ERIN CHALMERS

Arvada, CO *****

303-***-****

adumsb@r.postjobfree.com

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

Energetic, and goal-oriented professional with a dynamic background supporting individuals, teams, and initiatives. Strategic relationship builder, leveraging eye for detail and analytical mindset to reach critical objectives in business, candidate experience and hiring processes. Skilled at prioritizing and delegating tasks in high pressure, fast-paced, hyper-growth, start-up environments with a calm sense of urgency.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Full Cycle/Desk Talent Acquisition

Team Management

Multiple ATS

Pipeline Building

Sourcing

Skill/Behavior Interviewing

Negotiation/Closing

World Class Candidate Experience

Passive Candidate Acquisition

Employee Retention

Strategic planning

Start-ups and M&A

Operations Management

Business Administration

Conflict Management

Written/Verbal Communication

Attention to Detail

Exceeding Goals

High Emotional Intelligence

Sense of Humor

EXPERIENCE

12/2021-Present

PIPEDREAMS- REMOTE/DENVER, CO

Lead Recruiter

Start-up next gen, tech-powered home services provider and SaaS developer helping businesses use technology to grow them into industry leading organizations.

Founding member of the PDV recruiting team responsible for developing a strategic recruiting action plan, team, and world-class candidate experience for cross-functional, nationwide, multi-business and corporate talent acquisitions.

Onboard, train, mentor, guide, manage performance, and career development of the team to ensure recruiters are valued professionally and challenged so milestones and metrics are exceeded.

Collaborate with junior recruiters, sourcers and coordinators focusing on passive and active candidate talent search and placement, pipelines, process improvement and strategy development.

Mastery of the talent market and talent acquisition trends through proactive research to understand deeply hiring needs and develop interesting job descriptions and accurate job requirements and interview criteria/questions for each role.

Source qualified candidates, review resumes, and pre-screen candidates while moving the interview process forward, including phone screening, face-to-face interviews, administering technical skills tests, contacting professional references.

Deliver sustainable and qualified candidates to hiring managers and executive teams using strong ability to assess applicants, prepare candidates, handle complex negotiations, and close the candidate.

Possess sound knowledge in a variety of technology concepts, practices, and procedures, including ATS, social media, social communities, social servers/VoIP, career websites, networking groups, career fairs, military connections, and extensive and diverse personal network.

Draw on contractual and legislative expertise to ensure compliance with US and state specific regulations and requirements.

9/2021-12/2021

L3HARRIS- REMOTE/DENVER, CO (Contract Position)

Senior Specialist–Recruiter for Space & Airborne Systems

Responsible for the full life cycle of recruiting- sourcing a strong pipeline of qualified candidates in addition to screening, scheduling, interviewing, and presenting and negotiating job offers to candidates.

Collaborate with hiring managers to meet staffing needs, ensure quality of selection and timeliness of hire.

Developed and implemented sourcing strategies to generate a pipeline of qualified candidates and to source specific requirements.

Sourced/Recruited passive and active, cross-functional candidates using sourcing techniques including on-line and internal databases, contact lists, networking, social media sites, cold calling, complex internet searches for qualified talent.

Worked with search firms or other placement agencies and determined the optimum recruitment method to develop and maintain a highly qualified and diverse candidate pool.

Pre-screened potential candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and full-time employee openings, assessed candidates’ qualifications and culture fit through a combination of behavioral based interviews and competency-based evaluations.

Interviewed prospective candidates with a consistent set of qualifications, educated candidates on company and submitted qualified candidates to Hiring Managers.

Prepared salary offers in collaboration with compensation specialists and HR Business Partner.

Actively took part in professional networking groups, job fairs, and other recruiting events.

Identified and introduced new, creative ideas for sourcing talent.

Upheld legal requirements and company hiring policies and coached and guided managers accordingly.

Proactively tracked progress in applicant tracking system to ensure metrics were captured and goals were met.

6/2008-9/2021

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- DENVER, CO (Contract Positions)

Healthcare Team Recruiter, Estate Manager and End-of-Life Guide

Provided vital end-of-life services for nine clients over 10+ years to ensure individuals and families feel comfortable and provided for during patient end-of-life care, including healthcare team recruitment, estate management medical insurance billing administration, appointment scheduling, and patient advocacy during crises.

Developed and deliver care plans in cooperation with medical care providers recruit and supervise internal and external staff, including estate and healthcare members.

Oversaw estate budgets, operations, maintenance, security, grounds, calendars, vendors, and accounts.

10/2018-12/2019

IMPROVEMENT COMPANY- DENVER, CO (Contract Position)

Executive Recruiter

Start-up venture capital firm helping launch ideas into successful businesses.

Provided full life cycle, high-volume recruitment and on-boarding for 37 candidates across business, administration, IT, sales, legal, creative services, wellness, and entertainment industries.

Developed channel partner recruitment strategy to build pipelines across various industries to obtain top talent.

Sourced, researched, contacted, and interviewed prospective candidates and maintained accuracy and integrity of information in ATS, HRIM, Latitude, and proprietary CRM database.

Provided executive identification, biographical information, and in-depth business intelligence on candidates using various online resources to obtain background information.

3/2018-9/2018

MAI MECHANICAL- COMMERCE CITY, CO (Contract Position)

Corporate Recruiter Manager

Provided full life cycle, high volume recruiting, and placed 41 qualified candidates across seven departments within skilled trades, including plumbing, HVAC, heating, business unit, administration, and C-suite.

Created and managed job posting through Craigslist, Indeed, and LinkedIn and updated ATS and databases for incoming resumes.

Screened candidates by phone and sold candidates for positions within extremely competitive market while scheduling in-person interviews for 30-plus candidates weekly.

Conducted in-person interviews, assessing candidates’ career history and skills to evaluate qualifications, advocated for candidates while making hiring recommendations to department managers, and facilitated the onboarding orientation process for up to ten new hires each week.

Coordinated start dates, orientation, and first month plan with department managers and new employees.

11/2015-3/2018

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- DENVER, CO (Contract Positions)

Healthcare Team Recruiter, Estate Manager and End-of-Life Guide

Provided vital end-of-life services for nine clients over 10+ years to ensure individuals and families feel comfortable and provided for during patient end-of-life care, including healthcare team recruitment, estate management medical insurance billing administration, appointment scheduling, and patient advocacy during crises.

Developed and deliver care plans in cooperation with medical care providers recruit and supervise internal and external staff, including estate and healthcare members.

Oversaw estate budgets, operations, maintenance, security, grounds, calendars, vendors, and accounts.

6/2015-11/2015

CHANDELLE ENTERPRISES- LAKEWOOD, CO (Contract Position)

Corporate Recruiter Manager

Provided full life cycle recruiting, human resources, and employee relations for 11 Meineke automotive repair stores with 53 employees.

Managed scheduling, payroll, data/record maintenance, and benefits, uniform administration, conflict mediation, tech development, store manager training, and change management.

5/2014-6/2015

GREEN GARAGE- DENVER, CO

Recruiter/Marketing Manager

Provided full life cycle recruitment/onboarding for 12+ technicians, service advisors and shop helpers for startup while maintaining responsibility for all marketing, such as planning, scheduling, budgeting, content, materials, research and development, and strategies/solutions for two stores.

Directed two graphic/web designers while overseeing company branding and website, managed social media accounts, including four Twitter pages, two Facebook pages, two Google+ pages, two Yelp pages, LinkedIn, Instagram, Foursquare, and Pinterest and SEO efforts for Google.

Planned and executed three monthly events with emphasis on grassroots collaborations with like-minded businesses, non-profits, and the local community to create opportunities with educational value.

Conducted market research through Google Ads/Analytics to determine how to expand current and new marking platforms, programs, and sales through findings in market requirements/segments, customer needs/agreement, current market conditions, and competitor information.

Analyzed productivity of marketing plans and projects monitored, reviewed, and reported on all marketing activities and sales results.

10/2013-5/2014

CALIBER COLLISION- WHEAT RIDGE, CO

Recruiter/Office Manager

Recruited to oversee vendors, insurance companies, and achieve customer success while ensuring smooth daily business through administration of overhead, accounts receivables/payable, and cash handling for collision center with revenue of $300K monthly.

Provided supervision, development, and leadership for 20 plus employees across the business unit and collision center

Oversaw hiring, motivation, discipline, and termination while managing payroll and benefits planning.

Supervised company policies and procedures and enforced strict safety guidelines according to state and federal regulations while maintaining positive staff relationships to ensure high-performance results.

2/2013-10/2013

LUCIDUS SOL LED LIGHTING SOLUTIONS- WHEATRIDGE, CO

Recruiter/Business Manager

Generated and implemented human resource protocols and standards while documenting and formalizing existing procedures to safeguard secure, fair, transparent, and positive workplace.

Collaborated with CEO, CFO, President, electrical engineer, application engineer and six account managers to ensure smooth, timely and lucrative operations.

Created and managed online marketing mediums, including company website, Amazon store, and Facebook to promote and sell products, produced copy for brochures and product spec sheets and accurately maintained ZOHO CRM, ensuring updates within a timely manner.

Built vendor and manufacturer relationships across the United States and globally for procurement of quality products and negotiated national/international shipping prices and terms with manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, and freight forwarders.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, DENVER, CO

Master of Organizational and Professional Communications

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, DENVER, CO

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism

Minor, Criminal Justice

TECHNICAL

Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace, ADP Workforce Now, Workday, JobVite, Breezy, Bullhorn, iCIMS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Zoho

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