Senior Recruiter

TONYA LOCKE

Denton, TX ***** n 469-***-**** n adx66z@r.postjobfree.com

Senior results-driven Recruiter managing all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing, screening, interviewing and through offer negotiations, placements, and onboarding. Creatively source high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold-calling and employee referrals. Motivated to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines.

Diverse Placements: Performed professional, technical, and managerial recruiting in areas including:

-Accounting

-Hospitality & Retail

-IT & Engineering

-Mortgage & Finance

-Security

-Management & Sales

-Healthcare

-Call Center

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Recruiting Tools:

LinkedIn Recruiter n ICIMS n Workable n Taleo n Paycom n Workday n Dice n Oracle Recruiting Cloud n

Kenexa / BrassRing n Paycor n Internet Research n Salesforce

Recruitment Skills

-Candidate Sourcing & Screening

-Research & Development

-Exempt & Non-Exempt Staffing

-Networking & Marketing

-Executive Recruiting

-High-Volume Recruiting

-Offer Negotiations

-Placement & Onboarding

-ATS & Recruiting Software

-Social Media Recruiting Tools

-Employment Law & HR Affairs

-Relationship Building

Professional Experience

HSS, INC (Remote) n Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter, August 2021 to February 2023

Developed and maintained high quality and robust pipelines of candidates through multiple channels and sources including agency partnerships, community organizations, and hiring events.

Sourced, qualified candidates leveraging multiple sources including job boards; job postings; LinkedIn, Boolean searches; social networking sites, alumni, internal transfers, and teammate referrals.

Built relationships across businesses unites and establish partnerships with hiring managers to understand their business and recruitment needs and fill their open positions in a timely manner.

Ensured delivery against key Talent Acquisition metrics and OFCCP requirements.

Partner with HR Business Partners and designated COE's to develop long term talent pipelining plans.

VARIOUS COMPANIES-Dallas, Texas n Brand Ambassador, July 2018 to August 2021

Presented, marketed, sold, and promoted product brands and educated potential customers on products.

Increased customer awareness and boosted product sales by attending concerts, sporting events, and special events.

Implemented marketing campaigns. Set-up tables and enticed customers with games and giveaways.

Provided excellent presentation skills, and experience at delivering presentations and training.

Maintained and grew social media content to drive brand awareness to attract new customers.

TORCHMARK CORPORATION- McKinney, Texas n Senior Contract Recruiter, June 2016 to July 2018

Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent.

Created requisitions, posted job ads, sourced, screened, interviewed, and hired candidates for IT, accounting, and call center positions.

Managed the full cycle recruiting process in high volume environment for exempt, and non-exempt positions, to deliver world-class diverse talent across the organization.

Worked with hiring managers to ensure job requirements and expectations were met.

Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent.

CLEARSPRING LOAN SERVICES- Dallas, Texas n Corporate Recruiter, June 2014 to June 2016

Sourced, screened, and interviewed candidates for exempt and non-exempt positions in the Insurance and Financial Servicing industry.

Collaborated with hiring managers to create recruitment plans, facilitate interview process, make offers of employment, and negotiate salaries.

Managed full cycle recruiting process to meet various staffing goals and metrics within the organization.

Evaluated applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzed responses, and verified references, and compared qualifications to job requirements.

Partnered with Senior Management to review and forecast hiring objectives and developed plans for staffing initiatives.

Developed, executed, and managed sourcing strategies to create and maintain a steady pipeline of passive candidates for hard to fill positions.

Identify top talent through aggressive sourcing methods including internet research, networking, employee referrals, cold calling, advertisements, career events, and industry associations.

2020 COMPANIES (Fort Worth, Texas) n National Retail Recruiter, May 2012 to June 2014

Sourced, screened, and interviewed candidates for sales consultants and sales managers nationwide.

Managed high volume search workload via direct sourcing, social media, cold calling, employee referrals, as well as ongoing pipelining.

Developed and implemented employment strategies to attract diverse talent and passive job seekers by building and maintaining applicant sources.

Cultivated top notch working relationships with various levels of management.

Created and advertised open positions on various job boards, social media, and the internet.

Led the high-volume recruitment efforts across five states to source and recruit potential candidates for Fortune 500 companies.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (Dallas, Texas) n Contract Recruiter, May 2010 to May 2012

Sourced, screened, interviewed, and hired candidates for hospitality, retail, Information Technology, engineering, accounting, finance, healthcare, and call center with various Fortune 200 and 500 corporations.

Collaborated with hiring managers to create recruitment plans, facilitate interview process, make offers of employment, and negotiate salaries.

Managed full cycle recruiting process to meet various staffing goals within the organization.

Evaluated applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzed responses, and verified references, and compared qualifications to job requirements.

Developed and implemented strategic recruiting strategies for recruiting diverse pipeline talent.

Identified top talent through aggressive sourcing methods including internet research, networking, employee referrals, cold calling, advertisements, career events, and industry associations.

Education

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (AUSTIN, TEXAS) n BA in Business Management, Minor in Marketing

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