Kara Cloney
Pasadena
Summary
PROFICIENCIES Critical Thinker. A seasoned recruiter with 15+ years of expertise in full lifecycle recruiting to successfully scout and place candidates with high employee retention in mind. Specializing in NDT (8 years) Goal-oriented recruiting professional motivated to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines. Proficient in developing and overseeing diverse candidate pipelines, marketing plans and advertising strategies.
Professional recruiting manager with deep expertise in talent acquisition and workforce planning. Proven track record of driving successful recruitment strategies and fostering strong team collaboration. Adept at adapting to changing needs, ensuring effective communication, and delivering results. Skilled in candidate sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding processes, with focus on aligning hiring goals with organizational objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Regional Recruiting Manager
MISTRAS
10.2023 - Current
- Full lifecycle staffing for multiple site turn around as well as internal technical and non technical needs.
- Managed recruitment team and educated and mentored new advisors.
- Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for 300 plus new employees.
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Achieved staffing objectives through strategic and tactical planning, program management expertise and knowledge of effective recruitment, interviewing and training procedures.
- Established metrics-driven recruiting processes, optimizing resources and improving overall results.
Talent Acquisition Analyst
Data Fleet Services
05.2022 - 10.2023
- Operated, developed and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
- Collaborated closely with sales, engineering and project management to support end-to-end processes.
- Developed messaging about key customer challenges and benefits of company solutions.
- Developed robust talent pipelines for hard-to-fill positions, resulting in faster hiring decisions and reduced vacancy rates.
Small Business Owner
On The Glow Fitness LLC
10.2015 - 04.2022
- Recruited new participants each month with expertise in relationship-building and personal training.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise and stretching.
- Developed, planned and led personal and group fitness sessions as well as well-known specialty fitness programs.
- Explained exercise modifications and contraindicated movements to participants with history of injury.
- Built customer loyalty by smoothly executing training initiatives.
- Oversaw long-term planning, staff hiring and training, and procedure development as part of business operations.
- Promoted business via social media to generate leads and maximize brand identity.
Operations Manager
Mistras Services
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Planned and resourced personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel ready to act quickly in critical roles.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training team members. Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
Recruiter Specialist
AppleOne Employment Services
08.2005 - 01.2006
- Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Recruited for non-technical and technical positions from entry to executive level
- Coordinated trade shows and events.
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
- Administered benefits programs, analyzed compensation and other competitive data and prepared budgets.
Education
High School Diploma -
Escondido Charter High School
Escondido, CA06.1999
Skills
- Project Management Software: MS Word, Excel, Access
- Creative Problem Solving
- Communication and Interpersonal Connection
- Dependable and Punctual
- Adaptable to change
- Networking and Partnership Development
- Eagerness to Learn New Technologies
- Proofreading Skills
- Project Deadlines
Certification
- HR Generalist Certification
- Diversity and Inclusion Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Timeline
Senior Regional Recruiting Manager
MISTRAS
10.2023 - Current
Talent Acquisition Analyst
Data Fleet Services
05.2022 - 10.2023
Small Business Owner
On The Glow Fitness LLC
10.2015 - 04.2022
Operations Manager
Mistras Services
01.2006 - 01.2011
Recruiter Specialist
AppleOne Employment Services
08.2005 - 01.2006
High School Diploma -
Escondido Charter High School
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