Columbia College

Multifaceted Recruiting Manager, Trainer, and Operations Lead with more than fifteen years of experience in Staffing and Talent Acquisition.

Kelly Education

Recruiting Strategist

Clients Supported: Alphabet Inc: Google, Waymo, YouTube, Fitbit, Verily, Wing, Loon, X.
U.S. Recruiting Manager and Operations Lead (March 2023 – July 28, 2023)
•	Led, managed, and developed U.S. remote and offshore recruitment teams, driving a high level of performance against ambitious hiring plans.
•	Deep understanding of the entire recruitment process and demonstrated experience training and mentoring recruiters in all phases of the talent acquisition lifecycle.
•	Took administrative responsibility of all the organizations daily operations to facilitate the highest level of efficiency possible. 
•	Liaison between recruiters, consultants, clients, sales, business development, senior management, stakeholders, HR, accounting, and vendors. 
•	Worked closely with senior management and cross functional teams regarding projects, initiatives, and goals and provided a cohesiveness to the organization. 
•	Daily collaboration with the resources responsible for onboarding, background checks, off boarding, time sheets, payroll, employee benefits, accounting, client billing, invoicing, audits, etc.
•	Created and maintained strong relationships with clients and consultants. 
•	Pioneered and documented the recruiting processes and continued to look for improvements in order to drive higher conversion rates and a superior candidate experience.
•	Transformed an archaic reporting system to an efficient automated structure.
•	Established and implemented a standardized, branded set of templates for all internal and external recruiter communications. 
•	Spearheaded AI and automation projects researching and evaluating tools that would contribute to greater recruiter efficiency while maintaining maximum functionality and utilization. 
•	Managed the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly recruiting metrics and drove the narrative of the recruiting status with data.

Akorbi Workforce Solutions, LLC

Recruiting Manager & Operations Lead (Remote)

•	Developed and maintained a comprehensive formal training program from the ground up with the goal of providing all recruiters the necessary tools and techniques to effectively identify, attract, and select top talent. 
•	Remotely delivered engaging and informative training sessions to recruiters, both in group settings and through individual coaching sessions. Sample topics included sourcing strategies, interviewing techniques, candidate assessment methods, workflow management, and employer branding.
•	Provided ongoing support to recruiters by offering guidance on complex hiring scenarios or challenges they encounter during the recruitment process as well as helping struggling recruiters with additional training, as required.
•	Developed evaluation mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of the training program in terms of improving recruiter performance metrics such as time-to-fill positions, quality of hires, candidate experience feedback, etc.

AWS Trainer – National Accounts 

Assisted the Director of Staffing in all recruitment management activities and daily operations support and provided full back up to this position when needed.

AWS Manager in Training - National Accounts 

•	Owned the end-to-end recruiting process for assigned requisitions. 
•	Supported sourcing and recruitment efforts for both direct client relationships and MSP partnerships.
•	Conducted in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring
manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios.
•	Built and maintained a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and
ongoing relationship management.
•	Worked closely with management and client stakeholders to maximize talent acquisition
performance for both temporary and permanent placement workers.
•	Partnered effectively with team peers and cross-functional partners (Compensation, HR, Onboarding teams, etc.)
•	Suggested innovative ideas and strategies related to recruitment that contributed to the long-range growth of the company.
Accomplishments: 
•	Played an integral part in Akorbi being honored with the prestigious “Outstanding Partnership Award” from Google/Pontoon in 2019 and 2022.
•	Consistently placed in the Top 3 of Recruiter Leaderboard.

Senior Recruiter - National Accounts

Full Time Student

•	Full life cycle recruiting at a nationwide consulting firm, providing professional staffing and project-based services and solutions for Fortune 1000 clients in a broad range of industries. 
•	Core industries supported include: Biotech/Pharmaceutical, Cable, Clinical, Consumer Services, Energy, Engineering, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Government/Defense, Healthcare, Insurance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Mortgage, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Scientific, Services, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Utilities.

ICONMA

Technical Recruiter

•	Recruited and hired candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements for all IT positions for multiple Fortune 500 client companies.
•	IT careers recruited for included: Help Desk, Network Administrators /Engineers, Business Analysts, Program/Project Managers, QA Testers, Web Developers, Software Developers/Analysts, and Database Developers/Administrators/Analysts/Architects
Accomplishments:
Named Most Versatile Recruiter, 2013
Achieved S3 Club Level – All expense paid trip to Hawaii, 2013

Strategic Staffing Solutions

Senior Technical Recruiter

•	Worked with several large Tier 1 consulting companies on all IT staffing needs. All recruiting is full life cycle from sourcing to closing.        
•	Full spectrum of positions such as IT Directors, Program/Project Managers, Business/Requirements Analysts, System/Data Analysts, Developers/Programmers, QA Testers, System/Network Administrators/Engineers, Technical Writers/Editors, and Helpdesk/Desktop Specialists. 
•	Candidate identification, screening, interviewing, reference and background checks, drug screening, orientation, providing necessary new hire paper work, and placing qualified associates on contract and contract to permanent technical positions in nationwide. 
•	Utilize internet recruiting/postings, internal database recruiting searches, referrals, and networking skills to identify technical personnel to match specific job opportunities.

iTalent Inc

Recruiter

•	Level I and II support for PC/MAC computers and network in five facilities
•	Initial layout and ad placement of daily newspapers and special sections using specialized software tools
•	Work with local and national accounts for insertion scheduling and billing
•	Creation and maintenance of subscription databases
•	Creation and maintenance of employee websites

Central Missouri Newspapers

IT Support

•	Worked with several large insurance corporations on all IT staffing needs. All recruiting is full life cycle from sourcing to closing. 
•	Full spectrum of positions such as IT Directors, Program/Project Managers, Business/Requirements Analysts, System/Data Analysts, Developers/Programmers, QA Testers, System/Network Administrators/Engineers, Technical Writers/Editors, and Helpdesk/Desktop Specialists. 
•	Candidate identification, screening, interviewing, reference and background checks, drug screening, orientation, providing necessary new hire paper work, and placing qualified associates on contract and contract to perm technical positions in several regions. 
•	Utilize internet recruiting/postings, internal database recruiting searches, referrals, job fairs, and networking skills to identify technical personnel to match specific job opportunities.

Tryton Solutions

Executive Recruiter

• Work with several Fortune 500 corporations nationwide on all IT staffing needs. All recruiting is full life cycle from sourcing to closing. 
• Full spectrum of positions from low level tech to executive level management. 
• Candidate identification, screening, interviewing, reference and background checks, drug screening, orientation, providing necessary new hire paper work, and placing qualified associates on contract and contract to perm technical positions in several regions. 
• Thorough knowledge of all federal employment rules and regulations and citizenship processes. 
• Maintain a solid pipeline of candidates (over 150 consultants) with concentrations in major metropolitan areas nationwide.
• Maintain good working relationships with 20+ 3rd party vendors.
• Actively involved in training and mentoring the recruiting team to motivate them towards target achievement 
• Utilize many different sources to identify technical personnel to match specific job opportunities.

Wendy Russell-Taggart