Career path of a Talent Operations Manager at Kyo
Chelsea is currently finishing a bachelor's degree after a 10-year gap, and initially worked in hospitality at Disney World before transitioning to a front desk role at a resort where a passion for HR was discovered, stating that "recruitment was really the one that stood out." This led to a move to Kyo, where Chelsea progressed from a talent acquisition specialist to a senior TIS, and is now a talent operations manager.
Hospitality, Human Resources, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Career Progression
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Chelsea Hurling
Talent Operations Manager
Kyo
University of West Florida
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Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Human Resources (HR)
Disabled, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Started in hospitality at Disney World for four and a half years before transitioning to HR.
2. Found a passion for HR while working front desk at a resort, initially as an HR receptionist, eventually focusing on recruitment and employee events.
3. Progressed within Kyo (CYO) from a Talent Acquisition Specialist to a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, and ultimately to Talent Operations Manager over three years.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? Please start with your experiences in college, any internships, or jobs you had before your current role.
I am still currently a college student, finishing my bachelor's after a ten-year gap. I definitely jumped into hospitality, and I worked at Disney World for four and a half years in attractions.
Once I wanted to move on from that, I stuck to hospitality and started working front desk for a resort. There, I fell into an HR position. I was an HR receptionist at the time, and that role really transformed over time into office support and a coordinator.
In that role, I really found my passion for HR. I started doing a lot more employee events and workers' compensation. Recruitment was really the one that stood out for me, the one I knew in the long run I really wanted to hone in on.
Then I found my current company, CYO. I've been with CYO now for over three years, and I started out as a talent acquisition specialist. Over the last three years, I've moved into a senior talent acquisition specialist, or TIS, as we call it. And now I am the talent operations manager.