Melanie Trevino
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Resourceful and meticulous Recruiter with over 10 years of experience communicating and collaborating effectively with all levels of personnel, agencies, hiring managers and candidates to maximize talent quality. Solutions-oriented relationship builder focused on cultivating and maintaining industry partnerships to maintain consistent candidate pipeline.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruiter
RAICES
San Antonio, TX
10.2021 - Current
- Procure staff for legal, social, bond assistance, and advocacy departments.
- Monitored applicant tracking system actions to support hiring deadlines and streamline candidate experiences.
- Full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, selection, negotiation, offer and close.
- Managed a pipeline of 100+ people ready to hire candidates.
- Conduct in-person and virtual meetings with Hiring Managers to define candidate selection criteria and timelines for delivery.
- Created C-Suite written communications and presentations for Executive Leadership staff.
- Established and oversaw recruiting department with 5-member staff, including Contract Recruitment Specialists and Chief of Finance.
Recruiting Manager
Robert Half Staffing
San Antonio, TX
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Partnered with one of fastest growing, newly publicly traded organizations to identify, capture and maintain a talent pool of contracts to hire and direct-hire eligible IT professionals
- Conduct interviews and briefings about services for prospective clients to procure sales
- Full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, selection, negotiation, offer and close
- Passively source for top talent and manage a pipeline of people ready to hire
- Meet with Hiring Managers to define candidate selection criteria and timelines for delivery.
Training and Development Specialist
Publishing Concepts Inc
San Antonio, TX
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Partner with colleges, high schools, and service organizations to engage their alumni and members
- Knowledge and implementation of Zoom, Adobe Suite (In-Design), and MS Office Suite
- Conduct interviews and briefings about products and services for prospective clients to procure sales.
- Collect data and stories
- Publish alumni, membership directories, and oral history projects.
- Source, screen, and passively build bench of qualified candidates.
- Managed training calendars to inform participants of upcoming training session topics and dates.
- Identified and addressed training needs by collaborating with management and requesting more resources if necessary.
- Spearheaded modern job training initiatives, contributing to promotional recruiting events.
Assistant Project Coordinator
Bright Black Inc
San Antonio, TX
05.2016 - 10.2020
- Utilize project management software to track scope of work from project initiation to completion.
- Create and Manage Corporate Communications.
- Facilitate and lead virtual and in-person presentations.
- Screen, select and onboard new hires and vendors
- Adjusts project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications
- Ensures projects are completed on schedule, within budget and meeting holistic requirements for key stakeholders
- Efforts have led to savings of over 15% by initiating and fostering relationships with vendors and subcontractors.
- Assisted project manager in drafting schedules and related documentation.
- Liaised between departments, vendors and clients to monitor project expenses.
- Collaborated with recruitment and HR professional to achieve hiring goals.
Public Relations Coordinator
La Verdad Consulting Inc
San Antonio, TX
03.2016 - 09.2016
- Guided a social initiative consulting firm on best practices surrounding communication and brand awareness which supported the local Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Partnered with key executive leaders to provide recommendations and strategies resulting in the procurement of corporate sponsors
- Scope control
- Conducted market research through interviews and analyzing public survey results to plan and implement future marketing initiatives
- Organized and coordinated fundraising events by bringing together local artists and supporters through communication of mutually beneficial social engagement strategies.
- Developed corporate communications strategies and programs by creating detailed project timelines and stakeholder outreach channels.
- Handled requests for meetings and interviews with company executives and experts.
Office Manager
Lone Star Retirement Services
San Antonio, TX
08.2014 - 05.2016
- Lead direct oversight of office functions by utilizing task management software with team members which aided in the success of numerous client engagements, resulting in strengthened customer partnerships
- Created communication briefs for clients, brokers, and financial advisors.
- Recognized client acquisition inefficiencies and implemented Salesforce CRM system which led to aninitial increase of 20% in the quarter following implementation
- Administered payroll and maintained proper documentation of employee personnel.
- Managed, scheduled and coordinated office functions and activities for employees.
- Trained and mentored administrative staff members in company policies, daily task execution and industry best practices.
- Automated office operations for managing client correspondence, payment schedules and data communications.
- Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Business Administration
Texas A&M
05.2019
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX2016
Skills
- Applicant Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Management
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Salary Negotiation
- Recruitment Strategies
- Training and Onboarding
- LinkedIn Sourcing
- Client Development
- Public Speaking
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Lead Generation and Prospecting
- Networking Events
- Executive Recruiting Strategies
Affiliations
Public Relations Society of America 2017
The Association for Women in Communications 2018
Timeline
Senior Recruiter
RAICES
10.2021 - Current
Recruiting Manager
Robert Half Staffing
08.2021 - 07.2022
Training and Development Specialist
Publishing Concepts Inc
10.2020 - 09.2021
Assistant Project Coordinator
Bright Black Inc
05.2016 - 10.2020
Public Relations Coordinator
La Verdad Consulting Inc
03.2016 - 09.2016
Office Manager
Lone Star Retirement Services
08.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Business Administration
Texas A&M
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Northwest Vista College
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