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Jade Edwards

Jade Edwards

Cumming,GA

Summary

Talent Acquisition Leader with solid background in talent acquisitions, employee relations, performance management and process improvement. Experienced in full cycle recruiting to source, select and hire top talent. Establishes and maintains effective recruitment metrics, processes, systems and tools to deliver five star candidate experiences and contribute to company employment brand.

Work History

Talent Acquisition Partner

BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE
11.2022 - Current
  • Selected to be part of a small team that implemented and created Brown & Brown's CRM software, Dynamics Recruiter. Also chosen independently to collaborate directly with the IT implementation team on areas within the software program for process improvement for recruiters.
  • Provide 1:1 and group coaching sessions on how to utilize, improve and simplify recruiters day-to-day within Microsoft Dynamics, WorkDay and LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • Primary recruiter for 13 profit centers as well as secondary backup to 8 additional profit centers located throughout the US.
  • Evaluate resumes, interview, and present qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicit feedback to refine recruiting strategies.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to both candidates and hiring teams by providing guidance on role requirements, interviewing tips, and career development opportunities.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with hiring leaders, understanding their unique needs and providing tailored recruitment solutions with promoting a collaborative initiative.
  • Create multiple Talent Insight reports for many profit centers creating awareness of high demand requisitions and creating conversations on different ways to incorporate talent where talent levels are low.
  • "Power User" of all CRM/ATS platforms with the ability to create awareness of the importance of data within the same systems.
  • Responsible for developing a Talent Coordinator with no recruiting experience background to shadow my recruiting efforts and approach on a daily basis for my first year on the job. This included but was not limited to; sourcing, cold calling, setting appointments, how to approach different leaders within the workplace and how to move the candidate through the process as well as nurture them until a requisition became available. She has since been promoted to "Recruiter".
  • Participate and volunteer in multiple company group projects.
  • Visit Profit Centers to get a lay of the land where I can speak specifically to candidates about office dynamics.
  • Meet Leaders in the field at different events where we identified talent for current and future opportunities.
  • Attend and work conferences.
  • Provide LinkedIn Recruiter collaboration training to multiple Profit Center Leaders.
  • Leverage data-driven insights to inform recruitment strategies, optimizing processes for maximum efficiency.
  • Train hiring managers on best practices in interviewing and selection techniques, increasing effectiveness of recruitment efforts.
  • Provided detailed documentation with process improvement ideas for WorkDay enhancements directly to my leader within the first three months on the job in addition to ATS suggestions and pricing.
  • Partnered with WorkDay Analyst on uncovering reasoning behind incorrect data consistently creating problems for the recruiting team and how to correct it. Presented this data directly to my leader for approval to move forward in making changes that ultimately ended up correcting the issues.

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

USI INSURANCE
10.2020 - 12.2022
  • Utilized multiple sourcing platforms to recruit High-Affluent, Private Client Advisors, and Personal Risk Producers over multiple markets throughout US
  • Influenced partnerships with leadership teams to build and execute best recruiting strategies to meet shareholder expectations and corporate goals
  • Full life cycle recruiting included proactively creating robust, qualified candidate pipelines
  • Candidate assessment & evaluations
  • Trained recruiting team on Avature ATS implementation and LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Participate in weekly update and search strategy meetings; monitored candidate reports.

VP of Recruiting & Systems Analyst, Data Miner

THE RECRUITER ROUTE
04.2018 - 12.2022
  • Full-service national insurance recruiter experienced in placing high-level insurance industry-level positions
  • Infuse new and diverse talent into industry by working with colleges and students
  • Successfully built recruiting department onsite for multiple clients
  • Built out company careers page on company website, hire recruiters, launched recruiting software along with assessments
  • Implemented state-of-the-art video interviewing pipeline for clients to expedite the hiring process
  • IT integration partner involved with recruiting integrations for companies and their recruiting software
  • Facilitated candidate evaluations and coached leaders how to read them
  • Worked to identify company strengths, weaknesses and opportunities
  • Plan and implement search strategies, which include targets, aggregators, databases, social media, networking resources, job fairs, and research requirements and timeframes
  • Recruit, train and manage a team of 8 recruiters
  • Use applicant tracking system (ATS) in handling and organizing high-volume candidate pipeline
  • Develop talent pipeline by sourcing top-quality brokers and candidates, evaluating profiles, and executing cold calls and phone screens
  • Partner with market experts to develop employee referral programs and other hiring initiatives.
  • Introduced process improvements that reduced operational costs while maintaining high-quality standards across all departments.
  • Enhanced system efficiency by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
  • Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting.
  • Streamlined processes for improved productivity through thorough systems analysis and optimization.
  • Trained new hires on company-specific software tools, ensuring seamless integration into team's workflow.
  • Spearheaded efforts to adopt emerging technologies within organization keeping pace with industry advancements.

National Sales & Recruiting Director

QUESTPRO CONSULTANTS – INSURANCE RECRUITING AGENCY
03.2016 - 04.2019
  • Unique national sales leader involved in all facets of the insurance community and those that serve them
  • Responsible for recruiting high profile candidates for insurance clients
  • Needs included direct hires along with temp, temp to hire positions
  • Also involved with the college recruiting specific to the Risk Management (RMI) program
  • In 2017, brought in 133 temp orders which resulted in $3.5 million dollars in sales and 31 direct hire orders reflecting a gross profit of $579 thousand dollars
  • Skilled in identifying key areas of national growth by insurance specific sector by being able to run Supply & Demand reports
  • Involved in developing college graduate placement program by traveling to colleges that had RMI programs to recruit and interview students for entry level positions for clients
  • Highly proficient in Bullhorn, CloudCall, InsightSquared, EBASTA
  • Attended approximately 45 national and local conferences, trade shows.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BFA Speech Communications

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
08.2001

Skills

  • LinkedIn Recruiter & Insights
  • Bullhorn
  • Avature
  • Microsoft 365 Dynamics Recruiter
  • Recruitment Metrics Analysis
  • Boolean Search Techniques
  • Video Interviewing
  • Compensation Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Candidate Pipeline Development & Management

Accomplishments

USI Insurance

  • Ranked #1 - Highest Producers Placed - 2022


QuestPro Consultants

  • Performer of the Year - 2017
  • Produced 3 of the “Top 10 Accounts" - 2017
  • Top Producer - " Most Clients and Candidates In Bullhorn" - 2017
  • “Best New Partner Award" = For new client brought on board - 2017

Affiliations

  • NAPAB (National Association of People Against Bullying)
  • ACA (Atlanta Claims Association)
  • AWWC (Alliance of Women in Workers Compensation)
  • UFA (United Futbal Academy)
  • CPCU Atlanta Member
  • Southern Loss Association Member
  • Blue Goose Member
  • Atlanta RIMS Member
  • Chi Omega Alumni Association

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

Remote

Important To Me

Work-life balance

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Partner

BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE
11.2022 - Current

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

USI INSURANCE
10.2020 - 12.2022

VP of Recruiting & Systems Analyst, Data Miner

THE RECRUITER ROUTE
04.2018 - 12.2022

National Sales & Recruiting Director

QUESTPRO CONSULTANTS – INSURANCE RECRUITING AGENCY
03.2016 - 04.2019

Bachelor of Arts - BFA Speech Communications

Valdosta State University
Jade Edwards