Jacquelyn Ruiz
Klamath Falls
Summary
Driven strategic Senior Corporate Recruiter with experience building and scaling recruitment functions for remote-first, multi-site, and high-growth organizations. Expertise in full-cycle recruiting, creative sourcing, workforce planning, candidate experience, and hiring manager partnership across healthcare, trades, logistics, and corporate roles. Proven in consultative recruiting, interviewing and negotiation, succession planning, and delivering data-driven hiring outcomes aligned to business goals. Results-driven Corporate Recruiter known for exceptional productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in talent acquisition strategies, candidate sourcing techniques, and interview process optimization. Excel in communication, negotiation, and relationship-building, ensuring alignment of recruitment practices with organizational goals. Thrive in fast-paced environments by leveraging analytical skills to solve complex staffing challenges.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Recruiter
Flow Service Partners
Nashville
02.2025 - Current
- Independently built and scaled internal recruiting operations for a private equity–backed, multi-entity organization in a pre–high-growth phase
- Designed and presented recruiting process strategy, driving alignment and buy-in across portfolio leadership
- Built and configured a functional ATS integrated with existing HRIS, enabling recruiting operations with limited resources
- Partnered with leaders and hiring managers to align role requirements, culture, and growth paths, ensuring transparent candidate communication
- Implemented ATS and assessment tools to establish a repeatable, scalable hiring framework supporting future recruiting leadership and end-to-end ownership
- Private Equity-backed, multi-entity organization in a pre-high-growth phase
HR Talent Acquisition Partner
Mental Health Cooperative
Nashville
05.2023 - 02.2025
- Managed full-cycle recruiting for mental health care roles, including providers, crisis counselors, care management, nurses, and therapists across inpatient and outpatient settings
- Developed and executed sourcing strategies for up to 160 specialized and grant-funded positions, partnering within a team of three recruiters to align with hiring managers, qualify requisitions, and deliver candidate feedback.
- Served as a consultative partner to hiring managers, building buy-in, clarifying role requirements, and adapting recruiting strategies to evolving clinical and organizational needs.
- Tracked recruiting KPI data and maintained monthly staffing reports, adjusting job postings in real time based on consumer census fluctuations and new hire activity
- Continuously enhanced recruiting processes and maintained up-to-date knowledge of targeted care models to strengthen candidate experience and support long-term retention
Senior Corporate Recruiter
NationsBenefits
Nashville
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Selected to operate outside the centralized recruiting model as an on-site recruiter for the Nashville market, addressing a 40%+ turnover rate in a highly competitive labor environment.
- Partnered with the Chamber of Commerce, local employment services, and career centers to organize and host onsite job fairs, strengthening local talent pipelines.
- Shifted hiring strategy from virtual-first to in-person first-round interviews, increasing candidate engagement and commitment.
- Leveraged local market intelligence to counter competitor compensation by promoting enhanced benefits, perks, and defined growth paths, supported by onsite tours and high touch engagement
- Reduced turnover from 40%+ to 21% within 90 days by improving candidate experience, implementing clearer onboarding instructions, and standardizing pre-hire and welcome communications.
- Role eliminated as part of a company-wide reduction impacting ~400 employees.
Allied Health Contract Recruiter (Travel)
TotalMed Staffing
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Executed full-cycle recruiting for allied healthcare professionals supporting nationwide travel contracts, leveraging targeted sourcing through internal databases (by location, specialty, and prior engagement), referrals, and the Vivian travel clinician platform
- Increased profitability by maintaining an average 23% direct cost per traveler, outperforming the 27% target threshold
- Managed a book of business of 23 W2 clinicians, proactively planning contract transitions to maintain continuity of work and reduce attrition
- Ensured compliance through credentialing, compact licensure validation, reference checks, and state eligibility review prior to contract acceptance
- Delivered a high-touch candidate experience by clearly setting expectations around hospital environments, trauma levels, shifts, pay, and travel logistics, preventing cancellations and protecting client relationships
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Western Express
Nashville
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Ranked Top 10 out of 100 recruiters, averaging 5 drivers dispatched per week against a goal of 3 in a highly competitive, high-attrition market
- Operated in a strict, KPI-driven recruiting model, with performance reviewed every six weeks across calls, drivers scheduled, orientation show rate, and dispatch outcomes
- Sourced drivers through Tenstreet and a highly competitive, round-robin application system requiring contact within one hour of application and precise documentation to retain ownership.
HR Associate/ Recruiter
Rainsoft
Sarasota
02.2015 - 11.2020
- Created and implemented onboarding plans that increased new-hire show rates by 22%
- Tracked source-to-hire metrics, eliminating underperforming job boards and saving the company $73K annually
- Recruited and extended offers to an average of 10 technicians weekly; facilitated Monday orientation sessions for up to 20 new hires nationwide
- Built strong candidate pipelines through job boards, walk-ins, technical schools, local employment agencies, competitor targeting, and an internal referral program
- Maintained digital records for 300+ employees and supported HR operations through employee ticketing, open enrollment Q&A, and cross-functional HR assistance
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Human Resources Management
Colorado Christian University
Denver, COSkills
- Behavioral interviewing
- Salesforce (CRM & recruiting workflows)
- Recruitment strategy development
- Recruiting software experience
- Negotiation skills
- Talent sourcing strategies
- Full cycle recruiting
- Interviewing techniques
Strategic Recruiting Initiatives
- ATS Implementation & Optimization/ Built the Workday Recruiting Function
- Led Predictive Index Implementation & Job Optimization
- Recruiting Process Design (Pre-Scale & Growth Phases)
Certification
Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment
Timeline
Corporate Recruiter
Flow Service Partners
02.2025 - Current
HR Talent Acquisition Partner
Mental Health Cooperative
05.2023 - 02.2025
Senior Corporate Recruiter
NationsBenefits
09.2022 - 03.2023
Allied Health Contract Recruiter (Travel)
TotalMed Staffing
04.2022 - 08.2022
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Western Express
11.2020 - 04.2022
HR Associate/ Recruiter
Rainsoft
02.2015 - 11.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Human Resources Management
Colorado Christian University