Iris Saffold
Talent Acquisition Partner
Birmingham,AL
Summary
Detail oriented, motivated, teachable, professional, multitasker, polite, can-do mindset, optimistic, pleasant personality, enthusiastic, outside-the-box thinker, an innate ability to identify needs and resolve challenges, effective written and verbal communicator, attentive and swift learner, proficient in developing and maintaining excellent relationships with applicants/co-workers/stakeholders, self-starter, thrive in a fast paced environments individually or collaboratively, passionate, dedicated, team player, computer savvy, eagerness to increase and maintain excellence, result oriented, integrity, dependable, punctual, experienced, and confident
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Life Insurance Agent/ MS Public Notary
Saffold & Hinton, LLC
Greenwood, MS
06.2020 - 11.2023
- Satisfied pre-licensing and licensing trainings and deadlines to acquire state license
- Sourced, interviewed, and recruited perspective insurance agents to join my team and/or purchase policies
- Guided new agents through the onboarding process and set next step expectations and deadlines
- Hosted webinars, virtual meetings, and small in person meetings to promote myself and my business
- Responded promptly, professionally, and accurately to all notary inquiries to ensure I can assist
- Scheduled appointments via phone, email, and social media to notarize documents
- Met with clients, verified valid identifications and notarized documents; provided business cards for referrals
- Tracked and maintained all transactions for record keeping purposes
- Executed tax audits per state and federal guidelines
Remote Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)
The Bolton Group
Atlanta, GA
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Collaborated with plant managers to identify gaps in sourcing, challenges, strengths, key performance indicators, and developed go-forward strategies to identify a pipeline of candidates for difficult to fill positions
- Provided guidance to hiring managers regarding best practices in recruiting, interviewing, selection and onboarding
- Created and maintained a database of potential candidates using applicant tracking systems
- Screened applicants and facilitated interviews between hiring managers and qualified applicants to ensure recruitment decisions are made in a timely manner; updated applicants on the interview outcome and next steps as needs
- Provided regular updates on recruiting activities during team meetings.
- Co-facilitated and attended local and national hiring events build talent pipelines for current and future openings
Business Partner, Talent Acquisition
Trojan Battery Company
Stonecrest, GA
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Developed and maintained inter-departmental relationships to understand talent needs, identify challenges, and track new employees patterns
- Attended weekly corporate meetings to communicate progress, obstacles, solutions, and goals with national talent acquisition teams
- Researched industry trends in order to develop innovative solutions that would enable the company's growth
- Posted positions on job boards, social media, and alternate sourcing channels to attract a diverse talent pool; maintained applicant tracking system records of all applicants
- Interviewed and hired qualified candidates; communicated next-step requirements and expectations. Provided feedback to unsuccessful applicants on the status of their applications
- Organized corporate events such as job fairs aimed at increasing brand awareness and participated in industry networking events to build talent pipeline
AmeriCorps Program Manager/Lead Student Recruiter
Leflore Legacy Academy
Greenwood, MS
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Led student recruitment meetings to strategize recruitment initiatives
- Delegated tasks to the recruitment teams that supported recruitment initiatives
- Executed full cycle student recruitment while continuously tracking goals and progress
- Facilitated creating and implementing a plan to interview, recruit, and retain AmeriCorps members
- Attended virtual trainings to structure the program per state and federal guidelines and procedures
- Classified position descriptions, eligibility, and prepared evaluation statements
- Advised the leadership team on recruitment and retention strategies, sources, prohibited, non-prohibited, and allowable practices and incentives for AmeriCorps members
- Presented my progress on the planning and implementation of the program to the board members and stakeholders
Remote Phone Interviewer
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Lincoln, AL
01.2019 - 06.2020
- Met with hiring supervisor weekly or as needed to discuss updates, needs, challenges, and goals
- Developed and edited questions based on vacancy specifics, supervisors input, and feedback received from previous callers
- Monitored incoming calls and emails in order to ensure that all inquiries were answered in a timely manner
- Provided support throughout entire recruitment process, including scheduling face-to-face meetings between qualified candidates and hiring managers
- Identified and contacted qualified applicants to prescreen for employment, verify eligibility, and created a record of all responses
- Saved and uploaded a record of each call including my commentary and employment recommendations via the internal applicant tracking system
- Traveled as needed to meet and collaborate with different HR teams
Physician Recruiter
American Family Care- Corporate Office
Birmingham, AL
09.2017 - 01.2019
- Created job descriptions and posted positions on career sites, social media outlets, professional associations, and other online resources: contacted qualified applicants
- Interviewed, hired, onboarded, and assisted with new hire paperwork to ensure prompt submission
- Coordinated and attended recruiting events for various medical positions to promote the company, network, and build a robust candidate pipeline
- Communicated with clients to confirm and meet daily and weekly needs; addressed emergency staffing needs
- Maintained employees' time off requests, call outs, and medical restriction/release forms to ensure staffing needs were met daily
- Ensured timely completion of credentialing processes by providing guidance to providers on required documentation
- Participated in audits of credentialing files to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and policies
- Performed initial review for new providers to determine eligibility for enrollment into the network
- Researched discrepancies between submitted provider data and verified sources when necessary
- Maintained detailed records of provider data in the credentialing database system.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena 08.2007 - 05.2012
Skills
- Candidate tracking
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Work authorizations
- Compensation analysis
- Recruitment
- Candidate pipeline management
- Organizational Development
- Candidate Sourcing
- File and records management
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Wages and salary
- Training and mentoring
- Benefits and compensation
- Full cycle recruiting
- Job fairs planning
- Employment law knowledge
- Public speaking
Certification
Professional In Human Resources
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Websites
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Remote Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)
The Bolton Group
08.2022 - 07.2023
Business Partner, Talent Acquisition
Trojan Battery Company
06.2021 - 08.2022
AmeriCorps Program Manager/Lead Student Recruiter
Leflore Legacy Academy
10.2020 - 05.2021
Life Insurance Agent/ MS Public Notary
Saffold & Hinton, LLC
06.2020 - 11.2023
Remote Phone Interviewer
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
01.2019 - 06.2020
Physician Recruiter
American Family Care- Corporate Office
09.2017 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Mississippi Valley State University
08.2007 - 05.2012
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