Jamie Pledge
Memphis,TN
Summary
Experienced Talent Acquisition Manager devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent bench-marking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
CTDI
03.2022 - 03.2025
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development, and succession.
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review paperwork, obtain feedback, and procure available information for new training processes.
Recruiting Manager
Trueblue
02.2018 - 03.2022
- Managed, trained and mentored recruitment team.
- Developed and implemented recruiting strategies to attract and retain top talent for organization.
- Measured and reported on recruitment metrics to track successes and failures of recruitment efforts and identify areas for improvement.
- Managed applicant tracking systems to keep recruitment processes organized.
- Established and maintained contacts with schools, employment agencies and other public organizations to find and attract applicants.
- Designed, developed, and implemented successful recruitment process to fill more than 10,000 vacancies each year.
- Met with managers to discuss vacancies, applicant qualifications, and characteristics of top candidates.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
- Updated training processes by reviewing existing documentation, leveraging feedback from associates and working with legal and compliance teams.
Senior Recruiter
Volt Workforce Solutions
05.2014 - 02.2018
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
- Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL08-2023
Skills
- Candidate sourcing
- Job analysis
- Interview techniques
- Workforce planning
- Stakeholder management
- Applicant tracking systems
- Talent management
- Building partnerships
- Data-driven decision making
- Organizational development
Accomplishments
- Maintained 100% compliance accuracy for two consecutive years with zero errors in audits and regulatory requirements.
- Achieved a 93% fill rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring business continuity despite hiring challenges.
- Created and implemented the "Hires on Tires" initiative, a mobile hiring program that gained front-page recognition in The Commercial Appeal newspaper, improving accessibility and expanding the talent pipeline.
- Secured a multi-million-dollar account, expanding business revenue and strengthening client partnerships.
- Led a successful startup brand initiative, rebuilding the company’s reputation in the community and increasing market presence.
- Managed 68 operations across multiple locations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and productivity while overseeing an ATS system transition to improve hiring processes.
Timeline
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
CTDI
03.2022 - 03.2025
Recruiting Manager
Trueblue
02.2018 - 03.2022
Senior Recruiter
Volt Workforce Solutions
05.2014 - 02.2018
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
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