Trisha J. Wise
Rochester,NY
Summary
Dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 16 years of expertise in building community partnerships, enhancing candidate experiences, and crafting effective workforce strategies. Demonstrated ability to identify and implement innovative recruitment solutions tailored to specific roles, industry standards, and organizational needs. Skilled in leveraging diverse sourcing channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, career fairs, and regional community programs. Committed to fostering a positive hiring environment that attracts top talent and drives organizational success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist
Excellus BCBS
Rochester, NY
05.2022 - Current
- Proactively source candidates through various recruitment platforms, job boards, professional associations, networking events, career fairs, referrals and talent databases
- Conduct initial outreach to passive and active candidates
- Build and maintain robust pipelines for critical and hard to fill roles
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and ideal candidate profiles
- Screen resumes
- Support employer branding efforts and talent attraction strategies
- Research market trends
- Maintain positive candidate relationships and provide excellent candidate experiences
- Develop and maintain positive community partnerships across the service region
- Build and maintain robust community partners
- Support diverse community partners in their workforce development initiatives
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on sourcing initiatives and project timelines.
HR Recruiter
Arc of Monroe
Rochester, NY
05.2018 - 05.2022
- Source candidates via various network groups/community organizations/education institutions
- Create & post positions on various job boards
- Coordinate special recruitment events on-site and off
- Work w/ marketing team on consistent basis
- Attend job fairs
- Support and collaborate a team of 4 HR Business Partners to meet hiring needs
- Screen candidates for various positions
- Schedule interviews
- Conduct interviews
- Extend job offers
- Assist w/ background process
- Complete pre-employment process
- Liaison between hiring managers and temp agencies
Employment Specialist – On-Call/Part-time
Lifetime Assistance Inc.
Rochester, NY
01.2017 - 04.2018
- Facilitated connections between potential employers and job seekers to enhance recruitment efforts.
- Evaluated work environment and job responsibilities to facilitate optimal employment alignment.
- Facilitated training and supervision of individuals within job settings.
- Market the various programs that Lifetime Assistance offers to individuals suited for employment
- Assist in developing appropriate job behaviors, work habits and appropriate relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and employers
- Maintain job progress once individuals are placed and provide documentation in a timely manner
- Attend semi annual and annual ISP meetings
- Develop and implement vocational service plans, life plans and support personal outcomes
- Serve as a positive role model for individuals
- Prepares individuals for interview process
- Advocate for individuals in the job setting
- Assist individuals with understanding job expectations, policies, and procedures
- Maintains & organizes individual records to ensure compliance with all agency and state regulations
- Conducted assessments to identify client strengths and barriers to employment.
- Formulated tailored employment plans to align client aspirations with available job opportunities.
- Collaborated with community partners to expand job placement resources for clients.
On-Site Coordinator at St. Ann's Community
Premier Partners
Rochester, NY
05.2011 - 04.2016
- Liaison between agency, HR department & hiring managers
- Send notifications of acceptance or declination of job offers to appropriate departments
- Conducted exit interviews and verified that employment termination paperwork was completed
- Hired employees and initiated the new hire paperwork process
- Developed and facilitated job recruitment fairs
- Organized new employee orientation schedules for all new hires
- Promptly corresponded with all applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews
- Assisted in the creation of recruiting plans for all open positions
- Developed salary proposals for new recruits
- Facilitated all new employee orientations
- Screened applicants based on their qualifications and background
- Interview potential new hires
- Provided frequent updates to hiring managers
- Managed communication between clients and teams to facilitate timely updates and issue resolution.
- Maintained detailed records of site activities, enabling accurate progress tracking and efficient reporting.
Education
Associate of Science - Human Services
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NYSkills
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Talent qualification and review
- Strategic talent mapping
- Community engagement
- Employer branding
- Stakeholder engagement skills
- Career readiness development
- Facilitate resume review sessions
- Labor market analysis
- Analytical decision making
- Proficient in ATS systems: Workday, UKG, and Phenom
- Excel, Word, and PowerPoint expertise
Affiliations
- Health Equity Ambassador Program – Excellus BCBS 2026
- Interrupt Racism Graduate – Urban League Program 2026
- ECHO Program participant – Employer Partner 2026
- ERIE21 Advisory Board member since 2024
- Pro-ROC – Professional Recruiters of Rochester Member since 2018
- Employment Equity Coalition member since 2023
- Parent Advocate - Hilton Central School District
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist
Excellus BCBS
05.2022 - Current
HR Recruiter
Arc of Monroe
05.2018 - 05.2022
Employment Specialist – On-Call/Part-time
Lifetime Assistance Inc.
01.2017 - 04.2018
On-Site Coordinator at St. Ann's Community
Premier Partners
05.2011 - 04.2016
Associate of Science - Human Services
Monroe Community College
ACCES-VR NDEAM Recipient
The NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month) award was given to those employers in Rochester who placed a focused in hiring and meeting the needs of those with disabilities.