Manager Management

Kathy (Renea) Jones 409-***-**** (Home and Work)

Galveston - Houston, Texas 409-***-**** (Cell)

*******@*****.***

Professional Experience and Qualifications:

Chosen by LinkedIn as one of the Top 25 Recruiters in 2015, I offer you an Associate Recruiter Specialist, RPO ~ I have 20 years of “Professional Quality” Lead experience / Contract Full Cycle / High Volume Recruiting in a Metrics driven role and serving as a Recruiter seeking Quality over Quantity. I have been a Branch Manager, managing Multi-Offices and have Onsite Management skills working face to face with the Hiring Managers in Staffing and Employee Training. I am a Permanent Placement Professional working the project Full Cycle.

(I am seeking a Virtual from home position.)

Current:

Contract Associate Virtual Recruiter Specialist, RPO - ManpowerGroup Solutions – Promoted 10/13 – Present working The Comcast/Xfinity Contract (Total years on Contract here is 4 years.)

This is a high volume fast paced position that requires identifying and defining the hiring needs for every client by collaborating with Hiring Managers, HR Teams, Talent Recruiting Managers and Senior Department Leads in order to ensure everyone is identifying and attracting a high qualified pool of qualified, ambitious, “Ready-to-Be-Scheduled” candidates. Maintaining a pipeline full of Candidates with a wide variety of experience from entry level up through to Management in preparation to meet the needs of all Business Clients offering employment opportunities for Candidates at every level and from all types of Industries.

I am responsible for driving all aspects of the talent relationship management process for exempt and non-exempt candidates with MGS's clients. Recruiting, screening, scheduling, interviewing, testing, and insuring the hiring manager receives the best of the best available. As a “Specialist”, I coach and mentor new Recruiters and help the teams meet deadlines by jumping in and completing the projects assigned by coaching and assisting with the development of Delivery Consultants and Delivery Coordinators. I am referred to as a “911” Recruiter Professional due to having the ability to find Candidates when the deadline is as near as 4 hours away. I have built a Stockpile of lasting relationships with previous Candidates that are now in a Management position, as well as those that have entered a profession at the entry level. By maintaining Business and Candidate Relationships I keep my pipeline full of possibilities and referrals across the US, including Technicians, Engineers, Sales Managers, Event Planners, and many more.

Contract Associate Virtual Recruiter, RPO 10/2012 to present ~ In 2013, I was promoted to Recruiter Specialist, RPO/ with ManpowerGroup Solutions

I gained experience in advanced sourcing and recruiting for the client with a defined process. I also have experience in mentoring recruiters/delivery of professionals. This position required the following Responsibilities and Skills. During this time the Comcast Director of Indiana and Michigan has requested that I be the sole Recruiter for his Management Teams’ interviews due to having a record of sending him 5 interviews for one position, and his deciding to keep at least 2 out of every 5 Candidates I send.

Experience:

Strong client management skills. I have worked directly with Hiring Managers for 3000 associates at Motorola.

Permanent Placement Professional.

A Professional at finding Candidates in 911 situations

Outstanding coaching, mentoring and teaching others, with patience and understanding.

Troubleshooting any unforeseen issues or disgruntled applicants.

Collaborate with team members and Leads to implement best practices and accomplish goals

Experience with metrics, quotas and goals. Always meeting and exceeding.

Ability to work 4-5 projects alone all at one time, with successful results.

Strong communication skills and the ability to insure candidates are screened properly, resume is intact and job description is applied to the applicant verbally and in written form.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Skilled at working effectively and collaboratively in a team environment as well as working alone.

Required Knowledge:

To be a professional in this industry there are certain things that must be accomplished, daily, weekly, etc. You must be able to work under a great amount of pressure and be a professional that can get the job done without a “baby-sitter”.

•Knowledge of how many resumes need to be generated for open positions is very important in order to meet the deadline and goals.

•Identify and implement sourcing strategies based upon the job position by creatively conducting research and/or utilizing a multitude of resources such as new internet sites, blogs, RSS, networking groups and/or sites like ZIP Recruiter, Job Spider, DICE, Konnects, vShake, LinkedIn, Indeed, Success Factors, CareerBuilder, Craigslist, Facebook, etc.

•I have developed an ongoing and diverse pipeline using research, networking, database mining, etc. for prospective applicants in order to be ready when the project opens.

•The daily use of Behavioral Based Interview techniques in screening and qualifying applicants, such as pre-screen, test, and qualify applicants through the use of qualifying interviewing techniques by using open ended questions, role play and skill assessment testing.

•Enter and maintain candidate information into applicant tracking system on a daily basis.

•Generate recruitment metric reports both manually and using applicant tracking system

•Create, file and maintain filing system for resumes, applications and miscellaneous paperwork. To present a Candidate to the Hiring Manager I must sometimes conduct maintenance on the Candidates Resume and / or Application. (Formatting, etc.)

•Assist with job requisition by watching out for mistakes that need editing

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Government Contract ~ Contract Virtual Recruiter & Independent Consultant Recruiter

April 2006 - July 2012 (6 years 4 months) In this Contract I Recruited high profile security and plain clothed agents. I also worked as an independent Consultant working with both candidates and clients across several industry lines. I excel in the ability to use research to identify innovative sourcing tools for use in targeting passive candidates. Successful super user in using LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Monster, Company ATV, Professional Associations, Boolean search strings, etc., for sourcing and identifying active and passive candidates, excellent cold calling, sourcing and behavioral interviewing skills and techniques used to engage and close candidates. Successful team member on several domestic virtual recruiting & sourcing projects across a variety of industries.

DynCorp – 4-month Contract November 2011 – February 2012

Recruiting non-military personnel maintain Military bases in Afghanistan

Recruiting Supply Chain Optimization Analyst, Financial Analyst for Supply Chain, Heavy Equipment Operators, Firemen, carpenters, Airplane repairmen, chefs, Auto, candidates with related experience being sought as expats for Air Force in Afghanistan.

FMG Staffing - September 2001 - April 2006 (5 years 8 months)

National Key Account and Operations Manager

Recruiting up to 3000 employees. I started this from ground up and within 2 years went from 0 to 6 million a year across the US and in Ireland. Recruiting employees for places like T-Mobile Distribution, Michaels Warehouse, Maytag, Hospitality Employees from Housekeeping to Management, Cold Food Storage, Sales, Insurance, Office clerks/Receptionists, Management, etc. This was full cycle recruiting where as a Regional Manager, I was responsible for opening new Branches in 3 States and the profit and loss at all locations, as well as all negotiations with the customer and the hiring managers.

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