Aja Allen-Abraham Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

•Conceptualized, designed, and led SoLa Impact's first-ever formal Internship Program, successfully onboarding and mentoring over 30 interns across various departments including Acquisitions, Accounting & Finance, Construction, Development, Legal, Property Management, and Social Impact•Developed program structure, including orientation, professional development workshops, and tailored training sessions, ensuring a comprehensive and impactful intern experience•Assumed managerial responsibilities, directly supervising an HR & Talent Coordinator and a Front Office Coordinator, guiding their development and ensuring efficient departmental operations•Spearheaded recruitment strategies, sourcing and screening candidates for diverse roles, ensuring alignment with company values and goals•Partnered with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, streamline interview processes, and deliver high-quality candidates for consideration•Managed the implementation of recruitment technology, creating user-friendly training resources to empower hiring managers in leveraging tools like Workable effectively•Led a successful Resume Workshop for interns, offering actionable feedback to enhance their job readiness and career growth•Monitored and analyzed hiring metrics to identify areas for improvement, driving strategies that reduced time-to-fill and increased candidate quality•Navigated a challenging corporate environment following a significant organizational restructure, providing clear communication and maintaining team morale•Played a pivotal role in program evaluation and reporting, presenting data-driven recaps of internship outcomes and incorporating insights into future program enhancements

Los Angeles, California, United States

•Operated independent career development and coaching practice specializing in collaborations with creative professionals, recruiters, professional organizations, media outlets, and job-seekers•Beat 70% of competition in average sales for Q4 of the 2021 fiscal year, successfully secured $1.2m in salary increases for 100+ clients•Utilized creative marketing tools through internet based sites, print media and candidate referrals, increasing brand visibility over 120% year over year•Implemented a strong marketing strategy to increase visibility, creating brochures, pamphlets, social media, newsletters, and engaging content for social media•Worked with individuals to identify job aptitude and work readiness, personality traits, and re-employment needs including job search techniques, skills, abilities, and interests•Cultivated and developed relationships with existing and potential referral sources, identifying new partners, uncovering untapped opportunities and raising brand awareness•Provided one-on-one career development coaching to over 250 clients, successfully securing job placement for over 70% of clients•Participated in online and telephone training opportunities to remain current on industry trends and techniques in career services industry•Independently researched, reviewed, and referred clients to appropriate resources to facilitate career exploration and development process•Partnered with community resources and created connections to develop employment opportunities for all new and existing clients

Germantown, Tn

•Partnered with senior talent acquisition leaders for full-cycle recruiting efforts for key roles, including identifying capability and knowledge requirements, sourcing a diverse range of candidates, establishing valid candidate assessment processes and leading the offer process•Created recruiting toolkit with management behavioral interview model, orientation programming, exit interviews & diversity sourcing•Selected as keynote speaker on How to Use LinkedIn for Job Seeking for University of Memphis Career Expo•Managed Hilton Worldwide recruiting resources to define performance goals and outcomes, ensuring efficient process development and consistent execution for sourcing, recruiting, talent pipeline development, selection and onboarding processes•Led the recruiting process for all Operations, Engineering, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Customer Service units•Engaged with area and regional Human Resource teams to better understand the requirements of the business so the best alignment of strategy and resources can be achieved•Developed job description templates increasing efficiency and reducing errors and exposure to liability•Partnered with HR and executive management on workforce planning, budgets, and hiring forecasts for existing and emerging markets•Increased candidate pipeline for critical positions by over 25% by implementing targeted recruitment strategies, maximizing the quality and retention of new hires•Led full panel and 1:1 candidate interviewing to include selection, questioning, negotiation, closing and various administrative components involved in full life-cycle recruiting•Developed relevant weekly reports on Talent Acquisition metrics, statistics and trends, offering proactive recommendations on required actions to meet staffing goals and deliver on strategies and hiring plans•Coached recruitment team on sourcing techniques including complex search techniques, recruitment strategies, and consulting capability

Germantown, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee, United States