Yhoumey Won
About Yhoumey Won
Yhoumey Won is a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with a diverse background in recruitment and engineering. She has worked for various companies, including Teamable and Fountain, and specializes in high-volume hiring and building talent pipelines.
Current Role at Ernest
Yhoumey Won serves as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Ernest, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she focuses on connecting talent with opportunities within the organization. Her responsibilities include utilizing data-driven recruitment tools to enhance the hiring process and building talent pipelines for challenging positions. Her experience in high-volume hiring platforms supports her effectiveness in this role.
Previous Experience in Talent Acquisition
Prior to her current role, Yhoumey Won worked at Fountain as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner from 2023 to 2024, where she contributed to recruitment efforts for seven months. She also held the position of Senior Recruiter at Teamable from 2021 to 2023, working remotely for two years. Her experience includes roles at Elemy as a Technical Recruiter and at InVision as an Engineering Leadership Senior Recruiter, both in 2021.
Background in Engineering and Culinary Arts
Yhoumey Won has a diverse educational background. She studied Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University, earning a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.). Additionally, she attended the Institute of Culinary Education, where she completed a program in Culinary Arts and Management. This unique combination of engineering and culinary education informs her approach to talent acquisition.
Career in Sales and Management
Before transitioning to talent acquisition, Yhoumey Won gained experience in sales and management. She worked at Axis New England for seven years in various roles, including Inside Sales Engineer and Production Manager. Earlier in her career, she served as Prepared Foods Team Leader at Whole Foods Market in New York City for two years. These roles contributed to her skills in client relationship management and team leadership.
Recruitment Specialization
Yhoumey Won specializes in connecting talent with opportunities in the high-volume hiring platform industry. She emphasizes the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and candidates to achieve successful recruitment outcomes. Her focus on data-driven recruitment tools allows her to streamline the hiring process and effectively address hard-to-fill positions.