VERONICA WRIGHT
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SUMMARY
Experience Senior Recruiter/Account Manager with 18 years of technical and professional recruitment experience from entry-level to executive levels. Experience supporting new business/proposals, salaried, hourly and geographically dispersed employee populations at all DOD clearance levels in Retail, Technology, Engineering, Call Center, Administrative support, Accounting and Finance and Warehouse operations. Demonstrated success in fostering strong client relationships and continuous improvement initiatives.
SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Applicant Tracking System (BrassRing, Workday, Taleo, PeopleSoft), Customer Service Drive and Personable.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Lead and implemented multiple staffing and recruiting efforts to meet hiring goals for multiple organizations.
•Successfully set up a 400-person program including the establishment of HR related processes in a short period of time.
Responded to 75-100 emails on average a day related to applicant queries, offer negotiations, employer feedback and interview schedules.
Business unit Diversity Recruiting Lead. Created a process to track attendees of events and candidates hired as a result of attending such events.
Developed strong working relationships with stakeholders, vendors and other team members to create a partnership that yields success.
Built and maintained networks of potential candidates through pro-active market research.
Proactively sourced, built networks to find qualified passive candidates and developed a candidate pool in anticipation of my customers’ hiring needs.
EXPERIENCE
Leidos / Lockheed Martin Corporation (Reston, VA / Remote)
Senior Recruiter / Account Manager May 2015 – November 2022
Maintained accountability for the entire recruiting process.
Interfaced with Hiring Managers and Human Resources and other key stakeholders to ensure clients satisfaction.
Lead initial consultation with Hiring Managers on requisition definition and potential sourcing strategies.
Effectively screened both internal and external applicants.
Continuously negotiated and closed qualified candidates to drive them to offer accept.
Lead the candidates through the hiring process to ensure a positive experience.
Developed expertise to understand my customers’ business operations and staffing needs.
Provided excellent customer service to stakeholders at all levels.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (McLean, VA)
Recruiting Associate / Univ Relations & Recruiting Events Specialist August 2005 – March 2015
Key role in the full life cycle recruiting process. Work closely with Recruiters and Hiring Managers.
Opened/posted new requisitions,
Interview coordination,
Scheduled applicant travel,
Created offer letters,
Sourced and screened applicants,
Supported invitational and hiring events/job fairs,
Ran metrics reports, and
Conducted routine audits to maintain ATS data integrity.
BearingPoint (McLean, VA)
Executive Assistant to VP of Operations February 2005 – August 2005
AES Corporation (Arlington, VA)
Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer (Contractor) July 2004 – February 2005
Exponent (Alexandria, VA)
Administrative Assistant to Sr. Managing Engineer (Contractor) April 2004 – July 2004
Time Warner Cable (Herndon, VA)
Executive Assistant/Human Resources Coordinator February 2001 – December 2003
LaFarge Gypsum (Herndon, VA)
Executive Assistant to the VP of Sales and Marketing January 2000 – February 2001
EDUCATION
High School Diploma
West Potomac High School – Alexandria VA