Resume of Celia Allen

PROFFESIONAL SUMMARY:

Talent recruitment and acquisition professional with experience developing recruiting plans within a corporate environment

Expert at managing all phases of full cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement and onboarding.

Creatively source high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals.

Diverse Placements: Performed professional, technical, executive and managerial recruiting in areas including:

oSkilled Trades

oEngineering

oIT Professionals

oCustomer Services

oOffice / Admin Support

oMarketing & Sales

oDepartment Heads

oSenior Executives

RECRUITMENT TOOLS:

LinkedIn Recruiter Monster Talent CRM Oracle's PeopleSoft Recruiting Solution Taleo

Ceredian /Peopleclick PCRecruiter

RECRUITMENT SKILLS:

Talent Assessment & Acquisition

Candidate Sourcing & Screening

Exempt & Non-Exempt Staffing

Interviewing/Hiring

Executive Recruiting

High-Volume Staffing

Offer Negotiations

Placement & Onboarding

ATS & Recruiting Software

Social Media Recruiting Tools

Employment Law & HR Affairs

Client Relationship Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Full recruitment such as placing ads on internal/external job boards, arranging interviews, making job offers and organizing start dates.

Maintained Ceridian HR system by posting new position, updating changes, and tracking applicant information.

Led the recruiting activities that supported 1500+ employees in multiple locations.

Developed job descriptions, negotiated offers and hired candidates.

Partnered with HR Business Partner in EE relations, Workers Compensation and Leave of Absence administration.

Managed a recruiting project that consisted of traveling 100% to various locations throughout the US to recruit, interview and hire the most qualified candidates to work in various exempt and non-exempt positions in the oilfield. Assessed over 20 applicants per day matching qualifications to company criteria.

Managed and supported five senior managers in retail wireless stores for the recruitment, negotiations, staffing, and associate orientation for 15 locations. Met hiring managers’ needs and juggled multiple priorities daily.

Coordinated training program for store managers and supervisors, which improved sales by 15%.

Attracted college graduates from top schools through training initiatives and improved incentives.

Promoted company and HR initiatives in communities and military installations.

Utilized the latest Internet, networking and recruitment tools to acquire top candidates.

Managed HRIS and compiled reports from database.

Successfully met and exceeded monthly goals

Sourced with minimal advertising budget

Partnered with employees and management to communicate various HR policies, procedures, standards and regulations.

Processed terminations, leave of absence requests, promotions, internal transfers, contractors and new hires.

Conducted weekly new hire orientations for full-time EE, company temps, agency temps and interns.

Organized training schedules for new and existing staff and kept training records up to date.

Assisted in the training and development of the Success factor tool.

Managed, recruited, and hired for over 6 regions in Texas. Developed working relationships with operations managers to ensure a great understanding of talents/personality were met in each region. Coordinated new hire process from start to finish, Assisted with employee day to day issues in the workplace. Conducted employment verification, reference checks, criminal backgrounds, credit checks and administered drug screens.

Worked with managers at all levels in supporting business / organizational needs; counseled management and staff on transfers, promotions and

Managed recruiting for a start-up wireless telecommunications company, collaborating with Sr. Operations Director. Developed and implemented recruitment initiatives for two new regions.

Successfully sourced, interviewed and hired employees for 40+ new wireless stores in San Antonio and Houston, TX within 4 months. Received recognition award for exceeding recruitment goals.

Improved diversity initiatives that resulted in a 30% increase of minority associates at the management level.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

UExams, Houston, TX 2016-Present

Testing Supervisor

Veterans Evaluation Services, Houston TX 2015-2017

Recruiter

Pearson Education- Houston, TX 2014– 2015

HR Generalist

TREX, Houston, TX 2013 - 2014

Regional Recruiter

Baker Hughes, Houston, TX 2011 – 2012

Mobile Corporate Recruiter

Pearson Education, Houston, TX 2009 – 2011

Human Resources Generalist

AT&T, Houston, TX 2007-2008

Staffing Manager

Cricket Communications, Houston, TX 2005-2006

Corporate Recruiter

FPMI Solutions, Houston, TX 2003-2005

HR Staffing Specialist

NCS Pearson Education, Houston, TX 2002-2003

HR Staffing Specialist

Southwestern Bell, Houston, TX 1998 – 2002

Human Resources Staffing Manager

Goodwill Industries, San Antonio TX 1995-1997

Human Resources Manager

EDUCATION/MILITARY:

MA, Human Resources Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

BA, Interior Design, (Minor in Business), University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

US Army - Military Veteran, Ft. Belvoir, VA

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