Talent Acquisition Specialist
Resume:
Kiela Nunnelly
Professional Summary
Tech-Savvy Talent Acquisition Specialist with 5+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing and hiring for IT and technical roles. Adept at partnering with hiring managers to craft strategic job descriptions, manage pipeline data through ATS platforms (Workday, iCIMS, Taleo), and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Passionate about staying current with emerging tech trends, building strong talent pipelines, and helping engineering teams scale effectively.
Work History
Talent Acquisition Recruiter – Peoplescout - Waste Management
Remote / Dec 2020 - Present
●Partner with hiring managers to define recruitment strategies and source candidates for technical and operations-based roles.
●Source and screen candidates for IT roles using Workday, LinkedIn, and job boards like Indeed and Dice.
●Conduct interviews (phone/video/in-person)with a focus on assessing both soft skills and technical qualifications.
●Manage the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle including job posting, interview scheduling, background checks, and offer negotiation.
●Maintain pipeline data and candidate activity through ATS, ensuring process transparency and reporting accuracy.
●Facilitate onboarding processes, including I-9 completion and employee benefits enrollment.
Technical Recruiter Coordinator – Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
Remote / Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
●Recruited for highly specialized IT roles including software developers, network engineers, and technical support staff.
●Drafted compelling technical job descriptions and aligned them with hiring manager expectations.
●Sourced passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and tech-focused job boards.
●Onboarding 40_technical hires per month, overseeing background checks, compliance paperwork, and documentation.
●Utilized ATS (Talea/iCIMS) to manage candidate flow, schedule interviews, and maintain clean data reporting.
Administrative Assistant – McBride & Son
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Sep 2017 – May 2018
●Enter and maintain current homeowner information and issue, track, and complete work orders in a large database system.
●Coordinate scheduling or walkthroughs between homeowners and building superintendent.
● Issue work orders and coordinate service appointments between homeowners and vendors.
● Track open work orders to ensure vendors complete them as scheduled and to the homeowner's satisfaction.
● Typed contracts for homeowners and vendors.
●Manage a list of weekly delinquent work orders to ensure they are completed as soon as possible.
● Prepare and track necessary documents to completion and submit them for review and approval of field personnel Maintain contract filing system.
● Compile data and prepare reports.
● Provide general office assistance such as phone coverage, sorting and distribution of mail, e-mailing, faxing, documenting, copying, printing computer files, etc.
Security Analyst – USBank – Preferred Resources
Remote / Contractor
Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
●• Responded promptly to security incidents to eliminate access and control damage.
●• Supported front-line professionals with remediation actions and ongoing surveillance.
●• Helped standardize operations by preparing documentation of policies and procedures.
●• Minimized risk of recurring violations by educating employees on correct procedures.
●• Maintained current virus protection systems with updated protections against new threats.
●• Managed implementation of new systems, coordinating closely with internal personnel and outside vendors.
Prescription Benefits Specialist – Express Scripts
St. Louis, Mo
Jan 2014 – Aug 2016
●Designs and executes project plans and timelines to support a variety of call center initiatives.
●Tracks project progress and member's medication lists, communicates findings with management team.
●Provide solutions to the department of defense members.
●Create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to report call metrics.
●Ensure data is clean and accurate for prescription information and benefit coverage.
●Ensures compliance with prior authorizations and program exclusions to member's accounts when applicable.
●Participates in special trainings and assignments as delegated by management.
●Participates in training development for on boarding new hires.
●Provide assistance to members looking to receive medications via mail order.
●Creates and implements new spreadsheet usage.
●Completes special projects as requested by management.
●Cultivate relationships and communicate with internal staff, management team and members.
●Attends meetings in lieu of Management.
**********@*****.***
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Skills
●Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), Microsoft Edge, Oracle Java, various proprietary systems
●Recruiting and Sourcing
●Client Relationship Management
●I9s
●Training and Onboarding Management
●Analytics
●Time Management
●Compensation and benefits
●ATS (iCIMS, Taleo)
●Project Management
●Background Checks
●Negotiating
●Networking
●Full Cycle Recruiting
●Human Resource
Education
●Bachelor of Science – Business Administration
●Master of Arts – Non Profit Leadership
References available upon request
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