MELISSA TUNCHEZ
Summary
Talent recruitment professional with over 13 years of experience as a Senior Specialty and High Volume Recruiter. Proven success in analyzing needs, preparing strategies, identifying opportunities, and building relationships that maximize productivity.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Apex Systems
Contract Position
05.2023 - Current
- Source, qualify and conduct screening interviews with job candidates.
- Advertise and promote open positions using social media and digital marketing procedures.
- Create and maintain positive relationships with hiring managers and HR business partners.
- Manage candidate activity within Applicant Tracking System (ATS) - Workday.
- Develop, execute and continuously manage innovative sourcing strategies to create and maintain a steady pipeline of passive candidates for hard to fill positions.
Principal Talent Advisor
Oracle
Laid Off Due To A Reduction in Force
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Dedicated recruiter, managed technology and non-technology portfolios. Managed up to 30+ requisitions and various hiring managers at one time.
- Performed full life-cycle recruiting on complex positions, while exceeding monthly hiring and diversity goals.
- Partnered with hiring managers as a consultant throughout the entire recruitment process, setting expectations, and acting as a subject matter expert on effective processes for sourcing and screening, while maintaining constant focus on delivering high quality service.
- Developed knowledge of the marketplace to ensure competitiveness in hiring.
- Utilized tools and resources extensively to identify and bring in top talent. This included LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS and employee referrals.
- Developed diverse talent pipelines.
- Processed offers in an efficient and effective manner, negotiate salaries.
- Accountable for streamlining and ensuring all new hire documentation, and background testing completion.
Technical Recruiter
Visa
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Drove the hiring process in a high volume time sensitive environment working directly with hiring managers . Managed 60+ requisitions and over 18+ hiring managers
- Effectively recruited candidates through internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs, and other strategies.
- Responsible for mentoring and providing on-going training and support for new recruiters and served as a resource for learning and navigating senior technical policies and procedures.
- Consistently received positive feedback from clients.
Specialty Corporate Recruiter - Sr. Associate
JPMorgan Chase
01.2014 - 06.2021
- Dedicated recruiter, managed the Digital and Technology portfolios. Managed entire recruiting life-cycle.
- Sourced, qualified and conducted screening interviews with job candidates.
- Developed diverse talent pipelines, ensure 100% diversity on all candidate slates.
- Processed offers in an efficient and effective manner, negotiated salaries, and partner with HR partners to ensure that offers were competitive, yet fair.
- Accountable for streamlining and ensuring all new hire documentation, drug screening, and background testing completion.
High Volume Recruiter - Associate
JPMorgan Chase
10.2011 - 01.2014
- Focused on high volume needs amongst the Fraud, Collections, Customer Service and Card Services business lines.
- Served as a strategic advisor for recruiting processes and human resource policies that improved relationships with and built continuous rapport with business partners and stakeholders.
- Leveraged multiple sourcing strategies and channels including external networks, job boards, referrals, and digital outreach.
- Provided candidates with a positive and engaging experience.
- Developed diverse talent pipelines.
- Managed applicant tracking system and related data and reporting.
- Interviewed and evaluated candidates utilizing consistent templates and processes, including phone and digital interviews, leveraging behavior based interview and assessment techniques.
- Continuously met and exceeded hiring goals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources
University Of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX08.2011
Skills
- Exempt and Non-Exempt Recruiting
- High Volume Recruiting
- Full Cycle Recruiting
- Executive Recruiting
- Offer Negotiations
- Diverse Candidate Pipeline Development
- Candidate Sourcing & Screening
- Client Relationship Management
- Taleo ATS
- Oracle Cloud ATS
- Smart Recruiters ATS
- Workday ATS
Accomplishments
- Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council.
- Coordinate quarterly in-person and virtual diversity events.
- Consistently Rated “Strong” in Business Results, Leadership & Teamwork and Client, Customer Stakeholder.
- Consistently exceed all hiring and diversity goals
- Consistently build the trust and confidence of Senior Clients
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Apex Systems
05.2023 - Current
Principal Talent Advisor
Oracle
02.2022 - 02.2023
Technical Recruiter
Visa
06.2021 - 02.2022
Specialty Corporate Recruiter - Sr. Associate
JPMorgan Chase
01.2014 - 06.2021
High Volume Recruiter - Associate
JPMorgan Chase
10.2011 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources
University Of The Incarnate Word