Talent Acquisition A Team

Kenny Price II

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Aurora, Colorado 80013

Phone: 720-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

Career Summary:

Results-driven Talent Acquisition professional with diverse corporate and agency recruiting experience for Start-up and Fortune 500 organizations. Applies a relationship-focused approach to optimize talent selection processes and actualize teammate capabilities. Eager and able to help progressive organizations achieve ambitious growth goals through impactful collaboration and the implementation of innovative, data-driven recruitment solutions with a focus on and passion for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Professional Profile:

Highly motivated professional with a strong work ethic and a team builder.

Skilled at providing leadership in different group settings, training new talent, working well independently, and supporting an organization’s mission, values, and strategies.

Strong Sports background (5-year Division 1 Athlete) (2006 National Baseball Congress All-American Outfielder)

College Education:

Master of Arts Degree in Sociology December 2011 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology/Minor in History May 2009

Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Associate Degree of Science August 2007 Northeast Texas Community College Mt. Pleasant, TX

College Organizations:

Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society 2010 to Present

The organization requires members to maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Western Illinois University Sociology Graduate Students Association 2009 to 2011

The organization required members to maintain a 3.0 GPA.

The organization helped Sociology graduate students express and exchange ideas with university faculty.

The organization helped raise funds for Sociology graduate students to present their research at Sociology conventions and conferences.

Employment Experience:

AFW Denver, CO

Sr. Recruiter (Recruiting Manager) July 2018 to January 2025

Manage the day-to-day processes related to Recruiting/HR for up to 4000 employees at 16 locations across the USA.

Manage and delegate tasks to a group of 30+ Team Members including Recruiters, HR Managers, Store Managers, Facilities Managers, and Warehouse Managers.

Responsible for Corporate Recruiting across the organization; Exempt and Non-Exempt positions.

Build relationships with Hiring Managers that helped improve job requisitions, interview processes, and time-to-fill averages.

Redesigned recruiting processes in accordance with Colorado Equal Pay Act compliance requirements.

Designed and implemented an Interview Training Program that standardized the talent selection process.

Developed tools, processes, and KPI reports supporting the organization’s initiative, which increased the diverse candidate interviewees for all departments.

Delivered performance coaching to direct reports and developed competency training to develop opportunity areas: time management, candidate communication, and candidate experience.

Maintain information in the Applicant Tracking System and other Human Resources Information Systems.

Perform additional Human Resource duties essential to Business Operations.

Recruiting Consultant (Contractor) Denver, CO

Technical Recruiter December 2014 to May 2023

Clients include: Atlantach Technical Services, Lucas James Talent Company, Canopy Management, Granicus, Calfrac Well Services, Tibco Software, Janus Capital, Centura Health, Colas Inc., Renal Ventures Management, & CBIZ MHM LLC

Industry experience – Information Technology (8 Assignments), Finance & Accounting (6 Assignments), Healthcare (2 Assignments), Construction (2 Assignments), and Oil & Gas (1 Assignment).

Responsible for finding candidates for all departments within the company (Corporate Recruiter experience on all assignments).

Create offer letters, initiate, and guide candidates through pre-employment (Background Check, Drug Test, New Hire Paperwork, and New Hire Orientation).

Qualify candidates through phone screens, personal interviews, reference checks, license/education verification, and background checks.

Use a methodological recruiting approach that ensures the understanding of candidate strengths, motivations, and needs.

Source candidates using the following methods: referrals, networking, social media, database mining, and user groups.

Manage the company's current list of staffing vendors and help with acquiring new vendors to help with the department's needs.

Previous Work Expérience: Sales and Agency Recruiting

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