Employee Relations Resources Manager

PATRICK HARPER

*** ******* **** ***, ********, GA 30126 404-***-****

**********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Strongly dedicated and resourceful Talent Acquisition Partner with an excellent record of identifying and placing superior job candidates. Adept at networking with a variety of in-person and online personnel sources. Able to function superbly with little to no supervision.

CRM/ATS Experience: Ultimate, Avature, Workday, Taleo, Peoplefluent, iCIMS, Ceridian, BrassRing, ADP, Cornerstone, Workable

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

DEKRA Services Inc., Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Atlanta, GA 03/17-07/20

Led recruiting initiatives for DEKRA Medical Certification-North America. Planned and executed a diversity recruitment strategy to enhance our visibility with HBCU’s.

Reduced time-to-fill from 60 days in 2018 YE to 31 days by 2019 YE through weekly meeting with hiring manager/interview team.

Exceeded Quality of Hire yearly goals by creating an Assessment Center to the interview process which reduced turnover by 30%.

Increased and maintained a diverse candidate pool by posting/attending minority events.

Maintained Offer Acceptance rate of 90% by using PayScale to ensure competitive industry rates, communicate to candidates effectively, be clear and consistent about the job and discuss possible issues during the interview.

Enhanced the recruiting strategy for Medical Certification by creating a Candidate Care Score Card which included disposition of candidates, timely feedback on interviews, onboarding experience, referrals and communication.

Increased diverse full-time hires from 21% to 42% within one year from taking the role.

Partnered with University Relations to develop Summer Intern Program.

AIG, Talent Acquisition Partner, Atlanta, GA 07/12-12/16

Provided full life-cycle recruiting activities for clients within AIG Commercial Division. Managed the Field Engineering staffing project for North and Latin America.

Developed and executed campus recruiting strategy for client groups within Engineering, Oil & Gas, Energy, Underwriting and Finance.

Cultivated and maintained relationships with assigned universities and plan targeted events.

Designed and developed the recruitment strategy for hiring 40 Business Analyst within 90 days in Financial Business Lines.

Maintained a requisition load of 50-65 openings and averaged 3-5 hires per week.

Equifax, Talent Acquisition Partner-(Contract) 02/12-07/12

Full cycle recruiting in IT and Finance across all of Equifax Businesses. Recruited, screened, interviewed and placed candidates in professional level positions within IT. Ideal candidates were proficient in Java J2EE, C, C#, C++, Oracle, Business Intelligence, ERP, Microsoft .NET, DBA, SQL, IT Architect, Project Managers, Analysts, Agile SDLC, Green Plum, Cisco Firewalls, Checkpoint Firewalls, Wily Introscope, CSS and Web/UI design.

XO Communications, Sr. Sales Recruiter Atlanta, GA 06/07-12/11

Full cycle sales recruiter responsible for all hiring within the Central and Eastern United States.

Located, identified and recruited enterprise solution sales professionals for XO’s Enterprise Solution Sales, Finance and Carrier Divisions. Filled 157 requisitions with an average of 45 days in 2010. Industry avg. is 55-70 days.

Implemented Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) to all hiring managers (VP’s, Directors, Program Directors and Program Mgrs.) communicating sourcing strategies.

RA Consulting/Southern Company, Contract Recruiter, Atlanta, GA. 11/06-04/07

Managed the entire life cycle of recruiting, including employer promotions in the marketplace, created job postings and advertisements.

Filled positions in IT, Engineering, Operations, Customer Service and Finance.

Maintained a requisition load of 45 open positions.

Exceeded hiring target of 80% of positions filled with a deliverable of 90%, while maintaining a retention rate of 65%.

Volt Technical Services, Lead Technical Recruiter-Atlanta, GA. 9/04-10/06

Toyota Manufacturing, Employee Relations-Georgetown, KY. 6/03-8/04

Home Depot Inc., Human Resources Manager-Atlanta, GA . 3/02-4/03

Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA 12/91-1/02

Human Resources Generalist, Mechanical Operations, Atlanta, GA. 1998-2002

Recruiter, Staffing Coordinator and Customer Service Rep-Delta Air Lines 1991-1998

EDUCATION

MS-Human Resources Management-Troy State University

BS-Economics and Finance-Elizabeth City State University

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