Anthony Dotson
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Summary
Recruitment Specialist with 10+ of experience, skilled in sourcing, CV screening, interviewing, and candidate assessment. Sourced, assessed, and hired over 200 candidates for business & IT roles. Proficient at cold calling and LinkedIn outreach along with job fairs. Assisted HR teams in development of Career fairs, sourcing, training, and interviewing candidate. Talent recruitment and acquisition professional with experience developing and executing recruiting plans within both agency and in-house settings. Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement, and onboarding. Creatively source high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold calling, and employee referrals.
Software Skills:
ADP, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, Keenexa, Ultipro, Taleo, ICIMS, and Microsoft Office.
Recruitment Skills
Executive Recruiting High-Volume Staffing ATS & Recruiting Software
Offer Negotiations Client Relationship Management Job Fairs
Social Media Recruiting Tools Employment Law & HR Affairs Job Boards Posting
Experience
GuardaWorld Protective Services: Dallas, TX 5/1/22 to Present
Serve and protect individual(s) Companies the Metroplex..I have a Level II and III Private Security license. My clientel includes:DART, Kohler, NIKE, Discount Tire, PTAA schools in Dallas and Mesquite, and Dallas Zoological Park.
Lockheed Martin, Dallas, TX 12/21/21-4/14/22
Contract employee assigned to recruit IT candidates in the Defense industry. Provided full cycle recruiting
to managers and supervisors looking for specific skills and qualities in support of Military and nonmilitary personnel. I set up interviews, recruited and sourced candidates. Helped Lead in-house recruiting of corporate locations across the state
Partnered with hiring managers to discern workforce needs; define job parameters; outline desired qualifications; and source, screen, interview and select best-option candidates for skilled/technical trades, management positions and support staff openings.
Recruiting Management: Filled 60 positions within 4 months of hire, meeting deadline.
HR Support: Valued for versatile skill set as a “floater” within HR department, filling in when needed to assist with payroll, benefits administration, new-hire orientation, and other HR functions
Northrup Grumman, Dallas, TX 7/1/19-12/20/21
Contract employee assigned to Recruit IT candidates to work in the defense industry. I supported managers and Directors in the selection and screening of candidates to fill positions in the West, south and Eastern states. Reviewed the credentials of candidates, set up phone and /or in person interviews with the departments. Established relationships with management teams and recommended candidates for a variety of positions. Used Taleo as Applicant Tracking system
Orienting, onboarding, and helping to manage the field employee workforce
Providing excellent applicant and internal customer management service
Participate in full life cycle of recruiting including cold calling, pre-screening candidates, preparing candidates for interviews, reviewing resumes and assessing candidates’ applications
Develop and manage ongoing relationships with target universities and student organizations (each recruiter manages one country or region)
Partner closely with Business managers to develop and implement a robust Entry level recruitment programmed for the business area you support
Conduct orientation; create training agenda; advise managers on training and coaching schedule
Effectively supporting full cycle recruiting including sourcing, applicant testing, interviewing, presenting, conducting background checks, and closing qualified entry-level to executive-level candidates as assigned by the Recruiting Manager
Aijlon Temporary Services, Dallas, TX 7/19/18-6/30/19 Worked with the agency to provide quality HR services to a variety of clients.
Recruited team members for a construction company and recruited pilots for business traveling for
private jets.
Arrange management interviews by coordinating schedules; escorting applicant to interviews; providing company tours
Writing and coordinating organization of web page content; creating Applicant Tracking System requisitions and job board postings, and position-specific screening questionnaires
Provide and create effective reporting methods to measure the success of the recruitment strategy
Developing recruiting materials and strategies that ensure a successful search
Regular follow up with the respective hiring managers and candidates to maximize effectiveness and ensure timeliness of recruitment process
Keeping the hiring manager up to date throughout the process and overtime building a credible and collaborative relationships
HR Coordinator 6/2/16-7/15/18
Altus Traffic Management, LLC, Irving, TX.
Responsible for driving all aspects of the recruiting process of IT, Executives Developed applicant flow for key positions including internet sourcing, external job boards, employee referral programs, job fairs, trade fairs, networking events as a means to obtain a strong pipeline of candidates and to effectively meet hiring needs and business initiatives.
•Responsibilities include providing talent acquisition for a Traffic Safety organization
•Acquired talent for the following locations: Austin, Houston, Irving, Lubbock, San Antonio, TX, Denver, CO, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.
•Insured compliance with DOT, Federal and State regulations
•Responsible for Employee engagement, onboarding and training of managers and field staff
•Ultipro was the Operating system in usage
•Functioned as a Technical Talent Advisor to hiring managers and business leaders, providing recommendations and ensuring hiring selections are in alignment with company and divisional business strategies.
Contract Recruiter/Consultant 4/15/15-6/1/2016
Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, Dallas, TX.
• High volume recruiter for retail, manufacturing, IT, Medical, sales and coder positions
• Sourced candidates and worked with management teams to ensure that candidates were screened, interviewed
Trained and onboarded
• Assisted HR teams in development of Career fairs, sourcing and interviewing candidates
•Partnered with hiring managers to initiate and develop staffing strategies and plans based on the needs of the business.
•Partnered with the IT department to create a streamlined onboarding process for new hires.
•Proactively evaluated and assessed staffing needs of departments and implemented creative, efficient, and effective sourcing and recruitment campaigns to ensure hiring needs are met.
Recruiter 10/2014-3/2015
BDS Marketing, Irvine, CA
•High volume full cycle recruiter
•Worked with team using Taleo operating system to source, retain and assisted managers with interview process and onboarding of candidates
•Successfully managed full cycle recruitment process for healthcare and information technology positions to include Director and Management level, RN Case Managers
•Successfully managed full cycle recruitment process for healthcare and information technology positions to include Director and Management level, RN Case Managers
•Conducted weekly update meetings with hiring managers to discuss status of their openings and recruiting efforts
CROSSMARK, Plano, TX 2010-10/2014
Nationwide Retailer and Marketing firm with 30,000 employees in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
• High volume recruiting
• Prepare personal action forms for presentation to recruiting administrative support team
• Developed creative recruiting resources and identify networking activities to increase candidate pool
• Recruited 10 candidates weekly to meet goals. Kenexa was our operating system
• Principal owner of a Human Resources Consulting company
• Provided coaching and guidance to management in all functional areas of Human Resources
• Assisted in transition of employees in onboarding process
• Oracle was our operating system
Education
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
MS in Human Resources
BS in Education
Texas Private Security License, Level III 01438460