Social Media Talent Acquisition
Resume:
Michael Bretton Rankin
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Chicago, IL 60624
**********@*****.***
Professional Summary
A Human Resource professional with strong experience in Recruitment, Employee Relations, Training, Organizational Development and Developing Policy and Procedure. Experienced in both retail and corporate settings. Highly motivated, energetic, flexible, and able to manage both time and resources to maximize productivity.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Corporate Technical Recruiter
ATS-Remote, IL
January 2022 to May 2025
• Actively led and supported all activities in recruitment life cycle to include: candidate management, sourcing, and planning through the use of social media and other sources screening, interviewing, pre- selecting, offer management, hiring and onboarding through our HRIS system.
• Effectively built relationships with key stakeholders and business leaders to understand hiring forecast and recruiting priorities in order to fill hiring needs in a timely manner
• Developed recruiting strategies for territories that I was responsible for recruiting by using a combination of talent branding, external search, direct sourcing, online posting, referrals, social media, internal talent mining and other methods.
• Reduced Chicago area time to fill from 50 days to 40 days by utilizing referrals, social media and building relationships with manager so that I can forecast future needs.
• Continuously received positive feedback from manager on my ability to streamline the recruitment process for both the candidate and the manager. Received 90% on recruiting scorecards
• Received Q1 2023, Q4 2023, and Q2 2024 most hires Business Partner/Recruiter
Labpersonnel Park Ridge, Il Consulting
March 2006 to January 2022
I have experience recruiting in the following industries : Spirits,wine, and beer,food manufacturing,pharmaceuticals,personal care products, consumer goods,coatings,risk management,government, packaging,managed care,medical devices,petroleum and chemical. One of our biggest client is Diageo
Recruiting for Management, Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Laboratory Positions, Healthcare,Accounting, Medical, and IT.
• Managing a full cycle recruiting desk from sourcing strategy to onboarding to counseling of employees, able to send resume to clients with 24 hours. Reduced cost per hire by 15% by using alternative recruitment methods
• Provide guidance and resolution to managers and employees on labor relations issues to include: coaching, counseling, discipline and termination
• Pre-screen candidates through detailed phone screens and questionnaires; evaluate candidate's compatibility with the specific job requirements-ensuring a right fit prior to hiring manager review.
• Reduced turnover by 25% due effective employee relations, staying in touch with employees and addressing concerns immediately. Also, making sure the employee has a clear picture of the position before they start so they are not scared off the position when they start.
• Consult and advise hiring managers throughout recruiting, hiring process and assignment term regarding appropriate sourcing, job description development, performance management and compensation recommendations, while minimizing cost.
• Introduce sourcing techniques that increased applicant responses by 15%(Social Media, Job Boards, Candidate Pipeline, Internet string sourcing, Associations, Referrals, and Job fairs)
• Negotiate contract with to become preferred vendors with various Fortune 200 companies VARIOUS CONTRACT POSITIONS, March 2004 - March, 2006 Clients: Windows & Closets, Salvation Army, E-merchant, Cross Media, Gendex Dental Systems, Johnson Controls and Eli Lilly
• Developed full cycle recruitment strategies, job descriptions, training programs, negotiated insurance plans and coached managers regarding employee relations issues
• Designed and developed a detailed on-boarding program that includes a mentor component and periodic follow-up during the first six months of employment
• Created and implemented a talent acquisition plan for sourcing new talent and streamline the recruitment process
• Conducted a needs assessment of current training within the selected occupation Education
Master of Arts in Human Resource Development
Webster University - Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of Akron - Akron, OH
Skills
• Marketing
• Talent acquisition
• Certified Internet Recruiter
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Interviewing
• HR Sourcing
• Talent Acquisition
• HR sourcing
• Sourcing
• Recruiting
• Employment & labor law
• Performance Management
• Workday (5 years)
• Negotiation
• Human Resources Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Greenhouse (5 years)
• Taleo
• Communication skills
• Customer service
• Google Suite
• Human resources
• Client services
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