Human Resources Government Contracting
Resume:
Carmen Y. Bland
White Plains, MD 20695
***********@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications:
Over twenty years of experience in human resources with a concentration in technical (government contracting), agency and professional corporate recruiting. My career started in the temporary computer services industry and then I transitioned into a corporate recruiting environment. I have supported numerous verticals to include consulting firms, government contracting, IT services and solutions, mortgage/banking, healthcare, financial, telecommunications, internet training, R&D and transportation.
My experience includes full life cycle recruiting coupled with partnering with hiring authorities to formulate staffing strategies. Experience formulating and implementing strategic staffing plans to help control costs coupled with identifying and hiring the best people for an opportunity. Experience preparing staffing analysis documents, developing and facilitating training sessions, implementing preferred vendors lists and employee referral programs.
Education:
B.S., Business Administration, Elizabeth City State University, 1989
Work Experience:
Accenture Federal Services 1/2019 – Present
Recruiting Associate Manager
Responsible for leading recruiting efforts initially within the Defense portfolio and then moved to leading the Health portfolio of federal client accounts.
Drive hiring as lead client facing recruiter on key programs
Partner with account business leads and HR to identify recruiting priorities and execute on plans to deliver qualified resources on time
Develop recruiting plan to deliver results, escalating resource needs to Recruiting Sr. Manager
Collaborate with Capability Recruiting Leads and Talent Intelligence to develop recruiting strategies
Direct project recruiting team efforts – set and drive individual and team metric goals and timelines to measure and manage progress
Communicate regularly with account leadership, document recruit strategies and progress, escalate risks to delivery and partner on solutions
Remove obstacles to allow for maximum productivity for the team
Serve as a member of the AFS Recruiting Leadership team
Sr. Recruiting Specialist
Plan, design, manage and measure the success of defense recruiting projects
Build a collaborative relationship and partner closely with each Recruiting lead, thus enabling operational efficiencies in recruitment delivery and lead high-impact, multi-country recruiting initiatives
Work with the Leads to understand short and long term talent objectives and hiring forecasts
Create and implement short-term tactical plans to meet SLA performance metrics
SME for hiring and partner with local recruitment teams to identify key challenges and work towards implementable solution
Define and develop assessment recommendations for all businesses and levels
Engage with HR and Business leadership in addressing key recruitment challenges, develop and prioritize recruiting and sourcing strategies and key recruiting initiatives
Work with Marketing and Communications team on external branding and candidate experience, collaborate with business, HR and Recruitment leadership to drive supply-demand planning to meet overall business objectives
Develop approach for recruitment systems initiatives, critical components and timeline, ensuring scope is clearly defined and expectations are articulated to all team members and key stakeholders involved
Responsible for developing the strategic approach to support all Recruitment and HR initiatives required by the business, establish critical components and timeline, ensuring scope is clearly defined and expectations are articulated to all team members and key stakeholders involved.
MIR Mitchell & Co. (MMC) 10/2018 – 1/2019
Recruiting Specialist (Contractor)/ Accenture Federal Services
Develop knowledge and become an expert of assigned projects/hiring groups and position self as business partner to hiring managers.
Work with hiring manager and HR to gain understanding of position requirements and information needed to and demand.
Ensure requisitions for open roles are posted in ATAS (Taleo) and candidate records are updated real time.
Open sourcing request with the Market Facing team, providing details on requirements, and timely feedback on candidate and demand status.
Drive prequalified candidates to hire, selling AFS opportunity.
Kick off Internal Transfer processing with Internal Transfer team as needed.
Act as project manager for full recruiting and onboarding process (interview scheduling, offer approvals/negotiation, background checks, orientation, etc.).
Dovel Technologies, LLC, McLean, VA
Sr. Recruiting Business Partner 11/2017 – 9/2018
Manages full life cycle recruiting process
Partners with Business Managers and HR Generalists to drive recruiting strategies for open positions at all levels
Ensures alignment of recruiting activities with business goals and objectives
Proactively source for talent through multiple channels
Adheres to all compliance and regulatory requirements
Implements and supports diversity recruiting efforts
Leverage robust industry connections/network to proactively identify external talent
Conduct research and provide market intelligence as needed
TekStream Solutions, Atlanta, GA
Sr. Account Manager/Recruiting Consultant (Remote) 9/2014 – 11/2017
Partner with clients, hiring managers and recruiting teams to plan and implement recruiting strategies.
Work directly with hiring manager and recruiting teams to understand business goals to assist in defining hiring requirements.
Provide full life cycle recruiting to include sourcing, screening, scheduling of interviews and coordination through offer negotiations.
Identify candidates in a cleared government environment (NACI, Secret/Top Secret, Full Scope and Poly)
AECOM (Formerly URS Corporation), Chantilly, VA 10/2008 – 9/2014
Principal Technical Recruiter (Remote)
Option One Mortgage Corporation, Jacksonville, FL
Senior HR Recruiter 1/2004 – 2/2008
Applicant Tracking Systems
Green House, Workday, ATAS, ACT, Zyfind, MatchMaker, PeopleSoft (eRecruit), Brass Ring, Icarian, ABRA, Remedy, Restrack, HireBridge, SendOuts, iCIMS and VirtualEdge.
References: Available Upon Request
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