Stephanie De La Garza
San Antonio
Summary
Detail-oriented operations professional specializing in talent acquisition and workflow management. Skilled in scheduling and coordinating high-volume interviews while ensuring seamless communication with candidates and stakeholders. Strong background in process documentation and compliance, contributing to effective HR operations across diverse industries.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Coordinator (Contract)
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD of ILLINOIS
05.2024 - 03.2026
- Assists with the day-to-day operations of Human Resources
- Create hiring events for University Relations team
- Schedule 50+ interviews a week
- Is responsible for providing support and coordinating daily workflow for any of several Human Resources functions.
- Ensures work procedures and processes are documented and meet quality management standards.
- Perform workflow for any of the following Human Resources functions: schedules interviews; and responds to various inquiries (verbal and written)
- Provides administrative research and audit support.
- Gathers requested information for internal and external audit responses.
Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Contract)
INTUIT TURBOTAX/MANPOWER GROUP
08.2023 - 02.2024
- High Volume Recruiting for Tax Associates and Tax Experts.
- Responsible for sourcing and coordinating interviews for Tax Professionals.
- Responsible for scheduling interviews with Hire Vue for Hiring Managers.
- Phone screened candidates.
- 50-80 calls a day and 10-15 interviews a day.
- Met weekly metrics.
- Keep track of candidates through Expert Hiring 2.0.
Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)
IBM/BROOKSOURCE
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Support for staffing needs of Corning and DSM.
- Led intake meetings with hiring managers to define role scope, candidate profiles, and recruitment strategy for 25+ active requisitions.
- Scheduled and coordinated interviews for the Hiring Managers.
- Screened and interviewed candidates.
- Sent qualified candidates' resumes to the Hiring Managers.
- Scheduled drug screens for each candidate while in the onboarding process.
- Built knowledge of the organizational design process and worked with HR peers to identify potential organizational design improvements to support our changing business environment for optimal performance.
- Utilized iCIMS and Workday.
Commercial Recruiter II
KELLY SERVICES – PROFESSIONAL & INDUSTRIAL
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Made timely and accurate hiring decisions including the identification, qualification, and selection of candidates.
- Developed strong working relationships with all levels of individuals both internally and externally.
- Innovative and able to operate successfully in ambiguous situations.
- Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task, use sound judgment and prioritize.
- Successfully had over 15 submittals to clients each week and at least 20 candidates interview directly with client each week.
- Sourced candidates via Indeed, Bullhorn, and various career sites.
- Conducted phone interviews with potential candidates while ensuring they have a pleasant experience.
Rotator Support Administrative Assistant/Recruiting Assistant (Contract)
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
Spring
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided administrative support to the Rotator Support Supervisor in the Wells Organization.
- Provided Recruiting support for D&S (Upstream), hosting candidates, assisting in new hire onboarding classes.
- Ordered food, snacks, drinks for meetings. Deliver classified documents to interviewers and managers.
- Coordinated office moves utilizing Visio Pro. Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
- Tracked budget for recruiting.
- Provided presentation support.
- Managed organization's database.
Recruiting Administrator (Contract)
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
The Woodlands
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Recruiting support to the Chemical Company of ExxonMobil and reports to U.S. Recruiting Manager and Recruiting Advisors.
- Scheduled 50+ interviews a week.
- Facilitated interview scheduling for Chemical and Fuels & Lubes Department, coordinating with candidates nationwide.
- Scheduled and performed logistics of On-Campus Interviews and phone screens for interns and experienced hires.
- Created and managed hiring events for University Recruiting.
- Executed projects including candidate disposition in Career Connect for University Recruiting and researched candidate interview experiences by conducting detailed follow-up surveys, documenting findings in a spreadsheet.
- Screened potential candidates for recruiting advisor’s review.
- Arranged travel logistics for candidates, handling bookings for flights, hotels, and car services.
- Compiled and submitted monthly expense reports to track and manage recruiting costs.
- Utilized SAP and Career Connect.
Accounting Assistant
KRUEGER ENGINEERING
Houston
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Prepared and verified daily reports, entering daily income/sales and journal entries to ensure accurate financial tracking.
- Posted bank deposits and maintained journal entries, supporting accurate record-keeping and financial reporting.
- Saved invoices and digital copies of BOLs to customer files for organized record management.
Recruiting Coordinator (Temporary)
TRIMAC TRANSPORTATIONS
Houston
08.2017 - 10.2017
- Performed on-boarding process for Canadian candidates, sent offer letters and hiring kits via email.
- Scheduled their drug test through a third party. Assisted the Director of Recruiting.
- Performed employment verifications.
- Reviewed emails and each candidate’s status to see where we were at in the process.
Recruiter (Contract)
KOHL’S CONTACT CENTER
San Antonio
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Recruited for high volume call center customer services positions for Peak Season.
- Supported Recruiters with talent sourcing and screening.
- Drove recruiting process forward and kept requisitions current.
- Coordinated interview schedules, recruiting events, and candidate interviews.
- Interviewed, screened, and extended offers to new hires.
- Ensured a positive candidate experience. Utilized Kenexa BrassRing.
- Communicated with candidates and appropriate business partners throughout the process.
Recruiter
LABOR ON DEMAND INC.
San Antonio
04.2014 - 06.2015
- Supported CEO and accounting manager by managing schedules, organizing meetings, and streamlining communications.
- Recruited and staffed vacancies with qualified internal and external candidates through cold calling, mailings, internet searches, and job fairs.
- Recruited for clients such as: City of San Antonio, SAWS, Alamo Colleges, SAISD, Port of San Antonio.
- Recruited and screened candidates for various positions, conducted background checks, E-Verify, and drug testing, and maintained organized personnel files.
- Facilitated candidate interviews and performance evaluations to assess qualifications.
- Organized and arranged interview schedules for client candidates.
- Managed all exiting personnel files and documentation concerning termination. Recruited through social media, internet, and job fairs.
- Implemented and created HR documents for the hiring process.
- Resolved escalated employee issues related to payroll, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
- Received and screened a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mail.
- Provided resume redrafting for employment candidates needing assistance with their resumes.
Education
High School Graduate -
Parkview Baptist School
Houston, TXSkills
- Applicant tracking systems (ATS)
- Candidate and client experience
- Talent operations
- HR operations
- Project coordination
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Workflow management
- Calendar and schedule management
- Interview scheduling
- Data tracking and reporting
- Applicant tracking
- Operations support
- Process improvement
- Workforce planning
- LinkedIn recruiter tools
- SAP software
- iCIMS platform
- Workday system
- Fieldglass application
- HRIS systems management
- HRIS management
- Kenexa BrassRing software
- Bullhorn platform
- Greenhouse system
- HireVue technology
- Time management
- Candidate scheduling
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Coordinator (Contract)
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD of ILLINOIS
05.2024 - 03.2026
Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Contract)
INTUIT TURBOTAX/MANPOWER GROUP
08.2023 - 02.2024
Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)
IBM/BROOKSOURCE
02.2022 - 09.2022
Commercial Recruiter II
KELLY SERVICES – PROFESSIONAL & INDUSTRIAL
05.2021 - 01.2022
Rotator Support Administrative Assistant/Recruiting Assistant (Contract)
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
01.2019 - 01.2020
Recruiting Administrator (Contract)
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
10.2017 - 12.2018
Recruiting Coordinator (Temporary)
TRIMAC TRANSPORTATIONS
08.2017 - 10.2017
Accounting Assistant
KRUEGER ENGINEERING
01.2016 - 01.2018
Recruiter (Contract)
KOHL’S CONTACT CENTER
06.2015 - 09.2015
Recruiter
LABOR ON DEMAND INC.
04.2014 - 06.2015
High School Graduate -
Parkview Baptist School