Dakotta Alex (5K+)

Current

Contract Staffing Manager at Amgen (right thing inc)
HR / Business Consultant at Dakotta Ventures, LLC

Past

Talent Aquisition - HR at Los Angeles Times | MetroMix.com
Contract Pipeline Sourcer at Disney Internet Group
Contract Fashion Recruiter at H&M

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Education

Seattle Pacific University
Chongqing University
Saint Joseph's College

Hong Kong Baptist University
Academia Italia (Rome, Italy)

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Dakotta Alex (5K+)’s Summary

Need to reach me sooner? Contact my Personal Assistant: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney (Sydney.Jones@dakotta.com)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Consultant with a BS in Organizational Management cumulating over 10 years of experience in HR, Analytics, Project Management and Process Development.

EXPERIENCE @ A GLANCE:

CLIENT & VENDOR MANAGMENT: Heavy experience working with an eclectic group of managers and vendors.

DIVERSITY RECRUITING: Effectively hired candidates from organizations and networks as: National Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American MBA Associations, Women in Technology, GLBTQ community and other associations.

LEADERSHIP: Developed 4 recruiters directly on metrics and sourcing methodologies and sourcing plans

PROCESS: Developed a hiring process for staffing various client groups that reduced time to fill by 75%

STRATEGIC PLANNING: Built recruiting strategies around branding the organization in the market.

TRAINING: Trained hundreds of recruiters within 6 training seminars that I wrote and developed. Attendees included: Ebay, Wal-Mart, L.L. Bean, Time Warner / Time Inc., Kelly Services, CareerBuilder, Government of Yukon,

CREATIVE SOURCING: Implemented variations of Direct Mail Marketing, Cold Calling Strategies, Online Widgets (Games), Sponsorships, Symposiums

COLLEGE RECRUITING: Worked with Universities in obtaining resume CD’s, coordinating open houses, speaking engagements, career fairs and panel sessions to promote the organizations brand.

BRANDING & NETWORKING: Created AskTheRecruiter.com - RecruiterGroups.com, which is the 3rd largest recruiting and human resource (HR) network nationally and internationally.

PUBLISHED: Author of “The Recruiters Guide Book” (sold over 10,000 copies internationally) and “Damn, I need a job. Again!” with accolades from (Intel, Yahoo, Russell Investments, University of Washington, Art Institute)

Find more detailed information please visit: http://www.dakotta.com

Dakotta Alex (5K+)’s Specialties:

Succession Management, Processes Optimization, Retention Modeling, Benefits Analysis, Training, Development, Coaching, Strategic Planning, Branding, Team Development, Innovation, head hunting, strategy, training, Organizational Managment

Dakotta Alex (5K+)’s Education

Seattle Pacific University

Various courses in Theology
Chongqing University

Business in China (Shanghai, Beijing)
Saint Joseph's College

Bachelors of Science, Organizational Management
Hong Kong Baptist University

Business in China - HK
Academia Italia (Rome, Italy)

International Relations / Art

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Training Sessions Conducted: More can be found on www.Dakotta.com "Recruiting 101 – Getting Started in the Recruiting Industry" Series: Defining Your Role as a Recruiter Successful Sourcing Techniques Recruitment Planning, Screening and Selection "Actionable Recruiting Strategies: Best Practices for Competitiveness in 2008 and Beyond" Series": Recruiting Strategies You Didn’t Learn in School Utilizing E-Recruiting to Promote Your Company Image and Reduce Costs Social Networking: Establishing and Maintaining a Virtual Presence Participating clients include: CPS Human Resource Services (CPS), Ebay, Yoh, Dart Energy, L.L. Bean, Developers Diversified Realty, Timewarner / Time Inc., kelly Services, Careerbuilder.com, Express Personnel, 24x7 Real Media, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, Yukon Government, Wal-mart, sonosite.com, ENSCO, Genworth Financial, Transportation Authority, Boyden - Turkey, Hilton, Niagara College, Dallas Independent School District