Courtney Jones
Orlando,FL
Summary
Goal-oriented recruiting professional motivated to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines. Proficient in developing and overseeing diverse candidate pipelines, marketing plans and advertising strategies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Recruiter
University Of Florida Health
02.2023 - Current
- Key responsibilities is servicing the allied health roles while also including analysis of staffing trends, assessing needs and developing short and long range workforce plans; developing metrics and creative, innovative sourcing plans that address critical staffing needs
- Responsibilities include: requisition management, attendance at recruitment and job fair events, interviewing and hiring in compliance with state, federal and local laws and regulations, and generation of all recruitment reports
- Every month met or exceeded the goal of hiring 5 candidates per week
- Carried an average requisition load of 85 open positions.
Senior Talent Attraction Partner
Finastra
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Hired to lead the recruitment of sales executives in North America for the world’s 3rd largest FinTech company
- Manage recruiting lifecycle activities including attraction, selection and offer negotiation for all levels of sales from entry level to director level
- Understand and anticipate hiring needs and requirements by working with management team on strategic directions of lines of business groups
- Deliver comprehensive support and consultation to business hiring groups
- Led the expansion of recruiting and hiring in the new market of Guadalajara
- Hand selected to do so from the North American team
- Credited with developing and implementing quarterly hiring classes targeted at hiring mid-level sales executives
- Successfully filled all openings by utilizing this new strategy
- Successfully filled a Sales Director role that had long been open in my second month at Finastra
- Point person for the implementation and transition from Workday to iCIMS for applicant tracking.
Talent Intelligence Advisor
Centene Corporation
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Execute sourcing strategies and plans focused on passive candidates within the healthcare field, with the aim of achieving high quality, cost-effective, and timely filling of roles
- Enhance organization’s ability to profile, isolate, identify, assess, and build a network of candidates specific to open positions within the organization
- Recognized a need for a streamlined sourcing process and helped to create the Dedicated Sourcing Service Overview document that is currently being utilized company-wide today since inception in July of 2019
- 128% of goal for 2019 and did so in 5 months filling 23 requisitions
- Finished 2019 as the #2 Talent Intelligence Advisor, having only been in this position 5 months.
Talent Acquisition Specialist II
Centene Corporation
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Employed to deliver full life-cycle recruiting
- Use abilities to source, screen and prepare candidates for interviews with hiring managers
- Consult with hiring managers to recommend strategies for identifying and recruiting potential candidates while helping to identify key performance factors, develop sourcing pools and establish interviewing criteria
- Conduct full lifecycle recruitment as determined by business needs, including sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates for assigned job searches, including complex job searches
- Proactively build candidates pipeline utilizing various sourcing channels, including external jobs boards, social media, internet search, database search, etc
- Conduct phone screens and interviews, summarize results, and recommend next steps
- Consult with management to recommend and identify most qualified applicants
- Perform compensation analysis and prepare and extend competitive offer packages.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Momentum Solar
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Hired to establish the South Eastern Region based out of the Orlando, FL office
- After one month of successfully placing 6 candidates per week, was chosen to lead the recruiting efforts of CA, TX, and NY
- Generate direct hire placements through sourcing, screening, interviewing and presenting candidates to internal hiring managers
- Recruiting efforts focused on Outside Sales Reps, Electricians, Office Managers, and Marketing Reps
- Led in-depth recruiting training to Junior Recruiters
- Successfully placed four of the top ten solar sales agents in the company
- Consistently over 115% of quota.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Holiday Inn Club Vacations
04.2017 - 12.2017
- Mastered high volume recruiting for the HICV sales department
- Thrived in a full cycle recruiting environment by managing the process from initial contact with candidate up to first day orientation and onboarding
- Duties also included running candidates’ backgrounds, drug testing authorizations, and completion of the E-Verify process for each new hire
- To date have hired over 150 permanent inside sales agents
- Conducted on and off-site job fairs and special recruiting events
- Led new employee orientations.
Creative Talent Acquisition Specialist
Universal Creative
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Recruited talent in and out of the U.S
- For Universal Studio’s new theme park being built in Beijing
- Sourced, contacted, and screened architects, engineers, set designers, and art directors.
Senior Executive Recruiter – Sales Focus
Crawford Thomas Recruiting
11.2011 - 07.2016
- Developed customer relationships and grew clientele to enable the company to drive revenue by focusing on finding the best candidates for permanent placement opportunities
- Identified client needs and alternatives
- Built and maintained candidate talent by managing entire recruiting lifecycle from sourcing, screening, interviewing to negotiation, offer presentation, and on-boarding
- Successfully placed candidates in permanent positions with clients in the areas of sales and marketing
- Highly skilled at active and passive sourcing, including using Google and Boolean Search, LinkedIn (and other internet networking sites), job boards, social media, personal networking, and internal leads
- Experience working in fast paced, high growth environment with ownership of many open positions (high volume)
- Presidents Club Member 2014 & 2015.
Outside Sales Account Executive
Gannett
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Sold print and online advertising for 5 publications with emphasis on the Central Florida Future (UCF Newspaper)
- Developed and recommended comprehensive ad proposals focusing on clients’ needs and budget goals
- Updated billing data, reviewed aging reports, and collected payments
- Delegated administrative tasks to run credit checks, create customer invoices, and set up new accounts.
Key Account Sales Coordinator
City Beverages
01.2007 - 01.2009
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL01.2004
Skills
- Full Lifecycle Recruiting
- Account Management
- Business Development
- Sales
Certification
Taleo, BrassRing, ICIMS, Ultipro, Bullhorn, JazzHR, BambooHR, Linked In Recruiter, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Glassdoor, Dice
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
University Of Florida Health
02.2023 - Current
Senior Talent Attraction Partner
Finastra
02.2022 - 02.2023
Talent Intelligence Advisor
Centene Corporation
07.2019 - 02.2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist II
Centene Corporation
07.2018 - 07.2019
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Momentum Solar
01.2018 - 06.2018
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Holiday Inn Club Vacations
04.2017 - 12.2017
Creative Talent Acquisition Specialist
Universal Creative
01.2017 - 04.2017
Senior Executive Recruiter – Sales Focus
Crawford Thomas Recruiting
11.2011 - 07.2016
Outside Sales Account Executive
Gannett
07.2010 - 06.2011
Key Account Sales Coordinator
City Beverages
01.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication
University of Central Florida