What inspired you to apply for the Recruitment Marketing Specialist position?
By guest blogger, Darla Mayse,Sourcing & Recruitment Marketing Specialist
The creator, and chief blogger of our Sodexo Careers blog, Kerry Noone, often states “I am not a recruiter. I’m just a marketing type…” Whether or not Kerry knows it, she is a “recruiter type.” She may not have the title of “Senior Recruiter”; however, the manner in which she has collaborated with department leaders to develope of our recruitment market strategy is similar to how we as recruiters partner with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies to fill positions with top talent - research, collaborate, create and implement. Her efforts to increase the Sodexo Talent Acquisition team’s social media presence have definitely enhanced our ability as recruiters to connect and engage candidates in a different way. Engaging people and building relationships is the essence of being a great recruiter. My point is this: job titles do not define one’s total skill set nor do they always direct one’s career path. Just ask a number of Sodexo employees who began their career with Sodexo as a clinical dietitian and now lead teams having nothing to do with clinical nutrition. The transferrable skills collected over the years enabled them to become the leaders they are today.
In the Celebrating 10 years blog post, I talked about my tenure with Sodexo and that although I have been in recruitment for the majority of my employment here, I’ve grown professionally in so many ways through the various opportunities I have been afforded. As a Senior Recruiter, I have been responsible for developing relationships, designing sourcing strategies, forecasting for future hires, coordinating meetings, career fairs and conferences, conducting presentations, representing the company on panels at industry events, as well as representing Sodexo as a subject matter expert for articles relevant to recruitment and promoting the Sodexo Employment Brand. With all of these responsibilities comes a development opportunity. Needless to say, my leadership, communication, and presentation skills have grown tremendously.
Within in the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to participate on multiple recruitment marketing initiatives and other special projects. It wasn’t until the coordination of the “Your Future, So Sodexo” video shoot and working closely with department leadership along with the videographer to complete the final product that I wanted to turn my interest in this area into a permanent role. The project allowed me to utilize all of the skills and experiences gained throughout my career and develop new ones in the process. It was a totally new experience and I loved the challenge it provided for my creative thinking skills. When the Recruitment Marketing Specialist position became available, here was my opportunity to take all of those transferable skills I’ve gained over the years and utilize them to contribute in way that would be an asset to Sodexo as a whole. So, I applied.
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After more than 10 years of sourcing and recruiting top talent for Sodexo as a Sr. Recruiter, Darla Mayse most recently accepted the role of Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing Specialist. She looks forward to continuing to brand Sodexo as an employer of choice through exciting and innovative marketing initiatives. Connect with Darla via Twitter (@dmayse), Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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