April Hawkins

Lead Recruiter / Training Specialist Consultant / Consultant

Albany, GA 229-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-hawkins-75a330135/ adxpli@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY

Providing over 5+ years of cross-platform technical experience in Talent Acquisition Services and Technology Training areas in a diverse environment. Adept at handling various cold calls on a daily basis and utilizing Chat Service apps while consistently resolving customer issues in a rapid manner. My direct experience in talent and recruitment experience working various contracts revolving around education, business mid- senior levels, healthcare, non-profit, project management, technical and think tank roles will allow me to methodically select candidates while making informed decisions relating to the team. Extensive team collaboration with multiple department directors that aim to work inclusiveness to promote and foster a cohesiveness for learning and growth successfully. Through my experience, my ability to quickly engage and heavily communicate with individuals and establish trusting relationships, gives me confidence in my ability to significantly benefit the organization in the remote role in demonstrating additional skills in: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cessna & Associates – Washington, DC 2022

Remote Recruiter (contract)

Conducted the full-cycle recruitment and selection process; managed and supported various recruitment projects with tight deadlines; established and maintained networks to find qualified passive candidates for specific marketing verticals that included private and public sector, non-profit, think tank, manufacturing, technical, political and scientific space recruiting.

• Extensively used strategic researching and sourcing techniques to build a diverse candidate pipeline for critical, high-volume roles; and identify qualified candidates per clients' needs; maintained all pertinent data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) utilized called RCRM.

• Sourced and researched candidates; conducted video and telephone interviews to further explore skills, suitability for the position; collaborated with Team Leaders and Clients to create and manage Interview Summary Reports and Intake notes.

• Managed candidate flow throughout the recruitment process, including review CVs, candidate prep for interviews, and assisting with scheduling interviews; utilized a wide range of sourcing tools and techniques to source the best available talent (LinkedIn, Workday, RCRM, ADP, Indeed).

• Cultivated and managed a network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going candidate relationship management; report on effective sourcing and recruiting trends and make recommendations based on data.

• Created and executed effective candidate search campaigns using sourcing tools; successfully source passive and active candidates; conducted pre-screen interviews for potential employees; responsible for building talent pipelines across a variety of job types and skill levels; attended virtual and on-site recruiting events frequently. Albany State University- Albany, Georgia 2018- Present Training & Development Specialist / Part-time Instructor

• Co-facilitate Interview Panels for various departments; develop and identify the training workshops that focus on the improvement through professional and technical knowledge education, Distance Learning, various learning methodologies, educational technology for departmental faculty, staffers and university students.

• Facilitate, assess and identify the training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with various departmental faculty, staffers and university students; establish and continuously

• Full-Cycle Recruitment & Project Management • Social Media & Talent Management

• Technology Skills & Case Management

• Customer Service & Program Planning

• Intake Flow & Pre-Employment Interview

• LinkedIn Recruiter & Candidate Sourcing

modify various technology training communication plans for faculty, staff and students and confer with project management team to identify and resolve problems; create, escalate and resolve SLA within Samanage.

• Manage the Percipio Learning Management System and communicate frequently with various project collaborators and stakeholders; and tracked, reviewed, and implemented corrective and preventative training program actions; extensively utilize Smartsheet to create and update project plans to plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees and campus projects with stakeholders and consultants during the consolidation of both Albany State University & Darton State College institutions. AH Consultation Services, LLC. - Albany, Georgia 2014- 2022 Owner/ Lead Sourcer / Consultant

• Directly assisted in the transitioning and promoting of over 400 clients to various job roles and responsibilities, including 225 senior level roles within various public and private sectors; establish ongoing relationships with various job companies and organizations to continue facilitate the onboarding of new candidates.

• Consulted with new and existing clients to filter job listings, market research, interview preparation for varying positions; extensively work to research and match clients to specific jobs according to their skillset, competencies and work experience; arranged consultations for clients and facilitated mock interviews for preparation to obtain a new job consistently.

• Extensively created curriculum vitae, resumes, and directly assisted with developing online profiles for clients to maximize their outreach, knowledge and productivity; collaborate with companies by effectively training, monitoring extensively the sourcing of candidates via job boards (Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn), referrals and ad response; directed employees in application of best practices and regulatory protocols; consistently tracks vacancies and initiate recruitment and interview processes to identify qualified candidates; managed processed for providing customer and personal services including end user needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. The Albany Herald - Albany, Georgia 2014

Media Account Executive

• Restored and maintained the print advertising and online campaign plans development for Medicals and Outdoor Sections consistently for six months.

• Planned, managed and negotiated advertising sales contracts to the amount of $28,500 in my tenure of less than six months.; cold call client directory connecting to local and neighboring counties; inspected layouts and collaborated and communicated effectively with extended existing and new customers to ensure a consistent return.

• Communicated reporting metrics and campaign updates to all clients; collaborated with creative team directors and oversaw all activity from the fulfillment team and developed brand strategy based on the needs of the client. EDUCATION HISTORY

Albany State University- Albany, Georgia

MBA, minor Public Administration Dec. 2018

Albany State University- Albany, Georgia

B.S. Sociology May 2016

Darton State College- Albany, Georgia

A.S. Sociology in Human Services Dec. 2014

APPLICATION SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS

Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Forms, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Visio, Word) Google Suite Active Directory ADP BannerINB Banner Web Blackboard Camtasia Cisco WebEx Fleeq GaView HRIS LMS Microsoft Teams Monday Newline Cast OmniUpdate One USG Connect Paydirt PeopleSoft Percipio Reach App RCRM Samanage Skillsoft Slack Smartsheet StarRez Taleo TruTouch VMware Workday Zoom