Nashville, Tennessee, United States
As a Senior Talent Consultant at Optum with over six years of experience, I specialize in talent sourcing, employer branding, and building robust talent pipelines across all levels. I have consistently surpassed performance metrics and recruitment goals in my current and prior roles within the organization, demonstrating a commitment to excellence in talent acquisition. My professional focus is on fostering inclusive hiring practices and delivering exceptional candidate experiences. By leveraging skills in search strategy and sales presentations, I collaborate closely with teams to identify and attract top-tier talent. With a passion for connecting the right people to the right roles, my goal is to ensure organizational success through strategic talent acquisition and development.
• Top 10% of all recruiters and exceeded performance metrics by 150% for FY 2022 • Surpassed FY 2023 offer goal • Sourced and hired 57 candidates • Experienced with talent sourcing and building talent pipelines for a wide range of positions, from individual contributor to VP and SVP levels
• Program Manager of People Leader Onboarding for external hires and internal promotions • Implemented career pathing to retain and promote internal clinical colleagues • Implemented Crucial Conversations® and Reimagine Presentations® as internal talent development offerings for all colleagues • Consulted with Employee Relations to determine best solutions for colleagues needing additional training and development • Partnered with Human Capital Partners and senior leaders to drive End-of-Year performance and Mid-year Check-in as part of the talent management lifecycle • Facilitated various courses and programs • Created training materials for both Talent Management System (TMS) and Learning Management System (LMS)
• Primary Event Planner for Education Department • Coordinated and assisted in the training development for key stakeholders at Parallon • Two-time recipient of the Parallon Star Award for outstanding performance. • Planned and communicated the facilitation of events across multiple locations. • Administrated the Healthstream learning management system including setting up courses, making assignments, registering students and monitoring attendance and completion statistics • Created and administered tasks in Perview time tracking application
• Helped launch the first centralized Human Resources Operations Center at HCA Healthcare, encompassing recruitment support to over 185 hospitals and 225,000 employees • Collaborated with recruiters in scheduling interviews, conducting background checks, solving errors in the HR system and ensuring candidates receive a smooth interview and onboarding experience • Excelled in production metrics and maintained a 0% error rate for all months under auditing • Utilized Taleo, Lawson and Kronos • Trained several new recruiting administrators
• Trained and managed Assistant Directors of Admissions in all recruitment aspects of new students • Reported Admissions Recruitment performance and forecast to Executive Committee • Analyzed the need for students by program and time-to-fill the admissions quota • Reported all new students’ first course progress to Executive Committee • Analyzed data involving new and continuing student numbers • Developed innovative strategies for student retention • Number one recruiter out of nine with the highest production for three consecutive years (2012-2015) • Consistently exceeded monthly goals for new student recruitment • Generated 245 personally developed referrals from current and prospective students. • Assisted in the financial aid process for students • Advised and mentored students to increase retention by 50% • Personally recruited two new Admissions Representatives and locally trained 10 employees • Organized and attended over 30 conferences and events to help promote the university. • Member of the “Student Experience Committee” which created initiatives to help improve retention and overall student satisfaction
• Achieved the highest promotional pay level in less than one year • Personally sold $42,387 of Cutco Cutlery through 1-1 sales presentations, ranking top two percent of all representatives in the company out of over 10,000 • Achieved President’s Club and ranked top 5% as an office sales performance leader out of over 200 sales representatives
• Achieved $106,500 in sales for the fall of 2009 – increasing production by 42% from the previous year • Recruited, trained and developed a team of 40 representatives, promoted two into leadership roles within Vector • Conducted weekly sales training seminars, motivational and instructional sales meetings and one-on-one mentorship to dozens of sales representatives • Finished the Fall Campaign in the top 10% in the region and earned a performance-based incentive trip to Jamaica in January of 2010.
• Independently launched and managed a Sales Branch Office of Vector Marketing • Recruited, trained, and managed 67 representatives who collectively sold $111,320 of the Cutco Cutlery product line, ranking #2 in the division of 15 branches and increasing sales over 200% from the previous year • Interviewed over 500 applicants over the course of three months in the summer • Trained and managed three Recruiting Receptionists