Kristina Cleary

Kristina Cleary has over 10 years of experience in the recruiting industry. Kristina is currently the Talent Manager at Zwicker & Associates, a position they have held since July 2020. Prior to that, they were the Regional Recruiter II at Wayfair from April 2018 to July 2020. Kristina has also served as the Senior Executive Recruiter - IT Division at Lucas Group from May 2017 to April 2018, and as the Director of Recruiting at ReedTMS Logistics from February 2011 to May 2017. In their early career, they were a Campus Recruiter at Central Florida Institute from September 2009 to November 2010.

Kristina is an expert in closing difficult candidates and has been tapped by their management as a resource to navigate challenging counter offers to get candidates to acceptance. Kristina has also built and trained other recruiters on overcoming counter-offers. In addition, Kristina has developed and driven strategies to recruit talent and act as a partner, consultant, and adviser to management.

Kristina’s commitment to excellence has been recognized by their peers and superiors alike. In November 2019, they received the most favorable comments in Wayfair's Candidate Experience Survey, reflecting 7% of all favorable comments.

Kristina Cleary is a highly experienced and successful recruiter who has helped countless companies find the talent they need to grow and succeed.

Kristina Cleary earned their Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of Florida.

Their manager is John Szalicki, Assistant Vice President, Talent Management. Some of their coworkers include Sherry Chuks - Talent Manager, Fawn Gallardo - Talent Manager, and Katie Brizzee - Talent Manager.