Rachel Book

Current

Senior Manager, Talent Attraction at AT&T

Past

Senior Staffing Manager, Technical Sales at AT&T
Human Resources Recruiter at TD Bank
Senior Recruiter at Publishers Circulation Fulfillment

Staffing Specialist at Medco
Director of Marketing, Ministry of Tourism at Government of Israel
Recruiting and Staffing Specialist at Net2Phone

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Education

Thomas Edison State College

Recommended

12 people have recommended Rachel

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

Rachel Book’s Summary

Progressive and Proactive, Energized and Efficient.

A PHR and AIRS/CIR certified recruiting professional with hands-on experience in all aspects of corporate staffing.

Currently creating specialized sourcing models & efficiencies for AT&T's strategic staffing teams.

Rachel Book’s Specialties:

Strategic sourcing and recruitment, staffing training and development, coaching and directing recruiters on building strategic recruiting/sourcing plans.

Rachel Book’s Experience

Senior Manager, Talent Attraction

AT&T

(Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Act as a consultative SME overlay to strategic staffing teams; providing training and sourcing support for high level, specialized requisitions. Discover, prepare and package tools, industry buzz and progressive resources in an online toolkit; a plug-and-play format for easy access by busy staffing managers. Create efficiencies to optimize use of existing tools and enable the use of additional resources.
Senior Staffing Manager, Technical Sales

AT&T

(Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)

June 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 7 months)

Contract position

• Developed and implemented innovative and effective sourcing strategies to attract, recruit, and select qualified candidates for technical and government sales, voice product marketing and IT project management roles at all levels.
• Created and maintained pipeline of qualified candidates for positions with recurring vacancies in various regions.
• Partnered strategically with hiring managers to build candidate pools without use of external agencies.
• Developed interview guides and compelling job postings for various positions
Human Resources Recruiter

TD Bank

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TD; Banking industry)

November 2005 — April 2006 (6 months)

Contract position

• Responsible for high volume, full life cycle recruiting for 45+ bank branches in New York State.
• Recruited for 40-50 positions simultaneously while working closely with area managers to create and define staffing plans.
• Assisted with implementation of new Applicant Tracking System
Senior Recruiter

Publishers Circulation Fulfillment

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

December 2004 — November 2005 (1 year )

Publishers Circulation Fullfillment (PCF) is the telesales, customer care and distribution arm of the NY Times & other newspapers.

Contract Position
• Recruited for positions in IT, Training, HR, and Customer Care.
• Rewrote employee handbook, jointly with VP of Human Resources and outside legal counsel.
• Revised employment application, confidentiality agreements, offer and rejection letters, and new-hire paperwork to comply with state and federal regulations. Liaised with management at multiple PCF locations to ensure compliance on issues identified by HR auditors.
• Developed content and design of career portion of corporate web site to attract applicants to the company.
• Created materials and delivered training as part of outplacement efforts to 100 employees affected by reduction in force. Organized on-site job fair staffed by local employers on behalf of these employees.
• Created materials for training in Behavioral Interviewing, Anti-Harassment and Civil Treatment.
Staffing Specialist

Medco

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHS; Pharmaceuticals industry)

June 2003 — October 2003 (5 months)

Contract position

• Recruited, sourced, screened and scheduled interviews for open positions in Sales, Finance, and Pharmacy.
• Established national College Recruiting Program and schedule
• Assisted in implementation of new HRIS Staffing System and Applicant Tracking System.
Director of Marketing, Ministry of Tourism

Government of Israel

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

May 2002 — January 2003 (9 months)

• Effected strategic change in how the Ministry promotes Israel Tourism by building relationships with synagogue bodies, rabbinic organizations, and over 50 American Jewish Organizations
• Created target map of the top Jewish organizations for promotion of Israel Tourism agenda. Set up “Marketing Tool Kit” as mechanism to utilize the organizations’ existing in-house marketing and communication channels for Israel Tourism promotion.
• Served as designated representative of the Israel Government Tourism Ministry to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an umbrella organization with over 50 members, the voice of organized American Jewry and an effective advocate on issues of vital global concern.
Recruiting and Staffing Specialist

Net2Phone

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; NTOP; Telecommunications industry)

1998 — 2002 (4 years )

 Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select qualified candidates. Recruited for over 100 positions simultaneously. Developed on-campus recruitment program to recruit at universities and technical schools.
 Managed several contract recruiters to ensure that time-sensitive positions were filled without the use of contingency recruitment firms.
 Recruited, interviewed, negotiated salary offers and hired over 500 employees at all levels within the organization to fill technical, financial and management roles. Defined and set measurable goals and objectives for new hires.

Rachel Book’s Education

Thomas Edison State College

BA , Psychology and Judaic Studies

Recipient of Arnold Fletcher award for achievement in independent study

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Rachel Book’s Groups:

Member of Society of Human Resources Management, LinkedIn, ERE.net, Beth Abraham, six degrees from dave, Technical Recruiting Community/Israel, Recruiting network