Shari Dunning

About Shari Dunning

Recruiting and Human Resources professional with over 20 years experience. I have 16 years of recruiting experience in a defense contracting environment, including 4 years as a Talent Acquisition Manager. I also have 8 years of generalist expereince in the health care industry. This experience has afforded me the opportunity to build and maintain strong and effective relationships with all levels of staff including functional and program leaders. My objective is to secure a rewarding and challenging opportunity within an organization that requires commitment and dedication and where my background and experience will enable me to be an immediate contributor and effective member of the leadership team. Specialties: Talent Acquisition, HR Generalist

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Specilaist Principal

   BAE Systems

   Dec 2011 — Present · Rockville, MD

   Currently, a full life cycle technical recruiting partner to the Integrated Electronics and Warfare Systems business which includes the Combat and Expeditionary Systems program, with program offices located in multiple sites throughout the U.S. Assist Managers, Directors, Department Heads, and VPs with the creation of requisitions and source candidates for various positions from entry level to senior management level most of which require security clearances.Provide continual education to management team in the use of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)(Kenexa) and training to managers and supervisors on how to write a successful requisition which will increase the likelihood of capturing more highly-qualified candidates.Train and counsel managers how to correctly reject candidates based on requisition requirements and to provide appropriate comments regarding interviews into the ATS system. Screen resumes against must-have requirements on requisitions, forward qualified resumes to the hiring managers, rejecting those that do not meet the requirements.Coordinate the scheduling interviews and provide support to hiring managers with the processing of offers and complete all required ATS actions. Organize and coordinate the logistics for holding various recruiting events/job fairs/open houses, including identifying and securing the site/facility where the event will be held, the placement of ads in major newspapers, radio spots, and various internet sites and coordinating applicant flow to ensure the interview process proceeds smoothly.

Education

• Northwood HS

  High School Diploma

  1979 — 1982

• Montgomery College

  Human Resources Management

  2003 — 2004