Monica Bowen
Vice President of Talent AcquisitionJAMS
Monica Bowen (Her/She) is an experienced Talent Acquisition, Management, and Strategy leader at JAMS. She is passionate about building and leveraging the candidate’s experience to attract diverse talent into the organization. Monica has built her organization’s Talent Acquisition from the ground up, including DEI in recruitment, candidate engagement, employer branding, and talent strategy.
At JAMS, Monica drives diversity because she understands how a more inclusive environment will enrich the organizational culture and help build their core values.
In her career, Monica has leveraged employer branding to increase the talent pool and future pipelines. This has enabled her to decrease agency placement fees while increasing the quality of hire, reducing the attrition rate, and increasing candidate/manager satisfaction.
Staying current on industry developments, technology, and trends has allowed Monica and her team to remain nimble and provide responsive and relevant support to the organization during these dynamic and challenging times.
Monica likes to spend as much time outdoors as possible gardening and walking/hiking in her spare time. She has fulfilled a long-time goal of becoming a CASA -Court Appointed Special Advocate—a great volunteer opportunity to support foster children.
11:15 a.m. —
In this session, Monica Bowen, Director of Talent Acquisition at JAMS will discuss how the company adjusted their strategy to source a new generation of candidates that communicate in different digital ways. She will share how a lean team of just a few staff have achieved big wins and encountered some stumbles along the way. Key talking points include:
Tools for creating the ideal candidate persona for a great hire
Tips for gaining persona engagement
How to craft personalized email sequences
Tips to connect with and nurture passive candidates and respect candidates’ time