Recruitment is an increasingly challenging profession with so many channels to attract talent doing it right can sometime be very daunting, but as someone who has a passion for people and being a bit of a technology geek it’s the perfect profession for me Here is why: People never cease to amaze me. Every person has an amazing story to tell or an interesting experience to reveal, you just have to look for them, find them, and allow a person to want share them with you. I never get bored of hearing why people do what they do and how they do it. Whether it’s the Grad looking for their first job talking about how they grew up in an army family, living in 7 different countries, experiencing multiple cultures and seeing more sadness than most of us could possibly imagine in our lifetime. To the highly experienced and super intelligent founder and CEO of a small company talking about how they fought their way to the top of a large corporation making some incredibly bad decisions on the way, to get there and realise it wasn’t all it was cut out to be The inner geek is crying to get out. There are just so many gadgets, services or channels out there that can help me do my job. I am always looking to find creative solutions and love to try new things. Technology and social media has completely revolutionised the way the recruitment industry works, and I absolutely love it! From using augmented reality in job descriptions to gamification to generate referrals, each day I can’t wait to read the tech update newsletter that hits my inbox to see what’s new As Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Forrester Research, I get to do a combination of these things and as the business continues to thrive we continue to grow so talent is key. If you’re interested in learning about Forrester and what a career here can offer I am more than happy to have a chat.

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @ Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We work with business and technology leaders to develop customer-obsessed strategies that drive growth. Forrester's unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more than 500,000 consumers and business leaders worldwide, rigorous and objective methodologies, and the shared wisdom of our most innovative clients. Have a look at our Instagram, Pinterest or YouTube page to see how great it is to work at Forrester https://instagram.com/forresterlife/ https://www.pinterest.com/forrester/ https://www.youtube.com/user/ForresterResearch?feature=watch&intcmp=mkt:pw:vid:YouTubeChannel Or check us out on Twitter or Facebook to keep up to date with Forrester News https://twitter.com/forresterlife https://www.facebook.com/ForresterCareers From May 2015 to Present (8 months) London, United KingdomGlobal Recruitment Manager @ My job as Global Recruitment Manager is a new role for MMR and it was created to allow us to move away from a 'post and pray' approach to recruitment and develop a strategic and engaging one where we are an employer of choice. It is my job to set out this hiring strategy for MMR and to attract fresh and inspired talent. Looking beyond the obvious and exploring different methodologies in tracking down this talent across multiple global locations, is an exciting and invigorating challenge. So far some of the responsibilities and projects I have been involved in include: - Introducing augmented reality into talent attraction strategy creating a more engaging candidate experience - Increased engagement of potential talent by 56% in 6 months through employer brand project on LinkedIn - Re-developed design and content for MMR Careers website - Increased website traffic via increased social media presence and campaigns - Training and development for internal stakeholders (Discrimination/Diversity/Social Media) - Devised and negotiated global tiered PSL and developed 'Partnerships' - Early stage development if Internal gamification referral strategy - Delivered and implemented global talent acquisition strategy - Significant milestones include, Introducing metric tracking, approval process, headcount forecasting - Designed and Implemented a metric tracking process to evaluate multiple areas of performance - Budget management and forecasting - Strong stakeholder management at Board Level, including strategy sessions and presentations. From November 2014 to May 2015 (7 months) London, United KingdomEMEA/APAC Talent Acquisition Manager @ Wolters Kluwer enables legal, tax, finance, and healthcare professionals to be more effective and efficient. We provide information, software, and services that deliver vital insights, intelligent tools, and the guidance of subject-matter experts. Responsible for direct recruitment at all levels (Entry level-VP) throughout EMEA. • Responsible for all recruitment across Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research – including OVID, LWW, Professional & Education and Kluwer Law, Tymetrix, TeamMate and CorSearch • Maintain and drive hiring momentum through a number of business changes, including acquisition, integration, new leadership team appointments and cultural transition. • Own the full recruitment lifecycle including strategy, business partnering, budget management, candidate attraction, interviewing and managing offer process. • Design and deliver training courses for hiring managers to ensure managers have the tools they need to develop diverse and effective teams. • Strong stakeholder management, regularly partnering with senior stakeholders. • Global collaboration with HR, Talent & Development, Diversity & Inclusion and Learning colleagues. • Focus on maintaining a high level of direct hires via social media, advertising and employee referrals. • Promote internal movement of employees. • Develop innovative methods of recruiting the right talent for our business – i.e. building external relationships to promote our organisation to the most relevant audience. • Act as the UK Lead in global recruiting initiatives, communicating messages to the business. From March 2011 to November 2014 (3 years 9 months) London, United KingdomTeam Leader @ Recruitment of permanent and temporary staff for a full range of business support and executive roles starting at graduate and entry level through to senior executive support. Responsible for leading a successful team in the recruitment of HR and Office Support personnel at all levels - Developed and recruited a team - Built key relationships internally and externally to ensure delivery to clients - Negotiated terms of business and PSL’s with large organizations - Managed full P& L responsibility, invoicing and payroll - Involved in training and development within organization specifically within team and division - Participated in leadership development courses and quarterly leadership board meetings - Generated team business plan in line with targets and growth requirements - Covered all aspects of the recruitment cycle on both the perm and temp side, building solid candidate base - Actively involved in developing innovate candidate sourcing and the development/introduction to video CV’s on both the client and candidate side. - Recruited and trained team members, including fresh grads with no previous experience From August 2010 to March 2011 (8 months) London, United KingdomEMEA Recruitment Manager @ GulfBankers/GulfManager, Part of the Forum International Group of Companies is a highly specialized search and selection Recruitment Consultancy, focusing on the Finance and FMCG sector within the Middle Eastern Marketplace. Responsible for direct recruitment of senior level executives (including C level) within FMCG and information sector on retained basis. Developed and rolled out online recruitment portal, developing new business and building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. - Ensured continued development of external relationships - Developed external network of future top talent - Successfully redeveloped problematic accounts - Negotiated senior level retained assignments - Strategically developed GulfManagers in UAE - Introduced ‘best recruitment practice’ training From August 2008 to July 2010 (2 years) Recruitment Consultant - New Zealand + Australia @ Madison offers temporary and permanent staffing solutions nationwide in various sector and at all levels across NZ and AUS. Responsible for end to end recruitment or permanent & temporary staff including volume recruitment campaigns and specialist roles within the Retail, FMCG, Tourism. banking, insurance, information services and finance sectors. From April 2007 to August 2008 (1 year 5 months) Recruitment Advisor - International @ Emirates is the award winning national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 passenger flights per week from its hub at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, to 105 cities in 62 countries across six continents Responsible for the recruitment of Cabin Crew internationally, holding volume assessment center and one-on-one competency based interviewing From December 2003 to March 2007 (3 years 4 months)

Gender, Sociology and Law @ Cambridge From 2000 to 2003 Heidi Dennis is skilled in: Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Talent Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategy, Team Management, Graduate Recruitment, International Business, Publishing, Human Resources, CRM, Strategic Sourcing, Interviews, Recruiters