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Leandra Baker

Summary

Hardworking Corporate Recruiter with 9 years of experience in various area of corporate, staffing agencies, non profit and government contracting. Successful at streamlining hiring and recruitment processes. Adept at collaborating with co-workers and various software use. Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Talent Acquisition Specialist

Eastman
01.2022 - Current
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
  • Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
  • Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress.
  • Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
  • Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to determine job requirements and understand departmental needs.
  • Sourced and screened candidates for warehouse, film and engineering roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Compiled reports on recruiting activity to illustrate time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and source of hire.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
  • Schedule and coordinate medical appointments for clearance.
  • Full Cycle recruitment

HR Recruiter Specialist/Coordinator

New York Road Runners, NYRR
06.2021 - 04.2023
  • Full Cycle recruitment
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
  • Coordinated incoming job requisitions and applications.
  • Reached out to qualified referral candidates to obtain applications.
  • Scheduled and conducted 15 or more interviews each week.
  • Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
  • Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.

HR Recruiter, Consultant

Human Rights Campaign
04.2022 - 11.2022
  • Full Cycle recruitment, source, schedule and conduct phone screens/interviews (via Zoom/Teams) while working directly with potential candidates, hiring managers, Director and VP of HR
  • Maintained ATS to track candidates' processes
  • Built and maintained relationships with candidates, while maintaining an ATS system (UKG) and Monday Board with updated information on all candidates
  • Employee check-in for 45 and days to understand the need of every employee
  • Virtual College Fairs for Internship programs
  • Handled 20-35 open requisitions at a time.
  • Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Verified applicant references and employment details.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
  • Collaborated with teams to define, strategize, and implement marketing and web strategies.

HR Generalist/Recruiter

United Planning Organization (UPO)
11.2020 - 04.2022
  • Full Cycle recruitment
  • Built and maintained relationships with candidates, internal/external clients and other HR business units to support strategic staffing goals providing a highly skilled workforce, while maintaining an ATS system (ADP) with updated information on all candidates
  • Headed government contracted project during COVID
  • Assisted with building and creating ATS system (ADP) with IT and recruitment team.
  • Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes, and talent management.
  • Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures.
  • Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
  • Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.

HR Coordinator/Sourcing Coordinator

Capital Impact Partners, COVID
02.2020 - 03.2020
  • Schedule phone screens/interviews while working directly with potential candidates, hiring managers and VP of HR
  • Managing the Internship Program, by recruiting college students and attending university career fairs while partnering with key university departments
  • Built and maintained relationships with candidates, internal/external clients and other HR business units to support strategic staffing goals providing a highly skilled workforce, while maintaining an ATS system (ADP) with updated information on all candidates.
  • Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate.
  • Assisted with recruitment process by posting job ads, filtering applications, scheduling interviews, assisting in interview process and drafting offer letters.

HR Corporate Recruiter

USAC
03.2019 - 01.2020
  • Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Facilitated new hire orientation and scheduling.
  • Completed paperwork and work authorization forms after hiring new employees.
  • Collaborated with various departments to define job qualifications.
  • Visited colleges and job fairs to inform people about job opportunities.
  • Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
  • Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
  • Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
  • Assisted with onboarding and orientation of new hires to expedite acclimatization process.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Advised managers on best practices to maintain compliance with applicable laws.
  • Emphasized job benefits and perks to applicants to improve organization's attractiveness.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.

Recruiting Specialist

Geneva Foundation
06.2016 - 03.2019
  • Full life cycle recruiting to include creating job postings, sourcing candidates, scheduled and conducted phone screens and in person/virtual interviews, negotiated offers, and finalized hires
  • Coordinated and performed reference/background checks, along with but not limited to drug screens, orientations and assisting in required working documents prior to start date for government contracts
  • Enhanced candidate placement efficiency by working closely with hiring managers and clients to understand business requirements
  • While managing 60-80 open requisitions
  • Recruited for ongoing positions within corporate, staffing and healthcare related settings
  • Assisted, coordinated, and attended career fairs, college campus recruiting, and networking events to enhance company brand and recruit potential candidates.
  • Hired employees and initiated new hire paperwork process.
  • Promptly corresponded with applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews.
  • Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
  • Explained human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, and regulations to each employee.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.

Recruiting Specialist

Doctor's Community Hospital
05.2015 - 06.2016
  • Managed and processed tuition reimbursement, FMLA, short term/long term disability including paperwork approval, arrangement for benefit premium payments, catch-up premium processing upon employee return from leave and perform daily administrations of new hire benefits enrollment
  • Audit monthly vendor bills, pulled and analyzed information needed to process benefits invoices to accounting for payment, submit any needed employee deductions/adjustments to payroll for processing
  • Created and maintained employee benefits files, maintained compensation data in the system, including entering rate increases and distribution notifications to affected employees, and managed annual merit increases and recommended improvements to the process.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Business Management

Tidewater Tech University

Skills

  • iCIMS Applicant Tracking Software
  • Work Authorizations
  • Job Applicant Interviews
  • Business Requirements Understanding
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Corporate Procedures
  • Confidential Records Management
  • Global Recruitment
  • Annual Evaluations
  • Project Recruiting
  • Time Management
  • Assessments and Qualifications
  • New Hire Training
  • Offer Letter Drafting
  • Job Fairs Planning
  • Social Media Platforms
  • Corporate Policies
  • Full-Cycle Accounting
  • Active Listening
  • Team Collaboration
  • Recruitment Strategy Development
  • New Hire Paperwork Processing
  • Background Checking
  • Candidate Pre-Screening
  • Applicant Assessment
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Extensive Knowledge of FMLA
  • Talent Acquisition
  • College Recruiting
  • Employee Referral Programs
  • Policy Interpretation
  • Human Resource Policies
  • Training and Onboarding
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Excel Spreadsheets
  • Knowledge of Candidates
  • Administrative Support
  • Resume Uploading
  • Employment Verification
  • Background Checks
  • Employee Timesheet Processing
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Employee Handbook Development
  • Regulations Compliance
  • Dice Job Boards
  • Human Resources Department Processes
  • Onboard New Hires
  • Employee and Applicant Assessment
  • Negotiation
  • Contracting
  • Networking
  • Government contracting

Timeline

HR Recruiter, Consultant

Human Rights Campaign
04.2022 - 11.2022

HR Talent Acquisition Specialist

Eastman
01.2022 - Current

HR Recruiter Specialist/Coordinator

New York Road Runners, NYRR
06.2021 - 04.2023

HR Generalist/Recruiter

United Planning Organization (UPO)
11.2020 - 04.2022

HR Coordinator/Sourcing Coordinator

Capital Impact Partners, COVID
02.2020 - 03.2020

HR Corporate Recruiter

USAC
03.2019 - 01.2020

Recruiting Specialist

Geneva Foundation
06.2016 - 03.2019

Recruiting Specialist

Doctor's Community Hospital
05.2015 - 06.2016

Bachelor's Degree - Business Management

Tidewater Tech University

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