Dekra Mitchell

About Dekra Mitchell

Hi I’m Dekra, I am delighted to share that I have landed an incredible career opportunity with Plymouth Housing! As a member of the Talent Acquisition Team, I\'ve been able to provide a high level of service, support Plymouth Housing mission, vision, and program & project goals. Passionately managing the recruitment and delivery process, partnering with hiring managers throughout the organization to identify, source, attract, diverse candidates that are also driven to create a positive social impact on our community’s homelessness crisis. We are a collaborating team all here working together to achieve our shared goals of maintaining an equitable organization while promoting our open career opportunities at Plymouth Housing. I’ve had the wonderful pleasure and honor of having a thriving and energizing 18+ year career in Talent Acquisition & Consulting & Recruiting match-making, within both Corporate and RPO companies. Delightfully serving & supporting customers & clients as a Recruiter for a Fortune 500 company, TA Consultant for Fortune 500 & Fortune 100 companies, and as a Career Joy Coach.I started my career in Recruiting shortly after graduating from Washington State University – I’ve spent my entire career helping people achieve their career goals and helping companies excel in achieving right fit talent to achieve business goals within full-cycle recruitment from start to finish within talent attraction, receiving promotions and awards for outstanding performance.#resumetips #equity #recruitingpassion #agile #customercentric #peopleconnector #growth #relationshipbuilder #humanresourcespartner #talentacquisitionpartner #recruitmentstrategyspecialist #inclusive #opentoconnect #opentonetwork

Experience

1. Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

   Plymouth Housing

   Nov 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, I am part of a collaborative team that contributes to the mission of Plymouth Housing by attracting, sourcing, and recruiting diverse pools of talent that meet the organization’s needs and its strategic plan goals related to diversity and hiring. Responsible for supporting and overseeing the full-cycle recruitment selection process in its entirety by working alongside hiring managers and ensuring that consistent, equitable, and non-discriminatory hiring practices are followed. We create a world-class candidate experience for all applicants to continuously deliver high-quality candidates and meet hiring goals. Developing and nurturing talent pipelines and maintaining candidate relationships for future opportunities. We provide a positive applicant and new hire welcome experience by communicating responsively and promoting Plymouth’s mission and unique culture.

Education

• Washington State University - College of Business and Economics

  B.A, Human Resources and Management

  1997 — 2001

• Franklin High School

  Diploma, General Studies

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Talent Management
• Human Resources
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Temporary Placement
• Sourcing
• Hris
• Recruiting
• Leadership
• Employee Benefits
• Management
• Interviews
• New Hire Orientations
• Onboarding
• Banking
• Customer Service
• Training