Toni Jones - Senior Talent Acquisitions Professional
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INDUSTRIES Accounting & Finance + Advertising & Marketing + Creative/Digital Media +
: Executive Management + Engineering + IT + Legal + Healthcare +
Telecommunications
EXECUTIVE Accomplished Senior Talent Acquisitions Specialist with 16 years of
PROFILE: national and international experience recruiting in information
technology, accounting and finance, legal, healthcare, executive
management/ office services, retail and telecommunications
AREAS OF Recruitment Strategies: Practice Recruiting, Leading Edge Technologies and
EXPERTISE: Development/ Implementation of Recruiting processes, policies and
procedures
Organizational Development: Recruiting in specialized areas within various
industries.
Training and Development: In-Person Training Seminar and Web Based
Training
Sales and Marketing: Account, Client and Vendor Relations Management
Business Process Engineering: Workflow Process Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
TekMasters / APCO Worldwide (Marketing & Public Relations)
10/13 to 12/13
Sr. Recruitment Consultant
I was a Senior Contract recruiter assigned with the task of recruiting
talented professional in the arena of marketing, digital media and public
relations.
Managed talent acquisition strategy and full-life-cycle that is in line
with overall staffing and business goals; partnered with hiring managers
and practice groups on recruitment efforts
Managed the full life-cycle recruitment process: source candidates,
conducted first round phone interviews, maintained relationship with
candidates throughout interview process, made recommendations on hiring
decisions, checked candidate references and delivered/negotiated offers;
Sourced passive and active candidates and built a candidate pipeline,
maintained an understanding of short and long term recruitment needs across
several practice area
I successfully hired (2) Digital Marketing Analyst; (1) iOS Developer; (1)
UX Design Engineer (1) Director of Digital Marketing
Expanded and leveraged external networks; built relationships with
professional groups and college career centers to support recruitment
efforts and promoted APCO employer brand
Alternative Employment / Oberthur Technologies (Smart Card Industry)
05/13 - 09/13
Sr. Recruitment Consultant
Responsible for providing recruitment/ talent management to obtain
candidates for requisitions request from management team members. Supported
recruitment efforts in multiple locations; CA, MA, PA and VA
Maintain a network of passive/active candidates via social media networks,
internet research and employee referral programs
Responsible for developing recruitment plans with deliverables, timelines
and a formal tracking process to service internal client needs; i.e.;
hiring managers/stakeholder(s); Implemented and re-established best hiring
practices applicable to Human Resources/Talent Acquisition-related
policies, procedures and processes while utilizing "lean methodology".
I successfully hired (2) EMV Software Engineers; (2) Telecom Engineers -
Android Apps (1) Web Developer- Front End; (2) Mobile Apps Developer.
Onward Search/ RTC Digital Marketing/Advertisement Agency
03/13 - 05/13
Sr. Recruitment Consultant
Maintained and reviewed candidate/employee records: resumes, applications,
reference checks, offer letters, etc.
Proactively manage ATS with all candidate, requisition and interview
information. Acted as ATS expert, may train others on use, should seek to
use full reporting functionality and ensure SOPS and integrity of
information
Provide timely updates and closely manage communications and timelines with
all stakeholders
Special emphasis will be on candidate sourcing: researching market,
networking, identifying and contacting passive candidates, heavy use of
social media, referrals, etc. I success hired (1) Front-End Web Developer;
(1) ASP.net Developer; (3) Digital Marketing Associates; (1) SEO Analyst;
(1) Digital Strategist; (1) Jr. Digital Designer. Additionally, I was also
responsible for hiring 7summer for 2013 RTC program within the digital
marketing space.
Aerotek / COMPUSEARCH - Senior Recruitment Consultant
09/12 - 11/12
Responsible for providing full-life-cycle recruitment services in support
of a procurement acquisitions project - PRISM
Provides weekly and daily status reports to the Director of Recruiting in
managing Talent Pools
Generates candidate matrixes related to hire to fill ratios.
Responsible for developing recruitment strategies for "aged" and "hard-to-
fill requisitions
Conduct meetings with hiring managers, project managers and key
stakeholders for establish service level agreements.
Collaborates with hiring managers in defining and defines and develops
requisitions in complains with OFCCP standards as well as company policies
and procedures.
Generated and managed OFCCP reports for internal/external audits and
provided matrix reports for EOE analysis studies.
Market open requisitions to active/passive candidates via social media and
other online/ offline methodologies
Collaborates with professional association organization enhance company's
talent communities of active and passive candidates.
Recruiters-On-Call / Acentia - Senior Technology Recruitment Consultant
06/12 - 09/12
Responsible for providing full-life cycle recruiting in support federal
agencies within the Washington DC region
Collaborate with hiring managers in developing recruiting strategies to
fill open requisitions
Manage high volume of requisitions for online advertisement via job posting
site, social networking, SEO marketing, user groups and "niche" websites.
Manage and maintain candidate tracking system for EOE, OFCCP Compliance and
matrix report generation.
Maintained a pipeline of active and passive candidates as well as providing
recruitment support for proposals.
The Yoh Company / Boeing - Senior Technology Recruitment Consultant
12/11 - 4/12
Provide strategic staffing resources to the Potomac Region's Defense and
Intelligence programs as a member of the Global Staffing team.
Provide staffing leadership and support for attracting strategic skills
necessary to the success of business initiatives.
Military liaison for Potomac Region installations.
Advise potential employees of all experience levels on job qualifications
and responsibilities.
Represent The Boeing Company at military, professional and diversity
professional events
Provide guidance and input on legal and regulatory issues regarding
applicant and employment policies.
Work in tandem with business partners and their representatives to provide
cohesive Global Staffing process and support.
Responsible for providing compensation analyst research to determine the
market value of new and existing requisitions
I successfully hired (3) Sr. Software Engineers (Google Apps) for Geo-
Spatial Engineering project. There were also two (2) Jr Engineers hired to
support the project.
Convergenz, LLC / SWIFT - Senior HR Recruiter Consultant
10/10 - 12/11
Successfully hired 60 + IT/Financial new hires into the SWIFT organization
Responsible for all aspects of full-life-cycle recruiting utilizing ATS-
Taleo, Social Networking, online/offline sourcing; etc; Career Fairs and
College Recruiting
Collaborated with internal/external business partners to established
departmental recruitment objectives
Maintained HR Service Level Agreements as a part of the recruitment process
and redefined the process to include HR Business Partnership which enhanced
employee relations/ retention.
Maintained Lean Efficiency techniques for the monitoring and tracking HR
workflow processes.
Established E- repository on Requisition Data
Composed white paper on "Social Networking- Recruiting Strategy Plan"
Generated weekly/monthly recruitment reports for tracking new hire
Managed the recruitment process for SWIFT 2011 College Graduate/ Internship
Program which included generating data from college/university vendors to
access diversity recruitment practices.
I successfully hire (20) Software Engineers (ASP.NET); (1) Digital
Marketing Sales Manager-Financial; (30) Web Developers- Backend JavaScript;
(1) Jr. e-Channel Developer;
Convergenz, LLC / AARP - Senior HR Recruitment Consultant
06/10 - 09/10
Implemented recruitment strategies and marketing venues to increase
candidacy pool
Managed applicant tracking systems, generated requisitions for hiring
managers from historical data.
Provided HR analyst to track resume flow of online marketing per
requisition which measured the effectiveness of advertising and postings.
Participated/Contributed in BRP for "recruitment process"; Implemented
recruitment strategies to include social networking, job fairs, and
professional "networking seminars"
Identified qualified candidates for open requisitions - reviewing
applications/resumes, and conducting internal
Administered internal/external postings of requisitions
Made recommendations to hiring managers regarding "best hiring practices"
Created knowledge warehouse federal employment laws and company policies
and procedures
Created "HR Service Level Agreements for internal client
Managed and maintained online marketing budget for hiring managers.
ICD/ Chenega Federal Systems - Senior Contract Recruiter
03/10 - 04/10
Collaborated with Recruiting Manager to assess details of requisitions and
staffing requirements
Assessed the hiring needs of hiring manages to understand staff
development, future trends and industry growth.
Assisted with OFCCP compliancy rule and maintained high volumes of online
applications and ensured candidate database was properly updated.
Maintained and collaborate with recruitment team members for generating
reports of all new hires.
Maden Technologies - Senior Contract Recruiter
02/10 - 03/10
Provided full-life recruiting services to Department of Army Contract.
Sourced and recruited IT professionals with various levels of clearances
associated with the US Military.
Provided weekly status reports and maintained candidacy pool of active/
passive candidates.
Engaged in social networking recruiting efforts.
Manage all requisitions to include creating, opening, closing and
advertising via job sites, networking portals and company website
MSR Executive Search/ Howard University - Senior Talent Acquisitions
Specialist 09/09 - 01/10
Provided full-life cycle services for the external and internal customers
Provided weekly and monthly reports to track recruiting initiatives and
open/closed requisitions
Maintained a candidacy pool for immediate hires based on client and/or
vendor needs
Utilized cost-effective recruiting methodologies to increase candidate
network.
Maintained applicant documentation in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
MSR Executive Search / VANGENT, Inc. - Senior IT Recruitment Consultant
09/08 - 04/09
Performed full-life-cycle recruiting activities by sourcing identifying,
evaluating, and selecting qualified candidates for nomination to Military
Health Solutions Division
Conducted pre-employment activities such as scheduling interviews,
verifying references and participating in compensation discussions.
Managed the recruitment process between candidates and hiring managers
Offered extensions to applicants and provided assistance with the on-
boarding of new hires
Conducted on-boarding services for new hires and the transfer process of
internal personnel
ZipRealty, Inc. - Virtual Recruiting Consultant
07/08 - 9/08
Provided staffing solutions for real estate professionals to include
Agents, Brokers, Closing Managers and Regional Managers.
Scheduled training orientations and provided company forum demonstrations
for new applicants; Provided HR assistance for the -"new hire"- process to
the HR Department
Hobart West Solutions, Inc. - Senior Executive Perm Recruiter
03/07- 5/08
Recruited mid to high-level Accounting/ Finance, Business Administration,
Office Administration, Legal- and IT professionals utilizing various
recruiting techniques, including; networking, search engine optimization,
referrals and career fairs.
Collaborated with hiring managers, senior professionals and management with
federal and commercial clientele
Built and maintained a network of active/passive candidates with specific
technical expertise across a variety of domains.
Coordinated interviews, presented benefits and company information, salary
negotiations, extended employment offers and conducted new employee
orientations and developed requisitions.
Provided weekly recruiting status reports to management
Taleo was used for client management requisition management and full-life-
cycle recruiting.
XL Associates - Senior Account Executive / Recruitment & Sales
02/06 - 02/07
Successfully recruited Contracts Administrations and Procurements
Professionals
Developed hiring plans for existing consultants with specialized skill-sets
in acquisitions support and contract management for federal and commercial
clientele
Extensive utilization in full-life cycle recruiting within various market
niches to include: IT, Financial, Legal, Medical, Acquisitions/ Contract
Management and Human Resources
Developed recruiting and sales strategies for attracting senior-leveled
candidate requisitions across multiple industries within the federal, state
and local governments and commercial markets.
Established sales and marketing techniques to generate new clientele for
existing consultants through skilled marketing, cold calling, recruitments
events and the "referral system"
Hired executive-level contracts management professionals to include
Warranted Contract Officers, Directors of Contracts & Procurement and
International Contract/ Licensing Attorneys in Japanese niche market
structures.
TechUSA / SRA International, Inc. - Senior Technology Recruitment
Consultant 10/05 - 12/05
Successfully hired three Helpdesk Analyst; one Business Processing
Engineer, two Oracle DBAs, one Business Requirements Analyst, one Technical
Writer and one Unix Systems Engineer. The CRM used was BrassRing.
Managed 10 requirement monthly
Utilized "all" aspects of full-life cycle recruiting to generate new hires
for federal/ private industry.
Conducted candidate searches utilizing traditional/ non-traditional methods
Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens/ in-person interviews to
establish candidate's technical ability & made recommendations to hiring
managers; Collaborated with hiring manager to establish new requirements
Managed interview process between candidates, hiring managers, project
managers and HR department. Utilized internal database for candidate and
job requirements management for generating matrixes/ reports
Established relationships with multiple external staffing agencies to
identify qualified candidates for executive leveled positions. Conducted
contract negotiations for all "new hires" to include rates, annual salaries
and terms of conditions
Frequently attended professional career expos and networking conferences to
attract candidates for open requisitions
EARLY CAREER:
. Sr. IT Recruiter, Snelling Personnel Services/ Data Systems &
Solutions - 8/05-9/05 (Contract Position) Taleo used for full-life-
cycle recruiting
. Technical Recruiter, PixL, Inc./ Department of Health & Human Services
- 11/04-8/05 (Contract Position)
. Sr. IT Recruiter, FDM Group, Inc. - 6/04-11/04 (Contract Position)
Taleo used for recruiting
. Retail Recruiting Manager, Tuesday Morning, Inc. - 8/02-5/04
(Permanent Position)
. HR Assistant, Georgetown University Human Resources - 1/02-7/02
(Contract Position)
. Sr. Branch IT Recruiter, Spherion - 4/98-3/01 (Permanent Position)
. IT Recruiter (ERP), Ion Idea - 2/97-3/98 (Contract Position)
. Technical Recruiter, Optimal Technologies International - 8/96-2/97
(Perm Position)
BUSINESS APPLICATION SYSTEMS: Taleo, iCIMS, BrassRing, Avature, PeopleSoft
(HR Module), Cyber Recruiter, TalentHook, Ceridian, OpenHire, OpenAir and
Online Career Portals, Indeed, JobDiva, Jobvite, RecruiterBox,
ZipRecruiter and Bullhorn Reach
EDUCATION: The Boeing Company Compliancy Training - December - 2011; NCMA - National
Contracts Management Association, Washington DC Chapter 2007; Elementk:
Preventing Workplace Harassment Training - 2007
Spherion: SQM Sales/Recruiter Training - March 2000; Dallas Training &
Recruiting Services: A Guided Tour Through I.T. Certification - June 2000;
Oz Enterprise, Inc.: Technical Recruiter Certification - August 2000; NATSS:
Employment Law Certification - November 1998
BA Economics - Pennsylvania State University, 90-94, Summer of 1995
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST