Ayrika Johnson
Senior Talent Leader
Dallas
Summary
Senior Talent Leader prepared to excel in senior-level role, bringing extensive experience in talent acquisition and candidate sourcing. Proven track record of driving successful recruitment strategies and fostering collaborative team environments. Known for adaptability and delivering exceptional results through strong interpersonal skills and strategic planning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Corporate Recruiter
ATL, a Bureau Veritas Company
07.2022 - Current
- Manage high-volume requisition load, consistently exceeding established KPI's.
- Provide exceptional candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment process, fostering positive relationships with prospective employees and enhancing the company's reputation as an employer of choice.
- Reduce expenses by analyzing compensation policies and implementing competitive programs while ensuring adherence to legal requirements saving the company over $50,000 dollars in the recruitment budget.
- Participate in employer branding initiatives such as employee appreciation day and volunteer day aimed at showcasing the company as an attractive place to work in order to attract top-tier talent in a competitive market landscape.
- Work alongside global business leaders to deploy new training strategies and recruitment system integrations.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers to understand their unique needs and requirements for open positions.
- Implement and monitor a comprehensive onboarding program, improving new hire retention rates from 72% to 85% and accelerating their integration into the company culture.
- Enhance candidate pool by implementing innovative sourcing strategies utilizing diverse recruitment channels such as Google X-Ray Prospecting Techniques.
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners to address workforce planning needs and develop strategic recruitment initiatives in response.
- Create and deliver HR training sessions such as LinkedIn and Successfactors to staff, managers and executives.
- Coordinate closely with HR colleagues to help identify areas of improvement for our employees by helping establish a career pathing program.
- Established and maintain a robust employee referral program, increasing internal referrals as a key source of quality hires within the organization.
- Conduct regular market research on industry trends and competitor practices, ensuring an up-to-date understanding of the evolving talent landscape.
- Streamlined the hiring process, reducing time-to-fill from 40 to 30 days for all roles through proactive talent pipeline development.
- Mentor junior recruiters, providing guidance on best practices and fostering a supportive team environment.
- Negotiate competitive compensation packages, securing top talent for the organization while maintaining budgetary constraints.
- Evaluate and refine recruitment processed, enabling leadership to make informed decisions and allocate resources effectively by evaluating data driven metrics.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking system and candidate management systems.
Director of Talent Acquisition and Social Media
Continuum Rehab Group (CRG)
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Responsible for developing the talent acquisition strategy from the ground up.
- Created all job descriptions for applicant tracking system.
- Streamlined the hiring process for efficiency, by implementing a new applicant tracking system and automated key tasks that reduced the new hire onboarding process from 10 to 4 days.
- Established partnerships with industry associations, networking groups, or other relevant organizations to enhance talent acquisition initiatives.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to identify staffing needs and develop workforce planning strategies.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes, utilizing HR analytics tools to measure recruitment success and drive continuous improvement.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Partnered with universities and colleges for undergraduate clinical placements and job postings on careers sites.
- Developed competitive compensation packages by conducting market research and benchmarking against industry standards.
- Enhanced employer branding through strategic marketing initiatives creating catchy job posts on various social media platforms, leading to an increase in qualified applicants.
- Coached hiring managers in effective interviewing techniques, resulting in improved candidate selection accuracy.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Quality Rehab Management (QRM)
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed full-cycle recruiting process for a start-up in-house recruitment company, with oversight of over 100 skilled and assisted living facilities throughout the US.
- Partnered with HR Coordinator at each site to ensure smooth onboarding process of new hires.
- Collaborated weekly with hiring managers to determine job requirements, discuss workforce planning and strategies for difficult to fill roles.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
Recruiter
Tender Touch Rehab Services
08.2014 - 04.2021
- Led in-house recruiting for Northeast and California operations comprised of over 200 skilled nursing and early intervention offices across 8 states.
- Partnered with hiring managers to discuss and forecast workforce needs defined job parameters, outline desired qualifications, source, pre-screen, interview and select best fit for skilled/technical trades, management, and support staff openings in the health services profession.
- Attended national and local conferences as representation for the company to recruit passive candidates and new graduates.
- Enhanced recruitment process for faster hiring by utilizing various sourcing tools such as job boards, social media, and networking events.
- Negotiated competitive salary packages with candidates, resulting in successful offers and acceptances rate increase from 79% to 85%.
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Human Resources Development
Villanova University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Strategic Communications
The Ohio State University
Skills
Social media recruiting
Recruitment analytics
Recruitment process outsourcing
Recruitment metrics
Strategic sourcing
Global talent acquisition
Boolean search
Workforce planning
Onboarding coordination
Diversity recruitment
Profile Summary
Talent Acquisition Leader with over 10 years of experience directing large-scale global programs to maximize recruiting efforts for industry leaders. An experienced leader in full-cycle recruiting and building solid corporate relationships resulting in high quality hiring for difficult roles. A partner with stakeholders to improve retention, employee engagement and productivity resulting in attracting top-tier applicants. Strategic thinker and self-motivated recruiter exceeding expectations by reducing fill time, improving acceptance rates and creating sourcing strategies via AI technology in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
Certification
PHR
Software
- Successfactors HCM-SAP
- Phenom
- Taleo
- Apploi
- TalentMaxx
- Paycor Recruiting
- ADP
- Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Teams)
- Sharepoint
Timeline
Senior Corporate Recruiter
ATL, a Bureau Veritas Company
07.2022 - Current
Director of Talent Acquisition and Social Media
Continuum Rehab Group (CRG)
01.2022 - 07.2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Quality Rehab Management (QRM)
05.2021 - 01.2022
Recruiter
Tender Touch Rehab Services
08.2014 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Strategic Communications
The Ohio State University
Master of Science (MS) - Human Resources Development
Villanova University
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