Talent Acquisition High Volume
Resume:
Nichole Ruiz
Rowlett, Texas *****
***************@***.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichole-nikki-ruiz-89737a26
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
High Volume Senior Recruiter with extensive experience conducting full cycle recruiting for both Agency & Corporate positions. Recruiting for high volume/major accounts filling positions both locally & throughout the United States (exempt and nonexempt). Utilizing multiple job boards, along with having hands-on experience with various ATS programs (PeopleSoft, Taleo, Workday, iCims, eRecruit, SilkRoad, Jobvite, etc.) A well-organized team player with proven adaptability to differing cultural and business environments.
SKILLS
●Full Cycle Recruiting
●Recruitment Strategy Development
●Client Relationship Management
●Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
●Candidate Sourcing/Screening
●Job Applicant Interviews
●Job Offer Development/Negotiation
●Employment Verification
EXPERIENCE
March 2024-December 2024
Talent Acquisition Partner (High Volume) (Contract)
NTTA (North Texas Tollway Authority)
●Managed high volume recruiting, priority focused on the Customer Service department (Call Center, Customer Service Front Counter, Customer Care, Training, Collections, etc)
●Developed and maintained strong relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners
●Maintained an active spreadsheet for all open positions, interviews, offers, rejections, and terms to send weekly updates to the department managers & executive team
●Sourced, screened, initiated assessments for candidates prior to submitting for review/interviews (Workday/Peoplesoft)
●Maintained a consistent pipeline of active and semi-active candidates for high volume and hard-to-fill positions
●Made offers, created offer letters & facilitated the on-boarding handoff
●Attended job fairs partnering with TWC at the workforce center (monthly) and onsite at NTTA (quarterly)
MARCH 2022-JUNE 2023
Sr. Healthcare Recruiter III (High Volume)
AMN Healthcare
●Managed the end-to-end recruitment process
●Initiated intake meetings with hiring leaders
●Created sourcing strategies while actively sourcing candidates
●Developed and maintained strong relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and Human Resources.
●Partnered with hospital leadership to develop and facilitate successful staffing strategies.
●Maintained a consistent pipeline of active and semi-active candidates for high volume and hard-to-fill positions
●Created & Negotiated offers
●Facilitated the hiring and on-boarding processes.
MAY 2021-JULY 2021
HR- Recruiter (Contract)
Target/VIVA USA Inc
●Met with hiring managers to develop compelling job descriptions and determine skills required for the position.
●Developed proactive sourcing action plans for High Volume recruiting (
●Sourced talented and diverse candidates for Team Lead roles
●Evaluated skills, knowledge and experience of candidate to determine if they were the ideal fit for each position
●Collaborated with hiring managers to interview ideal candidates.
●Created/Extended offers & initiated on-boarding
MARCH 2021-APRIL 2021
Covid Vaccine Support Recruiter (Contract)
AMN Healthcare/Nextstep Staffing
●Conducted high volume recruiting
●Collaborated with hiring managers to interview ideal Healthcare professional candidates for Covid Vaccine testing sites.
●Presented highly qualified applicants, targeted recruitment strategies on key candidate pools.
OCTOBER 2019-OCTOBER 2020
High Volume - Recruiter (Contract)
Santander Consumer USA
●Collaborated with hiring managers to interview ideal candidates.
●Met with hiring managers to addressed organizational staffing needs
●Evaluated skills, knowledge and experience of candidates to determine ideal job positions.
●Posted job listings in Workday & outside of ATS utilizing LinkedIn, Indeed and CareerBuilder, etc. to acquire more applicants.
●Submitted recruitment reports to provide updates to the hiring manager.
●Created/Negotiated offers and initiated the on-boarding processes
JULY 2018-APRIL 2019
Regional Healthcare Recruiter (Contract)
US Renal Care
●Conducted intake sessions with hiring managers to define position and candidate requirements.
●Partnered with clinical leadership to develop and facilitate successful staffing strategies.
●Developed referral program awareness to find additional qualified candidates for nursing, and support staff vacancies.
●Maintained pipeline for clinical positions via schools, associations and other recruitment channels.
●Guided applicants through hiring processes and prepared individuals for department interviews with relevant information about job descriptions and department structure.
●Created/Negotiated offers & initiated the on-boarding processes
NOVEMBER 2017-JULY 2018
Retail Recruiter (High Volume) (Contract)
Tempur Sealy
●High volume retail recruiting
●Using both in-house ATS software program (ADP) along with external job boards and/or social media
●Evaluated skills, knowledge and experience of candidate to determine ideal job position
●Scheduled interviews (in person, phone, video conference) and conducted Predictive Index assessments
●Extended offer/offer letters after confirming verbal acceptance, and followed up with candidates to make sure background check had been started and drug screen were complete within the allotted time
FEBRUARY 2017-MAY 2017
Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Halff Associates
●Recruited for Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Senior Transportation Manager Senior Project Manager - Water and Wastewater Utilities, Landscape Architect / Designer, Survey Party Chief, Environmental Scientist, CADD Technician, Interns
●Followed up with managers after initial start of contract/assignment
●Worked with HR Managers to seamlessly coordinate interviews, extended offers as well as created/sent offer letters to new hires
●Managed candidates process through the ATS (Workday & iCIMS)
●Prepared weekly excel spreadsheet to update upper management with recruiting successes and/or needs
●Posted jobs to external websites using traditional and nontraditional resources to identify and attract quality candidates, and developed an applicant pool for future needs.
MARCH 2015-SEPTEMBER 2016
Regional Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Niagara Bottling
●Primary Recruiter for all Warehouse positions & Technical Recruiting that covered Maintenance, and Mechanic needs in dedicated areas
●Maintaining consultative relationships with Plant Directors, Hiring Managers and Human Resource with strategic planning as well as daily follow up calls to alleviate the turnover rate and determine where our employee continuance issues were.
●Regular visits each plant to maintain face to face relationships for each location
●Developed candidate pipelines for available and future positions through Job Board, Referral Program, Social Media, Email Campaigns, Multimedia advertising and various Job Fairs all over the US, including Military Bases for exiting military personnel.
●Managed candidate tracking through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS- iCIMS)
●Coordinated with HR Managers to set up interviews, extended offers and on-boarding hand off
AUGUST 2012-MAY 2014
Operations Recruiter
Concentra/Humana
●Partnered with Hiring Managers to create and review job requisitions, defining and validating key position requirements
●Sourced, recruited, and pre-screened candidates for PRN, part-time and full-time opportunities, maintaining a pipeline of qualified candidates for future consideration, accurately documenting and tracking candidates in the ATS- SilkRoad
●Prepared and extended new hire offers
●Provided weekly and monthly recruiting reports to Recruiting Lead
●Monitored/audited job requisition and candidate files and tracked applicant flow
FEBRUARY 2004-AUGUST 2012
Contract Recruiter
Various Companies/Industries Texas
Advantage Staffing, Corestaff Services, Robert Half
BenefitMall
HRsmart
Tuesday Morning
EDUCATION
High School Diploma
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