Amber NEWBERRY
Mesa,USA
Summary
“Talent Matchmaker” at the Nexus of People, Purpose and Performance 6+ Years of Success Within Recruitment, HR coordination and Talent Acquisition in the Education and Banking industry Human-centered recruiter passionate about creating high-performing teams by aligning individual potential with company mission. Innovation champion, ardent at leveraging data, systems (ATS/HRIS), and human insight to build scalable hiring strategies. Master at cultivating culture, serving as the vital nexus between hiring managers and candidates. Expert at reducing time-to-fill, optimizing hiring workflows, and delivering exceptional candidate experience. I bring empathy and efficiency to every search – ensuring talent not only fits but thrives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Specialist – Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
DoD Education Agency
04.2019 - Current
- Leading full-cycle recruitment for 80+ hires per academic year. Hire early childhood education Teachers, Educational Aides, Principals, and Nurses, maintaining an average time-to-fill of 30 days – 20% faster than the company benchmark.
- Source active and passive candidates through job boards, social media, and virtual hiring, building a strong and diverse talent pipeline.
- Manage high-volume recruitment processes, from job analysis and vacancy announcements, to screening candidates, generating referral lists, onboarding, offboarding, and employment status changes.
- Collaborate with hiring managers and school leaders across 20+ schools around the U.S. and Puerto Rico to develop tailored sourcing strategies and attract top talent.
- Screen and evaluate 150+ resumes weekly, ensuring alignment with role requirements and organizational culture.
- Administer I-9 and E-Verify processes, enter employee data into HRIS/ATS systems, and set compensation details in accordance with internal guidelines.
- Track and report key recruitment metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, source-of-hire) using applicant tracking systems tools to inform strategic improvements.
- Maintain and update detailed employee records, contributing to accurate HR data reporting and ensuring compliance with internal and external HR requirements and regulations.
- Employed April 2019 - April 2020. Re-hired after relocation December 2021 - Present.
HR Coordinator
Bank of the West
04.2020 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Full-service American Financial Institution bank providing financial solutions in the Midwest and Western US.
- Streamlined end-to-end onboarding, including E-Verify submission, I-9 verifications, personnel file management, and reverifications ensuring 100% compliance with the federal and internal regulations.
- Managed onboarding logistics including personnel file uploads, and new hire processing within 3 business days.
- Maintained and updated candidate and requisition data in Taleo ATS and submitted profiles to PeopleSoft HRMS, ensuring 100% accuracy in reporting and requisition closure within 3 business days.
- Supported HR compliance initiatives, including labor law poster management for over 600 bank locations nationwide.
- Collaborated with HR leadership to streamline onboarding processes and supported hiring managers to assist in the timely submission.
Management Analyst – Manpower/Staffing
DoD Joint Munitions Command
Rock Island, IL
11.2018 - 04.2019
- Company Overview: Manages the nation’s ammunition plants.
- Established staffing solutions. Evaluated and recommended alternatives to management to find appropriate staffing solutions by developing short and long-range staffing plans for all divisions in the organization.
- Managed and maintained visibility of staffing requests throughout their lifecycle.
- Generated various reports for management analyses, evaluations and studies of organizations, activities, functions, and processes.
Administrative Assistant
Modern Woodmen of America
Rock Island, IL
09.2014 - 11.2018
- Company Overview: Fraternal organization that offers life insurance, annuities, investments & financial planning.
- Assisted the President of Financial Services, Managers, & staff with delegated duties as assigned, supporting and managing multiple administrative processes.
- Developed, interpreted, modified, and applied operational procedures and guidance for current procedures, and assisted with developing alternative processing procedures with more efficiency.
- Utilized event coordination expertise to plan meetings, prepare conference rooms, and coordinate travel.
- Managed calendars for the President and Manager’s to schedule meetings and plan their days accordingly.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA05-2018
Skills
- Full-cycle recruitment
- Recruitment planning
- HR policies and procedures
- Talent management
- Project management
- Event planning
- Background checks
- Recruitment
- Relocation assistance
- Compensation and benefits
- Communication skills
- Applicant tracking systems
- Employee onboarding
- Labor law compliance
- Data reporting
- Talent sourcing
- Job analysis
- Candidate screening
- Recruitment metrics
- Collaboration skills
- Time management
- Team building
- Training development
- Recruitment strategies
- Recruiting support
- Performance management
- Employee retention
- Talent acquisition
- Pre-employment screening
- Candidate sourcing
- Onboarding and orientation
Websites
Timeline
HR Coordinator
Bank of the West
04.2020 - 12.2021
HR Specialist – Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
DoD Education Agency
04.2019 - Current
Management Analyst – Manpower/Staffing
DoD Joint Munitions Command
11.2018 - 04.2019
Administrative Assistant
Modern Woodmen of America
09.2014 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
Upper Iowa University
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