Crystal Lester Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Interim TA Supervisor for a 21 member team of Talent Acquisition Specialists supporting Nursing positions for Allina Health. Manage workloads, team engagement, weekly 1:1s, team meetings and handle any escalations as needed.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Lead process improvement efforts and manage all project plans and related change management across the talent acquisition function.
• Assists in establishing project tactics, parameters and framework, designing, building and preparing project plans and timelines.
• Tracks project activities in order to ensure on time deliver and meet/exceed end user expectations.
• Assess and identify opportunities within processes and tools to simplify the talent acquisition, hiring manager, and candidate experiences.
• Identify and flag recurring process and system problems and work through operational solutions in partnership with Talent Acquisition and Information Services.
• Test and execute technology solutions including improvements to Workday and other TA systems; make recommendations for future enhancements and improvements.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Member of centralized recruitment team responsible for the recruitment of Healthcare Leadership, Quality, Nursing and Patient Care roles
• Developed a candidate pipeline for consistently hard to fill positions
• Actively source candidates from applicant tracking system, Indeed, Linked In and other passive candidate tools
• Consistently maintain a req load of 50-80 reqs
• Facilitated Brassring (ATS) department training around system updates, error resolution and overall system functionality and new releases/improvements for Recruitment
• Talent Acquisition Mentor

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provided recruitment support to a team of 5-6 Talent Acquisition Specialists that covered 30-40 Managers; posting job requisitions, scheduling interviews, reference checks and communicating with candidates
• Managed the Requisition Approval process; supported 2 Vice Presidents in the tracking, approval verification, and reporting; responsible for communication to business units, Human Resources and Manager regarding the.

Eagan, MN

I provided excellent customer service for various accounts in regards to health insurance benefits, claims, and flexible spending accounts.

Maplewood, MN

I managed the front office staff (cashiers, service desk, and carry-outs) in their daily activities, handling problems that arose at the register, and in store opening/closing procedures.

River Falls, WI

I administered the ordering, receiving, and distribution of all textbooks on tape for students at the University through the Disability Services Office.

River Falls, WI

I assisted new and transfer students with their registration for classes. I also lead small group meetings with families and students prior to registration to answer any questions. This was a summer only/internship type of position working with the Universities Admissions department

(Completed Virtually Through Coursera)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)