TYRELL ALEXANDER-EDWARDS
New York, NY *****
917-***-**** • ******************@*****.***
Linkedin.com/in/tyrelledwards
Career Profile:
Talent Acquisition professional with experience developing and executing recruiting plans. Managing all phases of full- cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement and onboarding. Creatively sourcing high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold calling, creating corporate campaigns and utilizing employee referrals.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Executive Recruiting
Diversity & Inclusion
Strategy & Development
Talent Assessment & Acquisition
ATS & Recruiting Software
High Volume Staffing
Offer Negotiations
Social Media Recruiting
Sourcing & Screening
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP (PSEG), Newark, NJ 2018 – 2019 Senior Recruiter
Lead in-house recruiting effort for operations and IT support groups and various product development teams
Recruiting Management: Filled 75 positions within first 10 months of hire, meeting deadline to ensure the on- time, fully staffed grand opening of the newly renovated IT department’s expansion project.
IT Professionals: Provided guidance and insight to managers to identify and develop creative sourcing strategies to ensure high quality and diverse in pools, winning recommendations from the hiring managers for recruiting quality workers in effort to support the IT initiative to replace all contractors with 250 full-time employees by year end.
HR Support: Valued for versatile skill set as a the “team-player” within HR department, filling in and assisting when needed to assist management with special projects, assisting colleagues with recruiting efforts and other HR functions.
TIME WARNER - SPECTRUM, New York, NY 2017
Senior Recruiter (contract)
Hired to assist with the increase of volume of hired technicians and technical personnel in anticipation of the union contract strike.
Talent Acquisition: Delivered recruitment solutions for hundreds of vacancies. Significantly increased the total number of job placement goals by 75% in the first three months.
Top-Ranked Results: Identified potential sources for recruiting staff. ROSS STORES, New York, NY 2016
Senior Recruiter (contract)
Supported the Executive Directors and their managers full cycle recruiting efforts, pipelining candidates, successfully sourcing and placing corporate and retail candidates.
Client Relationship Management: Established and maintained solid working relationships and partnerships with internal and external customers including hiring managers, clients, vendors, colleges, employment agencies and community business leaders to forecast and achieve key staffing initiatives. HISCOX INSURANCE, New York, NY 2015 – 2016
Senior Recruiter (contract)
Owned the recruitment process for 42 open roles in various locations throughout the U.S., effectively partnering with hiring managers to fill each role.
Client Relationship Management: Fostered lasting client relationships as a trusted hiring partner with a 98% job fulfillment rate.
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DEUTSCHE BANK, New York, NY 2014 – 2015
Diversity Recruiting & Strategy (contract)
Analyzed and reported on key diversity metrics; creating executive summaries and developing recommendations to create and foster an open and inclusive environment.
Program Management: Continuously utilized best practices to develop programs and policies that assisted in attracting/retaining/developing a diverse workforce; while creating and implementing targeted Campus Recruitment Strategies to broaden diversity focus and strengthen company brand, spear headed the development and/or creation of the following programs:
Demystifying Bank: insight program geared toward college freshman, introducing them to investment banking, while creating a pipeline of diverse high potential candidates for future consideration and involvement for Deutsche Bank programs and initiatives.
Women’s Return to Work Program: Actively lead and influenced the implementation of initiatives to support the growth/maintenance of a diverse culture across Deutsche Bank’s graduate recruitment footprint, including the current proposal and development of the Women’s “Return to Work Program”, as well as co-managed the
“Dreamer’s” program.
MTA-METRO NORTH, New York, NY 2014
Talent Acquisiton Specialist (contract)
Proactively implemented sourcing, recruiting and diversity strategies responsible for full cycle recruitment, while conducting panel interviews for District Line Superintendents, Directors, Procurement Analysts, Engineers and Union employees.
Union/Non-Union: Charged with responsibility to lead interview processes, scheduling and coordinating screening and background checks, in efforts to maintain a solid candidate pipeline. VERIZON, New York, NY 2010 – 2013
Talent Acquisiton Manager
University Relations: Managed Talent Acquisition for Corporate and University/College Relations, directly supporting corporate business units of 30,000+ people in human resources, engineering, accounting, legal, wellness, operations, finance, marketing and information technology divisions, while supervising 9 contractors and recruiters.
Program Management: Developed and managed programs and policies covering onboarding, training and development and talent assessment programs.
Branding and Marketing: Provided creative branding oversight of marketing campaigns and media relations, on and off campus, to strengthen recruitment efforts through targeted diversity initiatives, resulting in top talent acquisition and an increased slated diversity by 38%.
Diversity: Creative and efficient in identifying top tier talent, leveraging networks and building candidate pipelines, increased our ROI by achieving a 70% conversion rate for returning interns and increased our full- time conversion rate by 50%.
VERIZON, New York, NY 2006 – 2010
University & Experienced Hire Recruiter
Full cycle recruiting: Accountable for complete full cycle recruitment for Campus and Experienced hires, conducting interviews screening and staffing applicants across the Verizon footprint, utilizing various recruiting sources, placing a significant focus on social media.
Branding and Marketing: Assisted in creating, developing, managing and branding of our FutureLEADers internship mentoring program, specifically geared to assist with the transition from college to the workplace.
Social Media: Utilizing social media to strengthen the brand awareness and manage corporate campaigns. EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Japanese & English (Double Major) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY ● Albany, NY