Contact-
www.linkedin.com/in/melissarichardson-23b4371b8 (LinkedIn)
Top Skills
Clearances
Human Resources (HR)
Operations Management
Melissa Richardson
Healthcare and Engineer Recruiter
Central Visayas
Summary
I am a seasoned recruiter with experience in staffing, campus and
Operations Management, as well as employee training. I focus
on IT industry specifically in the areas of Software Development/
Engineering (SDE), Business Analysis, Healthcare, and Technical
roles. In my current role, I was responsible for building long-term
relationships with existing clients and sourcing top talent. It is my
responsibility to source the best individuals to fill our openings,
including those who are looking for new roles that will enable us to
reach our business goals
Experience
relode
Virtual Talent Advisor (Recruiter)
November 2015 - Present (5 years 7 months)
Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Frontier Therapy
Healthcare Recruiter
February 2016 - Present (5 years 4 months)
San Francisco, California, United States
- Builds relationships with candidate communities to maintain a network of
potential candidates and nurture a pipeline of potential candidates.
- Communicates frequently with Talent Acquisition/Clinical Recruitment and
hiring managers to understand the needs of our hiring managers. Coordinates
with hiring managers to determine position requirements.
- Identifies, interacts with and screens potential candidates predominantly
through social media and online professional network searches. Organizes
and conducts online and phone interviews.
- Develops, tests and tracks recruitment strategies to create an effective
sourcing plan for top talent.
- Builds talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
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KT CONSULTING
Recruitment Operations Manager
February 2017 - March 2021 (4 years 2 months)
- Manages and trains remote recruitment teams.
- Find Potential Candidates
- Coordinate and Conduct Interviews
- Manage and Administer the Application Process
- Support the Recruitment Life Cycle
- Keep The Team Cohesive
- Partner with hiring managers (Account Executives, Engagement/Project
Managers) to identify resource needs, outline requirements and achieve
success in recruiting objectives.
- Build relationships and provide support to various projects through weekly
status calls, reporting and seamless communication.
- Suitability screening, including identifying applicants/appointees and
validating the need for investigation.
Initiating appropriate level personnel security investigations.
- Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to
the long-range growth of the company.
- Sources talent by using the ATS, job boards, postings, referrals, and
attending events
- Efficiently and effectively fill positions for US DOD and federal/government
position vacancies requiring active clearances
Fortify Experts
Technical Recruiting Manager
February 2016 - March 2018 (2 years 2 months)
Houston, Texas, United States
- Gain understanding of position requirements by reviewing job descriptions
and meeting with managers to discuss needs.
- Post and manage positions within our recruiting management system and
develop sourcing strategy to develop pool of candidates.
- Effectively screen candidates and against job requirements and perform
phone interviews to determine how well the candidates fits the need.
- Provide summary of candidate to hiring manager that highlights key
information and recommendation for next steps.
- Coordinate interview process and obtain feedback from hiring team.
- Track and document recruiting activity in recruiting management system
- Supporting hiring manager with compensation issues and negotiate offers of
employment.
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- Manages a team of 8 remote recruiters and sourcers.
Objective Paradigm
Junior Recruiter
April 2014 - September 2016 (2 years 6 months)
New York, United States
- Create and maintain collections of candidates with specific skill sets within
the database.
- Collaborate with recruiters to determine best sourcing methods and
resources for each requirement.
- Source for candidates within internal database, using Boolean searching
techniques as well as candidates from previous positions and searches.
- Compose email messages to inform qualified candidates of job openings.
- Source for candidates using social media sources such as LinkedIn,
Facebook, and Twitter.
- Source for candidates using online job boards such as Monster and Dice.
- Source for candidates using a variety of other online sources.
- Use online research to find contact information for candidates when needed.
ITS Chicago LLC
Business Development Specialist
February 2012 - April 2014 (2 years 3 months)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jexet Technologies is a trusted technology consulting and service company
established in Chicago since 2011. They are partners with the biggest names
in the tech industry such as Microsoft, Dell, Cisco and VMWare.
The Jexet Team believes that by providing enterprise-level services and
solution to small and medium-sized businesses, it creates a leveled playing
field for these businesses to thrive. That is exactly what Jexet delivers –
through the years, Jexet enables SMB to achieve their strategic goals and
stretch their growth targets.
Jexet Technologies lets you focus on growing your business and keeping
your customers satisfied – this means less time spent worrying about IT
processes, downtime, security breach, repairs and costs brought about by
needed technology upgrades, maintenance and compliance.
Education
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Far Eastern University
Bachelor's degree, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/
Technologist · (2002 - 2006)
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial School of Midwifery
Associates in Midwifery, Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery · (2000 - 2002)
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