LaTasha Ricks
Summary
Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Adept at utilizing data analysis to provide insights into HR initiatives. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Specialist
Delta Professional Services
01.2023 - Current
- Process optimization, coordination and handling of sourcing and recruiting
- Support the establishment of quality and service metrics where applicable
- Collaborate with hiring managers to identify each position's requirements
- Use social media networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to look for and connect with potential candidates
- Identify future hiring needs and proactively source potential hires
- Scheduled interviews and communicated important information to candidates on selection, hiring process and qualification questions.
- Visited numerous locations and organized events according to strict schedules.
- Specialized in recruiting well-qualified candidates.
- Trained junior recruiters in interviewing, recruiting and onboarding strategies.
- Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
Group Home Manager- Child Care Specialist
Beth Ester Ministers
06.2008 - Current
- Created scheduling systems to help both staff and children know the ends and outs of the day-to-day workflow
- Make staff schedules, review time sheets, coordinate continued staff training
- Review monthly invoice to ensure each child is accounted for and pay is correct
- Coordinate community based services, by doing community outreach
- Continuous work on Parenting based educational courses
- Administer basic methods discipline as a guidance for all staff to follow
- Plan, coordinate, and work on community integration by connecting with different groups in the community
- Plan and coordinate different life skill development activities, whether it's an outing or an online course.
- Mentor and coach staff to improve performance and interactions with residents.
- Assist staff with maintaining residents' health by scheduling medical appointments and arranging transportation.
Recruiting Specialist
Google Recruiter
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Collaborate with department managers to identify hiring needs and develop job descriptions and specifications
- Act as an advisor to Google Hiring managers
- Evaluate applicants' knowledge, skills, and experience to find the best candidates for the open positions
- Proactively gather market intelligence & execute employment branding strategy
- Prepare and provide recruitment reports to team managers.
- Tracked key dates and deadlines and maintained specific personnel lists.
- Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Created and delivered HR training sessions to staff, managers and executives. (DE&I enforcement team)
Regional Recruiter
Unifi Services
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Maintained hiring for airports amongst 3 different regions of the United States
- Managed a team of three
- Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts.
- Created a process for team members to collaborate and work together while navigating being in different work environment
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
- Made salary recommendations based of a 25 miles radius salary report, from other companies
- 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.
- Generated and analyzed reports to monitor salary discrepancies among competition in the area
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Pilot Recruiter
ExpressJet Airlines
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Strategically plan and organize recruiting events and career fairs for pilot positions
- Represented ExpressJet at job fairs, university visits and flight training centers to ensure that prospective candidates have an opportunity to learn about the organization and the aviation industry as a whole
- Worked with Colleges and Universities to establish relationships for our AP3 program
- Pre-screen applications to ensure candidates are qualified per FAA requirements
- Conduct face to face interviews with qualified candidates to ensure applicants will meet and uphold company policies and safety standards
- Hired candidates using HRIS (Workday (tracking and HR management), ICIMS( applicant management), UltiPro (Full HR management).
Recruiting Coordinator
ExpressJet Airlines
04.2024 - 01.2024
- Maintained and populated data tracking tools on recruitment and hiring efforts as well as recruitment testing data and pilot applicant demographics and analyzed for monthly reports using Workday Systems
- Setup and coordinated recruitment activities, pilot interviews at all interview sites and travel/hotel arrangements for pilot applicants and recruiters
- Attended briefings with management and staff on hiring/recruitment efforts and data trends
- Ensured that pilots received a CJO and were assigned a class date
- Followed up with new hires on readiness for class and made sure they had everything needed
- Acted as a liaison between my department and other departments.
Human Resources Administrator
ExpressJet Airlines
- 05.2024
- Responsible for development, coordination, and facilitation of all new hire corporate orientation classes
- Ensured that new hire paperwork was filled out and in compliance with state/federal laws and company policies
- Keep up with CHRC, background check
- MVRs, and PRIA (Pilot paperwork)
- Assisted with new hire processing for all divisions and interacted with applicants both in person and over the phone
- Collected DOT paperwork and helped with DOT audits
- Processed company ID badges and SIDA paperwork
- Gave a general overview employee benefits
- Kept up with compliance (EEOC, employee relation, etc…).
Education
BBA in Managerial Sciences (Human Resource Management) -
Georgia State University
01.2022
AS in Business Administration - undefined
Atlanta Metropolitan College
01.2019
Skills
- Social Media Recruiting
- Candidate Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Competitive Analysis
- Workforce Planning
- Career Fairs
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Talent management
- Recruitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Salary Negotiation
Timeline
Recruiting Coordinator
ExpressJet Airlines
04.2024 - 01.2024
Sourcing Specialist
Delta Professional Services
01.2023 - Current
Recruiting Specialist
Google Recruiter
06.2022 - 02.2023
Regional Recruiter
Unifi Services
05.2021 - 06.2022
Pilot Recruiter
ExpressJet Airlines
01.2018 - 10.2020
Group Home Manager- Child Care Specialist
Beth Ester Ministers
06.2008 - Current
Human Resources Administrator
ExpressJet Airlines
- 05.2024
BBA in Managerial Sciences (Human Resource Management) -
Georgia State University
AS in Business Administration - undefined
Atlanta Metropolitan College
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