Human Resources Talent Acquisition

PATRICE SILAS

404-***-**** ************@*****.*** Atlanta, GA https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricesilas/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

People connector and relationship builder. I oversee end-to-end recruitment life cycle for a global organization with a strong emphasis on candidate experience. With a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and 8+ years of experience in human resources, I have proven success developing creative approaches to identify, attract, and engage high-quality candidates while pursuing cost containment options. I have a deep understanding of the best practices and strategies for diverse hiring & passionate about building teams that reflect the values & goals of the organization. I am adept at building and maintaining relationships with leadership, key stakeholders, external & internal partners, and candidates. My mission is to connect people with opportunities that enable them to grow, learn and thrive.

SKILLS & CORE COMPETENCIES

Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Recruitment, Sourcing, Cold Calling, Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Organizational Leadership & Development, Training & Facilitation, Staff Fulfillment & Hiring, HR Information System, LMS, Organizational Change, Boolean Searches, MS Office Suite, ATS, AI, LinkedIn, CRM Software

EXPERIENCE

NETWORK PROVIDER RECRUITER Feb 2024-current

Acentra Health-Remote

Identify, recruit, negotiate, contract, and onboard a provider network.

Negotiate rates, confirm required credentials, and finalize contracts.

Maintain close relationships with provider and provider groups to serve as a resource for technical and network questions.

TALENT ACQUISITION ADVISOR Jan 2022 – July 2023

NeuroLeadership Institute- Remote

●Deliver timely, predictable, high-quality hires in a fast-paced environment from different countries with significant time zone differences through full cycle global recruitment.

●Research and analyze best practices for building a diverse, robust candidate pool for current and future openings within a corporate setting.

●Support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hiring practices.

●Develop and streamline outreach strategies by identifying staffing needs to align and support diverse hiring initiatives, surpassing outreach goals, and attracting high volume, talented candidates.

●Maintains & ensures compliance with equal employment opportunity (EEO) and employment laws.

●Keep enterprises running smoothly by managing and updating the applicant database/tracking system (ATS) UKG to maintain records, reports, and logs about applicant flow, interviews, and staffing.

●Build rapport and maintain talent pools for networking prospective candidates by effectively building and managing talent communities through research, networking, direct-sourcing, and following up on leads.

●Coordinate onboarding efforts by spearheading ad-hoc recruitment projects, specifically focusing on strategy and partnerships in liaison with the HR team and hiring managers.

●Provide training and guidance to Talent Acquisition on utilizing reports and dashboards.

●Identify creative ways to foster a best-in-class candidate experience and interview processes across all points of the candidate lifecycle by coaching and managing 2 newest recruiters in less than 6 months with the company.

●Manage candidates through sourcing, interview, hiring & offer stage, from assessing candidate qualifications to extending offers and managing pre-employment requirements to ensure successful onboarding.

●Customize and create reports to align with business needs and stakeholder requirements.

●Spearhead and improve recruiting practices to reduce applicant hiring time by 3 days by establishing a new onboarding procedure to streamline the process, achieving desirable outcomes on time and increasing candidate experience.

TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST June 2021 – Jan 2022

Georgia Urology

●Spearheaded end to end healthcare recruitment for both clinical and non-clinical roles for 30 locations, from initial strategy meetings with hiring managers to proactively screen, facilitate offers, and close candidates.

●Restructured recruitment and interviewing process to empower managers to build outstanding teams by training them on interview best practices minimizing the turnover rate at Georgia Urology by 30%.

●Acted as a primary liaison for centralizing onboarding activities by pioneering shorter, more efficient orientation day material from a full day to a half day, increasing candidates’ experiences.

●Generated a strong pipeline of candidates through direct sourcing, passive sourcing, and applicant tracking tools successfully recruiting approximately 12-16 hires monthly.

●Conducted and created new hire orientation & training twice a month.

●Revamped the recruitment process through drafting new job descriptions, requisition forms and submission processes to ensure a smooth hiring process, gaining recognition as a point person.

●Optimized organizational performance by streamlining the talent acquisition process in a Urology practice with 30+ offices, 7 Surgical Centers, a Call Center, and the Central Business Office, applying a transformational change approach.

●Conducted full-cycle recruiting through multiple job boards (Zip recruiter, Indeed, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn) while conducting phone & virtual interviews.

●Meets and exceeds established KPI’s and goals assigned by an average of 20%.

●Partners with internal stakeholders (HR, hiring managers, directors, c-suite executives) to meet the business needs.

●Maintained compliance with recruitment regulatory laws and guidelines by entering candidates into HireRight background checks and verifying employment on E-Verify.

LEAD CASE INVESTIGATOR Dec 2020 – June 2021

Maximus, Contract

●Utilized interview skills to gather all information available to identify potential close contacts, collect contact information and determine risk levels by acting as the primary point person to support and call people with a positive diagnostic test for covid-19.

●Identified outbreaks and communicated case patterns and issues with the case response team by conducting investigations and generating additional resources required,

●Conducted disease investigation contact tracing and monitoring of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 by facilitating tracking efforts with the local health authority and referring high-level cases to locals, ensuring self-isolation and curbing potential spread.

●Recommended action plan to resolve systems issues and improve overall program effectiveness by partnering with local health jurisdictions and relevant partners, facilitating continuous improvement.

●Kept accurate medical records by documenting all contacts’ case files following established procedures to accelerate follow-up with cases to determine the appropriate release.

RECRUITER Aug 2020 – Dec 2020

EbryIT-Contract

●Oversaw national technical & IT recruitment by proactively recruiting and pipeline passive security and IT talent, meeting weekly staffing and reporting goals.

●Updated organizational structure by updating job descriptions, qualifications, and processes, increasing job placements by 40%.

●Generated a pipeline of applicant leads by utilizing various successful recruiting tools through paylocity ATS.

●Led multiple high-volume national staffing projects by formulating recruitment strategies to increase candidate attraction and retention.

●Provide training and guidance to Talent Acquisition on utilizing reports and dashboards.

●Identified candidates for consistent and repetitive recruiting efforts by prescreening and interviewing applicants to determine qualifications for current open positions while determining and negotiating salaries with candidates.

●Scheduled & Coordinated onboarding activities including drug screens, background checks and start dates.

RECRUITER & CAREER COACH 2013 - 2016

Henkels & McCoy Inc.

●Revitalized full-cycle recruitment by mining the internet for passive and active job seekers in technical and professional positions, increasing talent search optimization by 32% and retention rate.

●Provided a positive hiring manager experience by facilitating professional development training and workshops.

●Demonstrated success in community outreach, candidate sourcing strategies & identifying talent pipelines for a wide range of job levels.

●Boosted recruitment process and improved key recruitment metrics, including time to hire, time to fill, and retention, by facilitating training and workshops, leading to nationally recognized credentials, including vocational training.

●Researched and applied best practices and market trends to create engaging and relevant training content for different audiences and learning styles.

●Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with both candidates and clients.

●Ascertained and managed a steady pipeline of highly qualified active and passive candidates by attending career fairs at local colleges and other community recruitment events.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

MATCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST & HUMAN RESOURCE ASST 2016 - 2020

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta

JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER 2007 - 2013

Department of Juvenile Justice

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, 2019

Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

University of Central Florida

Certifications

IMPROVING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

TALENT MANAGEMENT

DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

Contact this candidate