Ellie Johnston Smith Email & Phone Number

Destin, FL, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Manages full life cycle recruiting on multiple requisitions simultaneously for Individual Contributor, Management, Senior Management Director and Senior Director level positions.
• Sources active and passive candidates through various channels and implements targeted talent sourcing strategies.
• Leads a group of peers who assist each other with overcoming recruiting roadblocks and helping to continually drive business forward.
• Strives to ensure that team morale and culture remain strong.
• Acts as a mentor for recruiting colleagues and strives to share best practices and ways of working.
• A constant Talent Ambassador for Walmart, Inc.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Sourced and assessed candidates through multiple platforms to submit to Market Human Resource managers and hiring managers.
• Collaborated with various teams within Walmart/Sam’s Club.
• Followed consistent internal and external standardized recruiting processes.
• Identified candidates for a variety of roles and levels through searches using Boolean Logic.
• Worked cross functionally with Talent Acquisition teams to ensure a balanced workload between recruiters and to share talent.
• Took on multiple requisitions from Walmart Health, Walmart Health & Wellness, and Supply Chain.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Provided IT talent for Walmart Technology and store talent to Walmart Field.
• Developed and presented talent acquisition strategies to support business units.
• Built and maintained consultative partnerships with business leadership, hiring managers, HR partners and recruiting colleagues.
• Gained deep knowledge surrounding customer/business initiatives to supply needed talent.
• Generated robust candidate pools through Boolean Logic, social media, networking, and referrals.
• Helped drive and implement group initiatives brought forward by management.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Attracted top I.T. talent to Walmart using LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice.Com and referrals.
• Worked on multiple requisitions simultaneously and completed additional projects.
• Partnered with the Information Systems Division recruiting team, HR business partners and hiring managers.
• Developed and drove targeted talent acquisition plans and sourcing strategies.
• Drove processes for recruiting external I.T. talent.
• Implemented and supported effective business solutions.

Hanover, MD, US

• Gained account intelligence and developed business by meeting with clients/prospective clients and utilizing current technical professional network.
• Fulfilled customer and technical professionals’ needs by providing industry and market knowledge through meetings and strategic communication.
• Cold – called prospective clients and scheduled meetings to differentiate ourselves from our competition by displaying our value add.
• Generated sales leads through client conversations, current/former consultants and online research.
• Learned the specific technical and cultural environments within each client so that we supplied the correct individuals to meet their IT needs.
• Partnered with the DBO, lead Account Manager and CSA to create and maintain a culture conducive to our fast paced, dynamic work environment.

Hanover, MD, US

• Developed strategies to identify qualified candidates for TEKsystems’ requirements by using our ATS, Linked In, job boards and my referral network.
• Performed resume high-lighter tests, completed references and administered technical assessments to assess and confirm candidate background validity.
• Worked with candidates to negotiate wages, discussed benefits and other conditions of employment unique to TEKsystems and the contracting world.
• Managed contract employees and communicated managerial feedback from Account Managers.
• Networked with prospective candidates to employ them, seek referrals or to be market point of contact.