Alexis Washington
Senior Talent Acquistion Specialist
Chicago,IL
Summary
Personable Recruiter with solid background in talent acquisition, employee relations and performance management. Skilled in utilizing data and analytics to push strategic HR initiatives. Strong analytical skills and committed to implementing HR policies and procedures. Eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.
Skills
- Talent acquisition techniques
- Candidate screening and assessment
- Knowledge of employment law and practices
- Project Management
- Relationship building
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Networking
- Negotiating
- Technical software skills
- Social media and digital marketing skills
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Exective Regional Recruiter
Allied Universal Security Services
Rosemont, IL
11.2022 - Current
- Led high-volume recruitment efforts across 3 branches to source and recruit potential candidates for 15 key company accounts
- Increased offer-to-sales ratio and candidate pipeline 30% by effectively using recruitment platforms and resources, including social media, ATS, Boolean searches, networking, and referrals
- Screened, interviewed and negotiated offers with potential employees: able to to source independently and find outstanding candidates for each open position
- Partnered with company managers in numerous departments to develop ways to improve client satisfaction and customer service which resulted in increase of re-signing contracts/retention by over 45%
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Brinks Incorpated
Chicago, Illinois
11.2020 - 10.2022
- Facilitated full cycle recruiting over 25 branches for 11 states throughout Midwest & Southern Regions, exceeding production by 23%. Partnership with branch leadership addressed onboarding creating candidate experience which impacted staffing by 20% quarterly.
- Assisted Senior Management with making key decisions by developing and submitting performance and compensation reports with status updates and improvement recommendations. Overseeing HR needs for 250+ employee operation across 25 locations
- Leveraged online job boards and engaging non-profits and social medias avenues to build talent pipeline and potential candidates resulting in 40% increase in applicant flow.
- Trained staff on HR software functionality with special emphasis in Workday, Salesforce, Indeed and LinkedIn features.
Bank Teller
Bank Financial
Calumet City, IL
10.2019 - 09.2020
- After four months was selected to manage staff of six as well as tasked with onboarding and training of new staff for 60 days.
- 90% of new hires successfully completed training under my direction.
- Managed cash amounts of $400k -1M with 98% balance rate.
- Executed 20+ transactions per hour, attending to 60+ customers on daily basis.
Bank Teller
First National Bank of Illinois
Lansing, IL
07.2018 - 08.2019
- Demonstrated leadership in implementing adequate training to team members, resulting in improved
performance and customer service delivery, which expanded existing client base by more than 20%. - Provided support to Assistant Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations and implementing personnel policies and procedures to ensure an
efficient and productive business workflow. - Performed financial risk assessments and studied banking and financial market trends to prepare activity and progress reports to management.
- Effectively managed corporate client portfolios and offered financial advise regarding investments and savings.
Sales Associate
Forever 21
Merrillville, IN
06.2016 - 08.2018
- Trained and developed new hires in company processes, product knowledge, customer service and selling techniques resulting in sales increase by 33%.
- Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
- Documented sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.
Sales Lead
Aldo Group
Orland Park, IL
05.2016 - 11.2017
- Ranked as #1 sales lead (out of 150) in 2016 and 2017.
- Increased territory sales within two years, exceeding quota by 25% in 2016 and 50% in 2017.
- Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits.
- Watch for and recognize security risks and thefts and know how to prevent or handle these situations.
Quote
The cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you seek.
Joseph Campbell