Rachel Parkes's Linkedin Analytics

CIPD Associate member. Psychometric Testing - User: Occupational Ability & Personality (trained in Saville Consulting Wave) Formal BPS Accreditation. MBTI Step 1 Practitioner Mental Health First Aider People are one of the greatest assets of any business. Its simple, look after your people, the people will look after your business. What am i all about? I am passionate about all things Talent, from Acquisition to Development. A champion of candidate and employee experience. I enjoy and thrive in constantly evolving environments where I am empowered to transform the employee lifecycle, ensuring businesses I work for remain competitive with their offering, keeping retention and engagement at the heart of what i do. (And the all important commercials!) To stand out as an employer, I ensure a full understanding whats makes every organisation 'unique' and how we can leverage this through employer branding. Experienced in both strategic and tactical approach to Talent & Development. Key Skills: - Direct Recruitment - Design and delivery of direct sourcing models inclusive of RPO's - Candidate attraction and Talent Mapping - Competency based interviews / Assessment Centres / Development Centres - design and delivery - Building Talent Strategies - Onboarding and employee experience - Succession Planning / Strategic Talent Reviews - Experience from Apprenticeship, Graduate to Leadership/Executive Recruitment - Employer Branding - Agency / Brand / Retail / Manufacturing FMCG experience - Stakeholder Management at all levels Proud achievement: Invited to be a guest speaker at Cornerstone Convergence conference in 2019 on the topic of employer branding as a critical part of your talent strategy. (Talent Magnet - turning your employer branding into your superpower)