern
Kurt Geiger
London
2019.09 - 2019.09
- Liaise with suppliers from Europe to the Far East to Track samples for selection meetings and production.
- Prepare garments/accessories for selection meetings, trade meetings and online photoshoots.
- Conduct competitor shop analysis and present findings back to your team to gain an understanding of where Next sits in the market.
- Maintain accurate buying systems.
- Work closely with the trainee merchandiser to analyse daily best/ worst sellers and make recommendations.
- Maintain an organised department - sample storage and approval library.
Buying Intern
River Island
London
2019.05 - 2019.06
- Managed delivery schedule and critical path, ensuring key dates are met and highlighting issues that need to be raised
- Observed in fit meetings, logging notes of any changes for the team to follow up on
- Supported Assistant Buyer with buy review preparation, using PowerPoint and Photoshop to create sign off decks and supporting documents which were reviewed by the senior leadership team.
- Completed a trend & competitor research project for the casual coats team, to develop and maintain knowledge of the competitive market place.
- Gained a great understanding of buying department and received training on Excel software.
- Manging and filing samples.
- Ensure quality control expectations are maintained, this includes; checking care labels, raising orders and checking fabric composition.
- Organising the range room to the highest standards.
Personal Stylist/Sales Assistant
Whistles
Dartford , Kent
2018.05 - 2018.09
- Maintaining sales and meeting regular targets, such as Bluewater store once releasing the new one stock system were the top 3 stores within the company generating over £2000 sales.
- Customer service skills- by going above and beyond to satisfy the customer experience in store and out.
- Assembling and styling visual displays in windows and in store.
- Processing cash and credit card transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Visiting and working in other whistles standalone stores, ensuring standards are exceptional.
- Strong Product knowledge and regularly meeting sale targets.
- Answering the phone and helping with customer queries/ complaints, remaining professional at all times.
Sales Assistant
Arcadia Group
Dartford , Kent
2016.05 - 2018.05
- Maintaining high level of customer service.
- Training new staff members this includes how to use the till and shop floor duties.
- Handling customers complaints in a professional and diplomatic way.
- Constantly achieving sale targets- this included regularly selling Dorothy Perkins Credit cards to generate more customers and a community.
- Managing point of sale processes.
- Effective selling and communication skills, regularly opening store cards for customers and promoting special offers.
Assistant
PA Consulting Group
2015.05 - 2015.09
- As part of my work experience, helped organise and arrange important meetings and events
- Implementing and maintaining procedures and administration systems
- Regularly answering phone calls and responding quickly to emails
- Managing client’s timetables and schedules
- Acting as first point of contact.
Education
BA Fashion Buying and Merchandising -
Southampton Solent University
2017.01 - 2020.04
A Levels -
Rochester Grammar School for Girls
GCSE's -
Rochester Grammar School for Girls
Skills
- A strong passion for recruitment and service delivery
- Great recruitment skills with proven experience hiring complex roles, technical roles and management roles
- Demonstrated ability to perform and deliver results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Excellent networking and relationship management skills
- Strong customer service orientation and excellent interpersonal and listening skills
- Experience working with ATS systems
- Experience of building effective employer brand and social media campaigns
- Comfortable with ambiguity, adept at change management, and capable of working in cross-functional teams
- Creative and strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Personal Information
Date of birth: 09/11/98
Custom
Available on request
Timeline
Recruitment Consultant/ Talent Partner
MDJ Group
2021.06 - Current
Buying Intern
Kurt Geiger
2019.09 - 2019.09
Admin Assistant
Beewired.ltd
2019.07 - 2020.09
Social Media Manager/ Fashion Assistant
Vesper 247, Levendi Group
2019.05 - 2024.05
Buying Intern
River Island
2019.05 - 2019.06
Personal Stylist/Sales Assistant
Whistles
2018.05 - 2018.09
BA Fashion Buying and Merchandising -
Southampton Solent University
2017.01 - 2020.04
Sales Assistant
Arcadia Group
2016.05 - 2018.05
Assistant
PA Consulting Group
2015.05 - 2015.09
A Levels -
Rochester Grammar School for Girls
GCSE's -
Rochester Grammar School for Girls