Karen Yap

Current

Consultant at Futurestep

Past

Vice President at Sterling Search, Inc.
Project Manager at Consulting Engagements
College Recruiter at Parker Aerospace

College Recruiter at Parker Hannifin - Aerospace Group

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Education

Biola University
University of California, Irvine

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21 people have recommended Karen

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

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Karen Yap’s Summary

Karen is the Vice President of Recruitment. Karen brings more than 10 years of cross-industry experience to the firm. Karen has the best practice knowledge from her human resources management and recruiting experience from multiple Fortune 500 Corporations, where she has successfully placed top talents in various roles.

Since 2004, Karen has been managing and executing high level projects along with her team. Karen prides herself most on managing her team with precision and balance. Karen has successfully placed mid to senior level management talent across a broad range of disciplines in Financial Services, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Technology and Healthcare industries as well as a large Non-Profit sector. Karen focuses on the right fit for both the clients and candidates, and has earned her many testimonials from hired candidates, whose careers have progressed.

Karen earned her Human Resources Management Certification from University of California, Irvine and has completed upper division courses for her Bachelor of Science degree from Biola University in La Mirada, California. Karen belongs to a broad range of networking groups that provide a continuous resource for networking. Karen resides in Irvine, California.

Karen Yap’s Specialties:

Seasoned Headhunter with extensive experience in direct sourcing, cold calling, developing relationship with clients & candidates across all industries - from Technical to Non-Profit.

Karen Yap’s Experience

Consultant

Futurestep

(Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Vice President

Sterling Search, Inc.

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 2004 — June 2009 (4 years 7 months)
Project Manager

Consulting Engagements

(Semiconductors industry)

June 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 7 months)

SimpleTech
• Executed strategic recruiting plan for company-wide open requisitions to include Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Management and Manufacturing. Partnered with management team in facilitating open requisitions.

Ingram Micro
• Provided strategic recruiting partnership for the following client groups: Sales, IT, Corporate Operations, Logistics, Product Management, Purchasing and Human Resources.

Experian
• Partnered with management to facilitate recruiting of exempt, non-exempt and executive positions in IT, Marketing, Administration, Human Resources, and Finance & Accounting.

Sage Software
• Partnered with management in recruiting efforts for company wide open requisitions.
College Recruiter

Parker Aerospace

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

1999 — 2003 (4 years)
College Recruiter

Parker Hannifin - Aerospace Group

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

September 1999 — March 2003 (3 years 7 months)