v      Client Relationships

v      Talent Acquisition & Training

v      Knowledge of SAP & CRM

v      Strong Research Techniques

v      Behavioral Interviewing Methods

v      Kronos,Taleo, iCims, CATS

v      Virtual Recruitment

v      Recruitment Management

v      STAR & Targeted Selection Techniques

v      Military Staffing Techniques

v      Successful in Staff Aug & RPO platforms within Wireless/Telecom & Information Technology

v      Mentor and Community leader

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Delta In Flight Service via PeopleScout    1/2014-present

Behavioral Interview Recruiter

Ø       Daily networking both on-line and off-line, on a recurring basis to identify top talent. (attending industry functions, networking events, setting up Skype interviews and maintaining a significant profile on professional social networking sites.

Ø       Conduct Behavioral Based Interview & Star techniques in screening and qualifying applicants.

Ø       Display high level interpersonal skills and professionalism. Strong Ability to get along with diverse personalities by being tactful, pleasant, and flexible

 

MVV Staffing    8/2013-present

Virtual Technical Recruiter

NATIONAL CLIENTS: CONFIDENTIAL Clients within Telecommunication Technology, Logistics & Transport, Healthcare, Human Resources, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing

Ø     Drive recruitment strategies and execution to attract and acquire the highest caliber of talent within Healthcare & other industries, from entry level through Senior Vice President

Ø       Daily networking both on-line and off-line, on a recurring basis to identify top talent. (attending industry functions, networking events, setting up Skype interviews and maintaining a significant profile on professional social networking sites)

Ø       Develop and implementing talent pipeline strategies that ensures future talent needs are being met and a continuous flow of candidates is established via both traditional and non-traditional recruitment tactics and search methods including proactive recruiting, employee referrals and targeted outreach.

Ø       Conduct Behavioral Based Interview techniques in screening and qualifying applicants

Ø       Display high level interpersonal skills and professionalism.  Strong Ability to get along with diverse personalities by being tactful, pleasant, and flexible

Ø       Directs executive, professional, technical, and non-exempt recruiting including college/university recruiting

 

CHR Solutions   12/2012-07/2013

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (Virtual) (Lay Off due to budget constraints outsourced from India)

RECRUITING SPECIALTIES: MANAGERIAL/PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY:  Accounting/Finance, Project Managers, Program Managers TELECOM & Information Technology CATEGORY : UX Designers, LTE Engineers, Field Application Engineers, OSP/ISP program directors & project engineers, Site Acquisition Managers, Backhaul Managers (PM), Central Office Installers, Field Service Techs with Calix, Adtran, BTS) Systems Integration professionals, ALL Cellsite positons (FTTH, FTTT, FTTN, FTTP) CCIE Network Architects, MetaSolv TBS, Granite Engineers, RUS PM, International PM for various cellsite projects

Ø       Managed high volume and fast paced Staff Aug recruiting efforts in support of the Technology Infrastructure Services BU

Ø       Identified top talent within various verticals business development and program managers within Telecom and others

Ø     Develop relationships with military, career services in numerous universities nationally to fill open positions.

Ø       Responsible for relations with outside employment agencies, contractors, and recruiters.

Ø       Build strong relationships through networking within professional organizations to draw and recruit candidates

Ø       Coordinates post-interview debrief/feedback with hiring manager, interview panel and candidates.

Ø       Daily partnership with the HR department as well as hiring managers to extend offers

Ø       Partner with Marketing to create strong recruitment & employment branding strategies to attract talent

Ø       Strong Social media presence within twitter, google+, & linkedin to attract talent and follow industry trends

Ø       Use uncommon methodologies to attain various candidates, albeit hoovers, blekko, google xray, Boolean search strings, metasearches, hidden resume home grown databases etc.

Ø       Full Life cycle recruiting efforts.

Ø       Create a VETSUCCESS program to target former military transitional candidates.

 

TE Connectivity now BlueStream Professional Services9/2011-9/2012

Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager (Interim Global Acquisition Manager)

RECRUITING SPECIALTIES: MANAGERIAL/PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY:  Accounting/Finance, HR Specialist, Business Development Managers TELECOM & IT CATEGORY :  LTE Engineers, Field Application Engineers, OSP/ISP program directors & project engineers, Project Managers, Wireless Program Manager, Central Office Installers, Field Service Techs with LTE, UMTS, & GSM background, UNIX Administrator, UX Testers, UX Designers, Software Engineer, CCIE Network Architects, MetaSolv TBS, Granite Engineers, Systems Engineers (Member of Technical Staff), Business Analyst, Help Desk Coordinator, Transport Engineers etc..

Ø       Executed full life cycle staffing & recruiting services in Telecom environment including screening, interviewing, and salary negotiations and coordinating employment offers etc

Ø     Excellent Time to fill ratio

Ø     Managed high volume and fast paced TOS BPO recruiting efforts in support of the Windstream Hiring Initiative

Ø     Developed relationships with career services in numerous universities nationally to fill Permanent opportunities.

Ø       Successfully assisted RPO (BPO) go from zero dollars of Windstream spend to $8-$10M of spend in less than a year (at 40% margin).

Ø       Use uncommon methodologies to attain various candidates, albeit hoovers, blekko, video communication, google xray, Boolean search strings, metasearches, hidden resume home grown databases etc.

Ø       Identified top talent within various verticals business development and program managers within Telecom and others

Ø       Designed and implemented creative sourcing strategies to support BPO platform 100% hiring

Ø       Effectively managed sourcing specialist team’s daily sourcing support and activities

Ø       Executed performance reviews each quarter and effectively communicated feedback to assist employees in performing beyond expectation.

Ø       Serve as Team leader in Lean/Kaizen charter initiative focused on Vendor Performance utilizing ERP SAP & CRM systems, created RCA (root cause analysis), formulated solution metrix, assigned action plans, identified constraints, and made approach improvements etc..

Ø       Realize external partnerships and contingent workforce management processes to secure suitable talent acquisition

Ø       Meritoriously managed RPO relationships, contingent workforce and contractor hiring processes

Ø       Maintain documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring managers' interactions, and other recruiting activities and accurate utilization of ATS according to standards.

 

Empowered Success, LLC1099 CONTRACTOR                     3/2011-present

Virtual Recruiter (independent contractor for special projects)

NATIONAL CLIENTS: SunTrust Bank, Raytheon, Froedtert Health, Various Law Firms, Cars.com,  Ahold Grocery retail, Stop and Shop & Giant Supermarkets,

RECRUITING SPECIALTY AREAS:  Senior Talent Management Specialist, HR Managers, Sourcing Specialist, Banking Corporate Relationship Manager, Business Development Manager, Diversity & Inclusion Analyst, Financial Consultants, Marketing Planning Manager, Director of Safety prepness

Ø     Drive recruitment strategies and execution to attract and acquire the highest caliber of talent within Healthcare & other industries, from entry level through Senior Vice President

Ø       Daily networking both on-line and off-line, on a recurring basis to identify top talent. (attending industry functions, networking events, setting up Skype interviews and maintaining a significant profile on professional social networking sites)

Ø       Develop and implementing talent pipeline strategies that ensures future talent needs are being met and a continuous flow of candidates is established via both traditional and non-traditional recruitment tactics and search methods including proactive recruiting, employee referrals and targeted outreach.

Ø       Conduct Behavioral Based Interview techniques in screening and qualifying applicants

Ø       Display high level interpersonal skills and professionalism.  Strong Ability to get along with diverse personalities by being tactful, pleasant, and flexible

Ø       Directs executive, professional, technical, and non-exempt recruiting including college/university recruiting

 

AGILE1 (AT&T ACCOUNT-NATIONAL) CONTRACT Recruiter                                                    4/2011-9/2011

NATIONAL CLIENT: AT&T

RECRUITING SPECIALTIES: MANAGERIAL/PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY:  Data Analyst, Customer Service reps, Executive Assistants, Marketing Managers, Account Managers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Financial Consultants TELECOM & IT CATEGORY :  LTE Engineers, Project Managers, Cisco VoIP designers, Instructional Designers, Help Desk technicians, Drive tester, Wireless device testers, Implementation Specialists, RAN Engineers,

Ø     Top producing recruiter; screening, scheduling, interviewing, managing vendor & client relationships, negotiating, employment branding, benefit and culture questions.  Recruitment for long-term contract positions.

Ø     Developed relationship with Devry University/Keller graduates career services team to fill Delta & AT&T contingent positions

Ø       Responsible for relations with outside employment agencies, contractors, and recruiters.

Ø       Utilized several ATS applications by entering, maintaining, and managing database information

Ø       Display high level interpersonal skills and professionalism.  Strong Ability to get along with diverse personalities by being tactful, pleasant, and flexible

Ø       Creatively source and build relationships with candidates that prove fruitful over time by building a virtual bench of ready candidates for our client AT&T Contingent Workforce (CAM).

Ø       Develop strong relationships with managers and communicate effectively in order to effectively deliver superior contingent candidates via eTemp/eCam recruiting system.

Ø       Design and implement unique sourcing strategies, as well as innovative ways to build stronger pipelines within the managerial/professional & telecom/networking categories at AT&T through social media.

Ø       Effectively manage various vendors (staffing agencies) to ensure submittals of quality candidates and consistently keeping them engaged with various “Hot Reqs” and hard to fill positions within AT&T.

Ø       Handle a total of 150-200 reqs daily on the national AT&T account

 

Chattahoochee Tech College (Employment Readiness Program)  Govt Contract                                         8/2010-3/2011

Employment Readiness Specialist

LOCAL CLIENTS: Woodstock Police Department, Cobb County DFACS, Retail Stores, Chattahoochee Tech College, Various Staffing Agencies

RECRUITING SPECIALTY AREAS:  Law enforcement, Receptionist, Data entry clerks, Retail Managers, Bookkeepers, Social Workers, Office Managers, Food & Beverage Industry professionals, medical tech, medical assistants, Lab Techs, graphic designers, etc…

Ø       Successfully placed clients (85% placement) with employment in their field of training through continuous cold calling, social media sites, constant networking, and developing relationships with employers

Ø       Built successful relationships by traveling to various businesses/employers and attaining contracts with them to host our students as interns or temporary workers to create “work experience sites”.

Ø       Tracked all placement results, Achieved Over 85% placement record for “hard to place” students/applicants of Cobb County DFACS.

Ø       Conducted mock interviews and resume/interview etiquette with students to prepare & assist in securing employment in their field of training

Ø       Identified participants who are not meeting program competencies, examine alternatives and guided participants in developing problem solving techniques to address multiple barriers by utilizing all available resources including, job clubs, new employer development, networking, Internet, community resources, etc.

Ø       Offered career services to students of diverse backgrounds, Provided career coaching, and Facilitated job club workshops

 

First Communities & Contract Property Management    CONTRACT                                                  12/2007-9/2009                                                                                     

Marketing Leasing Manager

RECRUITING SPECIALTY AREAS:  Leasing Agents, Leasing Consultants, Marketing Reps, Receptionist

Ø       Managed Leasing Staff, coordinated schedules and ensured each leasing pro met their goals.

Ø       Established recruitment strategies and assessed needed leasing agents to ensure achievement of business objectives

Ø       Participated in college recruiting and job fairs including developing working relationships within colleges to aid in recruiting

Ø       Assisted in arranging temporary staffing depending on our needs

Ø       Conducted on boarding process, and developed departmental cross training method that is still currently being used for assisting new hire become well rounded and increase their value with the company

Ø       Marketing & Leasing Professional that traveled to different properties with effective marketing strategies, generating an increase in visiting prospective residents

 

Cox AutoTrader.com                                                           12/2006-11/2007    
Executive Assistant

Ø       Executive Assistant to VP of Enterprise Program Management (EPM) responsible for heavy calendar management, coordinating complex executive meetings, and assisting in organizational structure.

Ø       Ran reports and Entered data into Kronos as needed to support the entire department.

Ø       Created Spreadsheets with Excel and Visio projects to display hiring need as well as coordinated candidates interviews and arranged flights

Ø       Sourced through applicant tracking systems in order to assist Department Recruiter with finding candidates (nationwide) for the best fit for open requisition

Ø       Coordinated interviews for recruiters in order to streamline the flow of candidates in a time efficient manner

 

APPLEONE Staffing Agency                                                                                  2/2006-11/2006    
Recruiting Coordinator (Awarded “Coordinator of the Month”)

NATIONAL CLIENTS: Office Depot, Morehouse College, Morris Brown, Spelman, Various Law Firms, Prudential Realty, Various Retail Corporates 

RECRUITING SPECIALTY AREAS:  Office manager, administrative assistants, receptionists, customer service reps

Ø       Developed job postings, administered recruitment advertising and tracked results of applicants.

Ø       Supported recruiters by sourcing candidates and researching job descriptions in order to find best fit for temp positions

Ø       Conducted some interviews and new hire orientations and administered assessments.

Ø       Created new hire packages, reviewed I-9 forms and maintained goal charts, weekly reports, employee personnel files, and processed payroll.

Ø       Proficient with research by utilizing internet search engines, social media networks, and career oriented websites.

 

 

 

Community Contributions                                                                                                                                         2000-present

Hearts to Nourish Hope (Volunteer)

Special Olympics (Coach/Volunteer)

Hope for Divine Intervention (Counselor)

Cambridge Cares About AIDS (Volunteer)

YWCA (Event Staff Volunteer)

CWAV –Children without a Voice (Volunteer)

Job Ministry (Career Counselor Volunteer)