Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sophia Greene

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Education:

Howard University Washington, DC

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Minor: Human Development July 2016

Certifications:

AWS Cloud Practitioner- July 2024

Summary of Qualifications:

●Over 11 years of experience working as a Talent Acquisition Specialist/ HR Recruiter in the Corporate, Technical, Intel, and Legal field

●Experienced in placing qualified candidates in a variety of roles

●Exemplary organizational and time management skills in order to manage workload and productivity

●Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills

●Excellent written and verbal skills

●Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel

●Ability to quickly learn and retain new skills in any position

●Goal oriented

●Self – motivated and driven individual

Professional Experience:

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Remote

T-Rex Solutions October 2022-Present

●Located potential candidates through research, referrals, and networking.

●Conducted personal interviews, reference checks, and background checks of all candidates to ensure proper professional representation.

●Managed client interview process, including briefing and debriefing both the client and the candidate.

●Source for cleared and uncleared candidates for Federal Government Agencies

●Utilize company's Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage all applicants

●Create jobs descriptions to be posted and format resumes to be submitted to the clients.

●Manage day-to-day recruitment activities including cultivating sources and advertising

opportunities; tracking and coordinating applicant interviews; and overseeing candidate

selection and placement, and maintaining accurate applicant flow data.

●Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees.

●Develop Junior Recruiters

Corporate Recruiter Remote

Allegis Global Solutions October 2018-October 2022

● Responsible for end to end talent acquisition activities for assigned business divisions

● Determine applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications

● Attract applicants by placing job advertisements; contacting recruiters and job sites

● Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying

references; comparing qualifications to job requirements

● Evaluate applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers;

interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications

● Manage full cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals across all levels within

multiple business units

● Ensuring that the recruitment process is executed as per the company standards and best case

practices and overall recruitment cycle time is completed within the established time

● Work with client and interview teams to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly

understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria

● Work closely with Management to maximize effectiveness of recruiting process

● Interview potential recruits and appoint staff in consultation with the appropriate managers

● Regular follow up with the respective client and candidates to ensure timeliness of recruitment

process

● Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional

publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations

● Negotiate contracts with finalized candidates

● Ensure completeness of all documentation as part of the hiring requirements

● Actively participates in all team meetings; actively shares ideas and concepts

● Update and maintains company’s database on a regular basis

Executive IT Recruiter Remote

Deloitte May 2016-October 2018

●Work with the HR / Recruiting division to develop and implement sourcing strategies that connect Deloitte with quality candidates

●Source relevant job boards, platforms, social media, and other (online) channels to connect with professionals

●Utilize company's Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage all applicants and their transition from candidate to hire, dispositioning of all applicants appropriately

●Daily Boolean and career board sourcing of ATS database, social media, phone, and mobile (via text messages) sourcing

●Comfortable contacting potential candidates via various methods including, social media, calling, text and e-mail

●Displays ability to follow current sourcing and recruiting process

●Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and goals

●Prepare screening questions for requirements

●Screen resumes, pre-screen applicants, evaluate skill level and submit to Hiring Managers

●Maintain courteous, professional, and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization

●Comply with all federal and state laws and company policies regarding recruitment and selection processes

●Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager

Legal Recruiter Washington, DC

TrustPoint One August 2013- May 2016

●Execute recruiting process, including developing sourcing strategy (proactively networking, cold calling, resume mining, database searching, etc.), pre-screening, interviewing, evaluating, and qualifying candidates

●Utilized creative sourcing techniques in order to target and cold call passive candidates as the firm did not have an applicant tracking database system

●Coordinated with hiring teams and maintained network of potential candidates

●Outlined job postings and recruitment advertisements

●Generated profile letters and conducted reference checks on finalist candidates

●Set-up and maintained files, records and databases such as master extension, cell phone and office inventory lists.

●Built and maintained client/candidate relationships through email, phone and in-person meetings to ensure satisfactory understanding of client needs as well as candidate career goals

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