Melody Smith Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

• Responsible for the oversight and management of 11 talent acquisition team members
• Build diverse talent pipelines and sourcing strategies to support business goals and objectives
• Work with TA team to understand market trends, competitive benchmarking, and employment landscapes
• Work closely with leadership to drive and implement the strategic direction and day-to-day service delivery of the talent acquisition department
• Operate with high levels of efficiency to provide the optimal hiring experience and enhance the employee value proposition
• Elevate the campus recruiting strategy for undergraduate and MBA programs

Houston, TX, US

• Managed a team of 6 talent acquisition team members in the Houston office for recruitment across the U.S.
• Helped with the strategy for a successful campus recruiting season including budget management and partnership expansion for top intern talent
• Oversight of all talent acquisition analytics and metrics
• Partnered with senior leadership to understand business goals and objectives that helped drive the day-to-day recruiting strategies and processes

Houston, TX, US

• Served as the team lead on day-to-day operations
• Produced and audited internal recruiting reports and manage the recruiting process
• Met with hiring managers to discuss position specifications, develop a sourcing strategy, and implement behavioral and situational-based interview questions to select top talent
• Developed a positive relationship with managers and candidates throughout the entire process
• Advised hiring managers of market trends and competitive intelligence data

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for all recruiting efforts within the Accounting and Finance, Audit, Human Resources, Legal, Communications and Procurement departments.
• Worked with hiring managers on requisition specifications and sourcing strategies.
• Consulted with managers on market data and appropriate offer compensation.
• Built relationships with client groups and educated them throughout the recruiting and hiring process.

Paris, FR

• Joined a newly-formed recruiting team to help build Talent Acquisition from the ground up.
• Sourced candidates through a variety of methods including cold calling, internet sourcing, employee referrals, research, networking, internal transfers, and alumni relationships, and social networking.
• Educated managers on hiring policies and best practices.
• Continuous interfacing with hiring managers to ensure customer satisfaction, employment forecasting, and the scheduling of interviews.

Houston, Texas, US

• Identified, selected, and hired in high volume environment.
• Administered & collected documentation for international deployment.
• Continuous development of candidate pipeline in support of project staffing agenda.
• Consistently ranked at the top for most hires amongst a group of over 30 recruiters on a weekly basis.

• Actively recruited for Engineering and Projects Control field positions for both domestic and international projects.
• Leveraged online recruiting resources to identify and recruit qualified candidates for open positions.
• Worked with the entire field recruiting team to develop an effective pipeline of key talent potentially available for immediate hire as project needs arise.

• Negotiated major salary requirements/bill rates for clients.
• Managed the entire sales cycle from initial contact to close of sale.
• Responsible for the recruitment of qualified candidates and cultivating long term relationships.
• Fulfilled client needs by providing quality contract employees, hiring, releasing and counseling employees when required.

Glen Allen, VA, US

• Responsible for providing recruiting services for full-time permanent and contract positions in the Information Technology, Engineering, and Financial areas.
• Researched using a variety of sourcing tools such as web and in-house database research, direct sourcing through networking, referrals and job positions online
• Maintained above average weekly requirements and won “Recruiter of the Week” 3 times.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Monthly ranked in top 3 among Branch Managers in the regional matrix among 30 managers
• Won highest customer service trophy for the Houston Group
• Ranked #1 Branch Manager out of 105 in Houston on the group matrix
• Turned a negative profit branch into an extremely profitable office-60% growth in profitability
• Monthly President’s Club winner 12 consecutive times for sales performance