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WENDY M. CAREY

Carrollton,TX

Summary

Driven and decisive recruiter offering 16+ years of experience managing teams to deliver compliance, personnel communication and workforce programs. Flexible and focused with expertise in recruitment and retention, staff training and development and complex problem resolution. Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Volante Senior Living
09.2022 - Current
  • Utilize creative sourcing strategies and recruitment branding to identify, engage and attract top talent.
  • Reduced TTF from 15 days to 5 days
  • Maintain current knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action guidelines and laws.
  • Screen 5-10 applicants each day to assist management in selecting most qualified candidates.
  • Develop creative recruitment strategies to deliver diverse talent pools across all business areas to ensure commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
  • Advise management on organizing, preparing or implementing recruiting or retention programs.
  • Initiated companywide recruitment process to ensure candidates move through efficiently
  • Manage 197 requisitions across 16 US territories
  • Weekly reporting to all senior leaders
  • Promote company culture to establish company as employer of choice in local market.

Recruiter/Office Manager

Texas Dynamix
Plano, TX
09.2020 - 08.2022
  • Analyzed business performance data and forecasted business results for upper management.
  • Supervised administrative team of 15; provided training, set and adjust rates of pay through market analysis, provided performance base feedback both informally and formally
  • Increased enrollments by 60% in 12 months by establishing strategies for acquiring new enrollments
  • Researched ongoing strategies to continually drive recruitment and enrollments, created promotions for student retention and managed social media outlets
  • Employee Relations: exit interviews, stay interviews, incident investigations, disciplinary and retention consultation
  • Compared/attend vendor fairs along with other marketing events to boost brand awareness in the community
  • Expert use of Class Management System (Iclass) and gave stellar customer service with consistent communication.
  • Searched for qualified job candidates using computer databases, media advertisements or employee referrals.
  • Interviewed job applicants to obtain information on work history, education or job skills.
  • Developed or implemented recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
  • Scheduled or conducted new employee orientations.
  • Addressed harassment allegations, work complaints or other employee concerns.
  • Conducted exit interviews and completed employment termination paperwork.
  • Advertised and promoted open positions using social media and digital marketing procedures.
  • Trained and mentored administrative staff members in company policies, daily task execution and industry best practices.

Recruiter

Contracted
05.2016 - 08.2022
  • Worked with a variety of businesses across many industries: mortgages, real estate groups, city facilities, retail, engineering and manufacturing
  • Helped businesses identify recruiting needs and develop strategies for ongoing hiring
  • Trained teams on creative recruitment tactics and retention
  • Met all goals set by client and self – achieved 84 hires in 31 days
  • Marketed myself through networking events, social media and referrals

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Clinical Magnet RPO
12.2014 - 05.2016
  • Managed a full-life cycle requisition process from posting positions to job boards, developing job descriptions in collaboration with the legal team, strategic sourcing of candidates, phone interviews, negotiate pay, on-boarding and facilitating candidate feedback process with clients, background/license verification & onboarding
  • Led project recruiters in sourcing, strategy, calibrations and interview process initiatives; consistently exceeding defined project metrics/goals
  • Created talent pipeline through various sources to support efficient and effective hiring
  • Set company record for most hires in a month during volume hiring project at 64 hires
  • Built strong relationships with Clients and Hiring Managers (15+ HM) and conducted phone interviews for all healthcare positions; C Level, mid management, NP, PRN, PA, both clinical and non-clinical, admin/tech positions
  • Managed 50-70 open requisitions

National Recruiter/Team Lead

Blue Edge RPO
03.2013 - 08.2014
  • Monitored and evaluated KPIs; offer acceptance rate, time to fill, source to hire and report to senior lead
  • Encouraged team through weekly meetings
  • Screened and reviewed resumes, interviewed candidates, and established candidate profiles through Boolean search strings
  • Exceeded all hire minimums per week across all programs
  • Clients include: Samsung, BJ’s Wholesale, Safeway, Randalls, Publix, Best Buy
  • Experienced in hard to fill territories, critical hires, passive recruiting, ongoing pipeline for future openings/back fill
  • Leveraged online recruiting sources and in-house ATS to identify and recruit the best qualified talent
  • Reviewed resumes for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge related to position requirements
  • Research/Utilize unique & strategic sourcing avenues for specialized skill sets.

Usability Recruiter

Las Colinas, TX
02.2010 - 05.2013
  • Teamed up with client to establish goal and develop screener
  • Sourced, interviewed and recruited all candidates for testing of various websites and applications
  • Utilized best practice search methodologies; use of social media, passive recruiting techniques, relationship building and referrals
  • Worked directly with clients: JCPenny, Ann Taylor, Disney, Discover, Office Depot, Choice Hotels International, Dell, Visa, Bank of America, Nike to create screeners for projects, find/screen/hire candidates for testing and focus groups
  • Recruited 50-100 individuals in a 2-week period, based on different; genders, demographics, household income, family size and many other criteria as stated by client
  • Expert use of Applicant Tracking System (Kenexa & Icims)

Spa Recruiter & Coordinator

Grand Spa International
Addison, TX
04.2000 - 02.2011
  • Launched recruiting effort to combat revolving staffing needs
  • Collaborated with owner to determine hiring strategies, develop job descriptions, create/manage job posts, schedule/conduct interviews, onboard, train
  • Project and vendor management
  • Maintained strong relationships with community to promote wellness and active living
  • Developed social media campaigns to increase brand awareness and achieve profit goals
  • Overlapping dates were due to me returning part-time

SPA Manager

Neiman Marcus
Dallas, TX
09.2006 - 05.2008
  • Created job postings, sourced, interviewed, negotiated salary/wages, hired, trained and supervised staff
  • (Full cycle recruiting)
  • Lead a magnificent team of 25 employees
  • Organized and conducted promotional campaigns, maintained back/front of house stock inventories and payroll management
  • Facilitated all new employee training and arranged staff workshops on new techniques/procedure
  • Increased profit in the first two months by 25% (successfully researched new companies to purchase supplies in an effort to decrease spending, combined job duties within the department to decrease amount spent on unnecessary positions)
  • Organized and lead training classes and meetings for 30 + attendees
  • Conducted quarterly employee reviews and directed performance plans, as needed.

Education

Some College – Collin College

Skills

  • Experience in implementing diversity & inclusion recruitment strategies and programs
  • Proficient in sourcing candidates using referrals, open web searches, social media and various job boards; LinkedIn, Indeed, etc
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for documentation and correspondence
  • Exceptional interpersonal and organization skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Solid time management with high precision in delivery in a deadline-driven environment
  • Proficient in computer system, MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ATS & CRM (Icims, Taleo, Kenexa Brassring, PeopleSoft, iClass, Jobvite)
  • Policy and Procedure Writing
  • Project Management Employment Law & HR Affairs Recruiting Life-cycle Management
  • Training & Development HR Policies & Procedures Team Building & Management
  • ATS & Recruiting Software Training & Developing Employee Recruitment Strategy

Volunteer Work

  • Kyle's Place (unhoused children)
  • Homestead Elementary School - Board Member
  • Hebron High School - Library
  • CIty of Carrollton - Special Events

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Volante Senior Living
09.2022 - Current

Recruiter/Office Manager

Texas Dynamix
09.2020 - 08.2022

Recruiter

Contracted
05.2016 - 08.2022

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Clinical Magnet RPO
12.2014 - 05.2016

National Recruiter/Team Lead

Blue Edge RPO
03.2013 - 08.2014

Usability Recruiter

02.2010 - 05.2013

SPA Manager

Neiman Marcus
09.2006 - 05.2008

Spa Recruiter & Coordinator

Grand Spa International
04.2000 - 02.2011

Some College – Collin College

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