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Brooke Allen

Antioch,IL

Summary

Highly motivated and goal-oriented recruiting professional with a proven track record of achieving demanding targets under tight deadlines. Skilled in developing and overseeing diverse candidate pipelines, implementing effective marketing plans, and advertising strategies. Committed to delivering exceptional results by leveraging expertise in identifying top talent and building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Contract Recruiter

Intuit
08.2024 - 11.2024
  • Conducted interviews with potential candidates to assess fit with organization's culture and needs
  • Monitored applications for open roles to identify optimal candidates for first-round interviews
  • Completed detailed documentation of candidate progression through interview process within 24 hours of interviews
  • Identified top talent and managed candidates throughout hiring process, from initial contact through offer acceptance
  • Interviewed job applications, obtaining information on training, work history and job skills


  • Finessed interview scheduling and logistics to create personalized and unparalleled candidate experiences
  • Sought out and stirred up passive candidates through phone calls, emails, networking, internet searches and social media

Talent Acquisition Specialist

DaVita
01.2022 - 03.2023
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to determine job requirements and understand departmental needs.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Worked alongside global business leader to deploy new training strategies.

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Caregiver Inc
06.2021 - 11.2021
  • Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
  • Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications, and recruitment agencies to source candidates for positions.
  • Sourced and screened candidates and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
  • Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
  • Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.

Talent Acquisition Associate

Allendale Association
10.2020 - 06.2021


  • Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
  • Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/newspapers/colleges etc
  • Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc
  • Screen candidates resumes and job applications
  • Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule
  • Assess applicants' relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
  • Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated
  • Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
  • Provide analytical and well documented recruiting reports to the rest of the team
  • Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process

Human Resources Benefits Specialist

Aon Hewitt
03.2011 - 04.2016
  • Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
  • Checked employees' benefits enrollment for accuracy and inputted all data.
  • Resolved issues and inquiries from plan participants regarding health and welfare benefits and deductions through telephone, email, and in-person interactions.
  • Explained benefits to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.
  • Implemented open enrollment system to streamline benefits processes for employees.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
01-2026

High School Diploma -

Grayslake High School
Grayslake, IL
05.2004

Skills

  • Social media recruiting
  • Referral generation
  • Candidate sourcing
  • Applicant tracking systems
  • Background checks
  • Applicant assessment
  • Applicant sourcing
  • Full-cycle recruitment
  • Training and onboarding
  • New hire orientations
  • Global recruitment
  • Salary and benefits negotiations
  • Candidate pre-screening
  • Job fairs planning
  • Employment verification
  • Recruiting software experience

Timeline

Contract Recruiter

Intuit
08.2024 - 11.2024

Talent Acquisition Specialist

DaVita
01.2022 - 03.2023

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Caregiver Inc
06.2021 - 11.2021

Talent Acquisition Associate

Allendale Association
10.2020 - 06.2021

Human Resources Benefits Specialist

Aon Hewitt
03.2011 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management

Western Governors University

High School Diploma -

Grayslake High School
Brooke Allen