Derek Alberts
Dallas,TX
Summary
Goal-oriented recruiting professional leveraging my 10+ years of recruitment experience to source, attract, and hire top talent for various roles and functions, including Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Accounting, Operations, and IT. I have a proven track record of delivering high quality and timely recruitment solutions for multiple different industries, such as the mortgage industry, logistics, insurance and retail. I excel at building and maintaining strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and stakeholders, as well as developing and implementing effective talent acquisition strategies and best practices. I am passionate about helping people achieve their career goals and creating a positive and inclusive work culture.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Staffing Manager
AT&T
02.2025 - Current
- Recruit for positions across Customer Service & Sales, Field Operations & Technicians, Network & Infrastructure, and Digital Marketing.
- Develop targeted sourcing strategies to attract qualified candidates through job boards, career fairs, and community partnerships.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and certifications critical for success in field-based roles.
- Utilize Workday ATS to manage candidate pipelines, schedule assessments, and coordinate interview logistics for hiring events.
- Implement pre-screening processes to evaluate hands-on skills, licensing, and field readiness, improving candidate quality and interview-to-offer
- Ensure a seamless candidate experience through timely communication, technical assessment preparation, and clear job expectations.
- Track and report recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, pipeline health, interview-to-offer ratios, and sourcing effectiveness, providing data-driven insights to hiring managers and HR stakeholders.
- Analyze hiring trends and candidate flow to identify bottlenecks, improve hiring efficiency, and support workforce planning for field and customer-facing roles.
- Trained and mentored new recruiters on sourcing techniques, ATS best practices (Workday) and full-cycle recruiting.
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Mr. Cooper (Contract)
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Recruit for high volume Customer Service, Operations and Sales within the organization.
- Utilizes ATS system called Workday to manage recruitment lifecycle from sourcing, screening to onboarding.
- Schedules qualification calls with senior leadership to identify hiring needs, updates, and recruiting protocol.
- Posts positions through approved recruitment channels.
- Fills on average 25-30 open requisitions per month, with an average of 30 days to close.
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Albertsons Companies (Laid Off Due to Merger)
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Recruits for IT, Sales, Benefits & Payroll, Accounting, Labor Relations, Merchandising, Customer Service/Call Center, Operations, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, and all C-level executive roles.
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers to determine best plan of action to ensure an excellent hiring experience and find top talent for the organization.
- Schedule phone interviews or video calls to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes for open opportunities.
- Advertise job opportunities on social media platforms and job boards. (LinkedIn, Indeed, career site).
- Filled 246 placements from 6/5/2022 – 9/29/23 (Avg of 16 hires per month).
- 20-30 open requisitions per month with an average of 40 days to close.
- Coached new recruiters that had been promoted from our sourcing team.
- Trained new sourcing team and presented how to search for talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed and other methods of finding talent in a difficult market.
- Partner with HRBP to ensure succession plans and promotion plans for internal employees.
- Participate in job fairs with our campus talent manager to connect students regarding opportunities at Albertsons.
- Collaborate with HRBP regarding candidate salary determinations.
- Negotiate offers with candidates and provide them information about Albertsons benefits packages. (FTO/PTO, healthcare, 401K, bonuses, hybrid working model)
- Develops different projects in TA including onboarding, training, and ATS systems objectives.
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Mr. Cooper (Laid Off Due to Corporate Restructing)
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Collaborate with various departments to define job qualifications for job opportunities in Sales, Finance, Marketing, IT, and Operations.
- Verified applicant resumes and employment details with ATS system called Workday.
- Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network within LinkedIn, Indeed, and other social media platforms.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
- Partnered with team leaders to coordinator online job career fairs that netted notable applicants to hire.
- Assisted senior management with making key decisions by developing and submitting performance and compensation reports with status updates and improvement recommendations.
- Became strong advocate for ATS reform with our HRIS team.
Corporate Recruiter (Laid Off Due to Covid-19)
CAI International Inc.
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Recruits for Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Finance, Accounting and IT related needs within CAI.
- Focused on locating well-qualified Account Executives, Logistics Specialists, and Carrier Specialists
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Collaborated with various departments to define job qualifications
- Tracked sourcing of applicants through ADP
- Posted positions through approved recruitment channels. (LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor, and CareerBuilder)
- Scheduled interviews with potential hires
- Followed up with candidates regarding questions about benefits.
- Completed paperwork and work authorization forms after hiring new employees
- Reached out to qualified referral candidates to obtain applications
- Verified applicant references and employment details.
- Trained junior recruiters in interviewing, recruiting and onboarding strategies.
Contract Corporate Recruiter (Contract Ended)
Gainsco
06.2017 - 08.2018
- Screened all applicants for sales, customer service, and IT based on their qualifications and background
- Developed and facilitated job recruitment fairs
- Tracked candidates with internal ATS system and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables
- Pre-screened all resumes prior to sending them to hiring managers for consideration
- Hired employees and initiated the new hire paperwork process
- Posted positions through approved recruitment channels i.e. Monster, Careerbuilder, Indeed, and LinkedIn
- Converted IT contractors employee status from temporary to permanent
Full-Desk Recruiter
TPA Technologies
03.2016 - 06.2017
- Offer services to executive-level management on the effectiveness of strategies, selling programs and initiatives
- Sold TPA's WorkDay practice to decision makers within multiple organizations
- Recruit and present candidates to hiring managers
- Led the creation of recruiting plans and networking for all open positions
- Generate new business through cold calling, client meetings, and building relationships
- Assists hiring managers with scheduling interviews via phone, Skype, and in-person
- Works directly with program managers RPO/MSP and other 3rd party vendors
- Contact new and existing customers to discuss how their needs could be met with specific products and services. Negotiate prices, terms of sales, and service agreements
- Identify, develop and evaluate marketing strategies based on knowledge of company objectives and market trends
- Use networking opportunities to create successful, on-going business relationships with clients and candidates
- Plan and organize routes within territory to maximize efficiency and time in the field for client meetings
- Schedule an average of 10 on-site appointments per week. Maintain friendly and professional customer interactions with email, phone calls, LinkedIn, and other social media. Write, proof read, and edit sales proposals and correspondences
- Established 11 new accounts in only 6 months through successful client development
- Recommend TPA Technologies recruiting process to clients based on their needs and interests, resulting in more candidates placed within a very competitive market. Act as customer liaison between sales management and personal accounts
Talent Acquisition Technology Recruiter
KForce Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2016
- Led the creation of recruiting plans for all open positions
- Posted positions through approved recruitment channels. (LinkedIn, Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, and Indeed)
- Networked with industry contacts, worked with account managers and conducted client visits to establish rapport
- Pre-screened all resumes prior to sending them to corporate hiring managers for consideration
- Explained employee compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions and promotion opportunities
- Conducted background checks on candidates by obtaining information from criminal information, previous employers and references
- Completed account manager training and is proficient in identifying decision makers and establishing client relationship to bring in new job orders
Education
High School Diploma - Criminal Justice/Business Administration
Grace M. Davis High School
1200 W. Rumble Road Modesto, California, 95350 United States2006
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Staffing Manager
AT&T
02.2025 - Current
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Mr. Cooper (Contract)
09.2024 - 02.2025
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Albertsons Companies (Laid Off Due to Merger)
06.2022 - 09.2023
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Mr. Cooper (Laid Off Due to Corporate Restructing)
08.2020 - 06.2022
Corporate Recruiter (Laid Off Due to Covid-19)
CAI International Inc.
08.2018 - 05.2020
Contract Corporate Recruiter (Contract Ended)
Gainsco
06.2017 - 08.2018
Full-Desk Recruiter
TPA Technologies
03.2016 - 06.2017
Talent Acquisition Technology Recruiter
KForce Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2016
High School Diploma - Criminal Justice/Business Administration
Grace M. Davis High School