Talent Acquisition Specialist

Nathan Gordon, Recruiter/Future MSIOP

951-***-**** Riverside, CA, 92506 ********@*****.*** LinkedIn

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Industrial-Organizational Psychology California Baptist University— Riverside, CA

In Progress – Anticipated graduation – April 2026

Bachelor of Arts, Social Psychology Southern New Hampshire University, Hooksett— Hooksett, NH

Magna Cum Laude – 3.75 GPA

Dean’s List – President's List – All quarters enrolled

Associates Behavioral and Social Sciences & Associate’s Arts, Philosophy and Humanities Riverside Community College, Riverside – Riverside, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

School Age Director Apr. 2011 - Present

You’re Invited Children’s Center Riverside, CA

Developed teaching strategies to work with school-age children completing

homework assignments.

Managed and submitted End-of-the-month paperwork that included all sign-in and out sheets, all employee hours for the last pay period, tuition payments for the month, and subsidy paperwork. All had to be sorted, categorized, and then given to the director and founder of You're Invited.

Advise a team of 4 staff members to work in a codependent capacity to help supervise and maintain licensing standards and measures.

Facilitated working with various subsidy programs for tuition, CalWORKs Stage One, CalWORKs Stage Two, CalWORKs Stage Three, CalWORKs Families, and Alternate payment programs.

Led, planned, and coordinated with other teachers and community leaders to create a summer program for school-age and preschool children that included but was not limited to weekly and daily trips to the parks, free lunch, Libraries, Museums, Zoos, local amusement, and water parks.

Traveled between 2 organizational sites to ensure consistent and cohesive structure across both locations.

Supervise between 20-28 children at a time – before and after school.

Developed relationships with parents, children, and staff to provide a conducive

learning environment.

Recruiter I Jun. 2022 - Jul. 2024

SchoolsFirst FCU Talent Acquisition Department Riverside/Tustin, CA

Recruited Member Service Representatives I-IV, Fraud Investigation Representatives, and Fraud Detection Representatives across Riverside, LA, Central, and South Orange County regions.

Partnered with hiring managers to develop job specifications and recruiting strategies during intake calls. Reducing staff turnover from 7.5% in 2023 to 5.2% by 2024.

Sourced, screened, and interviewed prospective candidates using behavioral and interpersonal interviewing techniques.

Gathered information for HR Coordinators’ background checks to ensure bank and EEO compliance.

Conducted the interview and selection process.

Managed internal transfers, promotions, and compensation associated with transitions.

Collaborated with external vendors to ensure completion of appropriate background checks.

Created job postings and recruitment ads; organized Career Fairs and participated in fun committee, WOW Kit Committee, and Intake Form Revamp Committee.

Recommended, approved, prepared, and presented offers of employment to final candidates.

Maintained applicant tracking system – transitioned from ADP Recruiting to Workday.

Generated weekly recruiting reports and communicated updates to branch managers via weekly emails.

Designed revamped WOW Kits for new and existing employees.

Designed and implemented a New Hire Welcome Message on our company’s social network platform as part of my own new hire initiative and introduction program, aligned with HR’s talent processes to celebrate new employees, promote organizational initiatives, and employee resources, resulting in a 7% increase in overall employee engagement.

Lead Corporate Recruiter Sept. 2020 - Jun. 2024

IMPACT Management Services, Contracted to Lineage Logistics Colton/Riverside/Mira Loma/Fontana CA

Implemented candidate recruiting strategies through various job boards (Workday, Candidate Care, Indeed, Snagajob, Monster, Zip Recruiter, Facebook, Craigslist), flyers, neighborhood canvassing, social media, email campaigns, and multimedia advertising.

Collaborated with team leads, department managers, general managers, operation managers, department supervisors, and the director of special operations.

Conducted weekly intake meetings and calls to review the daily labor plan, and prepared detailed reports on candidate pipeline stages.

Maintained an Excel spreadsheet tracking all positions and candidate numbers, and provided statistics on weekly interviews, attendance, and show rates.

Communicated daily with upper management and the executive team, reporting on interviews, pipeline candidates, and their background, physical, and drug test statuses.

Documented candidates cleared to start or removed from the pipeline for various reasons.

Prescreened candidates over the phone and face-to-face to identify matches for open positions.

Supervised 10-35 new hire candidates in the pipeline, maintaining constant contact to update them on their status.

Managed 15-60 requisitions at a time, cross-referencing the daily labor plan to ensure accurate position needs.

Collaborated with other recruiters to find better fits for candidates not offered positions.

Trained incoming recruiters on Workday, Textus Bullhorn messaging app, and job posting/maintenance on Facebook job groups, Indeed, and other applicant tracking systems.

●Developed and implemented a standardized interview process, resulting in a 30% increase in interviewer preparedness and a 20% reduction in interview time.

●Designed rating sheets and grading rubrics for interviewers, improving reliability of hiring decisions by 35% and enhancing data collection accuracy by 40%.

Corporate Recruiter Apr. 2017 - Sep. 2020

Smart Staffing Solutions – A Division of Temps Plus Corona, CA

Developed candidate interest for available positions through job boards, social media, email campaigns, and multimedia advertising.

Ensured timely and quality service to internal hiring manager clients.

Coordinated interviews seamlessly with HR managers.

Performed queries and managed candidate tracking through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Extended offers and coordinated onboarding handoff with HR managers through ATS.

Maximized internal referral programs to ensure a viable funnel of referral candidates.

Utilized networking opportunities, both online and in-person, to identify external referrals for qualified candidates.

Created target lists to identify individuals within competitor companies.

Searched the internet using search engines, user groups, blogs, and other creative techniques to find qualified candidates.

Identified user groups and professional associations that could lead to qualified candidates.

Performed other administrative tasks as needed.

Mentored and trained new team members.

Tracked all applicants from applicable regions (LA, OC, SD, IE, Nor Cal - Bay Area and Sacramento).

Phone screened each applicant according to company standards, verifying licenses, active status, and “In Good Standing” with no disciplinary action.

Sourced candidates through job boards such as Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, Craigslist, Temps Plus Website/S3 Staffing, ZipRecruiter, Job site, Corporate Landing Page, and Contact Us.

Developed and managed a streamlined onboarding process for new employees, reducing onboarding time by 30% and enhancing the overall new hire experience.

LEADERSHIP & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Sept. 2024 - Present

Blacks in I-O Psychology Member Program, Member Sept. 2024 - Present

CERTIFICATES & SKILLS

Certificates: Social-Behavioral Educational Researchers – CITI Program – Sept. 2024 – Sept. 2027, Awareness to Action: Level Up as a Change Agent in Your Organization – LinkedIn, Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees – LinkedIn.

Skills: Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI)/Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging (DEIB), Program Design, Talent Acquisition, Learning Management, People Relations, Onboarding, Consulting, Event Planning, Strategy, Project Management, Process Analysis & Improvement, Sentiment Analysis, Collaboration, Qualitative Research and Analysis, Job Fairs, HR Development, Staffing Services Recruiting, Reporting Requirements, Coaching, Full Cycle Recruiting, Strategic Relationships, Database Administration, Written and Oral Communication, Job Market Analysis, Employee Benefits, Candidate Experience, Corporate Recruiting, Pipeline Construction and Maintenance, Data Entry, Change Management, Organizational Leadership, Online Advertising, Advertising, Business Analysis, Account Management, Teamwork.

Softwares: ADP Recruiting, ADP Admin, Eroscience, HireRight, I-9 Advance, Microsoft 365, Workday, Candidate Care, Google Hire, Lever, Excel, PowerPoint, LinkedIn Recruiting, Indeed Recruiting, Craigslist, Facebook Workgroups, Canva, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, SPSS, ZipRecruiter, CRM Databases, Text Us, Bullhorn ATS.

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