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J. Dale Smith

Conway

Summary

Professional talent acquisition partner with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Adept at sourcing and recruiting top talent, managing full-cycle recruitment processes, and building strong relationships with stakeholders. Reliable and adaptable, with keen insights into evolving hiring needs and trends. Skilled in candidate assessment, strategic planning, and fostering inclusive work environments.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Partner

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
11.2022 - Current
  • Review ATS for new candidates and source top talent for positions in the organization by consistently consulting with hiring managers regarding expectations, challenges, and process improvements.
  • Leading strategic weekly calls with both hiring leaders and HR partners to discuss candidate and requisitions status and sourcing strategy.
  • Create partnerships with campus leadership teams that yield success, results, and credibility by establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, HR partners, and vendors.
  • Lead full recruiting lifecycle by managing the requisition lifecycle for candidates and hiring managers, including posting, sourcing, screening, submitting candidates, interviewing, and onboarding.
  • Support compliance and accreditation standards by maintaining accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates.

Academic/Online Success Coach

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
09.2020 - 11.2022
  • Closely monitors student’s activity both on campus and online classrooms, development of educational plans and strategies to improve student success, monitors individual student progress, prepares and participates in campus meetings addressing student success.
  • Continuously monitor and meet with academically at-risk students.
  • Jointly responsible for retention of all active students.
  • Provides training and coaching to instructors to develop efficient and engaging teaching methods.
  • Serves as substitute instructor in classes qualified to teach, assist in Medical Assistant labs to provide instruction when needed.
  • Fosters an encouraging, supportive and positive learning environment.

Assistant Director of Student Affairs

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
04.2017 - 09.2020
  • Attain and manage campus retention/attrition for 16 career programs, placement, and student satisfaction goals; provide input to ensure budgets, policies, practices, and actions produce desired results consistent with missions and strategic plans.
  • Oversee staff training and development; foster an environment that engages staff; and cultivate quality student relationships and professional development.
  • Foster relationships within the local health care community.
  • Ensure daily/weekly run rates are achieved for placements, job lead development, and re-entry/re-enrollment activities.
  • Oversee weekly corporate reports to include retention and 3rd party re-verification updates, as outlined per policies; report at leadership meetings.
  • Participate in all new start orientations.
  • Ensure information/activities and student files comply with accrediting and State agencies.
  • Chair the Graduation Committee.
  • Also responsible for gathering data throughout the reporting period and analyzing the data for annual submission to both intuitional accreditation as well as assisting Program Directors with Annual Reporting to programmatic accreditors.
  • Serves as campus contact/point person for accreditation reviews/Site Visits.
  • Serves on the COE Accreditation Committee.
  • Responsible for maintaining data on campus outcomes for annual reporting.

Sr. Graduate Employment Specialist

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
09.2014 - 04.2017
  • Completed required weekly reports for the Director of Student Affairs for submission to corporate; cultivated/nurtured relationships with students, graduates/alumni to ensure continuity for skill job matching; and facilitated professional development workshops on mock interviews, resume writing, dressing for success, and job seeking.
  • Helped plan and participated in campus activities including new student orientations, Student Appreciation Day, and graduations.
  • Achieved and maintained a job placement percentage of 80%+ for all clinical programs including Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Surgical Tech, Radiology Tech, and Nursing.
  • Helped the Assist Student Services team in reaching retention/attrition goals.
  • Aided the Campus President/Director of Student Affairs with all campus reporting statistics to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Council on Occupational Education (COE).

Externship Coordinator/Lead Medical Assistant Instructor

ANTHEM CAREER COLLEGE
07.2001 - 08.2014
  • Company Overview: Institution Closed
  • Sourced new potential externship sites while maintaining a standard rate of externship-to-graduate employment of at least 60%.
  • I taught three student classes monthly on career skills including job search strategies, professionalism, and employer expectations.
  • Facilitated structured externship orientations for all students entering the externship.
  • Provided students with prompt feedback on progress related to quizzes, tests, homework, and projects.
  • Maintained current and accurate records of student academic and attendance performance.
  • Presented facilitative, well-prepared, organized, and clear lectures and classroom activities aligned with the syllabus and school policies.
  • Institution Closed

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University
01.2021

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University
01.2017

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy Program -

Eastern College of Health Vocations
01.2000

Skills

  • Policies and Procedures

  • Active Listening

  • Strong Work Ethic

  • Team Training, Coaching, Counseling, and Development

  • Strategic Relationship Development

  • Annual Reporting and Documentation

  • Collaborations and Partnerships

  • Candidate relationship management

  • Recruitment metrics analysis

  • Strategic sourcing

  • Campus recruitment

  • Offer negotiation

  • Interview coordination

  • Employee retention strategies

  • Onboarding support

  • Applicant tracking

  • Candidate tracking

  • Candidate sourcing

Community Service Committees

  • Co-Chair, Council on Occupational Education (COE) Institutional Accreditation – Concorde Career College, 01/01/17 - 12/31/22
  • Participant, Leadership Memphis/Graduate Memphis/Community Attainment Network (CAN), 01/01/16 - 12/31/18
  • Vice President, Mystic Krewe of Pegasus Non-Profit, 01/01/13 - 12/31/17
  • Member, Employee Steering Committee - HealthSCOPE Benefits, 01/01/11 - 12/31/12
  • Editor, Quarterly AMT publication, 01/01/02 - 12/31/03
  • Board Member, American Medical Technologist (AMT) Arkansas Society, 01/01/03 - 12/31/03

Awards

  • Associate of the Quarter, Concorde Career College, 01/01/19
  • Associate of the Quarter, Concorde Career College, 01/01/16

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Partner

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
11.2022 - Current

Academic/Online Success Coach

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
09.2020 - 11.2022

Assistant Director of Student Affairs

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
04.2017 - 09.2020

Sr. Graduate Employment Specialist

CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
09.2014 - 04.2017

Externship Coordinator/Lead Medical Assistant Instructor

ANTHEM CAREER COLLEGE
07.2001 - 08.2014

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy Program -

Eastern College of Health Vocations

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University

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