Tori McDowell
Houston,TX
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
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Cemex USA
01.2024 - Current
- Talent Acquisition: Lead the full-cycle recruitment process, ensuring the timely hiring of top talent to meet current and future business needs.
Candidate Sourcing: Identify and attract high-quality candidates through job postings, networking, direct outreach, and job boards (Handshake, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.). - Market Analysis & Insights: Provide hiring managers with key market trends, talent insights, and compensation benchmarks to support informed hiring decisions.
- Candidate Evaluation: Conduct interviews, analyze responses, verify background checks, and assess qualifications to ensure strong cultural and organizational fit.
- Hiring Collaboration: Partner with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners, and Talent Development teams to align hiring decisions with company objectives.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and timely communication with key stakeholders, ensuring hiring managers and HR teams are well-informed throughout the recruitment process.
- Data Management & Reporting: Provide analytical and well-documented recruiting reports, tracking key hiring metrics such as time-to-fill and time-to-hire.
- Compliance & Best Practices: Stay updated on hiring trends, market insights, and industry best practices to enhance recruitment strategies.
- Offer Management: Manage job offer negotiations in collaboration with HR Business Partners to ensure competitive and compliant offers.
- Onboarding Support: Oversee end-to-end pre-employment activities and onboarding processes to ensure a smooth transition for new hires.
- Process Improvement: Continuously engage with the Talent Acquisition Team to refine and enhance recruiting workflows, processes and service levels supporting continuous improvement and development of innovative strategies.
Business Manager
Banks Solutions PLLC
03.2023 - 01.2024
- Processed vital documentation, completed forms and obtained appropriate verification and authorization for services via MyCase
- Communicated with clients positively with particular attention to problem resolution
- Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping
- Supported business management projects by monitoring and tracking risks, issues and action items.
Technical Recruiter
TEKsystems
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Coordinated with IT team leaders and sales team to forecast hiring needs and department goals by building and executing sourcing strategies, assessments, and closing approaches by utilizing specialized networking tools to identify qualified candidate through various tools including Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Customer Relationship Management System (CRM), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Monster.com
- Built and maintained strong customer relationships and delivering customer centric solutions, recruiting top IT candidates, and serving as the main point of contact for full cycle recruiting matching the candidates with opportunities that align with personal and professional goals
- Supported generated revenue growth of $450,000 in local and national offices by recruiting from 69 accounts within Energy, Healthcare, Financial, and Technology industries and adhere to team KPI metrics and prospecting standards, making 50+ outbound phone calls each day through cold calling, emails, and social outreach
- Effectively implemented procedures to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of candidates, including pre-screening and internal interviews to ensure candidates were properly aligned with skills, goals, and interests
- Operated as a subject matter expert to build strong and credible relationships with account managers & hiring managers within Fortune 500 Companies
- (e.g., Cisco, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Dell, HP, IBM/Kyndrl, Marathon Oil, Marathon Petroleum Company, M.D
- Anderson Cancer Center, Microsoft).
Tri Brand Assistant Manager
Enterprise Holdings, William P. Hobby Airport
12.2018 - 01.2021
- Assisted in managing overall airport branch operations of 2500+ unit business including fleet management, sales, and marketing with a focal point on financial performance for three branches (National Rental, Alamo Rental, & Enterprise Rent-a-Car,) exceeding sales and growth numbers by 80%
- Effectively supervised, coached, and motivated staff of 30 personnel to ensure and promote high energy and to accomplish company goals
- Created and maintain solid working relationships with internal and external clients across the organization
- Formed relationships with service managers, body shop managers, insurance companies, and corporate clients tailoring our services to fit their needs
- Actively listened to customers, ensured excellent customer service, and resolved all customer complaints or issues
- Developed staff by providing information, educational, and growth opportunities, including mentoring
- Resolved various common to complex problems with latitude for the initiative, independent judgment, and great decision-making.
Retail Sales Consultant
AT&T Corporate Retail Store
02.2018 - 11.2018
- Attained $4,000 in sales targets on monthly basis
- Established excellent sales ability and strong interpersonal skills with confident and persuasive approach
- Provided information about available products and services including membership details and purchase advantages.
Sales & Technical Specialist
Apple Inc.
10.2016 - 12.2017
- Accrued over $300,000 towards product sales within six months of start date initiating a promotion
- Delivered consistent and comprehensive knowledge of Apple technology and applications to customers
- Mastered basic troubleshooting, configuration, diagnostics, software installation on iOS devices and MacOS.
Education
Bachelor of Science Business Administration - Management
Dillard University
05.2016
Skills
- Applicant Tracking System
- Contractor Vendor Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Full Cycle Recruitment
- Microsoft 365 (ie Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Skype/Zoom
- Cisco Webex
- Ticketing Software System
Awards
- 2021 Rookie Recruiter of the Year
- 2021 Stellar Partnership Award
- 2023 Office of the Year
Timeline
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Cemex USA
01.2024 - Current
Business Manager
Banks Solutions PLLC
03.2023 - 01.2024
Technical Recruiter
TEKsystems
05.2021 - 02.2023
Tri Brand Assistant Manager
Enterprise Holdings, William P. Hobby Airport
12.2018 - 01.2021
Retail Sales Consultant
AT&T Corporate Retail Store
02.2018 - 11.2018
Sales & Technical Specialist
Apple Inc.
10.2016 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science Business Administration - Management
Dillard University
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