Jamessa Jones
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Professional Recruiter with extensive experience supporting startup, agency, and Fortune 500 clients. Diverse industry experience including Information Technology, Healthcare, and Utilities. Skilled at stakeholder management, building strategic recruitment pipelines, navigating emerging recruitment trends and DEI initiatives. Metric-driven, resourceful, highly collaborative.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruiter and Career Advisor
Project-AMMA
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Provides comprehensive and personalized training to professionals reentering the workforce
- Website: project-amma.org/
- Provide comprehensive and personalized training to professionals reentering the workforce
- Screen candidates for placement with various employers
- Present qualified candidates to hiring leaders
- Manage pipeline of viable employers and staffing agencies
- Create and facilitate workshops to enhance industry-specific competencies
- Provides comprehensive and personalized training to professionals reentering the workforce
- Website: project-amma.org/
Contract Recruiter
Southern California Edison
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Public utility company
- Website: sce.com/
- High-volume full-cycle recruitment of public utility professionals
- Maintained candidate records in applicant tracking system for compliance and reporting
- Pipelined candidates for permanent and contract roles
- Placements: Individual contributor through management-level Field technicians, Inspectors, Linemen, Auditors, HVAC and Solar (light/energy)
- Public utility company
- Website: sce.com/
- Reason for leaving: Three-month contract ended at six-months
Contract Recruiter
Microsoft
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: Multinational technology company
- Website: azure.microsoft.com/en-us
- Recruitment and internal stakeholder management for multinational Azure Cloud Service teams
- Moderate OneE2 debrief sessions determining candidate eligibility, skill level, and business unit placement
- Responsible for negotiating offers and securing hire post brief session
- Maintained candidate records in applicant tracking system for compliance and reporting
- Partnered with legal teams to expedite onboarding activities
- Collaborated with Global Talent Acquisition, Talent+, University Recruitment to place OneE2 overflow
- Placements: L59 - L63 level Front and Back-end Developers and Engineers Technologies: mainly C# (.NET), Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Multinational technology company
- Website: azure.microsoft.com/en-us
- Reason for leaving: Three-month contract ended at 18 months
Senior Corporate Recruiter
LA Care Health Plan
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Healthcare organization
- Website: lacare.org/
- Full-cycle in-house generalist recruitment of Human Resource, Information Technology, Compliance, Appeals and Grievances, Legal, and Special Investigation professionals
- Established pipelines sourcing company sponsored resources, social media and professional associations
- Maintained records in applicant tracking system for compliance and reporting
- Collaborated with team members to create workflows streamlining end-end recruitment process
- Represented company at various job fairs
- Managed vendor relationships
- Placements: Intern through leadership-level Data Analysts, Project Managers, Account Managers, Advisors, Auditors, Special Investigators, Associate Counsel, and various HR staff
- Healthcare organization
- Website: lacare.org/
- Reason for leaving: Accepted offer for Microsoft
Personal Trainer and Competitor
Ace Fitness
10.2016 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: Fitness organization
- Website: acefitness.org/
- Created fitness and nutrition plans for clients seeking to improve quality of life
- Fitness organization
- Website: acefitness.org/
- Reason for leaving: Achieved goal of becoming a National Physique Committee Champion
Contract Sourcer
Microsoft
04.2011 - 02.2015
- Company Overview: Multinational technology company
- Website: microsoft.com/en-us/
- Global Talent Acquisition Technical Sourcer supporting Customer Service and Support (CSS), Sales Marketing Services, and Enterprise Product Groups
- Consulted regarding diversity hiring trends and best sourcing practices
- Appointed CSS Social Network Admin
- Awarded Avid Sourcer recognition in Microsoft’s Global Staffing Newswire
- Placements: Mid through senior-level developers and engineers
- Multinational technology company
- Website: microsoft.com/en-us/
- Reason for leaving: New Microsoft CEO changed vendor policy from indefinite to 18-month cap
Education
Bachelors -
California State University
San Bernardino 12.2004
Skills
- Full-cycle technical and non-technical recruitment
- Sourcing
- Account management
- ICIMS
- Taleo
- Workday
- Greenhouse
Professionaloverview
Professional Recruiter with extensive experience supporting startup, agency, and Fortune 500 clients. Diverse industry experience including Information Technology, Healthcare, and Utilities. Skilled at stakeholder management, building strategic recruitment pipelines, navigating emerging recruitment trends and DEI initiatives. Metric-driven, resourceful, highly collaborative.
Timeline
Recruiter and Career Advisor
Project-AMMA
07.2023 - Current
Contract Recruiter
Southern California Edison
12.2022 - 06.2023
Contract Recruiter
Microsoft
02.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Corporate Recruiter
LA Care Health Plan
01.2018 - 01.2021
Personal Trainer and Competitor
Ace Fitness
10.2016 - 12.2017
Contract Sourcer
Microsoft
04.2011 - 02.2015
Bachelors -
California State University