Talent Acquisition Senior Recruiter

Earl Adams III

504-***-**** ****.********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/eadamsiii/

TALENT ACQUISITION ADVISOR

Self-motivated, results-focused, highly productive and progressive talent acquisition professional with over 15 years of progressive experience advising on and managing recruitment strategies in highly competitive domestic and international markets. Proven ability to influence hiring outcomes and drive organizational growth through strategic workforce planning and collaboration. Demonstrated expertise in sourcing high-quality talent, building strong pipelines, and fostering relationships to achieve long-term organizational goals.

Executive Profile

•Strategic advisor with deep technical acumen to identify, attract, and retain exceptional talent aligned with organizational goals.

•Expertise in developing and implementing innovative recruitment strategies to meet the evolving needs of global organizations.

•Strong analytical skills, utilizing metrics and trends to inform decision-making and improve hiring outcomes.

•Effective communicator adept at building relationships with stakeholders, coaching hiring managers, and ensuring positive candidate experiences.

Skills & Competencies

Leadership Coaching & Development Strategic Workforce Planning Metrics-Driven Recruitment

Process Improvement & Compliance Talent Strategy & Acquisition Cross-Team Collaboration

Salary Negotiations & Onboarding Diversity Equity, & Inclusion Client Relationship Management

Applicant Tracking Systems (Workday, UltiPro(UKG), LinkedIn Recruiter)

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

ERM Houston, TX 11/2021 – 12/2024

SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION ADVISOR-NORTH AMERICA

•Lead recruitment efforts across ERM’s Environmental, Climate Sustainability, and Transactions sectors, partnering with managers to hire Senior & Director levels and align hiring objectives with business strategies.

•Manage full-cycle recruitment for roles in climate change, renewable energy (solar, wind), construction and environmental engineering, leveraging tools like Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter to attract top-tier talent.

•Creation of offer letters and keeping candidate files updated.

•Develop pipelines of passive and active candidates, reducing time-to-fill by 20%.

•Provide advisory support to hiring managers, collaborating to ensuring alignment on candidate profiles, compliance with employment legislation, and consistent selection processes.

•Maintain administrative responsibilities such as applicant tracking system data.

•Drive DEI initiatives by fostering relationships with diverse organizations and enhancing candidate outreach strategies.

STANTEC Houston, TX 5/2021 -10/2021

GLOBAL TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTANT

•Strategically supported hiring needs across Environmental and Community Development sectors in the U.S. and Canada.

•Provide full lifecycle recruiting, to include: sourcing, evaluating resumes, prescreening applicants, interviewing, evaluating skills, and negotiating compensation packages.

•Works with business leaders to build relationships, identify, develop, and implement strategic sourcing and talent attraction initiatives resulting in quality talent pipelines to meet work force needs.

•Partnered with business leaders to develop and implement talent attraction strategies, ensuring robust pipelines to meet workforce demands.

•Supports Diversity & Inclusion and role models Stantec Values.

GULF INTERSTATE ENGINEERING Houston, TX 4/2011 – 11/2020

CORPORATE RECRUITER

•Perform staffing activities including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation and selection.

•Spearheaded recruiting efforts for LNG midstream and downstream executive and engineering positions, as well as Quality, Supply Chain, IT and corporate positions while streamlining processes to improve efficiency and compliance.

•Counsel with management on employee relations and performance issues.

•Provide management with support in finding, developing and implementing creative options and utilizing diverse resources to provide value added solutions to challenging situations, problems, and issues.

•Identify and develop innovative strategies leveraging various platforms to develop a pool of highly qualified candidates for each role.

•Manage the compensation process including reviewing market analytics and generating, presenting, and negotiating offers.

•Develop and/or deliver training with employees on various strategic policies.

•Cultivate and maintain effective long-term relationships with colleges and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit alumni and diversity candidates by organizing and attending career fairs, developing and executing campus recruitment strategies.

•Support HR employee programs within the organization and assists in the hiring process by coordinating job postings in the website, reviewing resumes, and performing telephone interviews and reference checks.

•Maintain personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements.

•Lead onboarding, offboarding, immigration management and supported Training and Benefits.

WATKINS AND ASSOCIATES HOUSTON, TX 6/2010 – 3/2011

SENIOR SEARCH CONSULTANT

•Built and maintained a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and ongoing relationship management.

•Managed executive-level requisitions in sales and engineering for offshore markets.

•Leveraged various sources to identify and generate talent including networking and other creative methods.

•Utilized various online resources for the purpose of recruiting talent and identifying sales leads to generate new clientele.

VISION QUEST CONSULTANTS, LLC HOUSTON, TX 12/2006 – 5/2010

RECRUITER MANAGER

•Supervised a team of six recruiters, driving performance through coaching and strategic planning.

•Sourced and recruited qualified candidates through a variety of methods including referrals, internet searches, networking, cold calling, job boards and management leads.

•Recruited and placed various positions including Manufacturing, Sales Managers, Mechanical, Structural, and Electrical Engineers as well as Designers for offshore engineering.

•Built regular monthly billings and collections originating from various energy market clients.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

•Achieved $325,000 in sales as the top biller in 2007, growing client accounts by 40%.

•Grew existing account into high-volume account by establishing relationships with 100+ hiring authorities, added more than $100,000 to annual sales volume.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Southern University, New Orleans, LA

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite Boolean Searches Indeed UltiPro LinkedIn Recruiter PC Recruiter Workday

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