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Abigail Bailey

Recruiter · San Francisco · United States

Recruiter with experience in pipeline quality, time to hire, candidate experience, and stakeholder alignment. Practical work includes Candidate sourcing, Structured interviews, Hiring calibration, Recruiting funnel analysis.

Experience

OpenAI

San Francisco · United States

Recruiter

Mar 2022 - now

  • Built a sourcing plan from a hiring intake, separating essential evidence from trainable skills; calibrated sample profiles with the hiring manager before expanding the recruiting search.
  • Improved candidate experience with a stated interview sequence and timely updates; audited hiring feedback for job-related evidence and returned unsupported recommendations for clarification.
  • Turned the hiring manager’s requirements into a structured interview rubric, calibrated interviewer feedback against evidence, and monitored where qualified candidates left the process.
  • Owned a search-strategy review using role-specific hiring priorities, resolved inconsistent screening criteria and completed interviewer calibration before opening the next slate.
  • Built a weekly hiring-funnel report using stage timestamps, reduced overdue candidate follow-ups by 32% and published an owner-specific response schedule.

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington · United States

Recruiter

Jan 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Analyzed stage aging and removed two redundant interview steps. Kept turnaround time within the agreed operating window.
  • Prepared a structured facilitation guide, tested the instructions with a small internal group, and revised ambiguous prompts before using the material in a hiring or employee-development session.
  • Reviewed an employee-facing process with HR and the responsible manager, separated mandatory policy steps from local team habits, and rewrote the guidance around actual questions received during onboarding.

Selected project

Recruiter — independent case study

Project owner

Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Introduced candidate updates at each decision boundary with named owners
  • Built a fictitious employee-case set with a policy question, an incomplete record and an escalation need; defined access limits and separated evidence collection from the decision reserved for an authorized adviser.
  • Prepared a manager guide with scenario-based questions and a review checklist; tested whether a reader could choose the correct next step without seeing confidential employee information.
  • Owned the fictional employee-case review using documented policy, resolved inconsistent manager instructions and completed a restricted-access decision log for adviser review.

Education

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington · United States

B.S. Business Administration

Sep 2013 - Jun 2017

Relevant coursework: Financial accounting, statistics, operations management, organizational behavior

Skills

Role expertise

Candidate sourcing · Structured interviews · Hiring calibration · Recruiting funnel analysis

Certifications

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

SHRM

Jun 2024

Publications

  • Published a personal HR practice note using anonymized training scenarios, explaining consent, evidence access and when a manager must consult a qualified employment adviser.

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OpenAI

Recruiter, AI/ML Research

San Francisco · United StatesMid-level

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  • In the posting
      • hiring priorities
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Partner directly with research and technical staff to define hiring priorities, shape search strategies, and anticipate future talent needs as technical roadmaps evolve.”

    In this resume
    Owned a search-strategy review using role-specific hiring priorities, resolved inconsistent screening criteria and completed interviewer calibration before opening the next slate.
    Recruiter · OpenAI
  • In the posting
      • sourcing
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Collaborate closely with your sourcing partner to execute complex, high-impact searches in ambiguous or rapidly evolving technical domains.”

    In this resume
    Built a sourcing plan from a hiring intake, separating essential evidence from trainable skills; calibrated sample profiles with the hiring manager before expanding the recruiting search.
    Recruiter · OpenAI
  • In the posting
      • hiring
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Proactively identify and cultivate exceptional AI/ML research talent across industry, academia, and emerging labs, often before formal hiring needs exist.”

    In this resume
    Improved candidate experience with a stated interview sequence and timely updates; audited hiring feedback for job-related evidence and returned unsupported recommendations for clarification.
    Recruiter · OpenAI
  • In the posting
      • search strategies
      • candidate evaluation
      • market insights
      • compensation strategy
      • talent mapping
      • negotiations
      • AI research
      No relevant experience found

    “Partner directly with research and technical staff to define hiring priorities, shape search strategies, and anticipate future talent needs as technical roadmaps evolve.”

    “Serve as a trusted advisor throughout candidate evaluation and closing — helping leaders calibrate for research excellence, long-term potential, and organizational fit.”

    “Use market insights and candidate signals to influence hiring decisions, leveling, and compensation strategy for highly specialized research roles.”

    “Track record of leading complex, ambiguous technical searches from early talent mapping through close.”

    “Experience navigating high-stakes negotiations with senior technical or research candidates.”

    “Deep interest in AI research and a desire to engage directly with global research communities.”

    In this resume

    No supporting experience found. Do not add this keyword unless your own work supports it.

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