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Rachel Rhoads

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Rachel Rhoads

Summary

Experienced professional in higher education with a track record of identifying and attracting top talent. Skilled in building relationships, conducting interviews, and developing strategic recruitment plans. Recognized for collaborative approach, adaptability, and consistent achievement of results. Highly competent in applicant tracking systems, outreach strategies, and campus engagement. Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and deliver impactful outcomes.

Overview

23
years of professional experience

Work History

Saint Vincent College

Recruitment and Special Event Manager
05.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • -Directly support our dean with executive leadership tasks and administration.
  • -Developed and streamlined event planning and communications internally and externally utilizing process mapping programs such as Asana, Monday and Microsoft Planner and Project.
  • -Work with outside vendors to ensure services, bill and code for payments, assign all tasks and expectations to the Admissions department team as well as other internal faculty, plan and oversee all details of special, college and corporate events on campus often to construct corporate meet and greet events for companies within the community and region to build relationships and fundraise as well as yield events for recruitment purposes.
  • -Participated in the recruitment and supervision of event and recruitment assistants, job performance evaluations and employee development.
  • -Developed and implemented innovative recruitment strategies and campaigns to drive enrollment utilizing CRM platforms and online marketing environments such as ZeeMee, CollegeVine, LinkedIn Recruiter and others.
  • -Developed and maintained database of student applications, resumes and other relevant materials. Consistently maintain a requisition load of 20-45 requisitions at a time, with full cycle completed within 30-60 days by identifying top performing candidates, managing communication, including interview process and application/materials overview, setting expectations, application decision making, closing and offer letter reviews.

Saint Vincent College

Recruitment Assistant
09.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • -Assist and support in all areas of admissions including but not limited to student interactions both in person and across several online platforms.
  • -Directly supported our Dean with executive leadership tasks and administration.
  • -Responsible for building landscape, campaigns and maintaining marketing and CRM platforms for recruitment such as CollgeVine, Slate and ZeeMee and other campaign building platforms.
  • -Experience with recruitment traveling and representing Saint Vincent College. Help plan and execute college events for both students and prospective students.
  • -Successfully isolate and pull information on targeted potential students for marketing and recruitment purposes as well as create and launch very specific campaigns generating interest and interactions with potential students. Successful in creating relationships with potential students on Saint Vincent’s behalf.

Parkhurst at Saint Vincent College

Catering and Event Manager
12.2022 - 09.2023

Job overview

  • -Planned and oversaw both internal and external campus events as well as large scale corporate and special events using event planning platforms.
  • -Designed and implemented hiring and training programs using ATS environments as well as guides for new employees.
  • -Building and strengthening customer relations throughout campus departments as well as individual clients. Responsible for a multitude of administrative tasks such as but not limited to billing, event generating and communication between customers and other departments as well as outside vendors, employee schedules and development.

Robertson Incorporated

General Manager/ Social Media Marketer/ Event Coordinator
11.2012 - 11.2022

Job overview

  • -Oversaw all business and employee operations such as but not limited to online and local marketing, all special event planning, human resources, employee/team development, inventory, budgets, ordering and cost assessment, hiring new employees and all employee & public relations responsibilities.
  • -Other responsibilities include development and maintenance of all social media, websites design and maintenance, branding and mass email platforms.

Integrity Mail Advertising and PR

Assistant Manager, Advertising and PR Services
06.2002 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Integrity Mail was a business that specialized in partnering with companies to assist in not only designing advertisements but also in aiding them in the production and distribution of those advertisements through USPS delivery.
  • -Helped in developing advertisement designs, communication and collaboration with businesses and post offices
  • -Administrative tasks such as finances within Integrity Mail, organizing calendars, billing and service dates, meeting deadlines, basic customer service and trouble shooting.

Education

Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

BA from Mass Communication with a concentration in Advertising, Corporate Communications and Public Relations
05.2007

Skills

  • Staff management and resource allocation
  • Relationship building for organizational success
  • Social media management and marketing
  • Proficient in ATS and CRM systems
  • Proficient in project management tools and event coordination
  • Performance metric application
  • Event planning expertise
  • Detail-oriented in challenging situations
  • Positive interpersonal skills
  • Proficient in enhancing customer service through targeted employee development
  • Customer service
  • Recruitment
  • Higher education

Timeline

Recruitment and Special Event Manager

Saint Vincent College
05.2024 - Current

Recruitment Assistant

Saint Vincent College
09.2023 - Current

Catering and Event Manager

Parkhurst at Saint Vincent College
12.2022 - 09.2023

General Manager/ Social Media Marketer/ Event Coordinator

Robertson Incorporated
11.2012 - 11.2022

Assistant Manager, Advertising and PR Services

Integrity Mail Advertising and PR
06.2002 - 08.2012

Southeastern University

BA from Mass Communication with a concentration in Advertising, Corporate Communications and Public Relations

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