Simone Mitchell Barnes, Phr, Ms, Mba Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, VA, US

* Manage the full-life cycle recruiting process to meet organizational staffing goals and established timelines for a broad range of positions including a focus on IT and technical positions. * Conduct needs assessments with hiring managers to develop recruitment strategy and screen a diverse pool of candidates to match position requirements using resume.

200 Applied Parkway, University Park, IL, US

Applied Systems is a worldwide leader in insurance technology, and we’ve been in business for 37 years. We develop a suite of cloud and mobile software products for insurance agencies in North America & Europe (US, Canada, UK, & Ireland). We also offer Cloud Data Center solutions so we can host a network or all the data for an insurance agency and also.

Arlington, VA, US

* Partner with department leaders to build talent plans aligned to departmental strategy;* Manage and take ownership of the recruitment process for all HQ positions;* Conduct phone interviews and make recommendations for interviews;* Manage interview logistics and conduct background and reference checks;* Extend verbal offers, prepare and submit offer.

Falls Church, VA, US

• Position Eliminated Talent Acquisition
• Managed and took ownership of entire recruitment process for prominent start-up technology company;
• Proactively sourced talented professionals for various sales and technical roles while building a pipeline of strong candidates;
• Collaborated with hiring managers in determining best recruiting strategy;
• Conducted phone and in-person interviews, made recommendations, and managed interview logistics;
• Managed Applicant Tracking System and vendor/agency relationships;

• Managed recruitment process either solely or as part of a recruiting team for leading non-profits, membership organizations, information services, and technology companies;
• Conducted phone and in-person interviews, made recommendations, managed interview logistics and ATS;
• Conducted background and reference checks and determined employee suitability;
• Collaborated with hiring managers to make optimal hiring decisions;
• Successful in recruiting several legal, technical, sales, marketing, communications, market research, human resources, and fundraising/development professionals.

Montgomery Village, Maryland, US

• Supported one company client (IT/data migration) with 650 employees by providing complete HR management services with primary focus on benefits management, FMLA tracking, and onboarding;
• Coordnated with vendors and enrolled employees in all company benefits plans including STD, LTD, basic and voluntary life insurance, FSA, and 401(k);
• Calculated insurance premiums to determine employee deductions and submitted to payroll;
• Provided timely responses to all employee benefit inquiries and advocated on behalf of employees with insurance vendors;
• Set up new employees in HRIS and submitted the benefits and tax information;
• Maintained HRIS and updated any changes to employee records;

Washington, DC, US

• Write and post job ads and use social media to source candidates; Interview attorneys and legal support staff to determine if viable for open positions; Administer testing when necessary;
• Write bio and pitch candidates to employers in a high-volume recruitment environment;
• Network within various DC professional associations to source potential candidates;
• Staff contract attorney projects by matching attorneys with appropriate projects;
• Successful in placing attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, IT staff, finance/accounting staff, and marketing staff with area law firms, corporations, non-profits, and government agencies.

Managed all recruiting programs including fall OCI and nine off-site programs; responded to inquiries from law students and employers regarding interview programs, job postings, etc. and provided assistance with Symplicity; conducted employer outreach and encouraged greater program participation; coordinated hotel, catering, and vendor arrangements for all.

(Caplin & Drysdale). Firm suspended all recruiting programs due to economic downturn. Managed recruitment process for all attorney recruiting (summer associates, entry-level and lateral attorney hiring); managed the attorney on-boarding process; worked with law schools in coordinating details for the fall on-campus recruiting program; scheduled all call.

Responsible for recruitment of all non-attorney staff positions such as paralegals, legal secretaries, IT professionals, marketing professionals, accounting staff, etc.; closed 22 open positions in less than 60 days; worked with hiring managers to develop recruiting strategy; conducted new hire orientation for all staff; developed and maintained recruiting.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Screened resumes from website submissions; developed and implemented an employee recognition program; processed employee benefits selections in PeopleSoft, and reconciled payroll deductions on a routine basis to ensure accuracy; responded to employee benefits inquiries; acted as primary vendor contact for benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations and.

Master Of Jurisprudence, Labor And Employment Law

B.S., Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

M.S. And Mba, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General