Sonsherra "Sonnie" Rivera Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Responsible for the proactive sourcing, qualification, and coordination of talent. Strong focus on understanding the marketplace and pre-screening large quantity of candidates on availability, interest level, salary.
• Source names/resumes and compare candidates against open job orders by utilizing various job boards and social networking sites.
• Enter appropriate data required to necessarily complete new candidates entered into the database and add additional information acquired through the screening process.
• Understand open position descriptions, technologies and qualifications in order to appropriately source qualified applicants
• Act as a search expert for functional area(s) by understanding functional hiring needs, position specifications, and search requirements.
• Screen candidates and applicants to assist the Vice President

West Springfield, MA

• Recruit, screen, schedule, interview and place candidates.
• Perform reference checking procedures on all temporary employees and/or placed permanent candidates to build additional candidates
• Attain consistent balanced activity in all areas defined by the Activity Metrics/Keys to Success.
• Establish focused business development and recruiting plans.
• Reviews media and weekly ads to identify trends and prospects.
• Develop prospect list (600 high probability people) and execute a sales and marketing plan to generate new business and retain/expand existing business.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Manage office staff, including 12 Technical Recruiters, 2 Sales Representatives, 2 Branch Managers, 2 administrative secretaries, and all administrative functions within the office. Responsible for training new.
• Responsible for assisting recruiters in extensive resume updates, retypes and data entry.
• Retype/format resumes (@ 50-60 daily).
• Put together ads for trade publications several times per month.
• Processed and documented all “submittals” of candidates to companies.
• Keep paper and ink loaded in all office machines (fax, printers, and copier).

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Volunteer at West Tampa Little League.
• Coached kids from ages 4 to 17 years old.
• Held the position as Secretary and then Auxillary Vice President.
• Worked the concession stand, field maintenance, scorekeeper, etc.,
• Mentor to all the kids

Holyoke, MA

• Maintained files (initial set up work, indexing, keeping filing current).
• Assisted with new patient orientation.
• Communicated with new and existing clients.
• Handled travel arrangements.
• Implemented a system to create efficient and organized procedure to maintain office operation.
• Coordinated appointments and prepared proper file for same.