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Tari Skousen

Glendale,AZ

Summary

Outgoing, energetic, veteran with over 25 years of strategic business acumen, specializing in building pathway programs and professional partnerships, public speaking, and building and sustaining relationships. Expertise in creating an exceptionally engaging experience in the recruitment of highly qualified employees and enrollment of new students.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Talent Acquisition/Admissions Executive

  • Outgoing, energetic, veteran with over 25 years of strategic business acumen, specializing in building pathway programs and professional partnerships, public speaking, and building and sustaining relationships
  • Expertise in creating an exceptionally engaging experience in the recruitment of highly qualified employees and enrollment of new students.

Sr. Aviation Talent Acquisition Specialist

USA Jet Airlines
05.2022 - Current
  • Create and implement Pathway program with MIAT Canton for students in the A&P classes to work at USA Jet as a Parts Harvester while attending school
  • Lead and develop a team of five aviation recruiters
  • Meet and exceed quarterly KPIs
  • Build and sustain relationships with colleges and flight academies with quarterly visits
  • Present to executives at potential partner schools, creating pathway programs
  • Attend large aviation events, public speaking, and educating potential candidates about USA Jet Airlines
  • Proactively source, build and maintain a stream of qualified active and passive candidates
  • Lead, create, and collaborate with Marketing on budget and schedule of events
  • Create, implement, and manage department SOP.

Executive Pilot Recruiter, Western Region

GoJet Airlines
02.2022 - Current
  • Lead and develop a team of ten aviation recruiters
  • Build and sustain relationships with colleges and flight academies with quarterly visits
  • Attend large aviation events, public speaking, and educating potential candidates about GoJet Airlines
  • Execute full-cycle, high-volume recruiting for unique, specialized, or hard-to-fill roles by screening resumes, facilitating interviews, negotiating offers, creating offer letters, and providing effective feedback to create an exceptional Candidate experience
  • Screen and interview Flight Operations candidates to determine both qualifications and culture fit.

Sr. Pilot Recruiter and Sr. Student Career Advisor

AeroGuard Flight Training Center
09.2018 - 10.2022
  • Sr
  • Student Career Advisor June 2020 to October 2022
  • Onboard new student pilots, sending Welcome Letters, providing access to Foreflight and Flight Ready, and preparing them for INDOC
  • Responsible for all direct student communication for presentations, workshops, and webinars
  • Present orientation across 5 campuses for all new student pilots
  • Lead and develop a team of 8 Enrollment Advisors to increase admissions
  • SkyWest Pilot Pathway Liaison for all AeroGuard student pilots
  • Liberty University Liaison for all AeroGuard student pilots
  • Staying current on the aviation industry to keep students abreast of changes
  • Student relations including tracking and reporting attendance, payments, and student retention
  • Zoom meetings with student pilots to maintain morale during Covid 19
  • Sr
  • Pilot Pathway Recruiter September 2019 to June 2020
  • Attend all recruiting events, able to engage and present to individuals and large groups
  • Create and coordinate aviation-related workshops and guest speakers on campus to engage with student pilots
  • SkyWest Liaison for all AeroGuard student pilots
  • Tracking student pilot hours and SkyWest interest
  • Utilize social media and networking outlets to recruit highly qualified and passionate student candidates
  • Attend High school career fairs, inform students and parents about AeroGuard
  • Sr
  • Pilot Recruiter, HR September 2018 to December 2019
  • Actively source, recruit and onboard all potential candidates
  • Exceeded company records and hired over 200 Instructor Pilots in 2019
  • Present new hire orientation
  • Create pipeline by building and sustaining long standing relationships with candidates
  • Implemented employee referral program to increase qualified candidates
  • Recruit at aviation events, Women in Aviation, Fun and Sun, EAA OshKosh.

Flight Operations Recruiter

Southwest Airlines
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Proactively source, build, and maintain a stream of qualified active and passive candidates for a broad range of positions through various recruiting and sourcing techniques
  • Initiate, build and maintain relationships with potential candidates through energetic and friendly engagement
  • Screen Flight Operations candidates, facilitating interviews, creating offer letters, and providing effective feedback to create an exceptional Candidate experience
  • Working with Hiring Managers to fulfill department needs
  • Complete all necessary systems requirements to ensure all compliance are met.

Mothers Caregiver

10.2017 - 09.2018
  • Took one-year LOA after Fathers passing.

Sr. Recruiter/Marketing Manager

Austin Electric Services
02.2014 - 09.2017
  • Create second chance pathway those released from prison
  • Implement training program for high students and refugees
  • Present and create pathway programs to High Schools and State Workforce.

Skills

  • Management
  • Airline Recruiting
  • A&P Recruiting
  • Dispatcher Recruiting
  • Pilot Pathway
  • Student Admissions
  • Public Speaking
  • Sourcing
  • Onboarding
  • Interviewing
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Hiring
  • ATS
  • Customer Relations
  • Convention/Job Fairs
  • Social Media
  • Relationship Building
  • Training
  • Community Outreach
  • Recruiting
  • B2B
  • Event Marketing
  • Airline Apps

Organizations

Women in Aviation

Military Service

United States Coast Guard, E-2, 1988, 1992

Volunteer Experience

  • American Diabetes Association, 2005, Present
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2005, 2015
  • American Cancer Society, 2005, 2007

Timeline

Sr. Aviation Talent Acquisition Specialist

USA Jet Airlines
05.2022 - Current

Executive Pilot Recruiter, Western Region

GoJet Airlines
02.2022 - Current

Flight Operations Recruiter

Southwest Airlines
10.2021 - 01.2022

Sr. Pilot Recruiter and Sr. Student Career Advisor

AeroGuard Flight Training Center
09.2018 - 10.2022

Mothers Caregiver

10.2017 - 09.2018

Sr. Recruiter/Marketing Manager

Austin Electric Services
02.2014 - 09.2017

Sr. Talent Acquisition/Admissions Executive

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