Rita Hall
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Talent Acquisition and Facilities Operations professional with over 15 years of experience in full-cycle recruitment and project management. Demonstrated success in managing high-volume hiring initiatives while partnering with diverse departments to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Facilities Operations Manager
The Whitney Museum of American Art
NYC, NY
2014.11 - 2025.01
- Managed 20 facility employees responsible for interior maintenance of nine-floor, 200K square foot museum and exterior upkeep of 13K square foot property.
- Successfully partnered with Special Events, Exhibitions, Education and various museum wide departments to understand and execute event needs regarding setups, breakdowns and resets.
- Strategically generated weekly Facility team member schedules in order to perform requested event setups and resets, in addition to performing daily building care activities and projects.
- Processed weekly team payroll, which critically involved rebilling labor charges to event codes or project work due to Museum exhibition shows or performances
- Coordinated biannual in-house team training to enhance employee skills and operational effectiveness.
- Documented and addressed performance issues through one-on-one coaching and implemented progressive discipline.
Regional/Corporate Recruiter
The Hertz Corporation, Worldwide Headquarters
Park Ridge, NJ
2011.01 - 2014.11
- Averaged 300+ hires a year, leading the entire company in hires for calendar year 2012 with 467 hires (64% non-exempt, 36% exempt) and becoming the first in Hertz Recruiting history to top the 400 hire mark.
- Strategically partnered with Remarketing and HERC Hiring Managers to identify talent for national exempt and non-exempt branch positions, maintaining a Hiring Manager survey score of 92% (Service Level Agreement is 85%).
- Collaborated with hiring managers and human resources business partners to effectively manage the full recruitment cycle, ensuring timely closure of searches.
- Maintained 100% compliance with established recruitment process, policies and procedures, i.e. conducting intake meetings with Hiring Managers prior to approving and posting each requisition, dispositioned candidates in accordance with OFCCP guidelines, submitted background checks and drug testing to offered candidates and processed their information with our employee care center to obtain an employee id prior to day 1.
- Ensured strategic posting of pipeline requisitions to optimize staffing for high-volume recruiting seasons.
- Coordinated pre-screenings, testing, and scheduling of hiring manager interviews for Hertz administrative back office roles, consistently delivering 3-5 qualified candidates per service level agreements.
- Established sourcing action plans utilizing the major job boards, universities, armed forces, departments of labor and other local area diversity groups.
- Closely managed the full cycle recruitment process from requisition creation up to new employee onboarding, maintaining an average time to offer of 22.5 days (Service Level Agreement average is 24 days).
- Supported staffing for Hertz's Customer Contact and Administrative Center in the Oklahoma City market from 1/11 to 5/13.
Senior Recruiter/Service Manager
Leafstone Staffing Services
Hackensack, NJ
2006.10 - 2009.06
- Managed two New Jersey staffing locations, directing staff in recruiting strategies and activities to develop candidate pipelines for open positions in publishing, financial, and healthcare industries.
- Devised recruiting strategies that enabled filling temporary positions within 48 hours, enhancing responsiveness to client needs.
- Cultivated client relationships that elevated branch sales through a consultative partnership approach, serving clients like Pearson Education, UBS, and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Compiled and presented recruiting and financial data to assess branch performance and drive strategic decisions.
- Additional recruiting positions from 2000 to 2009 include roles with NCC Media, Adecco Staffing and Washington Mutual
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Labor Studies
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJSkills
- Facility management
- Project management
- Event coordination
- Team scheduling
- Payroll administration
- Compliance management
- Facilities safety
- Environmental compliance
- Asset management
- Budgeting and financial management
- Customer relationship management
- Office software proficiency
Timeline
Facilities Operations Manager
The Whitney Museum of American Art
2014.11 - 2025.01
Regional/Corporate Recruiter
The Hertz Corporation, Worldwide Headquarters
2011.01 - 2014.11
Senior Recruiter/Service Manager
Leafstone Staffing Services
2006.10 - 2009.06
Bachelor of Arts - Labor Studies
Rutgers University