Social Media Human Resources

Brandi Epps, HCS

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EDUCATION

MS in International Business Studies Stratford University

Graduate Certificate: Applied Industrial Organizational Psychology The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

BA in Industrial & Organizational Psychology Christopher Newport University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. Talent Acquisition Business Partner/Social Media Manager (08/2016 - Current)

T-Solutions, Inc

Perform full life-cycle recruiting: develop job requisitions, create and post descriptions. Connect with candidates regarding current and future opportunities by sourcing and networking. Screen, interview, and evaluate candidates for current and upcoming contracts. Manage the candidate pipeline utilizing ATS (iCIMS) to maintain timely documentation of all discussions with candidates. Present candidates to Hiring Managers and schedule interviews with Hiring Managers and candidates

Identify and attend relevant job fairs, recruiting events, company events, and meetings. Develop and maintain long-term relationships with the community: candidates, outside recruiters, colleges/universities, and other job placement agencies.

Understand the company brand and remain aligned with company objectives while maintaining compliance with established protocols of OFCCP and EEOC

Manage projects such as Open Houses for upcoming contracts to include travel arrangements, venue, and adhere to allocated budgetary constraints

Design concepts for flyers and social media posts, and advertising strategies. Develop social media strategies to increase brand recognition, follower engagement, and drive traffic to company website

Sr. Corporate Recruiter (06/2015 - 08/2016)

TMMG, Inc.

Managed Human Resources Concepts, Practices, Laws, Regulations, and Policies; Specialized in recruiting technical positions (IT, Engineers, Manufacturing and military veterans)

Responsible for high volume recruiting assignments in various geographical locations in a fast paced, competitive environment throughout the United States

Instituted and developed new recruiting strategies and marketing promotions that led to an increase of over 500+ new applicants in 6 months; Increased social media presence within the current contract industry by more than 50% in a six-month period - began with 30 LinkedIn connections and now averaging 100+ new connections a month

Developed and executed all recruiting strategies and reports directly to the President and HR VP weekly; Facilitate training and development regarding requisitions, interview techniques and resume reviews; Conduct weekly meetings with hiring managers to communicate status of requisitions

Liaison between former military members, universities, colleges and contract positions; Performed full life-cycle recruiting: sourcing, cold calling and facilitating pre-employment screenings; Maintained compliance with established protocols of OFCCP and EEOC

Corporate Recruiter (11/2013 - 05/2015)

ACADEMI

Actively managed full lifecycle hiring process for all corporate and field positions for a facility with 7,000 acres of land; positions ranged from Security Guards, Kitchen Attendants, Housekeepers, Administrative Assistants, Payroll Clerks, Benefits Specialists, Proposal Writers, Junior to Senior Level management positions, etc. The vastness of the facility caused an average of 20 - 50 open requisitions while maintain a minimal time-to-fill; Produced high volume recruiting in a fast paced, unstructured environment while adhering to strict deadlines and aggressive growth targets; Assisted OCONUS Recruiters by screening DD214 and WPS (World Protective Services) certifications

Proactively developed recruiting strategies to meet contract requirements; Partnered with hiring managers to assess their needs in creating job descriptions; Participated and travel to job fairs or other recruiting events as needed

Sourced and screened applicants’ work experience, education, training, and compensation needs to obtain the best fit; Ensured all staffing transactions are conducted in accordance with OFCCP, EEOC, ISO-9000, and other government regulatory laws and procedures; Screened candidates, coordinate interviews with hiring managers, interview candidates; Utilized HRM & CATS HRIS systems to source and track all candidates; Personally maintain hiring pipeline of qualified candidates for multileveled positions

Developed strong relationships with recruiting sources, candidates, and internal customers; Maintain effective communications with each group; Created offer letters, schedule drug screens, submit background and DMV record checks, run new hires in E-Verify system to confirm form I-9; Routinely facilitated monthly Formal and weekly Informal new hire orientations

HR Generalist (07/2012 – 10/2013)

The Lee Group - LifeNet Health

Developed and maintained relationships with hiring managers to ensure a great fit for department vacancies; Retrieved and accounted for personal property items of terminated staff

Compiled data and generated ad-hoc, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports; Scheduled phone screens, Skype, BlueJeans, and face-to-face interviews; arranged candidate travel and lodging

Responsible for advertising strategies via social media, college campuses, field related societies, etc.

Coordinated annual health screenings with individual employees and nurse liaison while keeping direct supervisors informed of status; Facilitated and assisted with annual employee events

Performed operational duties and routine tasks include but are not limited to organization charts, ben-admin, payroll processing, new hire orientation, auditing, and HRIS

Analyzed multi-faceted human resource and employment law documents; Served as primary point of operational and administrative support for department and employees; Maintain confidential personnel information

HR Operations Specialist (10/2009 – 06/2011)

New York Times Company

Trained and supported staff in operational processes and procedures for accurate and timely payroll processing and benefits administration; Established and maintained operating procedures, workflow and processing schedules to ensure timely and accurate payroll/benefit processing for 10+states and several cities; Accurately processed HR-related information for off-site business units using PeopleSoft HRMS

Reviewed transactions to ensure comprehensive understanding of relational data and effect on payroll, benefits, and reporting; Generated and analyzed queried reports for business partners and external vendors as needed; Utilized Excel pivot tables and V-lookup functions for reporting purposes

Provided input and recommendations on process improvements and development supporting innovation and efficiency; Served as valued resource and liaison to staff at all levels on analytics and reporting

Maintained accurate data supporting the Kronos time management system and internal performance management application; Accounted for and maintained all HR records and documentations in accordance with company policy and regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley

HR Assistant (03/2007 - 02/2009)

Okuma America Corporation

Completed Generalist duties and supported all HR functions related to staffing to include, but not limited to, posting job vacancies, conducting phone screenings, scheduling interviews and travel, drug testing, background checks, and conducting new hire orientation

Performed full-cycle benefits administration to include researching claims, monitoring claim activity and charges; Administered FMLA, as well as short-term and long-term programs; Conducted exit interviews, processed employee termination paperwork, and disbursed information on COBRA, Pensions, and EAP; Filed Workers Compensation claims for employees, Generated accident and/or incident reports

Assisted payroll in salary adjustments, deductions, and reimbursements; Prepared and disbursed a variety of management reports such as ad-hoc, overtime, budgeting, headcount and updated scorecard

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Contractor - HRIS and Compensation Specialist (02/2012 - 06/2012) American College of Radiology – HireStrategy

Managed performance appraisals; Prepared reports, graphs, charts and statistics in support of human resources operations; Updated, exported, imported, cleaned, and researched and reported on any data discrepancies; Provided on-the-job training for employees

Analyzed performance ratings to suggest salary increase and promotions; Compared internal salaries and provided compensation recommendations based on market pay data; Established job descriptions and job title relevancy; Entered changes to organization structure in the system

System implementation and partnered with Employee Navigator’s Account Manager to facilitate “go-live.”

Contractor – HR Business Analyst (09/2011 - 12/2011)

Dyncorp International - Trak Services

Managed Recovery project for PeopleSoft 8.9 to PeopleSoft 9.1 upgrade; Rebuilt queries for the benefits and recruiting departments that were lost during the upgrade transfer

Located and resolved issues for queries that transferred but were not running as needed; Discovered missing employees for open enrollment selections

Worked closely with outside vendors to provide and tailor query reports with information pertaining to their specific needs; provided on-the-job training for employees

TECHNOLOGY

Social Media: HooteSuite, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Instagram, etc.

HRIS & ATS: PeopleSoft, Halogen, ADP, Spectrum, Citrix, Times Talent, Success Factors, Ceridian HPW and Time & Attendance, Taleo, Kronos, SPSS, AS400, Oracle, BAAN, Crystal Reports,

Microsoft Office 97/2000/2003/2007/2010: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Project, Publisher, & Lotus Notes;

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Human Capital Strategist (HCS) Certification

Six Sigma Green Belt Training Certificate

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