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Sydney Cochran

Sydney Cochran

Substitute Teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Technical Recruiter @ Airbnb | Workshop Facilitation, Social Networking

  • Education

    • Western Washington University

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      Bachelor of Arts Communication

  • Experience

    • Childhaven

      Jun 2005 - Jan 2008
      Substitute Teacher

      Founded in 1909, is a King County non-profit organization, with 3 branches, serving children between the ages of one month and five years who have been abused or neglected.Responsible for developing educational and creative curriculum including lesson plans and art projects collaborating with parents, foster parents, and social workers to determine child’s needs.

    • Western Washington University

      Sept 2008 - Jun 2009
      Ambassador

      Founded in 1893, WWU is one of six public universities in Washington State with a student population of 15,500.Responsible for counseling students in resume writing, interviewing, and job search strategies and promoting Career Center events through social networking sites, on-campus advertising, and emails.Noted Accomplishment:Recruited and interviewed peer staff (doubling applicants of prior year) hiring 4 new staff members.Student Advisor / 2008 - 2009Responsible for leading daily orientation sessions with 40+ incoming freshman including: explaining available resources, answering questions, facilitating team building exercises, and addressing parents in panel presentations. Show less

    • Cross-Cultural Solutions

      Aug 2009 - Oct 2009
      International English Teacher

      Founded in 1993, CCS is a for profit organization providing volunteer services in nine countries worldwide.Responsible for teaching 50 Swahili speaking five and six year-old children.Noted Accomplishment:Uncovered errors in government textbooks; worked to ensure students had accurate, up-to-date materials.

    • Starbucks

      Dec 2009 - Jul 2011
      Sales Associate

      Founded in 1971, Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of coffee worldwide.Responsible for serving up to 35+ customers an hour in fast paced, team-oriented environment. Noted Accomplishment:Recognized for sparking additional revenues by upselling new product lines generating $180 an hour.

    • College Success Foundation

      Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
      College and Career Coach (AmeriCorps)

      Founded in 2001, CSF provides support and college scholarships to underserved, low income students.Responsible for creating/delivering college-related curriculum to 200+ students weekly to develop a “college-going” culture at Washington Middle School.Noted Accomplishments:-Successfully signed up 100% of eligible 8th grade students to the College Bound Scholarship.-Planned/executed the Junior Husky Career Fair for 1100 students, inviting 35+ public and private industry professionals to share their work experiences.-Created “High School Mentors Program” helping 210 8th graders prepare for high school. Show less

    • Summer Search

      Jul 2012 - Mar 2013
      Program Associate

      Founded in 1990, Summer Search, a nationwide organization, works with low-income students providing educational outdoor experiences and long-term mentoring to aid them in becoming college educated leaders.Responsible for mentoring 36 students, efficiently tracking and recording pertinent data.Noted Accomplishment:Recognized for garnering students’ trust, providing support, and holding them accountable to commitments.

    • College Success Foundation

      Mar 2013 - Aug 2014
      Program Manager (College Preparation)

      Founded in 2001, CSF provides an integrated system of supports and scholarships to inspire underserved, low income students to finish high school, graduate from college and succeed in life. Responsible for recruiting, qualifying, and training community volunteers for the CSF Hometown Mentor Program and successfully match and maintain relationships for 45 volunteers and students. Noted Accomplishment:Recruited and hired by Highline School District for superior performance as CSF advisor. Show less

    • Highline Public Schools

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2018
      Program Manager, College and Career

      Established in 1924, Highline Public Schools serves approximately 19,000 students with 2000 staff members in 32 schools, offering a wide variety of educational opportunities from early childhood to college preparation.Responsible for creating, managing and measuring success of the College & Career program working cross functionally with district/school administrators, counselors, teachers, students, parents, community organizations and for profit companies. Noted Accomplishments:-Created/implemented a district wide work plan for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and WASFA (Washington Application for State Aid.) The FAFSA completion rate went from 60% for the 2013-2014 school year to 85% in the 2016-2017 school year.-Increased in-school non-profit college access organizations from 2 to 6 negotiating/evaluating contracts to ensure offerings provided the greatest benefit to the students.-Named Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Champion in 2016 & 2017. Over 4 years increased applicants from 11 in 2015 to 66 in 2018 for a total of 156 applicants and 68 approved scholarships to date. Show less

    • Google

      Sept 2018 - Feb 2024
      Technical Recruiter

      FTE 2021 -2024 (Impacted by layoff) Contract 2018 -2020

    • Airbnb

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
      Technical Recruiter

    • Airbnb

      Aug 2024 - now
      Senior Technical Recruiter

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      Candidate Experience - Mar 2020 "Sydney was an amazing guide and point of contact throughout the entire process. If I were to run down a checklist of what I look/hope for in this scenario, not a single item would be un-checked. Among the vast list, a couple of key things that stuck out to me were:\1.) How comfortable all of our conversations were. This includes initial introductions, describing the process and position, as well as preparing me for the interviews. Our talks were genuine and I honestly feel from end to end… Show more "Sydney was an amazing guide and point of contact throughout the entire process. If I were to run down a checklist of what I look/hope for in this scenario, not a single item would be un-checked. Among the vast list, a couple of key things that stuck out to me were:\1.) How comfortable all of our conversations were. This includes initial introductions, describing the process and position, as well as preparing me for the interviews. Our talks were genuine and I honestly feel from end to end that I had someone on my side from the beginning.\2.) The level of promptness regarding replying to my queries. In the past I have experienced lengthy delays regarding next steps and questions, but Sydney was amazingly consistent with answering any and all questions I had."" Sydney's professionalism and advocacy were noteworthy; she made the experience pleasant and made sure I was prepared. She valued my experience, my background and my interactions with her. She made me feel valued and important, and she was honest with me throughout the process."" She pointed out which resources would be most useful to me given my feedback from interviewers, encouraged me throughout my preparation, celebrated with me when I advanced to next steps, cared to stay in touch and follow my progress (even after I had been handed off to another recruiter) and made me feel like I could ask her anything - even after I didn't get the job." Show less
    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      Champ Award (Collaboration) Google ( Channels) 2019 “Sydney hosted a TpgM Channels Brown Bag about candidate advocacy. It wasvery well executed, provided super relevant information, extremelyengaging and provided achievable options for better candidateadvocacy. Sydney rocked it!"
    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      Champ Award (Culture of Care) Google ( Channels) 2019 "Sydney has each candidate’s best interest in mind and she will fightfor them to get ensure the candidate has every chance to be successfulin the process. "
    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      Champ Award (Demonstrating Community) Google ( Channels) 2019 "Sydney takes time to meet with other Staffers and Channelers in AUSand MTV to build strong relationships. By doing so she is able to be atrue advocate for her candidates, as her colleagues trust and respecther judgement immensely. On top of that Sydney is always the first todecorate your desk or put something together for your everyday winswith Projects, Sourcing, and life achievements! Woo!"
    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      IGNITE Best Practice Award IGNITE Apr 2018 IGNITE introduces girls in grades 6‐12 to technology and engineering careers via: IGNITE Panel Presentations, field trips to local companies and colleges, programming workshops, robotics workshops, job shadows and more.
    • Awarded to Sydney Cochran
      Ducky Award Superintendent Susan Enfield Dec 2014 The Ducky Awards is Superintendent Susan Enfield's fun way of recognizing teachers and staff for going above and beyond to advance Highline’s promise of knowing every student by name, strength and need.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Hometown Mentor

      Issued by College Success Foundation on Sept 2011
      College Success FoundationAssociated with Sydney Cochran

    • Trustee

      Issued by Highline Schools Foundation on Dec 2018
      Highline Schools FoundationAssociated with Sydney Cochran