
Sydney Williams
5.0
(12)
From dreamers to achievers | Find your career path with me
Studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Works at Bain & Company
Available Thursday at 2:00 PM UTC
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Sydney's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $80/hr
Get help with Leadership, General Exploration, and .
Sydney’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Experience level: Manager
60+ people coached for Career Coaching
Welcome to my profile! With extensive experience in campus recruiting and talent acquisition at top corporations, I specialize in helping individuals navigate their career development journey. Over the years, I've successfully coached 62 clients (primarily students), guiding them through the intricacies of job applications, interviews, and strategic career planning. My background in diversity hiring initiatives and campus recruitment strategies equips me with unique insights to help you stand out in competitive job markets. Whether you're looking to refine your resume, ace your interviews, or develop a personalized career strategy, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Let's connect and chart a path to your career success!
Sydney can help with:
Leadership
General Exploration
Skill Building
Salary Negotiation
Job Search Strategies
Interview Prep
Career Planning
Resume Review
About Sydney
I started my career in professional sports—fast-paced, exciting, and eye-opening. Working in a male-dominated environment, I quickly became aware of the unspoken pressure to shrink myself to fit in. That experience sparked a bigger question for me: why do workplace gaps exist, and who gets left behind because of them? As I transitioned out of sports, I found my energy in building structure—creating systems, leading trainings, and helping people perform at their best. That curiosity led me to earn a Master’s in Human Resource Development, specializing in Training & Development and Diversity, Equity, and Education. My path eventually led me into recruiting, where everything clicked. I didn’t just enjoy helping companies find talent—I was passionate about helping people find the right career for themselves. My own career hasn’t been linear, and I’ve navigated many of the same challenges my clients face. That’s why my approach is rooted in both strategy and real-world experience. I help clients identify work that aligns with their values, strengths, and lifestyle—not just what looks good on paper. Because the truth is: job seekers hold more power than they think. Companies need great people just as much as people need opportunities—and I help my clients move with that confidence.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know what it feels like to have ambition—but not a clear roadmap. Coming from a similar background as many of my clients, I didn’t fully understand the range of careers available to me until I started recruiting for them. That experience was eye-opening. It made me realize how many talented, capable people are simply missing access, exposure, and guidance—not ability. If I had known then what I know now, my career path may have looked very different. And that’s exactly why I do this work. Coaching, to me, is about closing that gap. I help people gain clarity on what’s possible, understand how to position themselves competitively, and move with intention toward opportunities that align with who they are. Because when people have the right information and strategy, they don’t just find jobs—they create options.
Work Experience

Campus Recruiting Specialist
Bain & Company
October 2024 - Present
Project Planning, Client Communication and +2 skills

Campus Recruiter
West Monroe
June 2021 - July 2022
- Partner with national and local practice leads by serving as lead campus recruiter for Dallas and LA; executing full life-cycle recruiting for full time undergraduate and intern hires. - Serve as POC and SME for the Black Talent Pipeline Initiative as the national Talent Acquisition Lead for the Black Employee Network. - Partner with the National Society of Black Engineers, Blacks in Tech and JumpStart through conferences and forums to support West Monroe’s firm-wide inclusion and diversity strategy. - Enhance intern campus recruiting strategy by creating and leading the campus diversity recruitment strategy, target school alumni chief program, candidate care rep program, sophomore leadership summit and intern summer conference. - Project manage case interview rewrite process for interview season by identifying writers and a steering committee, determining the scope and needs of the case, leading weekly sync in agile and rolling out to trained interviewers. Project Planning, Technical Proficiency and +1 skill

Campus Recruiter
Publicis Sapient
June 2020 - June 2021
- Partner with corporate Diversity Lead to implement diversity hiring initiatives at the early careers level. - Foster relationships with collegiate stakeholders, creating new strategic partnerships in alignment with organization objectives. Universities include RIT, Georgia Tech University of Illinois, University of Texas, Syracuse and more. - Refine campus recruiting strategies to increase brand awareness through research, analyzing data, focus groups and collection of feedback. - Serve as key POC for the Multicultural Talent Pipeline (MCTP) Conference: A diversity hiring event hosting more than 500 students and faculty members nationwide. - Serve on multiple day of event execution committees for MCTP. Efforts include serving on the professor outreach committee, assist in the creation of on-demand content for participants, expo booth Q&A sessions and post-event hiring initiatives. - Engage with university stakeholders by creating skill-based events for student organizations; participate in preferred Employer Advisory Council’s, informational sessions and departmental career fairs. - Play critical role in candidate selection process through conducing behavioral and sell/close interviews. - Manage summer internship program by overseeing 10+ interns, scheduling daily scrum meetings, hosting weekly intern checkpoints, hosting weekly social events and more. Project Planning, Technical Proficiency and +1 skill

Talent Acquisition Associate
Publicis Sapient
April 2019 - June 2020
- Served as a liaison for hiring leads, recruiter and candidates during selection process. - Analyzed candidate selection process by tracking trends in interview outcomes and hiring data through the use of pivot tables and tracking software. - Created training materials and hosted quarterly training sessions for newly appointed interviewers. - Completed task items for the global backlog of hiring department including the creation of a negotiation training, mitigation of data to new ATS and globalization of internal processes. - Managed and maintain Publicis Sapient Public Sector Recruiting Coordinator training materials, interviewer lists and interview tracking spreadsheet. - Scheduled Phone, Skype and In-Person Interviews for 200+ interviewers. - Enhanced candidate experience throughout the interview process; stage managing day of interviews and conducting office tours. Technical Proficiency and Oral Communication

Administrative Assistant
CGI
January 2018 - April 2019
Supported two government managers and five facility supervisors by performing daily operational tasks to help with the overall functioning of the entire operation. Assisted with TATEL and time keeping for government staff; Created and adjusted bi-weekly schedules for government staff while maintaining leave calendars and monitoring the leave hotline for government employees. Crafted and edited operational SOPs and training documents; Facilitated training and development of support associate staff. Assisted with onboarding processes for newly hired government staff and interns.

Community Relations Director
Wave Sports + Entertainment
May 2017 - October 2017
- Managed outreach operations including the community ticket block, donation/donation exchange program, community events, player appearances and game day initiatives. - Created bonds and camaraderie with players and staff by assisting with travel arrangements and prep for events, on-site management at player appearances, obtaining family tickets/passes for game days and handling their other personal requests. - Advertised, planned and documented events through creating flyers/emails, managing social media channels, capturing photographs writing press releases/internal event summaries. - Planned and executed community events and player appearances that hosted over 100+ fans and community members. - Served as a back-up and point of contact for all player related needs, community initiatives and game day operations. Project Planning, Client Communication and +1 skill
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Education - MEd, Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies and Human Resource Development
2019 - 2020
Oral Communication
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's degree, Recreation, Sport and Tourism- Sports Management
2013 - 2017
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