Favorite Parts of Being a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at DataDome
Devon, a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, thrives on the "outbound strategy and research" involved in finding niche profiles, taking particular satisfaction in crafting creative approaches to attract candidates and witnessing their success at DataDome, "working alongside the people that [Devon] hire[s]" and seeing their growth. The fulfillment Devon derives comes from building strong relationships and seeing candidates "thrive," leading to a mutual sense of accomplishment.
Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Strategies, Relationship Building, Candidate Experience, Career Fulfillment
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Devon Walo
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
DataDome
University of Arizona, 2017
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Creative Writing, Journalism
Technology
Human Resources (HR)
Disabled, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. The creative hunt for niche profiles and the satisfaction of finding them.
2. The feeling of alignment with the hiring team when they love the candidate as much as the recruiter.
3. Building relationships with candidates and seeing them thrive and succeed after joining the company
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I personally love the outbound strategy and the research that comes with recruiting. It is a very special feeling being on the hunt for a very specific niche profile. Finding them is always a huge win, but again, it's about crafting that creative way to get their attention.
Then, of course, when it's well received, I'm able to sell them on the opportunity in the company. Once a candidate is hooked and I introduce them to the rest of the hiring team, there are very few better feelings than hearing from my hiring team that they loved the candidate just as much as I did. That shows that we're aligned, and that's critical when it comes to hiring.
My absolute favorite part, though, is eventually working alongside the people that I hire. Relationship building is huge in recruiting. I genuinely feel invested in my candidates, and seeing them thrive, especially after joining Data Do, brings me a huge sense of fulfillment.
We develop great working relationships. I see their accolades rolling in, they're earning promotions, and it really brings me back to our first conversation and seeing how far we've come since then.