Aisha Simpson
*******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
• Master’s degree in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology (HR related field)
• Human Resource Experience
• High volume interviewing and recruiting
• Management Experience and Project Management Experience
EXPERIENCE
Shadow Writer, Charlotte, NC August 2008-Present
Virtual Contract Recruiter
Responsible for recruiting technology candidates with TS/SCI full-scope poly’s for contract positions for the NSA. Positions include software developers (C++, Java, Perl), network administrators, system architects, information security officers, storage engineers, and hardware technicians. Placed 3consultants per month
Genesis 10, Charlotte NC February 2008-July 2008
Contract IT Recruiter
Sourcing and screening IT candidates (Project Managers, Business Analyst ect.) for Consulting firm.
• Supported recruiting for open IT positions for Bank Of America, Wachovia Bank, and TIAA Cref.
• Managing minority vendors for Bank of America account
• Working with sales team to identify critical open job orders to be sent to minority vendors.
• Placed 2-3 consultants per month
Spherion, Charlotte, NC
Senior Recruiter-Virtual Recruiting Team April 2007- February 2008
Responsibilities Include:
• Recruit, screen, interview and assess candidates
• Match candidates to meet client needs and expectations
• Proactively seek new sourcing strategies to attract candidates
• Maintain job postings on internet sites
• Provide project updates as requested
• Provide high level of customer service to all clients
• Plan and implement consistent volumes of focused activities necessary for high achievement in staffing for positions on a direct hire, temp-to hire, and temporary basis
Hewitt Associates, Charlotte, NC November 2005- March 2007
Recruiting Consultant
Performed duties for full cycle recruiting for local market internal Hewitt positions for Charlotte office.
• Screened and interviewed applicants
• Consultative recruitment service delivery, working collaboratively with client hiring managers to meet hiring needs.
• Performing recruiting and sourcing strategies that meet the staffing needs of the client
• Responsible for 25-40+ hires per month
• Performed assessment testing and evaluations on candidates
• Managed client relationships with key senior level management.
• Consulted with management on recruiting techniques to increase candidate pool
• Responsible for high volume recruiting and sourcing.
• Responsible for recruiting both exempt and non-exempt roles.
• Delivered Interview training to managers and team leads
• Managed average monthly positions of 20-65 positions
• Developed relationships with community organizations to help fill hard to fill roles
Recruiting Manager (Supporting Bank of America) February 2005- November 2005
Manage the Mid-Atlantic team of 5 recruiters and 3 coordinators, to support Bank of America with all recruiting efforts for Customer Service and Support and Consumer Risk Operations Group
• Managed team responsible for 150 to 240 hires per month, increasing client satisfaction by achieving 100% new hire objectives and on-time class fulfillment.
• Consult with Hiring Managers to advise on core process, and ensure optimal candidate selection
• Educate client and recruitment team on I-9 processes and compliance issues
• Performed constant research of employment trends, market research
• Hire, train, and manage staff development of recruiters to ensure that all contract metrics are consistently met
• Prepare weekly status reports for Service Delivery Manager on all hires and training class fills
• Assisted in transitioning ownership of work and in-process recruitment transactions from Hewitt to Bank of America
CPS Human Resource Services, Sacramento, CA 2003-2005
Recruiting Manager/ Assessment Center Manager
Develop recruiting strategies and manage all selection activities for Department of Homeland Security assessment centers. Monitor and plan multiple contracts nationwide for recruitment of 45,000 security Screeners.
• Plan and manage operational logistics and coordinate staffing to support virtual assessment centers established across the country and outlying territories including Alaska, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa.
• Collaborate with Federal Security directors and team to strategize local recruitment efforts and coordinate assessment activities for staffing security screeners at major airports
• Monitor the standardization of all testing sites.
• Prepare site plan and set-up with hotel staff
• Supervise Test Program Technician, Office Assistant and 20 HR subcontractors and IT Staff involved in setting up temporary assessment sites, and troubleshoot with hotel staff to ensure logistic problems are solved.
• Organize reports to document operational, logistical and security issues, and produce daily reporting on candidate statistics and results of assessment testing
• Conduct training for Assessment Center staff on interviewing and HR issues.
Transportation Security Administration, NCS Pearson, Los Angeles, CA 2002- 2002
Staffing Specialist (Assessment Center, Contract position)
Responsible for interviewing and screening applicants for new federal agency fulfilling 45,000 Airport security positions.
• High volume interviewing and recruiting, using behaviorally based interviewing, placing part-time, and fulltime positions and executive staff for all airports
• Assisted applicants with all government forms
• Responsible for meeting with Dept. of Transportation file Auditors to ensure file accuracy
• Extensive training on government policies and procedures regarding ethics, benefits, new hire forms, pay scales, and time and labor reporting
• Facilitate new hire orientation for over 450 employees at LAX, JFK, LGA, and Sea-TAC airports.
• Opened assessment center for Key West, FL Airport. Performed outreach activities to increase candidate numbers.
2000- 2001
EDUCATION
M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology (HR Management)
Radford University, Radford, VA
B.A. Psychology
Hampton University, Hampton, VA