Experience

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  Us army

  Jan 1986 - Jan 2008

  First sergeant/operations manager/recruiting master trainer

  First Sergeant (Regional Manager):Responsible for the leadership and overall management/training of all assigned personnel. Overall responsibility for:Six recruiting station commanders and 48 recruiters deployed over 835 square miles in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Provided training, leadership, guidance, and management for personnel. Ensured effective use of resources, assured quality of enlistment packets, and accomplished budget and production goals. Supervisor and lead trainer of Station Commanders and Soldiers; sustained relationships with colleges, high schools, business leaders and community centers of influence. Conducted interviews to determine applicant's enlistment eligibility, analyzed market factors, created/implemented marketing and sales promotion plans.Senior Counselor:Interviewed and counseled qualified candidates on career options, benefits and re-employment rights. Utilized extensive technical knowledge of regulations, automated systems and advanced techniques to influence prospective candidates. Maintained strict quality control of personally identifiable information (PII) and electronic processing records in accordance with U.S. Privacy laws.Recruiting Master Trainer (Senior Training and Development Manager):Developed, implemented and monitored the training program for a statewide recruiting and staffing company. Designed, updated and delivered training in response to operational changes. Established training needs, support materials and conducted quarterly in house and virtual training sessions for field employees and new hires. Managed company-wide communications with respect to policy and process changes and consulted with management to identify solutions for production performance gaps. Show less

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  Edward jones

  Feb 2009 - Sept 2011

  Academic training leader

  Worked with each Financial Advisor Trainee to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to build their professional practice through classroom training, virtual instructor led training, one-on-one coaching, and conference calls providing ongoing training and support to Financial Advisors Trainees through supervision of trainees' completion of the training program, individual follow ups via phone call or email, documentation of overall communication, training progress and compliance requirements providing feedback to required parties and responsible person related to Financial Advisor Trainee conduct and engagement during training classes that may impact employment decisions.Provided follow up and support to each Financial Advisor, including coaching on business building skills and activities, conducting virtual courses, facilitating in class training and communication with responsible parties.Ensured each FA was prepared for class through pre-work, and provide individual follow-upcontributing to the development of the Financial Advisor Training department by working on department, division and firm-wide projects, training and coaching new associates, improving procedures and successfully implementing any changes to the curriculum and training processesassisting with providing focused support to Field Trainers, Field Trainer Leaders and Level Coaches through classroom training, virtual instructor led training, one on one coaching and conference calls to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to successfully support trainees and Financial Advisors Show less

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  Grand canyon university

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Military university development manager southeast usa

  Worked with intense activity in a defined territory to build direct relationships and ongoing communication with community business leaders (CEOs, VPs, Top Decision Makers) Coordinated and conducted on-site informational seminars for military personnel and their family members interested in furthering their education. Worked with inquiries you generate from start to finish on all components of the enrollment process. Executed a retention strategy for every student enrolledDeveloped and executed the strategy and logistics necessary to cover a large geographic area with personally conducted informational seminars, in an efficient and timely manner Facilitated the circulation of informational materials through all appropriate channels within a territory Understood the specific career needs and personal interests of military personnel and their families and act as a subject matter expert capable of providing the level of communication necessary to assist them in making well-informed decisions Compelled enrollment and worked with the internal GCU enrollment team to enable a seamless enrollment process for business leaders and staff Discovered new opportunities and develop innovative strategies to generate awareness of GCU's Ken Blanchard College of Business programs and to enhance enrollment within the military community.Contribute to enrollee experience and positively impact retention by acting as an advocate for GCU in a representative capacity Show less

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  Solidhires

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2015

  Ceo and founder

  CEO and FounderSolidHires is a Professional, Career-Hiring & Education/Resource Event Company . A Veteran Owned Small Business based in Marietta, GA. We focus on the military community but our services and events are open to all seeking assistance. We specialize in Military Transition assistance and Military Hiring Events. Partner with top companies that focus on Military Recruiting.​​Our goal is to eradicate unemployment by offering the resources, skills training and education to empower our job seekers. Military Transition and Military Recruiting are our specialties At SolidHires we understand the challenges faced by those looking for quality employment and those looking to hire from a quality group of Military affiliated career seekers. We assist both of these groups by bringing them together in a manner that is conducive to building great relationships and skills simultaneously. SolidHires will consistently put in place the most comprehensive and valuable Military/Diversity Hiring Events, Education & Resource Expos in the Southeast United States. We strive at every event to add value to our attendees and our exhibitors by going beyond the level of service found at typical job fairs. We provide training seminars, several valuable resources, employer education and training at EVERY event.. We do not believe in "overcrowded" events, we believe in "quality" events.Overcrowded events are not conducive to a good networking environment. We will never profess to being the biggest job fair, we focus more on being the best event for our military veterans and other job seekers. Show less

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  Rollins, inc.

  Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

  Military hiring consultant

  Responsibility as the National Recruiting contact for all of Rollins Brands with special emphasis on Military Hiring, Military Recruiting and College programs.Brand Awareness Manager - Build the Rollins employer brand through innovative channels and messages to reach prospective field candidates across the USA. Periodically review Rollins field job postings and career websites to ensure we are branding the jobs and the company to attract top talent. Work with Marketing Department to create recruiting collateral. Build a strong brand in the Military Community. Establish Orkin Military Hiring Initiative. Building a new Military Recruiting Program from the ground up.Develop creative, strategic, recruitment plans using social media campaigns, professional and college based recruiting sites and events, advanced internet techniques and networking with internal and external resources. Responsible for executing tactics and activities and reporting progress to HR management within each Division/Brand.Military - Establish and manage the USA military recruiting program for Rollins USA. Create targeted sourcing strategies for the Technician position. Coordinate military base visits with local branch managers. Schedule and attend military hiring events with appropriate field staff as a source to generate qualified applicants. Create a military recruiting presence on the Rollins website.College - Establish and manage the college recruiting programs. Develop and maintain professional relationships with colleges, university and community college placement offices as a source to generate qualified applicants. Schedule and attend college hiring events with appropriate field staff. All transitioning military and military spouses contact me at [email protected] for questions on careers or visit :https://careers.orkin.com/supporting-our-military Show less

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  Carters inc.

  Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  Recruitment specialist (contractor)

  Hired to source potential warehouse workers during 2 Peak Production periods. Responsible for establishing multiple sourcing channels, establishing relationships with State Departments of Labor, Goodwill Employment Centers and setting up and conducting Full Cycle recruiting through social media promotion and multiple other sources. Conducted interviews and submitted background and drug screenings contributing to hundreds of hires and meeting the goals for each cycle

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  Averitt express

  May 2019 - now

  Southeast field recruiter