Tawonna Blackman

• Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
• Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
• Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure excellent hiring experience.
• Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.

• Reviewed employment applications, candidate backgrounds, skills, compensation needs and other qualifications.
• Monitored applicant tracking system actions to support hiring deadlines and streamline candidate experiences.
• Trained and mentored newer recruiters in successful strategies for interviewing and qualifying candidates.
• Explained job duties, compensation and benefits to potential candidates.
• Provided hiring status updates to HR and managers for comprehensive oversight.
• Ensured adherence and compliance to U.S. EEO regulations and all employment legislation
• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Presented employers with up to 30 candidates each month. Role Specific
• Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems

• Full Cycle recruiting with responsibilities of prescreen, interviews, offers, hiring, onboarding and pre-employment tasks.
• Support management teams of multiple lines of business such as CCOR, CIB, CCB, Operational Risk, Audit, Compliance, Technology and Cybersecurity, Risk Analyst, Program and Asset Management.
• Use a variety of sourcing techniques to search for, screen, and identify candidates for managers.
• Responsible for building partnerships and relationships with Recruiters, Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to identify and drive talent acquisition strategies attracting top candidates.
• Negotiate and discuss offers with all parties involved.
• Ensure all hiring policies and procedures are adhered to best practices and that recruitment guidelines are administered throughout the recruitment process.
• Track and provide up-to-date recruiting status activity, recommending alternative solutions to difficult to fill positions.
• Organizing and facilitating Interview Days.
• Design and implement the overall recruiting strategy for open positions for assigned regions.
• Source and recruit qualified candidates utilizing various systems, such as Taleo, Workday, LinkedIn, Indeed, SmashFly, ZipRecruiter, Hire Vue, and Handshake.
• Conduct initial interviews and coordinate interview schedules for weekly hiring events.
• Build and maintain candidate pipeline for current and future employment opportunities.
• Manage and coordinate all communication with candidates through the interview and pre-employment process.
• Build relationships with branch and hiring managers by assessing their departmental needs and job requirements

Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees.

• Advised, coached and counseled managers and staff to support human resources policies, procedures, programs and labor relations.

• Designed and implemented overall recruiting strategy; consulted with managers to discover staff requirements and specific job objectives.

• Conducted initial screening to assess candidate's experience and skill set.

• Responsible for scheduling and confirming in-person, WebEx, and telepresence interviews.

• Applicant processing regarding background checks, I-9 appointments, document uploads, OBA, OUS, start dates and status of new hire candidate through hiring process.

• Identified opportunities for improving candidate experience and scheduling efficiency.