Kizzie Davis Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Strategic Talent Acquisition Business Partner with proven track record of architecting and executing global recruitment strategies and Lean recruitment process optimization. Experienced in managing change and delivering measurable performance improvements to the business. Trusted advisor to executive leadership and promoter and designer of talent management analytics and metrics dashboards. Strong background with recruitment marketing and process improvement implementation.

New York City, New York, Us

Responsible for Recruitment Lead Business Technology project 2.0 expansion; College Recruiting; Management of a team of 7 recruiters.SME in recruitment strategy, market mapping, talent attraction, initiating employer brand plansPartnering with business leaders and hiring managers to understand the business strategy and to assess their talent requirements, make recommendations for process improvementsContributed to strategic recruitment initiatives such as candidate experience, reducing time to hire and other initiatives to maintain the continuous flow of high-quality talentCo-creation on defining the Employer Brand strategy, campaign creation, developed a new job posting format and created a plan for an internal LinkedIn project/Virtual Meet and Greet to drive brand awareness and highlight global opportunities.

Chicago, Il, Us

Seasoned Corporate Recruitment Professional accountable for staffing Technology and Functional professionals (at all levels). Responsible for delivering all facets of recruiting success throughout the organization, through the development of recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies, partnering with hiring leaders/executives as well as developing new, innovative recruiting concepts.Specialties: • Superior ability to find the “purple squirrel” (hidden talent) through utilizing diverse sourcing strategies • Development & execution of strategic recruiting plans• Building and maintaining relationships with internal hiring managers to discuss new/replacement job intake, develop recruitment strategies; present qualified candidates• Negotiate offers; present offers and initiate onboarding process• Networking through industry contacts, association memberships & employees• Research & recommendation of new sources for active & passive candidate recruiting• Development and implementation of a company-wide Employee Referral Program & company careers site• Applicant Tracking system: Luceo

Carmel, Indiana, Us

DRIVIN (a CarCo Technologies company) is accelerating the used car industry by bringing data and technology together in a spectacular, first-of-its-kind fashion to help dealers acquire the right cars, at the right price, right now. We are committed to delivering data-driven solutions with a high-touch, personalized level of service to each of our clients.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsibilities:Provides staffing and support for hiring managers in all parts of the Credit Union. •Sources and recruits for all open exempt and non-exempt positions. •Conducts pre-screenings, in person interviews and consults with management on employment decisions, compensation offers and processes. •Facilitates competency based interviews for select front-line positions. Ensures structured interview guidelines are met and make recommendations for improvements. •Delivers employment offers and conducts background investigations. •Develops relationships and negotiates with outside agencies for staffing services. •Researches, coordinates and organizes job fairs. •Focuses on networking as a means to develop candidate pool. Attends professional organizations to promote Alliant Credit Union as an employer of choice.Skills & Abilities• Sole Technical Recruiter supporting Alliant's entire IT Infrastructure team • Full Life Cycle Recruiter that generates offer letters, negotiate offers, extend offers, check references etc.• Possess strong technical/business acumen and understanding of technical requirements; deep sourcing skills and experience sourcing passive candidates; excellent candidate assessment skills. • Successfully Recruited and Hired: .Net Developers, Java Developers, SQL DBAs, Director of IT Security, Linux Engineers, Postgre SQL, Network Engineer, QAs, and Business Analyst

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Technical Staffing Recruiter for the following clients:Alliant Credit UnionTextura CorporationDrivinWest Monroe PartnersSportsLockTech positions: DBA, Mobile Developers, Application Developers (java / .net), Product Designers, Engineers, Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, Mobile Marketing Manager, Residential Loan Specialist, QA, Business Analyst, Project Managers, Online Channel Managers, CRM Manager, etc.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Successfully recruited for Corporate Digital Marketing positions nationwide (including, but not limited to the following: UX Architects, Web Designers, Web Developers, UI/UX Designers, Copywriters, Technical Analyst)• Clients included: McDonalds, Target, Best Buy, Walgreens, Sears Holdings Corporation• Develop and implement effective and innovative recruiting strategies for attracting and sourcing high quality candidates for client companies• Improve talent pool through creative sourcing techniques including social networking, referral generation, networking, direct sourcing, and advanced Internet sourcing • Participate in technology and design events, user groups, and industry specific interest groups to build relationships and a candidate pipeline • Establish and maintain solid working relationships with client hiring managers by understanding their needs • Interview, screen, and match candidates to clients’ needs • Manage full life cycle hiring process with candidates and clients

Des Plaines, Illinois, Us

Schawk, Inc. is a leading global provider of integrated brand development and brand deployment services for a very wide range of clients, including consumer brands, retailers and pharmaceutical companies. We specialize in the conception, creation and production of product packaging and integrated brand materials through services that include brand strategy and brand design, digital marketing, premedia and prepress, product photography, advanced creative retouching and CGI, large-format printing, packaging comps and much more.Techniques: Boolean Search, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Dice, Careerbuilder and other Social Media, Headhunting/Direct Sourcing, Targeted Search, Referral through Networking, Groups, Blogs & Associations, & Relationship Building.Training development and delivery & mentoring on sourcing techniques.Strong focus on Executive& IT roles.

Chicago, Il, Us

Successful history of staffing positions at all project levels and experience with all phases and roles of a Software Development Lifecycle. Familiarity or participation in all phases of a consulting recruiting process including compensation, vendor relationships, negotiation, contract/offer generation and client relationship management.Skills & Abilities:• Recruiter for contract, contract to hire, direct hire roles for Fortune 500 clients. Roles include: Mobile (iOS and Android), UX, Java, SQL, C#/ASP.Net Front end engineering, Big Data / Search and Executive search. • Sole Technical Recruiter responsible for over 23 job orders at a given time• Over achieved my hiring objectives in less than 6 months.• Sourced/Hired (IOS, Python, Javascript, Ajax, CSS HTML, Javascript and PHP) • Possess strong technical/business acumen and understanding of technical requirements; deep sourcing skills and experience sourcing passive candidates; excellent candidate assessment skills• Hosted Android and IOS meetups• Attended Mobile meetups monthly to help increase brand awareness and planting seeds to make hires and tap in to the mobile community

I was elected the Membership Chairperson of The Chicago Association of Minority Recruiters (CAMR) in 2007 to recruit new members for this Human Resource organization.As a Chairperson my duties include:• Develop and implement strategies for recruitment of new members• Create and maintain informational material which describes the benefits of membership • Communicate to members using newsletters, web, site, e-mail, or other resources to highlight membership benefits• Support networking of members with similar talents and interests• Develop and implement strategies for welcoming new members• Prepare an appropriate honor to section members deserving recognition for years of service or other criteria as determined.

Chicago, Il, Us

Project Manager for National Summer Intern Conference; managed a budget of $150K• Interfaced with C-Suite Executives, hiring managers, and other key stakeholders to determine needs and provide customized and comprehensive recruitment services• Initiated and Implemented new metric tracking system/New Hire On boarding; Process Employment Documentation (i.e. I-9/W-2; H-1B Visas)• Collaborated with hiring managers to develop creative, inclusive, and cost-effective sourcing strategies to increase a diverse pipeline• Executed the requisition process, generate screening criteria/questions, conduct phone screens and first-round interviews, extend offers to candidates and debrief hiring managers on applicants/candidates findings for open positions, managing over 20-30 requisitions at a given time• Coordinated and attend job fairs, info sessions, and open houses at top tier colleges/universities (including: Harvard, Yale, BYU, Northwestern, MIT) • Collaborated with Program/Project Managers to Create an innovative; program structure in order to reach a goal of 100% intern to full time conversion rate • Increased intern to full-time conversion rate while decreasing operational expenses

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Scheduled interviews, phone screens, background checks, drug tests, and travelarrangements for prospective candidates * Managed applicant and new hire tracking

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Recruited undergraduate and graduate students for online education programs,nationally* Developed innovative recruitment strategies; Served as team leader* Exceeded targeted goals by 110%

Engaged in corporate research; name generation; interview coordination

Master Of Science, Public Administration; Management

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology/Counseling