Jennifer Buffkin
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Strategic Talent Acquisition expert. Elevating teams through exceptional recruitment.
Houston, Texas, United States
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Talent Acquisition PartnerEmpower PharmacyFeb 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)- Recruiting ConsultantFidelity Memorial GroupFeb 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)
- RecruiterNorth Shore SteelNov 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year)
- Director, Talent AcquisitionFoundation Partners GroupMay 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 10 months)Streamlined all day-to-day centralized talent acquisition operations by building and strengthening a team of five recruiters and two coordinators. Created and executed talent acquisition practices, including job postings, standardized interview guides, personality/leadership assessments, and training. Directed a high-performing talent acquisition team in creating robust strategies to attain and retain top talent in the funeral industry. Designed the entire talent acquisition process and interviewed training materials.
• Established and deployed a student loan reimbursement program for mortuary school graduates via strategic planning.
• Led and fostered successful marketing campaigns on the firm’s LinkedIn and Facebook pages by cre - Talent Acquisition ManagerFoundation Partners GroupMar 2018 - May 2021 (3 years 3 months)
- Talent Acquisition ManagerNorthStar Memorial GroupApr 2015 - Mar 2018 (3 years)Mentored new hiring managers on proper applicant tracking system (iCIMS) utilization processes. Developed and executed ATS system (iCIMS) and operated iCIMS by managing configuration changes, system updates, new user setup, and form updates.
• Met business requirements by creating and executing recruitment strategies and processes.
• Guaranteed compliance with the highest levels of hiring standards while administering recruiting procedures.
• Cultivated and nurtured strong relationships with universities, coordinated job fairs, and interviewed students.
• Crafted recruitment strategies in coordination with the leadership team while leveraging an understanding of hiring challenges. - Internal RecruiterFircroftJun 2014 - Mar 2015 (10 months)
- Staffing ManagerSNI CompaniesJan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)
- Senior Staffing ConsultantTodays Office ProfessionalsJan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
- SClient Service SupervisorSFN Group Spherion StaffingJan 2010 - Dec 2011 (2 years)
- Account RepresentativeProSourceJan 2009 - Dec 2010 (2 years)
- RecruiterCoWorx Staffing ServicesJan 2007 - Dec 2009 (3 years)