Swooner of the Quarter recognizes one of our team members for going above and beyond for the quarter. Swooners submit nominations describing how that individual made the most impact and why they deserve this award.
This quarter’s winner was Julia Haas. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Julia has absolutely crushed it this quarter. In the last two weeks of December, she placed 4 NDC Recruiters (which is pretty unheard of). She does it all with the best attitude, always happy and ready to help!
Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Peer Quote
“Julia has worked tirelessly on finding solid talent for my team. She has stepped up so much over the last few months and assisted in taking on tasks for other team members. She really owns the process of TA and working with hiring leads. She is open to feedback and direction. The NDC would not exist without her work.”
Julia chose a career in Talent Acquisition because she loves getting to connect with so many amazing people from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences each and every day.
“It’s so rewarding getting to represent Swoon and guide candidates through our interview process, potentially placing them into their dream career with us!”
See why she Swoons here:
“There are so many wonderful pieces of Swoon that I get to talk to candidates about every day. From the fun, driven, collaborative company culture we have fostered to the endless growth opportunities, all while working alongside some of the most hard-working people I know. So there is never a shortage of amazing things to speak about when it comes to why someone should join our team.”
We asked Julia what her professional and personal goals are, and she sums it up perfectly!
“Our team has some big goals now and for the future of Swoon. Right now, we’re expanding our newly established office in Phoenix, Arizona, while also hiring across departments for various sales and recruiting positions. As we keep growing, we want to continue bringing in top talent team members that are passionate about their work within Swoon and developing an inclusive, dynamic, and driven team culture.”
“I want to continue learning and growing every day. I love that Swoon supports our individual career growth and actively works with us to make that happen. I can’t wait to see the goals and milestones we’ll continue to reach as a company, and I am excited to be a part of it!”
Introducing our Swooner of the Quarter for Q2 – Ryan Grozinski!
Swooner of the Quarter recognizes one of our team members for going above and beyond for the quarter. Swooners submit nominations describing how that individual made the most impact and why they deserve this award.
This quarter’s winner was Ryan Grozinski, who has been with Swoon for about a year!
As a Senior Manager for Major Account Development, Ryan was brought in to make an immediate impact, and he has done that. He works hard, and he elevates the performance of those around him. He brings energy and excitement to the table every single day. Beyond just closing more than a handful of high margin deals in his short time here (with plenty more to come), he’s done a great job leading by example when it comes to the partnership between sales & recruiting.
Ryan Grozinski
Title: Senior Manager, Major Account Development
Ryan is dedicated, hardworking, and focused on continuously learning and developing best practices. Ryan always brings a positive energy with a personal touch!
Peer Quote
“He’s a ton of fun to work with – so glad he’s joined our Major Accounts team at Swoon!”
Our client, the largest customer-owned health insurer in the nation, leverages analytics to drive business performance and create new value for their customers. Historically, any advanced analytics and data science were completed by professionals directly embedded in the business areas. Our client made a strategic decision to create an Enterprise Data Science Center of Excellence and a corresponding Enterprise Data Strategy. They sought a true partner to help add over forty members to the team with in-demand skills in Data Science and Data Engineering. Swoon was ready to partner up!
Key Challenges
- To accomplish this, our client needed to hire a large team of advanced Data Scientists with expertise in AI, Machine Learning, and a variety of niche modeling techniques as well as build an enterprise Data Engineering team to support that effort—all of which are highly competitive and difficult positions to source.
- The senior-level roles were also very niche and had a high urgency to fill in a timely manner.
- For this client, Principal level job postings only produced a handful of underqualified resume submissions.
Our Solutions
- Swoon became a true partner by generating a customized sourcing & screening process—ensuring that only the most qualified and aligned candidates made it to interviews with hiring managers.
- This significantly reduced time-to-fill and lost man-hours interviewing substandard candidates.
- For the Principal level positions, we sourced through analytics organizations, networking groups and our talent network to capture passive, highly qualified candidates.
The Outcome
- Swoon was instrumental in hiring Senior and Principal Data Scientists and Senior Data Engineers for the team
- Our clients were extremely satisfied with our candidate quality and level of communication
- Our partnership created operational efficiency and made their Enterprise Data Science Center a reality
Have a hiring challenge that you’d like Swoon to help with? Fill out our contact form and one of our team members will reach out.
We are so excited to introduce our most recent Swooner of the Quarter, Kaylie Mora!
Swooner of the Quarter recognizes one of our team members for going above and beyond. Everyone in the company submits a nomination describing how they made the most impact. This past quarter, Kaylie won with a total of 10 wonderful nominations!
Kaylie Mora
Title: Senior Professional Recruiter
Location: San Diego
Why She Was Nominated: Kaylie was nominated by a vast amount of people for her recruiting skills and her willingness to help others with whatever they need. She is a huge asset to our team and is someone that our newer hires always look up to!
Quote from nomination: “If I were to describe Kaylie in one word, it is: consistent. She consistently works hard every day to find great, quality candidates, shows up to work ready to tackle the day and doesn’t make excuses; she has a fun, vibrant energy that she brings to the team as well. Her work ethic is a perfect example of a Swooner and never cuts corners!”