Celia Harper-Guerra from Illumina talked about overcoming hiring manager roadblocks at the San Diego Rebels of Recruiting Roadshow stop!

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Talent Acquisition at Illumina
Celia Harper-­Guerra
Sept 1st 2015
Talent Advisors

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Our Vision
Innovating for the future of human health
To improve human health
by unlocking the power of the genome

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Our Background
Leading innovation regionally and globally
► Founded Fall 1998
– IPO July 27, 2000
► Headquartered in San Diego, CA
– >3,750 employees
– 20 offices globally
► Financials
– 2014 Revenue: $1.86B
– 31% growth year over year
Forbes
Fastest Growing Tech Companies
2010
The Scientist Magazine
Top 10 Innovations
2012
Forbes
The 12 Most Disruptive
Names in Business
2013
MIT Technology Review
10 Breakthrough Technologies
2013
Scientists’ Choice Awards
Best New Clinical Laboratory
Product, Illumina MiSeqDX System
2013
MIT Technology Review
Smartest Company
2014

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Our Markets
Consumer
Cancer
Genetic
Health
Infectious
Disease
Reproductive
Health
Forensics
BioPharm
Agriculture
Population
Genetics

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CHALLENGE
Thought
Leader
Technical
Expert
Brand
Ambassa
dor
Lead with data and analytics
Know client’s business
Knowledge of the Talent
Landscape
Company Marketer
Candidate Advocate
Relationship Builder
Pipeline Expert
Domain Knowledge
Technology
proficient
Talent Advisor

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“We believe that someday
everybody’s going to get
sequenced. Newborns will
get sequenced when
they’re born. And with
wireless ... people will have
real-­time monitoring
of their health.”
– Jay Flatley,
2013
San Diego Union Tribune

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Emily Harper Guerra

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Thank You