McKinnzey Larkins

First point of contact for employees with HR related matters. Worked on projects particularly involving employee engagement initiatives, employee onboarding, offboarding, job changes and leave.

• Ensure that all personnel actions are accurately processed and completed to meet the payroll closing schedule.
• Draft organizational correspondence on behalf of the human resources department in an effort to engage and/or inform staff.
• Ensured that all compliance obligations were met in accordance with national and state law.
• Conducted regular audits of electronic personnel files, I-9 files for compliance and organizational purposes.
• Spearheaded employee engagement initiatives and led organization solidarity programs throughout the year in an effort to improve organizational retention rates.
• Drafted and routed personnel requisitions and the corresponding job posting to acquire new talent.
• Assisted in new hire orientation to provide new ideas and engagement tools.
• Drafted FMLA letters to staff and answered any leave-related questions to ensure staff understanding of leave policies.

Responsible for management and oversight of human resources projects. Regularly engaging field operations management and executive leadership focused on successful recruitment, onboarding, learning systems and implementing placement of personnel supporting Government and Commercial contracts.

• Understand organizational and contract requirements to allow for successful recruiting efforts.
• Led and facilitated new hire orientations and ensured timely completion of new hire requirements.
• Facilitated interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Assisted employees in understanding benefits and the enrollment process.
• Conducted candidate interviews for job requirements and placements.
• Created job descriptions and job postings for external recruitment sources.
• Developed recruitment process as part of larger strategy for organizational expansion.

Responsible for sourcing, screening, and providing qualified candidates for various technical roles supporting Government, Banking, and Commercial clients in the North Texas region. Researched and engaged potential candidates and employers to reduce time-to-hire and ensure the best professional fits for IT/Cyber positions.

• Sourced for technical candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, Salesforce, and Cold calling.
• Met with hiring managers to understand technical skills and soft skills that were needed for a position.
• Developed sourcing strategy to target specific candidates.
• Facilitated contractor on-boarding. (I9 verification, background, drug, equipment distribution).