Raymond Goolsby, Jr Mpa Phr Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

Serve as operational leader for staff recruitment process throughout the university ensuring the recruiting process, policies, and recruiting strategies are efficient and effective. Efforts to improve recruiting process have led to an overall decrease in time to fill for staff positions from 108 days in 2016 to all time low of 47 days for FY 2021. Consultant to campus HR leadership to ensure effective administration of talent selection and compensation strategies. Manage hiring manager relationships, quality of hire, and ensure a positive candidate experience.Directly supervise team of 12 high performing full life cycle recruiters who serve as subject matter experts and strategic partners with assigned departments throughout the employee selection process. Improved quality of service delivery through direct hiring and training of 16 new recruiters during tenure. Provide regular coaching and development to recruiting staff. Built effective relationships throughout organization to counsel departmental HR partners on compliance with university policies and applicable regulations. Served as iCIMS Enterprise Configuration and Implementation Core Team Member and functional subject matter expert on staff hiring process for project.Directly supervise team of full life cycle recruiters who serve as subject matter experts and direct strategic partners with assigned departments throughout the employee selection process. Provide regular coaching and development to recruiting staff. Built effective relationships throughout organization in effort to counsel departmental HR partners on compliance with university policies and applicable regulations. Served as iCIMS Enterprise Configuration and Implementation Core Team Member and functional subject matter expert on staff hiring process for project.

Greater Atlanta Area

Improved the way we manage our most important technology resources; our talented and innovative people through sourcing of optimally qualified, passive candidates from competing organizations. Transformed the technology talent acquisition process across the enterprise using collaborative job development processes with hiring managers to clearly define and communicate hiring goals and qualifications.Focused on advising departments on talent management and retention strategy. Regularly served as advisor on ever changing, industry specific compensation strategy and guidelines for technology positions. Led talent acquisition process for senior (IT Director) and executive level (CIO) technology roles throughout enterprise. Collaborated with Recruiting Director to mentor Recruiting Specialists on ATS system usage, compensation recommendations, and effective relationship management with assigned departments.

Greater Atlanta Area

Connecting people who change the world through technology with Emory University through the sourcing of optimally qualified, passive candidates from competing organizations. Transformed the technology talent acquisition process across the enterprise using collaborative job development processes with hiring managers to clearly define and communicate hiring goals and qualifications.Redesigned job descriptions and job ads, to improve effective targeting of preferred candidates. Consult with hiring departments throughout the full recruiting life cycle on screening, interviewing, and closing on candidates. Serve as certified member of system administrative team to manage and maintain IBM Brassring enterprise applicant tracking system (ATS).IBM Kenexa Workbench Certified Enterprise ATS Administrator

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Engaged in fast-paced, high-volume recruiting within the competitive field of Information Technology for one of the most effective IT recruiting firms within the State of Alabama. Actively sourced, persuaded, and closed candidates for a large number of unique clients throughout the Southeast and beyond. • Sourced candidates using a variety of recruiting tools and strategies, including social media (LinkedIn Recruiter), job postings, and résumé boards (Indeed.com, CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com). Adept at cold calling, networking, career fairs, user group networking, and leveraging referrals from existing professional and social relationships.• Cultivated expertise in target specializations, including software development, engineering, network/system engineering and administration, project management, and quality assurance. • Leveraged relationships with all levels of professionals, from Tier 1 Technical Support, to CTO and CISO.IT Positions include Project Manager, Java, ASP.NET, Business Intelligence, SQL DBA and developers, Informatica, and PL/SQL software developers and Architects, Web Developers (HTML, Ruby, PHP), Automated SQA Analysts, Help Desk and Desktop Support, Network/CISCO Engineers, Security Engineers and Analysts, System and Virtualization Engineers and Architects (MS Server, Citrix, VMware, Exchange). Engineering and other technical professionals including Mechanical Engineers, Process Control Engineers, Electrical Engineers, IT Project Managers, and Quality Assurance.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Developed and implemented comprehensive recruiting plans for senior management and executive level positions throughout 23 hiring jurisdictions in the Jefferson County Merit System. • Achieved progressive percentage increases over nine years in the recruitment of applicant pools that maintained the highest standards of quality and diversity for federal consent decree and other positions of historically low diversity representation. • Advised and made recommendations to front line and senior management, including department heads and hiring managers, on employee selection and employee relations issues. Experienced in job and workforce analysis.• Conducted in-depth interviews and validated the employee selection process using structured oral, examination, and other behavioral based interviewing techniques. • Tracked the progress in meeting goals and objectives using statistical analysis and other metrics. • Attended professional and college career fairs throughout southeast region.

Adjunct Professor, Human Resource ManagementDeveloped and instructed Human Resource Management course for students seeking a master’s degree. Course covered major areas of HRM and strategic human resource management, including job development, job analysis, compensation and benefits, selection, performance assessment and evaluation, training and development, employee relations, and succession planning.Adjunct Professor – Organizational Development and LeadershipAdjunct Professor – Financial Management in the Non-Profit Sector

Assisted workforce development program participants in career development activities and clients with developmental, physical, and mentally disabled participants in all phases of employment search, such as prospecting potential employers, job referral, and providing job training and retention resources.

Mpa, Strategic Management And Planning

Activities and Societies: President, Alumni Association

Ba, Political Science

Essentials Of Leadership Academy At Emory

Phr Certification

Implementation Core Team Member. Functional Subject Matter Expert

Enterprise Ats Administrator