Colleen Truitt

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Director Global Executive Search & Critical Hiring at The Hershey Company

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview

As the Director of Global Executive Search at The Hershey Company, Colleen leads executive recruitment across all business verticals. With an MSM from Wilmington University, she excels at building internal search capabilities and talent pipelines. Colleagues have described her as an invaluable, flexible, and highly effective recruiting leader.

Colleen demonstrates a genuine passion for The Hershey Companys brands and mission, often sharing her excitement for the companys future plans and products. This enthusiasm for building the future of snacking appears to be a core personal and professional motivator for her.

She is a strong advocate for pay equity, actively promoting key roles designed to shape global compensation practices and ensure fairness.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

Executive Talent
Leads global executive search for Hershey's most critical leadership roles, focusing on building robust talent pipelines for current and future needs.
Innovative Sourcing
Actively seeks talent sourcing specialists who can leverage innovative tools and deep research to identify and engage top-tier executive candidates.
Diversity in Hiring
Her professional introduction highlights a core "passion for diversity, " indicating it's a key principle in her approach to connecting talent with opportunities.

Media Appearances

Colleen has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Director Global Executive Search & Critical Hiring at The Hershey Company
3-2018 - 6-2023
Director Global Talent Acquisition at The Hershey Company
4-2016 - 4-2018
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition North America at The Hershey Company
HR Business Partner 2001-2004, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist 2004-2008, at Nationwide Insurance
HR Generalist at Citizens Bank

Education

BA from University of Delaware
MSM from Wilmington University

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Insights For Selling To Colleen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Colleen is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Colleen

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Colleen move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Colleen take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Colleen

Personality Compatibility


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