Talent Acquisition Management

MICHELLE HOLT

Glendale, AZ ***** 602-***-**** ************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/youraccountabilitycoach/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Talent Management Professional, Recruiter, Change Agent, and Navy Veteran leveraging 15+ years of proven experience in Aerospace, Cybersecurity, Finance, and HRIS. Expertise in sourcing, staffing, and talent acquisition for both Commercial and Federal Government sectors. Skilled in corporate and RPO recruiting, managing high-impact projects, and building strong talent pipelines. Proven ability to collaborate, communicate, and solve problems with an understanding of market trends and recruitment strategies. Seeking to contribute to growing teams and delivering quality talent management. Career supported by a bachelors in criminal justice administration.

●Motivational Leadership

●Metrics Diversity Sourcing

●Process Improvement

●Customer Service Excellence

●Training and Staff Development

●Statistical Analysis Reporting

●Project Management

●Policy Implementation

●Microsoft Office Suite

KEY ATTRIBUTES

●Talent Recruiting Delivers best-in-class talent, project, and account management across global industries, from start-ups to mid-sized firms, drives process improvements and provide objective analysis and insights

●Business Development Conducted market trend research to develop a small–scale analysis of accounting software to include benefits/deficits of three platforms; presented to a group of 20 executives

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hire Alliance Contract Remote May 2023 – Nov 2023

Talent Acquisition Partner

●Spearheaded recruitment efforts for Engineering Talen and technical positions within the Integrations Business Unit, focused on Project Managers and Engineers, Systems Engineers and Lead Technicians

●Executed full-life cycle recruiting, included intake calls with hiring managers and management of interview schedules, collaborated with the talent team to create a streamlined recruiting process to improve efficiency

●Reported directly to the business unit president, ensured effective communication channels and alignment of business goals, engaged 3rd party agencies to diversity talent channels and enhance the recruitment strategy

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) Remote Mar 2021 – Mar 2023

Lead Technical Recruiter for Engineering Talent Acquisition Partner EPIC

●Led the recruitment of top technical talent, included Automation Engineers, Java and Python Developers, C++ and Net experts, SDETs, Technical Writers, Senior Program Managers, Quality Engineers with others

●Executed end-to-end recruiting processes, ensured a seamless and comprehensive approach to talent acquisition, included weekly and bi-weekly meetings with Hiring Managers and interview scheduling initiatives

●Proactively built a pipeline of passive candidates for future roles, leveraged tools of Seek Out and LinkedIn to identify and attract top-tier talent, maintained and analyzed recruiting metrics with a focus on diversity

●Trained new Sourcers and Recruiters, acted as LinkedIn Coach and participated in the Pecha Kucha Project showcasing innovative recruitment strategies and best practices to optimize the candidate selection process

●Conducted consultations with business stakeholders, Hiring Managers, and HR to align recruitment strategies with organizational goals and attended debrief calls to optimize the candidate selection process as required

Career Ave at McAfee Glendale, AZ, Remote Oct 2020 – Mar 2021

Contract Sr. Sourcing Strategist Consumer Division Hiring for Engineers and Architects

●Led recruitment for diverse technical roles included Principal Engineers, AWS Cloud Software Developers, Lead Cloud and Application Architects, SREs, DevOps Engineers, Consultants and Big Data Engineers

●Aligned recruitment strategies with business needs by actively participating in Hiring Manager meetings and intake sessions, conducted proactive outreach activities of cold calls and regular updates to the recruiting team

●Utilized strategic sourcing techniques to build and nurture passive candidate pipelines for future positions, leveraging job search platforms, tracked and analyzed recruiting metrics to promote diversity and inclusion

●Specialized in sourcing top technical talents for advanced security solutions with focuse on Data Architects, i0S and Mobile Principal Engineers, and Developers skilled in Java, Python, C++, and .Net technologies

MICHELLE HOLT PG. 2

CentryLink Remote Dec 2017 – Jun 2020

Sr. Sourcing Lead for Federal Team Sourcing Lead, Strategist TA Special Projects

●Lead talent acquisition forCentryLink’s SITEC division, sourcedtop-tier candidates for roles of System and Network Engineers, System Administrators, Info Security and Cyber Threat Analysis along with sales roles

●Provided essential technical support for cleared communities and agencies included DoD, FEMA, FBI, and the Pentagon, collaborated with hiring managers to align recruitment strategies with project requirements

●Expertly sourced candidate with various security clearances (YS, TS SCI, TS SCI CI Poly, TS SCI FSP, Yankee White), engaged in targeted cold-calling and follow-up activities, identified, sourced and prioritized top talent

●Maintained meticulous recruiting metrics, contributed to data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement, received multiple awards for exceptional recruitment efforts and commitment to excellence

Search Wizards, Microsoft Phoenix, AZ Apr 2016 – Oct 2017

Remote Sr. Sourcer, Federal Team Consultant SW, Microsoft Senior Talent Cyber Security

●Championed talent acquisition for Microsoft special projects, specialized in high-level clearances (TS, TSSCI, TS SCI CI Poly, TS SCI FSP, Yankee White), dedicated to excellence and innovation in recruitment

●Orchestrated recruitment for diverse roles included Sr. Program and Project Managers, Info Security and PKI Engineers, Software Developers, System and Network Engineers and position within color-coded cyber teams

●Expertly sourced candidates for specialized roles such as Red and White Hat, Penetration Testers, Ethical Hackers, and Developers expert in MS stack and Azure technologies, dedicated to cyber, sales, and DX teams

●Achieved success as 2-time winner of the Shareasaurus Team Challenge, effectively aligned recruitment strategies with business needs and actively engaged in Veterans program for technology and cybersecurity

United States Navy Various Locations Aug 1988 – Dec 1993

Corrections Specialist, Photojournalist

●Ensured firm, fair, and equal treatment to all prisoners, awardees, and staff, often volunteered during off-duty time to assist the duty section in the proper handling of female prisoners held in confinement areas

●Volunteered during special ceremony occasions to take photographs or videos for staff members, assisted with holiday food drives, and significantly contributed to improving the well-being of all personnel

EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Criminal Justice Administration Missouri Southern State University

Associate of Science (A.S.) Law Enforcement Missouri Southern State University

Diploma in Human Resource Asean Online Education AOE Issued Oct 2020

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7/10

Software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Slack, Taleo, Outlook, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Webex, Calendly, BambooHR, CCRM, G Suite, HubSpot, iSolved, JobVite, Lucidchart,, Taskray, Trello, QuickBooks, Zoom, Greenhouse, Teams

Databases: MS Access, SAP, Salesforce, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, Seek out, Indeed, Monster,

CareerBuilder, Dice, Cleared Jobs, ClearanceJobs

ATS: Kenexa/BrassRing, Taleo, iCIMS, Jobvite, Bullhorn, E-Recruiter, Avature, Workday, other proprietary tools

Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Glassdoor, GitHub, YouTube, Instagram

AI: Crystal and Interest in Artificial Intelligence tools such as, Chat GPT

Management: Supervision, Developing Operations and HR Playbooks, Process Improvement

Talent Acquisition: Full-Cycle Recruiting, Contracts, Training, Onboarding, Diversifying Talent Pool

Sales: Account Management, New Account Generation, Contract Negotiation, Presentations

Technology: Proprietary Software Development, social media, Remote Communication

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