Talent Acquisition Business Partner

EDUCATION

**/**** – **/****

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Graduate Certificate: Training and Development, 4.0

**/**** – 06/2015

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Bachelor of Science in Education, 3.93

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/2021 – 2/2025

Crain Communications

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Detroit, MI

Build relationships amongst hiring managers from all of Crain’s brands, including senior leadership and executives from Ad Age, Modern Healthcare, Automotive News, and Crain’s Detroit Business

Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process for 20-30 open positions while simultaneously providing an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring teams

Build a pipeline of top tier candidates at all levels of experience for multiple types of positions

Collaborate with various universities and hiring managers on internship programs in order to attract emerging talent

Creatively and successfully source passive candidates using direct sourcing, networking, social networks (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, etc.), professional associations, referrals, Workday, etc

Partner with Talent Acquisition Manager and HR team to outline hiring strategies

Process online applications and analyze resumes for potential match

Conduct all initial phone interviews to assess candidate’s skill level and experience

Coordinate interviews with appropriate hiring teams; gather and provide timely feedback while ensuring an efficient recruiting process

Participate in diversity and inclusion efforts, including attending trainings, being an advocate for candidates, and utilizing diversity focused job boards

Update and manage various recruiting reports

Manage reference checking for specified positions

Collaborate with the HR team to ensure we’re delivering an exceptional employee experience

Utilize payfactors to conduct market research on salaries nationally and by market

Create and present content related to hiring best practices, such as interviewing techniques, creating job ads, and onboarding

Stay up to date on the latest trends in Talent Acquisition through research, trainings, events, and professional development opportunities

2/2020 – 8/2021

Wireless Vision (T-Mobile)

Talent Acquisition Partner

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Build partnerships with hiring managers to support their hiring needs, including multi-unit and corporate leaders

Manage talent acquisition for the Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast, and Southeast regions, which includes 35 District Managers with over 300 locations

Maintain accuracy of hiring processes through our ATS, Jobvite

Innovate recruiting strategies to attract top talent, including managing employee referral bonuses, sign on bonuses, Indeed sponsorship, advertising commissions and all in pay, etc.

Assist hiring managers with job fairs, source associates and managers for their T-Mobile stores, and boost applicant flow through sourcing and sponsored jobs

Evaluate talent and provide comprehensive feedback to hiring managers

Recruit, screen, and interview high level candidates, including Directors and VP’s

Assist with on-boarding processes, and other administrative tasks, including, sending offers, launching / evaluating backgrounds, opening / managing requisitions, and maintaining confidential documentation

Create and maintain various reports to track new hires, applicant flow, open requisitions, and more

Involved in hiring decisions by providing thorough insight and feedback from interviews

Manage multiple projects and once, while meeting aggressive deadlines

Launched and designed our new WVGo 2.0 webpage for Talent Acquisition and Recruiting and continue to maintain and keep it up to date

Involved in managing 2 acquisitions and the staffing struggles that resulted

Design and host live and virtual trainings on recruiting best practices and trends with hiring managers

09/2018 – 2/2020

Reliance One

Senior Technical Recruiter

Auburn Hills, MI

Accountable for high volume recruiting for numerous openings mostly in the automotive industry (OEM, tier 1, and tier 2), including: administrative, human resources, accounting, engineering, design, technicians, and management, among others

Managed 15-20 openings simultaneously from start to finish

Accurately screened, interviewed, and recommended candidates for a variety of opportunities

Leveraged background and knowledge to qualify candidates’ abilities related to the technical requirements of a position

Utilized an assortment of online tools, including an internal database, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, and MI Talent Bank to identify and source excellent candidates

Piloted the new LinkedIn Recruiter to test for efficiency, bugs, and user-friendliness

Utilized various vendor management systems to submit candidates

Established and maintained a candidate network of passive and active candidates by building relationships and sustaining contact

Provided accurate and timely feedback to candidates and clients

Interfaced with HR and Hiring Managers to understand client needs, submit candidates, coordinate interviews, present feedback, and extend offers

Presented offer letters, negotiated pay rates, and let employees go as applicable

Completed on-boarding and off-boarding documentation as required

Completed professional reference checks on candidates

Collaborated and communicated with other managers and recruiters

Assisted in training new recruiters through direct instruction, role plays, and shadowing

Led recruiter training session based on Emotional Intelligence

Created dynamic PowerPoint presentations to present training material

Kept updated on market trends to effectively train other recruiters and assist clients

Assisted in business development by finding valuable leads and setting new meetings

Managed Microsoft Outlook calendar for various meetings, networking events, interviews, and candidates’ start dates

Formatted and edited candidates’ resumes, as well as updated Excel spreadsheets to keep candidates' and clients’ information accurate and relevant

Updated internal database to maintain accurate and detailed records of candidates

07/2015 – 09/2018

Outback Steakhouse

Bar Manager, Certified Trainer, Server

Clarkston, MI

Directed bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service

Responsible for creating the bar staff schedule on a weekly basis

Held accountable for ordering, inventory, maintaining and stocking all bar items

Capable of training new bartenders and servers to ensure consistent quality service for guests

Planned, organized, and conducted classrooms and orientation for new bartenders, as well as on-going training for seasoned bartenders

Experience with entering invoices for goods and services

SKILLS

Recruiting Technical Recruiting Sourcing Talent Acquisition Interviewing LinkedIn Recruiter Indeed Boolean Searches Workday Jobvite Microsoft Office Suite SharePoint Zoom Slack OFCCP DocuSign Training & Development

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