Melissa Tenhagen

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DISC Type : DI

Senior Talent Acquisition Lead & Coach at TEKsystems

New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

Overview

Melissa is a talent acquisition leader with over 18 years of experience within the Allegis Group of companies. She specializes in building high-performing recruiting teams and driving strategic workforce initiatives. Colleagues describe her as results-oriented, empathetic, and an excellent communicator, with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Outside of her core role, Melissa is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. She actively partners with the National Diversity Council, where she has demonstrated a strong commitment to its Emerging Leaders Program, reflecting her dedication to developing future talent and fostering an inclusive environment.

She has spent her entire 18-year career advancing through different divisions of the same parent company: Allegis Group.

Personality Overview

Informal

Achievement-Oriented

Values Relationships

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Topics They Care About

Talent Development
Her focus is on developing teams to reach their full potential and coaching recruiters and sourcers to exceed performance goals.
Hiring Operations
A key part of her expertise is optimizing hiring operations and creating scalable, high-impact hiring solutions for the business.
DEI Leadership
She serves as a corporate partner to the National Diversity Council and is passionate about its Emerging Leaders Program.

Media Appearances

Melissa has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Senior Talent Acquisition Lead & Coach at TEKsystems
7-2021 - 1-2024
Talent Acquisition Manager at Aston Carter
8-2017 - 7-2021
Senior Corporate Recruiting Manager at Aerotek
4-2015 - 8-2017
Corporate Talent Acquisition Recruiter at Aerotek
3-2009 - 4-2015
Account Recruiting Manager (Large Accounts) & Recruiter Lead at Aerotek

Education

Business Administration from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Exp : 18 Location : New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Senior Talent Acquisition Lead & Coach at TEKsystems
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Insights For Selling To Melissa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Melissa is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Melissa

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Melissa move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Melissa take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Melissa

Personality Compatibility


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