Thomas Jones

Spotsylvania, VA 703-***-**** ad3or7@r.postjobfree.com Thomas Jones LinkedIn

Professional Summary

Highly accomplished Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner and Army Veteran with 15+ years of experience, establishing networks in tech, engineering and cleared communities. Multiple award winner for contributions in surpassing recruiting and sourcing goals. Trusted team leader dedicated to developing and mentoring high performing professionals in inclusive and diverse working environments.

Work Experience

Palo Alto Networks Remote in Northen Virginia

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner (Recruiting and Sourcing) September 2021 to Present

●Recruiting and sourcing to help the company’s technical pipeline and diversity goals, resulting in a significant increase in qualified candidates and contributing to a decrease in time-to-fill positions.

●Collaborate with Talent Acquisition leaders, recruiters, and hiring managers to strategize and fill challenging tech, cleared and sales (Go to Market) roles nationwide using LinkedIn, google, job boards and in person events.

●Interviewed and screened candidates for various roles before passing along to recruiters and hiring managers.

●Institute recruiting campaigns and collaborated with marketing to create flyers for social media, maximizing exposure by 100%

●Establish extensive network of colleges, transition assistance programs at multiple military bases across the US and LinkedIn groups.

●Provided recruiter training on cleared and veteran candidate sourcing.

●Provide management oversight of the SkillBridge program, offering veteran internships and assisting interns in preparing resumes for potential roles post-internship.

●Participated on the leadership team of the Veterans and Disability Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), contributing to internal events and assisting in creating a mentor program for external veterans.

●Attend career fairs, conferences, and serve on employer panels during vet and military spouse networking events.

●Effectively used and tracked candidates using the CRM, ATS and system generated reports.

●Support company in receiving "Best Place for Vets" in 2022, "Best Place for Military Spouses" in 2022 by GI Jobs Magazine, and "Best Place for Veterans" in 2023 and 2024 by Military Times

Peraton Reston, Virginia

Sourcing and Diversity Recruiting Team Lead July 2017 to September 2021

●Led 2 virtual professional recruiters with over 40 years of combined experience in sourcing and hiring technical, intel and cyber candidates nationwide resulting in a significant increase in hires and a 40% increase in a diverse candidate pipeline.

●Developed and implemented innovative sourcing strategies, including targeted outreach to the intel, defense and tech communities using various job boards, career fairs and vendors steering 90% surge in the number of qualified candidates.

●Tracked ROI from sourcing efforts, recruiting events team participated in and vendor relationships.

●Liaised with TA and hiring managers to fill all roles supporting our largest contracts at NSA, US Cyber, NRO, Cyber Command and STRATCOM.

●Developed a super network of nearly 19K connections on LinkedIn.

●Researched and connected with over 40 military bases nationwide to develop a military candidate pipeline for funded and unfunded opportunities in Intel, DOD, and technical career fields.

●Awarded a significant bonus for successfully staffing a newly awarded Army Cyber Command contract ahead of schedule.

●Boosted veteran hires from 12% to 20% within a year, presented at transition programs, participated in employer panels, and networking events and supporting diverse populations.

●Took part in multiple diversity career fairs nationwide, promoting current and proposal opportunities.

●Tracked data from diversity events, hiring numbers and other pertinent information needed for audits each year.

Northrop Grumman Herndon, Virginia

Senior Diversity and Sourcing Recruiter April 2016 to July 2017

●Honored with the Purple Squirrel Award for notable contributions in attaining challenging hiring goals.

●Developed and implemented diversity recruitment strategies, delivering a 30% surge in candidate hires.

●Managed a pipeline of hundreds of candidates, ensuring a consistent and diverse talent pool using the company’s CRM tool Avature.

●Collaborated with hiring managers to define hiring needs and develop effective sourcing strategies.

●Networked with and researched various industries to uncover and source passive candidates for work in DOD, aerospace, intel and engineering roles nationwide.

●Attended over 50 career fairs in a year to build a funnel of candidates in strategic geographical locations.

●Secured multiple candidates for leadership roles nationwide, fulfilling company’s objectives of interviewing diverse candidates for all manager and above positions.

●Tracked candidates from sourcing and events using the CRM.

CSRA Falls Church VA

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Manager Veterans Recruiting April 2006 to April 2016

Performed full life cycle recruiting for the first 5 years until asked to lead college and Veterans recruiting.

Managed an active pipeline of technical and diverse candidates for worldwide positions while carrying an active requisition load of up to 40 requisitions.

●Showcased robust work ethic, receiving the President's Award for the Veterans Recruiting Program

●Assumed chair role of Veterans ERG for two years managing a $50,000 budget and giving campaign.

●Provided end-to-end recruiting and sourcing support for government contracts worldwide, covering hundreds technical and intel positions.

●Attended over 80 job fairs per year, open houses, and other internal and external recruiting events, including TAP, ACAP (military employer panels)

●Facilitated nearly 100 veteran workshops per year, assisting veteran wounded warrior communities in salary negotiations, resume writing, mock interviews, and navigating career fairs.

●Mastered three different applicant tracking systems over a 10-year period.

●Advised managers/supervisors on federal hiring laws, Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) policies, and other applicable laws to remain OFCCP compliant.

Additional Employment US Army, KBR Inc, Med Staff Carolinas

Skills

Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Management, C-level Planning, Stakeholder Relations, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Performance Management, Coaching & Mentoring, Technical/Engineer/Intel/BD/Nurse Recruiting, Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems, Super Networker with nearly 19K connections on LinkedIn.

Education & Certifications

Business Administration Averett University (continuing education)

Business Central Texas College

Diversity Recruiting Certificate LinkedIn Army Recruiting Course Army’s Small Group Facilitator’s Course Military Police School Army’s Advance Leadership School

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