Keri Spencer

About Keri Spencer

ENTHUSIASM | INTEGRITY | LOYALTY Innovative Recruiting professional with 9 years of high-volume recruiting experience, 5 years of HR generalist experience, and 18 years of overall career experience. Exceptional recruiting and sourcing skills, written and oral communication, building and fostering partnerships with hiring managers and leaders, and development of special projects. Proven history of exceeding management expectations. Excellent people skills.

Experience

1. Senior Recruiter

   Amentum

   Feb 2020 — Present

   Amentum was a part of AECOM and became its own company in 2020-I have been a part of AECOM/Amentum since 2015. I am now assisting the Amentum Talent Acquisition team with full cycle, high-volume recruiting.* Performs full-cycle, technical recruiting for military / government contracts throughout the United States, including positions in IT, engineering, logistics, intelligence, defense, cyber security, construction, and security* Regularly recruits for active security clearance positions, including TS/SCI Poly roles* Sources candidates for hard-to-fill positions through tools such as Indeed, Clearancejobs, and LinkedIn* Advertises roles with eye-catching images on various websites such as Indeed, Clearancejobs, and LinkedIn* Regularly screens a high volume of applicants, evaluates candidate’s compatibility with position/contract, performs pre-screens with the candidates, negotiates offers, and closes hires* Establishes positive relationships with Hiring Managers and Directors with a team mentality, providing guidance and coaching as needed * Trailblazed a pipeline strategy, keeping passive candidates warm with contingent offers and regular contact, resulting in quick turnarounds for backfill requisitions* Trains and mentors new recruiters, as well as performs training sessions for the team in areas such as advertising, “humanizing” job descriptions, resume searching on Indeed, and unique features in the hiring system* Readily available to candidates by email, phone, or text when they have questions* Maintains data integrity, protecting the team and Amentum in an OFFCP audit* Previously recruited for other teams in Amentum revolving around overseas/OCONUS contracts, the Nuclear & Environment sector, the Mission Readiness sector, and the Engineering technology group* Proficient in Workday, iCIMS, Kenexa BrassRing (KBR), and ADP Virtual Edge

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Master's of Education, Human Resource Education with a concentration in Human Resource Development

  2014 — 2015

• American Public University System

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English (with Honors)

  2010 — 2012