Tara B. Jones, MBA
(C) 901-***-****, (E) *************@*****.***
Summary of Skills
•HR Staffing / Recruitment
•Marketing Strategies/Proposals
•Full Cycle Recruitment
•High Volume Recruiting
•Workday/ ICIMS Kronos/ SAP/ PeopleSoft/ ADP/ Phenom
•Hiring Event /Engaging future Candidate
•10 + years of Staffing/Recruiting
•Management Development
•Executive Recruiting
Education / Awards
Ashford University- Clinton, IA (2015) Master’s Degree- Human Resource Management (3.8 GPA)
Ashford University- Clinton, IA (2012) Master’s Degree- Organizational Management, specializing in Globalization Business Management
Induced into the Golden Key International Honor Society (4.0 GPA)
Bethel University- McKenzie, TN (2010) Bachelor’s Degree- Business Organizational Behavior
ADVANCE TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:
Microsoft Office, / Excel/ PowerPoint Recruiter Workspace/ SAP/ BrassRing / ICIMS Kronos / Taleo / PeopleSoft / Workday/ Phenom (CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, Indeed, Craigslist, Resume Bucket, Monster, Zip Recruiter)
Professional Experience
Express-Scripts/ Cigna 3/2018- Present
Talent Advisor/Recruiter (Contractor)
Successfully recruit for Express Scripts/Cigna - Specialty Pharmacy Handle of high volume class hiring along with Professional Operations exempt and non-exempt positions.
Collaborate with hiring leaders to ensure and level-set all expectations to deliver top talent.
Create innovative methods to attract qualified candidates for all requisitions.
Establish and maintain significant relationships across management and key cross-functional participants internally, including Hiring Managers, Directors, HR and Compensation.
Manage Hiring Events from State to State to brand and engage candidates.
Cultivate recruiting strategies and performance plans that will meet business demands. Work as a liaison between candidates, Hiring Managers and HR partners during the full cycle recruiting process.
Provide endorsements to improve our process and provide detailed information regarding market analyses to implement and update company changes.
Design job requisitions to draw top talent while certifying the detail description of the role.
Align with community leaders, and workforce commission to build the company brand with the community. Ensuring the workforce has clear concise direction and understanding of the company culture.
First Choice Community Services 2015-2018
Talent Advisor/Recruiter
Handled full cycle recruiting candidate sourcing, resume screening, interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.
Collaborated with hiring managers to understand, assist & execute hiring strategies. And hiring process for package handlers for one or more stations/hubs.
Ensures proper process administration in partnership with operations and HR business partners and compliance with company policy and procedures dispositioning of all applicants.
Coordinates interview scheduling, conducts interviews and make recommendations for hires, ensuring proper ongoing file maintenance and disposition of all applicants.
Coordinates and facilitates the new hire orientation process, including scheduling the orientation, ensuring accurate new hire paperwork completion and creating the employee file.
Participates in recruiting events such as attending job fairs and monthly outreach events and builds strategic business relationships with recruiting contacts.
Supports the overall recruitment strategy in collaboration with the talent acquisition specialist and HR business partners, including peak planning and targeted recruitment activities.
Time Warner/Comcast Cable/Xfinity 2006-2015
Training Fulfillment Specialist/ Customer Service Supervisor
Create training material and process for training team all across the United States
Created a more efficient method of analyzing the Lava Storm report, while achieving a higher success rate of 25% above the other markets in the division.
Unraveled billing issues for commercial & residential accounts in the Mid-South Markets
Maintain compliance/guidelines for the Marketing Team to remain within Company budget
Set the standard for High performers for 5 consecutive years
Lead the project team for Branding, Engaging, continuous development for current & new hires
Supervise over 25-30 new hires to ensure totally trained (8-10) weeks prior to moving from training cubes
Conducted Trainings pertaining to new hire orientation, benefits, educational assistance, employee relations issues, and etc.
Paramount Staffing 2003-2006
Recruiter/Staffing
Recruited and extended job offers to over 100 Warehouse/Forklift/Customer Service Reps per month.
Boosted the applicant response rate to recruitment initiatives
Achieved an average of 30 plus new hires per month in a difficult market.
Phone Screen over 25-40 candidate daily
Developed process to keep candidate engaged when lay-offs take place
Handle Drug screen/ Background and assessments
Successfully handle short notice required orders for placements
Business References/ Upon Request