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Yam Chu Lau

Manager - Technical Talent Acquisition

Results-oriented Technical Recruiter with 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition across a broad range of industries with a proven track record in leading recruitment and retention strategies and creating new recruitment pipelines. Seeking to leverage background and experience to take next career step in recruitment with a highly respected organization.

personal info

name: Yam Chu Lau E-mail: yamchulau@gmail.com website: www.yamchulau.com
Who am i?
I am a business graduate from York University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with Management Honours. I started coding at a very young age and I have ever since been interested in technology. I am always looking to continue evolving my skills on a daily basis both on a professional and personal level.
What I'm really good at?
Most recently, you can find me networking with individuals and helping companies achieve their goals in finding the right talent for their internal teams as well as helping individuals propel their careers to the next level
What technologies have I recruited for in the past?
I have experience recruiting for the following technologies: Java , Core Java and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, J2ee, etc), .NET, C#, ASP, ASP.NET, C, C++, Cobol, Perl, Python, Lotus Notes, AIX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Angular, React, MEAN, BI Tools, R, SAS, Cognos, Data Visualization, Tableau, D3, RDBMS, MySQL, MSSQL, Sybase, DB2, Oracle, NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Selenium, HP QC, ALM, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Jasmine, JUnit, CMS, Drupal, Wordpress, SharePoint, Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Bluemix, OpenStack, embedded hardware, FPGA, ASIC, hardware acceleration, OpenGL, OpenCL, Git, SVN, Perforce, Waterfall, Agile, RUP, DevOps (CI/CD), Jenkins, TDD, BDD, and more
What are my hobbies?
Learning about IoT, Blockchain, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Writting random pieces of code

technical skills

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Microsoft Office 365

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Google G-Suite

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Adobe Creative Suite

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Python, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript

other skills

I am a high performance, highly energetic individual with a demonstrated track record of providing best in class results. Capable of providing out of the box solutions and always looking to improve processes with a highly analytical approach. Always delivering results well within budget and deadlines.

work experiences

Professionally expediting deliverables with emerging best practices. Leveraging core competencies.

Walmart

( Mar 2022 - Present ) Toronto, ON

Manager - Talent Acquisition (Global Tech, Technology, eCommerce)

The Home Depot Canada

( Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 ) Toronto, ON

Lead Talent Acquisition - Technical

Amazon

( Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 ) Toronto, ON

Technical Recruiter

The Home Depot Canada

( Dec 2017 - Dec 2018 ) Toronto, ON

Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract)

Sears Canada

( Feb 2017 - Nov 2017 ) Toronto, ON

Talent Acquisition Consultant / Technical Consultant (Contract)

Yoush Consulting

( Jun 2016 - Feb 2017 ) Toronto, ON

Staffing Consultant

ARES Staffing

( Sept 2013 - Sept 2014 ) Toronto, ON

Technical Recruiter / Account Manager

York University

( Graduate class of 2012 ) Toronto, ON

Bachelor of Administrative Studies, Honours in Management

Get in touch

I am an open networker and I always like to meet with new people. Feel free to get in touch with me