Toniya Thomas

About Toniya Thomas

Human Resources Professional with over 8 years of recent and relevant experience in utilizing Employee Relations, Human Resources Management, Onboarding, Full-Cycle Recruitment strategies to grow business and personnel resources. Utilizes advanced proficiencies in Administration, Customer Service and Human Resources Management to provide relevant workflow solutions.

Experience

1. High Volume Recruiter

   Progressive Insurance

   Aug 2021 — Present

   Functions as a talent advisor by fully understanding the hiring needs of the business- Influences business partners to collaboratively make quality hiring decisions- Develops and executes on sourcing plans and works collaboratively with TAG peers, including social media outreach- Uses labor market knowledge expertise to educate and influence business partners regarding sourcing strategies and hiring needs- Assesses and selects candidates to determine next step in the interview process, while providing a positive candidate experience- Schedules and conducts behavioral phone interviews with candidates, using targeted selection interview guides- Communicates turn down reason to candidates not qualified based on job specifications or job fit. Shares candidates with peers for other roles- Facilitates data integrations with business partners and influences hiring decision- Negotiates and extends job offers and coordinates offer letters upon review of successful background checks- Documents candidate requisition status timely and accurately within the recruiting systems- Meets and collaborate with business partners, internal and external to TAG, to communicate requisition status- Prepares and communicates information for analyses or maintain metrics regarding hiring statistics.

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Human Resources, Mass Communication/Media Studies

  2012 — 2016