Brenda Farrell

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My role with Trend Micro was to manage and improve the recruitment process across EMEA. These roles carried from Technical Support, HR, Finance and Order Fulfilment. My main focus was on improving recruitment on the Irish operation however I had an oversight of European recruitment and managed this through the HR Managers across other European sites.

This was a contract role to help in the recruitment of skilled pharmaceutical staff during a ramp up of operations across their Fill/Finish site in Waterford.

• Full 360 degree recruitment cycle for the entire Cork operation. I successfully recruited 60 permanent staff in my first 4 months in the organisation, and saved the company €140,000 by reducing my reliance on recruitment agencies and focusing more on referrals, direct hires advertising campaigns, and through the development of a “Talent Pipeline”. These savings continued throughout the course of my contract.

I was contracted into this position to assist with the full recruitment life cycle for CCA’s Corporate and IT business units. • Full 360 degree recruitment cycle for IT and Corporate roles. • Work closely with key stakeholders in the business to ensure recruitment needs are adequately forecasted and filled. This involved developing various recruitment strategies to ensure we attracted key talent to the business. • Provide strategic recruitment advice to key line managers and HR.

My core responsibility is the full recruitment life-cycle for professional services staff for KPMG Sydney. My focus groups cover Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Forensic, HR, Learning and Development, Finance, Facilities . My main responsibilities include: • Overall responsibility for the entire recruitment life-cycle from initiation through to offer. • Involved with overseas advertising campaigns in attracting overseas candidates to the Australian market.

• HR Adviser to all staff within QUMAS both in the US/Ireland and the UK (Total staff of 80) • Responsible for Training and Development and the co-ordination of training needs analysis with all managers. • Have successfully implemented HR Policies and Procedures for both Ireland and the US. • Responsible for ensuring that there is constant and consistent lines of communication across all departments and global offices by implementing a communications strategy for all our offices.

My main focus within Dell was full responsibility for IT & Shared Services recruitment for Dell. • Weekly reporting to Senior Management •Responsible for Graduate and Co-Op placements, which involved milkrounds, presentations, sourcing and interviewing candidates. •Involved in Advertising campaigns where I had sole responsibility for the many Recruitment Fairs that we took part in throughout the year.