Katherine Allen

*** ****** ***** **. ■ Cedar Park, TX ■ Home: 512-***-**** ■ Cell: 214-***-****

acgt0t@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished Talent Acquisition Partner / Corporate Recruiter with over 10 years of combined agency and corporate

recruiting experience. Specializing in high-volume, full life-cycle recruitment across all functions and levels in the areas

of Marketing, Operations, Client Services, Sales, Technology, Manufacturing and Finance/Accounting.

Provides results with a high degree of integrity, accuracy and quality under tight deadlines and pressurized situations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

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Talent Acquisition Employment Law Compliancy

• Full Life-Cycle Recruiting

• Full-Time and Temporary Placement

• College Recruiting

• Traditional and Non-Traditional Sourcing

• Cold Calling

• Interviewing

• Offer Negotiations

• Employee Onboarding

• Relationship Management

• HRIS/Applicant Tracking Systems

• Affirmative Action Plans

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harte Hanks - Austin, Texas 7/2006 – Present

Talent Acquisition Partner/Corporate Recruiter 3/10 – Present

Recruitment Specialist 1/08 – 3/10

Staffing Specialist 7/06 – 1/08

• Partner with executives, hiring managers and Human Resource Business Partners to execute full life-cycle

recruiting across multiple locations, industries, disciplines and levels.

• Source active and passive candidates through a variety of methods focused on social media, networking,

employee referrals, cold calling and other traditional search methods.

• Work closely with hiring managers to create and develop competent job descriptions and search strategies.

• Generate pools of qualified candidates for multiple searches, for both active searches and developing a

candidate pipeline.

• Lead the offer, negotiation and closing process for selected candidates.

• Collaborate with team members to develop best practices, promote continuous improvement and foster

information sharing.

• Provide accurate talent acquisition reports and metrics.

• Maintain the visa sponsorship process for employees regarding F-1, H-1 and Perm Residency. Act as liaison

between attorney and employee.

• Managed relationships with multiple staffing partners responsible for non-exempt hiring, and monitored their

performance on fill rates, attrition and retention.

• Managed the temporary employee conversion process by keeping accurate reports and ensuring the proper

routing of approvals.

• Involved in the launch of a new 500 seat call center; responsible for placing 350+ representatives in the first

year.

• Successfully transitioned the temporary staffing piece to a managed vendor program, eliminating the use of

multiple agencies and providing one primary vendor for staffing solutions.

Dynamic Staffing – Irving, TX 3/2002 – 3/2006

Recruiter/Onsite Vendor Manager at NEC

• Supervised the Managed Vendor Program at NEC.

• Responsible for all contingent staffing for NEC America and NEC Unified Solutions nationwide

• Manage 100+ contractors onsite and at other locations.

• Recruit, screen, interview, and place candidates for technical, engineering, administrative, and

accounting/finance positions.

• Administer pre-employment testing using Prove It!, a web based skills testing program.

• Post and manage jobs on Monster and DICE, as well as local colleges and universities for internship

positions.

• Develop and maintain relationships with managers.

• Increase business development within client site and establish excellent customer relationships.

• Work closely with Human Resources, providing contractor status, conversion timeframes, and awareness of

co-employment issues.

• Work with HR corporate recruiter to assist with recruiting on full-time positions.

• Provide weekly and monthly reports to Human Resources, Budget & Planning, and Finance departments.

• Answer employee and client questions concerning timecards, paychecks, benefits, and invoices.

• Maintain and update contractor extensions and renewals.

• Handle unemployment claims via written documentation and telephone hearings.

• Actively manage agency vendors by administering contracts, consolidating invoices and payments,

streamlining the requisition process, keeping costs contained, and ensuring a high quality of service.

The Davis Companies – Dallas, TX 3/2000 – 10/2001

Recruiter/Account Representative

• Recruit, screen, and interview candidates for temporary, temp to hire, and full-time positions.

• Conduct pre-employment reference checks, background checks, and drug testing.

• Administer clerical testing to candidates.

• Place candidates in administrative, accounting/finance, technical, and manufacturing positions.

• Source candidates through networking, internet job sites, schools, job fairs, and referrals.

• Collect and input employee timecards into the payroll system.

• Update and maintain client and candidate information in the company database.

• Account Representative for client Groceryworks.com.

• Manage 100+ temporary employees at client site.

• Conducted client visits 3-4 times per week, interacting with employees and managers.

• Handle employee relations, problem resolution, employee evaluations, and terminations.

• Follow through on client issues and requests in a timely manner.

Surestaff Personnel – Irving, TX 9/1999 – 3/2000

Staffing Coordinator

• Recruit, screen, and interview candidates for temporary and temp to hire positions.

• Conduct pre-employment reference checks, background checks, and drug testing.

• Administer clerical testing to candidates.

• Place candidates in administrative, customer service, and accounting/finance positions.

• Extend job offers and generate offer letters.

• Take efficient and detailed job orders from clients.

• Create and post job openings on internet sites and company website.

• Source candidates through networking, internet job sites, schools, job fairs, and referrals.

• Make customer service calls to clients to build rapport and to market candidates.

• Calculate mark-ups, bill rates, and conversion fees.

• Handle employee verifications and unemployment claims.

• Process and administer payroll.

EDUCATION

Cameron University, Lawton, OK

Bachelor of Arts – Communications

TRAINING

• Completed Privacy, Security and Ethics training series.

• Completed The Quality Advantage course.

• Completed Preventing and Reporting Harassment course.

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