Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Education
Certification
Quote
Accomplishments
Interests
Industry Experience
Consulting Experience
Additional Experience
Applicant Tracking Knowledge & Experience
Timeline
Volunteer
Danita Alston

Danita Alston

Hope Mills,NC

Summary

Welcome to my professional recruiting portfolio. As a seasoned Talent Acquisition Specialist with over a decade of experience, my approach to recruitment is both data-driven and human-centric, consistently aligning top-tier professionals with organizations where both can thrive. I pride myself on my track record of strategic placements that lead to lasting employment relationships. Having built a vast network of industry contacts, I am adept at quickly identifying high-caliber candidates for even the most niche roles. I am eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve your organizational efficiency.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina
08.2022 - Current
  • Assist in supervising a team of 12 Allied Sr. Talent
    Acquisition Consultants and conduct one on one meetings.
  • Developed and designed a full cycle recruiting process for high volume EVS hires that resulted in 635 interviews, 69% recommendations for hire and 45% hires for FY23.
  • Manage applicant/candidate stuck and KPI reports to ensure qualified applicants are considered and the full-cycle hiring process is aligned with process & policy.
  • Design and execute talent acquisition strategies to enhance organization visibility in key recruiting markets.
  • Consult with hiring managers to further understand business requirements, and staffing needs.
  • Create job descriptions that align with organizational goals.
  • Coach and guide on how to build robust pipeline and DEI pool of candidates to meet current or future hiring needs.
  • Negotiate salary packages and present offers to candidates, ensuring competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Prepare presentations and recruitment metrics for hiring leaders and executives regarding candidate updates and hiring activity.

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Duke Health System
Durham, NC
10.2020 - 08.2023
  • Provided full-cycle recruiting service for up to 179-200 requisition loads to include: applicant tracking, candidate screening, salary/comp, offers, background checks and orientation support with 20-30 monthly offers/hires.
    • Developed and implemented sourcing strategies for
    H2F positions.
    • Coached hiring leaders on daily use of applicant tracking activity, behavioral based interviews, and dispositioning.
    • Attend and co-host healthcare virtual events for advance practice providers.

Recruiting Manager

Duke University
Durham, NC
10.2018 - 10.2020
  • Led and managed the full-cycle recruitment process for 1,200 seasonal staff positions (teachers, researchers, IT & content experts) ensuring all selected candidates are properly assessed and evaluated throughout each phase of the screening process for 25 program sites across the southeast and beyond.
    • Managed a team of four recruiters that were responsible for collaborating with hiring leaders across service lines to support staffing needs.
    • Designed, facilitated, and provided interviewer training for TIP’s internal and external leadership team.
    • Implemented an "On Demand" screening and selection process to increase efficiency and reduce TTF from 20 days to 5 days.
    • Partnered with cross-functional departments to develop, support, administer Salesforce and HireVue training and guidance.
    • Executed recruiting campaign across multiple social media platforms/channels to promote seasonal positions.
    • Refined current recruitment and sourcing processes by implementing actionable improvements and innovations for hard to fill positions.
    • Conducted employee performance reviews to access
    strengths and weaknesses.

High Volume Recruiter

Duke University Health
Durham, NC
07.2018 - 10.2018
  • Provided full-life cycle partnership and staffing support across four service lines.
    Support and and hire for nursing and clinical support positions with 20-30 offers monthly
    • Managed up to a 150- requisition workload utilizing Brassring tracking system
    • Developed candidate-sourcing strategies to build and maintain candidate pipeline for hard to fill/hard to hire healthcare positions.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Novant Health, Inc
Charlotte, MT
04.2017 - 07.2018
  • Managed a 120 requisition load through the full-cycle process via Peoplesoft/ICIMS for clinical, corporate, and clinical support positions.
  • Utilized creative sourcing strategies and recruitment branding to identify, engage and attract top talent.
  • Planned and executed recruitment events to bring in area candidates.
  • Conducted interviews to assist management in selecting most qualified candidates.

Senior Recruiter

University Of South Carolina Columbia
Columbia, SC
08.2009 - 04.2017
  • Designed and executed recruitment strategies to increase student applications and program interests.
  • Increased student applications by 50% over a four-year period.
  • Increased student minority interests and applications by 40%.
  • Planned and managed on/off campus recruitment events. Increased attendance from 40 to 200 potential students over a 3-year period.
  • Traveled to Colleges /Universities across the Northeast and Southeast and expanded outreach connections.
  • Managed a team of 3-4 Graduate Assistants to support student-recruiting efforts.
  • Tracked and analyzed data to monitor recruitment strategies and applications

Skills

  • Human Resources Management Systems
  • Employee Orientation and Onboarding
  • ATS Admin, Super user and Implementation
  • Networking and Partnership Development
  • Recruitment Management
  • Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • Management Consulting
  • High volume Full life Cycle Recruitment
  • "High Touch" Candidate and Client
    Relations Management
  • Mixed Method Sourcing Strategies (Boolean, LinkedIn, handshake)
  • Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Facilitate Behavioral Based Interviews Knowledge of OFCCP compliance guidelines and labor laws
  • Employee Performance Improvement & Development
  • ATS knowledge: Taleo,
    SuccessFactors, Vurv, Greenhouse,
    Brassring, Salesforce, HireVue, Phenom,
    ICIMs, Workday Bullhorn, WorkDay, & PeopleSoft
  • Compensation analysis
  • Pre-Employment Screening
  • Candidate pipeline management

Education

Master of Arts - Human Resources

Webster University
St Louis, MO

Certification

  • Certified RACR , Duke University Health - 2018-current
  • LinkedIn 2019

Quote

"With trust, understanding, patience and integrity we can all win this game together"
Danita Alston

Accomplishments

2006-Kenexa Extreme Service Award Recipient

2009-Spearheaded and implemented the first virtual open house recruiting event for University of South Carolina

2010-2016- Successfully expanded the University of South Carolina College of Social Work recruiting event from 45 attendees to over 200 through strategic outreach and rebranding

2014-Staff Member of the Year Award Recipient for College of Social Work Recruiting

2016- Created screening and recruiting SOP for Charlotte Mecklenburg "Read to Achieve" summer program

2019-Successfully Implemented Salesforce ATS in 12 weeks

2019-Implemented the HireVue screening process for DukeTIP reducing time to fill and offers by 5 days

2018-Crafted Interview guidelines and training sessions for hiring managers to assure adherence to compliance standards

2023-Trained, coached and mentored Talent Acquisition Specialists who are recognized for top-tier performance metrics

Interests

Recruitment Operations and Process Design

Consulting & Coaching

BPO and RPO Start Ups

Sourcing Strategy Design and Implementation

High-Touch Service Innovation

Industry Experience

  • Academia-10 years
  • Call Centers-2 years
  • RPO and BPO-4 years
  • Healthcare (Hospital, primary care, and long-term care)-8 years
  • Education (K-12) Virtual and In person-2years
  • Manufacturing & Engineering-2 years
  • Pharmaceutical-1 year
  • Corporate-4 years
  • Insurance-6 months
  • Correctional Facilities-1 year
  • Hospitality and Restaurant-1.5 year

Consulting Experience

Marriott International, Recruiting Consultant

07/2022-present

Project: Sourcing & Coaching

AbleTo, Recruiting Consultant

11/2021-02/2001

Project: Best Practices for hiring social workers

Amplity Health Pharmaceutical

07/2021-11/2021

Project: Recruiting Process Development

University of South Carolina , Recruiter Consultant

08/2018-10/2018

Project: Recruitment KPI development and tracking

Trinity Services Group, Regional Consultant: NY, NJ, NC, VA, WV, OH, MO, TN, & PA)

08/2016-04/2017

Project: Sourcing and applicant strategy for food services and BSNs

BELL, Recruitment Consultant Lead

03/2015-08/2015

Project: sourcing strategies and full-cycle hiring certified teachers for Charlotte Mecklenburg “Read to Achieve” Programs

Additional Experience

ACS (RPO)

Senior Recruiter

Positions: CSRs, Operations Manager, Supervisors,

Kenexa

Client-Corning

Role: Recruiter

Positions: Administrative, Corporate, Research and Development and Engineering

Applicant Tracking Knowledge & Experience

  • Taleo
  • Workday
  • Apollo
  • Brassring
  • SuccessFactors
  • HireVue
  • Modernhire
  • Bullhorn
  • ICIMS
  • Peoplesoft
  • Salesforce
  • Greenhouse
  • Vurv

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Duke University Health System
08.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Duke Health System
10.2020 - 08.2023

Recruiting Manager

Duke University
10.2018 - 10.2020

High Volume Recruiter

Duke University Health
07.2018 - 10.2018

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Novant Health, Inc
04.2017 - 07.2018

Senior Recruiter

University Of South Carolina Columbia
08.2009 - 04.2017

Master of Arts - Human Resources

Webster University

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