Fredrick Smith Email & Phone Number

Texas

Enjoyed some much needed vacation time with family, after serving 24 years on Active Duty Service in the US Army. (I'm Still currently Retired, and now I'm starting my new Civilian Career)

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Direct the recruiting company’s daily operations, which consisted of 8 remote U.S. Army Recruiting Centers, my primary focus was to lead, coach, develop, and supervised 8 Center Supervisors and over 100 employees on the U.S. Army and Army Reserves Recruiting and Retention operations. Oversaw yearly the recruiting efforts, to include providing strategic workforce intelligence, sourcing and interviewing process for over 2000 potential graduate and graduate Candidates, and was responsible for hiring over 1000 co-workers and staff for many different Corporate, Government, Healthcare Staffing/ High Tech Companies, Financial, Accounting, IT, HR, Engineering, Technical Staffing, Entry and Executive Level Career Positions, also assisting numerous of candidates with their College Enrollments. Managed many different supply chain account and projects, where I had to deliver excellent result in procuring, producing and delivering products and services for military applications. I designed implement, and refine production system from materials to product shipment. Responsible for organizing, and enforcing the Federal Government, Department of Defense’s, Army’s and the Company’s policies and procedures; insuring that all co-workers and staff understood and complied with the guideline that has been set before them. Provided motivation, purpose and directions to 8 center supervisors, as a result they was able to exceed their yearly recruiting and staffing goal requirements four months early. Incorporated controls and synchronizes facilities, equipment, and vehicles valued in excess of over $2 Million dollars. Established and tracked the company’s leaves/ vacations, benefits enrollments, and promotion programs, along with writing and evaluating over 100 discipline and performance evaluation and reviews. Analyze and utilize performance data to identify best practices, opportunities for improvement in processes, performance gaps, and training needs, which yielded in positive ROI.

Fort Worth, Tx

As a member of Menzies Aviation Talent Acquisition Team, I drive high-volume sourcing, interviewing and placements of candidates. Establish trust and confidence by maintaining a high level of credibility, integrity, and skilled communications with Clients Higher Leadership; Hiring Managers, Human Resources Leaders, Military Partners, and Candidates.Key Accountabilities: Ensure compliance to talent acquisition policies, processes and proceduresManage own performance against set targetsManage and Drive all Military and Veteran Pipeline and High Volume Requisition and Sourcing and Screen and Hiring Process. Partnering all Transiting Center and All Armed Forces Installation to Interview and hiring all those great Transiting Out Veterans and DependentsPartner with station management and hiring managers to fill open positionsDevelop advertisements and post vacanciesMonitor and evaluate job posting responses and conversion ratesSource candidates and develop local networks to ensure constant flow of qualified candidates using a variety of sources, including direct sourcing utilizing social media and network contacts, internet postings, database searches, and referrals to create diverse candidate poolsPre-screen candidates, set up interview schedules, conduct interviews, co-ordinate verification checks, send job offers, new hire paperwork and track candidates in the applicant tracking systemMeasure talent acquisition metrics and strategic in order to decrease attrition by a minimum of 10% from previous yearResponsible for generating daily, weekly and monthly recruiting statisticsEstablish trust and confidence by maintaining a high level of credibility, integrity, and skilled communications with managers, HR, and candidates.Communicate effectively with candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment processSuccessfully negotiate and obtain a high rate of candidate offer acceptance, whilst ensuring that candidates meet the specified requirements

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

As a member of the Korn/Ferry Company/ Futurestep RPO team, I stride to provide unparalleled excellence client management, by building a long term relationships and partnerships. It is vital to our company success to solve our client’s problems, by providing integrating solutions-based, go to market strategy. In my position, I deliver superior recruiting/ talent acquisition, thought sourcing, screening, assessing, interviewing and marketing candidates to the client either in an on-site or off-site environment. Key Accountabilities:Responsible for day to day interaction with client Hiring Managers and HR business partners.Conduct interactions with clients in a timely, professional and responsive mannerConduct role briefing with client and set expectations for recruitment process.Use competency interviewing to identify suitable candidates.Develop & implement sourcing strategy & channels to build relevant talent pools.Effectively communicate position opportunity and client value proposition.Manage all candidates effectively throughout recruitment process.Manage candidate expectations and ensure timely and constructive feedback.

Texas

Develops and administers recruiting programs. Responsible for recruitment, screening, and selection of candidates for a variety of roles and levels. Responsible for developing strong relationships with targeted sources (i.e., universities and other specialized recruitment sources) to identify, attract, and recruit candidates in a competitive market. Sources candidates and develops networks of people and processes to support a strong pipeline of qualified candidates. Identifies and places targeted advertising, assesses effectiveness of recruitment activities, ensures compliance with legal requirements, and implementation of recruiting programs. Works with hiring managers to document requirements for open positions. Routinely interacts with Senior Level Executives. Pre-screens candidates and consults with management to ensure compliance measures are fulfilled throughout the candidate evaluation and interview process. Presents screened candidates in a manner that is same/similar to agency presentation. Conducts salary analyses, makes recommendations to hiring managers on competitive compensation packages and negotiates or facilitates negotiations as needed. May provide guidance to other recruiters. Contacts selected and non-selected candidates for de-brief. Provided an broad management scope includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal information and funds flow. Interacts with management and senior customer personnel on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines.

Texas

As a Corporate Recruiter for Rent-A-Center, I support 1 Senior Vice President and 8 District Managers with their full cycle recruitment, strategic workforce intelligence and hiring of all their staff and co-workers for over 10 Home Choice Stores in Minnesota, over 15 Get It Now Stores in Wisconsin, and over 10 Rent-A- Centre Canada Stores. In addition to those locations, I also support full cycle recruitment and hiring of all their staff and co-workers for 2 Senior Vice President for our National Product Service Centers, which has over 24 District Managers, and has over 500 co-workers. Coached and develop over 100 Store Managers on the Company’s policies and procedures on Hiring and Employee Relations. Directed the communication with suppliers and should be able to analyze cost effectiveness of current contracts. Assist Hiring Managers with staffing, onboarding issues, and payroll and benefits issues; also provide excellent customer service and timely communication with Store Managers, District Mangers and Regional Directors. Assist with candidate background and drug testing scheduling and issues. Leverages the company’s hiring practices, and provide solutions that allow the company to stay current and up to date with today’s industry trends. I aggressively conduct internet sourcing to find the right candidate, with right fit, at the right time, by using Taleo Talent Exchange, Indeed, CareerBuilder, Monster, Snag-A- Job, Craigslist, Twitter, Glassdoor, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Responsible for scheduling and conducting undergraduate and graduate student’s appointments, that identified students' educational needs and goals. Partner with the student’s Financial Advisor, to advise and explain to all students about borrowing responsibly money to fund their education. Provided clear guidance and received feedback from current and potential students, as it related to them choosing the right courses and programs. I used my professional knowledge and perspective to relate to new and potential students to establish professional rapport and add to the student experience. Managed and monitored students participation and progress through their enrollment process to ensure that they are in alignment with University policies. Finally, I used proactive ways in identifying potential barriers within the student enrollment process and initiates steps resulting in resolution.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, 3.5

Human Recourses Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Human Resources Management And Services

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Criminal Justice/Police Science

Criminal Justice