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Crystal Baker

Bishop,GA
Crystal Baker

Summary

Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle for SaaS, FinTech scale up environments, Developing and implementing customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering six years of recruitment strategy development.

Overview

13
years of professional experience

Work History

Deel

Talent Acquisition Specialist
02.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Primary hiring focus in 2024 has been across Payroll Implementations team globally
  • Since 2022 have been successful in hiring everything from Junior Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel to Legal Counsel, PEO, Content Writers, Senior UX Developers and Payroll Implementations Managers
  • Partnered with hiring manager to create strong interview process that allowed us to select top talent globally with extremely short turn around times
  • Current screen to offer ratio of 13:1
  • YTD 60+ candidates hired for Legal as well as Knowledge team
  • Coordinated implementation of people-related services, policies and programs through departmental staff.
  • Implemented data-driven approach to talent acquisition strategies by leveraging metrics to evaluate recruitment performance continuously.
  • Created and delivered HR training sessions to staff, managers and executives.
  • Improved interview processes through development and implementation of structured interview guides tailored to each role''s unique requirements.

Stord

Talent Acquisition Partner
08.2021 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Responsible for all sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent for carrier side of organization
  • Played crucial role in building new team during a short timeframe at Stord I was responsible for 15 of Stord top performers
  • Able to lean in and learn from peers to be a strategic thinker, create relationships with Hiring team and provide solutions to hiring issues as presented
  • I feel this is where I really grew as a recruiter and where I realized my true passion for finding the best talent for each team I partner with

Northside Hospital

Talent Acquisition Specialist
05.2020 - 08.2021

Job overview

  • As Talent Acquisition Specialist I am responsible for collaborating with hiring managers across all campuses, while displaying and maintaining exemplary customer service throughout hiring process
  • Which includes sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offers
  • Escalating compensation quotes to compensation department while fostering relationships with candidates
  • Successfully delivered ten new hires or Mother / Baby units of Northside's Cherokee Campus since June
  • Currently supporting other recruiters in Mother / Baby, Food Services and Med Surg departments for all campuses.

Hire Dynamics

Recruiter
05.2018 - 11.2019

Job overview

  • Organize and facilitate weekly career fairs and orientations for 20-50 job seekers
  • Responsible for onboarding, background, drug screen, assessments and any additional compliance required by Hire Dynamics and clients
  • Develop accounts while maintaining relationships with 20-30 clients through meetings, phone calls, and weekly emails to determine support needs
  • Work closely with Hiring Managers to ensure are exceeding client’s expectations
  • Responsible for third largest account with Hire Dynamics, generating over 100K in GP year to date
  • Successfully staffed AmericasMart with over 90 candidates for two largest shows each year
  • Coyote Logistics: Secured over 80 operational support positions over 3 month period
  • Responsible for sourcing, screening and interviewing for all candidates
  • Bi weekly touch points with all hiring managers to handle any assignment issues such as ending assignment or performance issues.

Intersign Corporation

Sales Support Representative
12.2015 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Providing large or full property quotes for clients in a timely manner, while working with various departments and all internal quoting system Sales Support representatives are responsible for staying current with all brand standards, enforced by hospitality industry along with state and county requirements
  • Work directly with Sales representatives and upper management daily
  • Global Management Resources, Chicago, IL May 2014 - March 2015 Project Manager Project Manager on all development deals, responsible for managing lines of communications between general contractors and managing directors to ensure the efficient expedition of all projects
  • Coordination with interacting parties and maintaining the progress of day to day tasks on various development deals maximizes the overall success of all projects
  • Travel to each property monthly, to compile a detailed Punch list walk of the development project
  • Controller of all FF&E as well as OS&E items for all development projects
  • Responsible for the due diligence reports for potential investment and development project

The Hearn Company

Tenant Service Coordinator
11.2011 - 02.2014

Job overview

  • Initial point of contact for corporate visitors, current and future tenants as well as potential investors
  • Prepare proposals, leasing reports, quarterly market updates
  • Responsible for directing all daily tenant maintenance and engineering inquiries/issues
  • Maintain Certificate of Insurance for all tenants, vendors and contractors
  • Responsible for granting all security access into The John Hancock Center

Education

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts, Fashion / Retail Management
01.2009

Skills

  • Ashby
  • Gong
  • Metaview
  • Greenhouse
  • LinkedIn
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • 360 Facility System
  • Angus
  • TempWorks Enterprise Software
  • Kenexa ProveIt
  • Candidate pipeline management
  • Relationship Building
  • Salary and benefits negotiations
  • Recruitment

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Deel
02.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Partner

Stord
08.2021 - 02.2022

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Northside Hospital
05.2020 - 08.2021

Recruiter

Hire Dynamics
05.2018 - 11.2019

Sales Support Representative

Intersign Corporation
12.2015 - 04.2018

Tenant Service Coordinator

The Hearn Company
11.2011 - 02.2014

Columbia College Chicago

Bachelor of Arts, Fashion / Retail Management
Crystal Baker