Emma Coles
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle with a diverse background in Human Resources. Offering more than 7 years of recruiting and strategic process experience, serving as a coach, talent advisor, and serving C-Suite Leadership. High experience with diversity & Inclusion, Learning & Development. Detail-oriented professional with strong multitasking and communication skills. Experienced in recruiting highly talented personnel. Proven ability to work collaboratively with team members.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Talent Acquisition II
Caliber Collision
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Sourced and screened candidates for 80 roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
- Developed and maintained applicant tracking system (ATS), tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity. LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and staffing agencies.
- Source and cold-call
- Lead HR Coordinators on recruiting and succession planning initiatives by building recruitment process from scratch, including creating job descriptions, implementing recruitment training guide, maintained performance management system, managed state compliance for job salaries and job postings
- Collaborate with HR to reconstruct learning and development road map and succession planning for exempt and non-exempt employees, as well as set forth compensation guidelines and market analysis
- Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
- Revamped J1, TN & H1B Visa program partnering with International Agencies on candidate tracking, virtual career fairs, onboarding, Work & Travel and internships
- Compiled reports on recruiting activity to illustrate time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and source of hire.
- Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
Corporate Recruiter
LiquidAgents Healthcare
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Manages full cycle recruitment activity
- Managed Applicant Tracing System (ATS) of all existing and new applicants
- Execute all recruiting and pipe-lining plans
- Identify recruiting sources, assess new talent and develop leading-edge methods to attract diverse talent
- Work closely with hiring managers to understand their needs to identify the right talent & ensure goals are met
- Worked with hiring managers to develop accurate job descriptions and keep current
- Manage a consistent, high-volume flow of qualified candidates through active & passive sourcing methods
- Visited colleges and job fairs to inform people about job opportunities.
- Propose and implement ongoing innovations and improvements to recruitment process
- Experienced in direct and indirect sourcing, recruiting top talent through social media, cold calls, networking, college fair, and employee referrals to find desired prospects conduct phone screenings, scheduling interviews with management, preparing candidates for multiple stage in the interview process, discuss compensations packages, and presenting job offers to qualified candidates
- Reviewed and verified information for new employees for all divisions
- Advised appropriate departments of start dates for new employees
- Exceeded expected hiring goals for various positions under expedited deadlines
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned
- Searched new avenues to market open positions such as, LinkedIn, Facebook, handshake, and indeed.
Human Resources Coordinator
Printpack Inc
04.2020 - 11.2021
- Responds to HR-related questions regarding policies and procedures, pay, and benefits
- Maintains accurate and timely employee data in the ADP, Workday, and SharePoint
- Supported HR functions with emphasis on record keeping, data entry, and general HR tasks.
- Accountable for recruiting/retention, orientation, conducting job fairs, interviewing, performing background checks, preparing offer letters
- Maintain the role of liaison between employees and management by building trust and credibility to ensure fair and consistent treatment of employees in all aspects of employment
- Assisted with recruitment process by posting job ads, filtering applications, scheduling interviews, assisting in interview process and drafting offer letters.
- Participated in a continuous improvement process to understand business needs and shortcomings of the existing process
- Developed and executed company events and charitable giving and community service initiatives
- Process vendor billing, arrears, and court orders
- Assisting with administering the workers' compensation program and activities, including notification, claims processing, medical provider interface, management, employee communications, and return to work facilitation as needed
- Coordinated, scheduled, and provided support for special events (such as visits from 401(k) advisors, professional development workshops, annual on-site flu vaccine clinics, and more)
- Managed employees and processed payroll for approximately 300 hourly and temporary employees
- Achievements
- Successfully acted as Project Lead in implementing a new Applicant Tracking, Human Resources, Time
- Labor Management and Payroll system, Kronos, within a 12-week period
- Simultaneously completed the renewal and open enrollment process during the implementation of a new automated benefit file feed with multiple vendors
Human Resources Generalist Manager
Vandergriff Hyundai
03.2018 - 04.2020
- Monitored all weekly and bi-weekly payroll for approximately 500 employees using in-house payroll system and GL reports while reconciling payroll transactions
- Reconcile payroll accounts, assisted with the on-boarding process, state and federal withholdings, W-2 processing and filling; prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, year-end processing
- Manage recruitment efforts for all exempt, nonexempt, and temporary personnel
- Place advertisements, review resumes and applications to select candidates for further consideration, and conduct initial screening interviews
- Complete wage salary evaluations yearly to ensure the company is in line with surrounding competitive wages
- Collect payroll data necessary to properly process weekly and semi-monthly payrolls
- Process background, MVR, Drug Screenings on ALL potential new hires
- Prepare and collect all required new hire documents, conduct new hire orientation, manage career development, and succession planning efforts
- Prepare and submit 401k weekly
- Reconcile benefit statements monthly to ensure we are being billed correctly from all carriers - add and term as needed
- Ensure complete confidentiality of all payroll/HR related matters
- Heavy knowledge of FMLA, LOA, HIPPA, and OSHA
- Achievements
- Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.
- Improved internal HR audits recouping $46,000 in credits owed to Vandergriff Hyundai over a seven- month period
- Successfully rolled out new communication to the entire Vandergriff Hyundai population regarding
- Health Care
Education
Master of Science - Human Resources Management
Tarleton State University
08.2025
BBA - Human Resources Management
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX05.2018
Skills
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Experience in Kronos, ADP, Workday, Handshake, Phenom and QuickBooks
- Candidate Pipeline Development
- Employee Performance Management System
- SHRM Standards
- Candidate Pre-Screening
- Industry-Specific HR Regulations
- Cold Calling
- Networking
- Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office software, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Experience in EEO, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Benefits, Onboarding
- Orientation, Training, and Regulatory Compliance
- Excellent relationship skills with supportive staff, administrators, and management
Accomplishments
- SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM) – PRESIDENT
- Tarleton State University Chapter
- May 2018
- Skills
- ATS
- Recruiting
- HR Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Workday
- Additional Information
Affiliations
Member, The 5's Safety Team. Printpack, Grand Prairie Member, Voice Team. Lowe's Home Improvement, Southlake, TX Member, Phi Beta Kappa Delta Honors Society, Tarleton State University Member, Sigma Kappa Delta English Honors Society, Tarleton State University
Certification
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -SHRM
Timeline
Corporate Talent Acquisition II
Caliber Collision
09.2022 - 09.2023
Corporate Recruiter
LiquidAgents Healthcare
12.2021 - 09.2022
Human Resources Coordinator
Printpack Inc
04.2020 - 11.2021
Human Resources Generalist Manager
Vandergriff Hyundai
03.2018 - 04.2020
Master of Science - Human Resources Management
Tarleton State University
BBA - Human Resources Management
Tarleton State University
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