Talent Acquisition, Senior Recruiter, HR Manager, HR Generalist

CERISE A. GARRETT

SENIOR AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL RECRUITMENT

Mobile: (203) 631 – 8272 Email: **********@***.*** Residence: Meriden, Connecticut 06450

SUMMARY: Highly resourceful, innovative, and strategic leader offering 12+ years of extensive HR experience within

Healthcare, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Insurance and Utilities industries. Recognized throughout career for being an

individual contributor and collaborator with abilities to provide flawless candidates for hire through full cycle recruitment. Vastly

adept at developing recruitment strategies, building successful partnerships, and creating innovative methods to attract and

recruit top talent. My overall goal is to expand my career brand within Senior and Executive Level Recruitment, where my

experience can be utilized in transforming the way companies attract, hire, onboard and develop employees.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

ATS, Software and HR Systems Proficiency: Workday, indeed, Smart Recruiter, Brass

Ring, Recruitmax, Taleo, SAP, Oracle, K-base, MS Publisher, Kronos, ADP, Google

Docs, Workday, ICIMS, Sales forces, Avature and Phenom.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Blue Cross Blue Shield Chicago, Illinois

Recruiter II (contract through Viva USA Inc.) May 2022 to Present

Spearhead full cycle clinical recruiting operations including providing qualified clinical candidates to hiring managers to fill open healthcare positions.

Partner with hiring managers to create job specifications and descriptions as well as leverage various resources to source qualified candidates to fill healthcare positions.

Facilitate training and collaborative meetings with managers to develop salary and compensation structure.

Accountable for all metrics and reports as they relate to clinical staffing efforts as well as work to ensure compliance with EEO Diversity policies.

CBRE Hartford, Connecticut

Senior Sourcer (contract through Pyramid Consulting Inc.) June 2022 to September 2022

Recognized for building pipelines for hard to fill positions in the commercial real estate investment industry.

Demonstrated expertise in sourcing tools used to build pipelines, indeed, Zip Recruiter, Signal Hire, Handshake (Student/Alum), Avature as a ATS and CRM

Strategically developed a pool of qualified candidates utilized both traditional and creative sourcing strategies including a

list of priority positions across HR-enterprise platform.

Walmart Bentonville, Arkansas

Recruiter (contract through US Tech Solutions) February 2022 to June 2022

Executed full cycle recruiting for pharmacy roles as well as facilitated meetings to discuss ongoing sourcing efforts, targeted campaigns, market research, and strategies for aligning recruiting activities with client demand.

Maximized results by engaging in a detailed job scope conversation during the intake meeting with the Hiring Manager to

develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy.

Analyzed and identified alternative recruitment methods such as online recruitment methods, talent branding, external

search, direct sourcing, online postings, referrals, social media, and other relevant methods to target skilled individuals.

Optum United Healthcare Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sr. Clinical Recruiter (contract through Equity Staffing) August 2021 to December 2021

Oversaw full cycle clinical recruiting and sourcing of Infusion Registered Nurses, Infusion Pharmacist, clinical and allied health positions.

San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington, New Mexico

Talent Acquisition Partner (contract through Kavaliro) May 2021 to August 2021

Managed full cycle clinical recruiting and sourcing of Registered Nurses, clinical and allied health positions as well as third party vendor pertaining to travel nurses and recommended recruitment resources.

Strategically developed and implemented talent pipelines through networking, employee referrals, cold-calling, events, and other creative channels.

Trinity Health of New England – Saint Francis Hospital Hartford, Connecticut

Talent Acquisition Specialist February 2020 to March 2021

Collaborated with hiring managers to address talent acquisition needs as well as managed interviewing process and onboarding process of the applicant hire.

Developed strong and meaningful relationships with associates which resulted in building trust to provide long-lasting, comprehensive advice and service on recruitment related issues.

AVANGRID, Inc Orange, Connecticut

Talent Acquisition Manager December 2015 to January 2017

PRIOR CONTRACT EXPERIENCE

MSP Program Manager; Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) – Hartford, CT June 2019 to February 2020

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant; Talent One Services – Meriden, CT October 2018 to October 2021

HR Business Partner Project Manager; United Technologies Research Center – East Hartford, CT February 2019 to April 2019

Recruitment Consultant; Iroquois Gas Transmission – Shelton, CT August 2018 to October 2018

Human Resources Partner; Stamford Health – Stamford, CT December 2017 to April 2018

Human Resources Manager Seasonal; Macy’s Corporate – Cheshire, CT September 2017 to December 2017

Talent Acquisition Manager; Doosan Fuel Cell America Inc. – South Windsor, CT August 2014 to December 2015

Corporate Recruiter; United Technologies Corporation – Farmington, CT May 2014 to August 2014

Recruiter; Magellan Health Service, Avon, CT October 2012 to September 2013

Manager; Human Resources for CT, MA & RI region; The Mentor Network – Middletown, CT October 2011 to September 2012

Highlights and Key Results

Completed contract work via various agencies including Interim HR, CFS and Excel Partner, HR Continuiti, Butler America and Kelly Services.

Strategically devised strategy and recruitment process including executing sourcing and recruiting campaigns, creating a talent pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and operations, resulting in hire of 150 candidates in 6 months.

Managed recruiting and sourcing activities, creating a robust talent pipeline for supply chain, senior level management and manufacturing talent.

Managed recruiting and sourcing activities for the Military Family Life Program, hiring licensed clinical social workers for every military installation across the United States. (600 hires in 8 months.)

Led and organized diversity initiatives for workforce recruitment targeting diverse candidates, veterans, and people with disabilities to increase this segment of the employee population.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Counseling; University of Bridgeport – Stamford, CT

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Economics; Roger Williams University – Bristol, RI

Member of Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR) – Airs

Certification Recruiter Academy

Edison Electric Institute Certified (EEI) UIL Holdings Corporation

Field Certified Trainer (FCT) - Mentor University

Remote and Work from Home

Succession & Strategic Planning

Interviewing Techniques

Company Culture

Relationship Building

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Talent Management / Acquisition

Executive Recruiting

MSP Management

Full Cycle Recruiting / Hiring

Diversity Recruitment

Workers Comp & FMLA

Payroll Administration

Union Labor Relations

Benefits and Compensation

Orientation / On-Boarding Process

Regulatory & Legal Compliance

Employment Laws

HR Policy Interpretation, Application, and Performance

Complex Problem Solving

Organizational Leadership

Training and Development

Candidate Evaluation

Candidate Negotiations

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