Desiree Carlos

Seasoned and highly skilled Recruiter and Talent Development Specialist with decades of experience in finding and coaching the best talent in the following industries: Maritime/Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering, O&G/Oilfield/Offshore Drilling, IT, Industrial/Road/Commercial Construction, Fire Protection, Operations, Sales/Service, Education, Corporate HR, Management and C-Level roles.

Talent Development Specialist - SERCO of Texas - Houston, TX

(2023-12 - 2025-09)

• Provide career counseling, mentoring, employment, and financial aid services to trainees who are eligible training and apprenticeship programs
• Provide tailored coaching to trainees, focusing on personal and talent development, strategic decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Deliver training on leadership best practices, communication, and time management tailored to the client's unique operational context.
• Support leaders in identifying areas for improvement, setting actionable goals, and achieving measurable results.
• Guide leaders in managing and resolving workplace challenges to foster a collaborative and productive environment.
• Develop and manage individual employment and service plans
• Regularly assess progress through one-on-one sessions, providing feedback and actionable recommendations to enhance leadership effectiveness.
• Regularly follow up with past and current trainees and apprentices to keep informed of employment status and of any possible certifications gained.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Recruiter I - Valaris Drilling (Prime Ocean) - Houston, TX

(2023-06 - 2023-09)

• Source, screen and disposition resumes
• Perform preliminary interviews
• Schedule in person interviews
• Create and extend job offers to qualified candidates
• Initiate hiring process with recruiting coordinators once offer acceptance
• Manage assigned employment requisitions (reviewing, editing and final approval of completed requisition)

Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Contractor) - L3Harris (Acara Solutions) - Waco, TX

(2022-06 - 2023-03)

• Manage a target load of forty job requisitions, including building job requisition, routing for departmental approvals, editing requisition and posting requisition
• Conduct intake calls for new requisitions with Hiring Managers
• Source, qualify and interview candidates for various positions
• Recruit for Engineering and Operations in the Aerospace and Defense industry, with focus on Avionics and Maritime sectors
• Schedule virtual and face to face interviews between candidates and Hiring Managers
• Extend verbal offers to candidates
• Create offer letters, route offer letter details to Hiring Managers and Human Resources for approvals and extend formal offers to candidates
• Inform Hiring Managers, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Coordinator of candidate's offer acceptance or offer declination
• Ensure that all steps and forms are completed and marked as such in ATS (PeopleFluent) to move selected candidate into on-boarding stage
• Assist at hiring events, as needed

Recruiter (Contractor) - Boeing (Collabera) - Dallas, TX

(2021-11 - 2022-05)

• Manage over fifty job requisitions to fulfill deadlines
• Conduct intake calls with Hiring Managers
• Source and communicate daily with candidates
• Submit counter-offer requests when necessary
• Create offer letters to extend employment for suitable interns and entry-level candidates
• Ensure that all appropriate forms are completed to move selected candidates forward to on-boarding stage after offer acceptance

Talent Acquisition Partner - Summit (Formerly Fire & Life Safety America) - Richmond, VA

(2018-09 - 2020-01)

• Proactively manage and prioritize open roles to source, select and onboard for eleven out of nineteen of FLSA's districts, nationwide
• Develop and maintain a strong network of Talent Pipelines with trade schools, universities, community colleges and military and government agencies
• Attend job fairs, trade shows and conferences, to generate highly qualified leads
• Partner with Hiring Managers to drive the recruitment process all nineteen locations, providing them with a high flow of applicants for specialized skilled labor and management opportunities
• Utilize ATS (UltiPro), as well as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Facebook, TalentNeuron, and other social media recruiting platforms, to assist in identifying and reaching strong, high-quality candidates
• Monitor key recruiting and retention matrices and proactively engage with Hiring Managers to make staffing adjustments, as needed

Recruiter - Zachry Group - La Porte, TX

(2015-02 - 2017-05)

• Source and screen candidates
• Perform preliminary interviews
• Coordinate site interviews with Hiring Managers to select qualified candidates for project-specific requirements
• Make contingent job offers based on federal/state employment law
• Manage assigned employment requisitions (reviewing, editing and final approval of completed requisition)
• Track and report staffing data using MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc.
• Assist in building and managing Employment Staffing Plans per employment and hiring requirements
• Build and update job requisitions based on project and scope of work
• Coordinate and conduct re-deployment initiatives
• Conduct operations and administrative ports of hiring process (background checks, drug screens, health screens, I9 compliance, E-Verify compliance, employment paperwork and site-specific requirements)
• Worked closely with HASC, DISA, NCCER and NCCCO
• Traveled both in-state and out of state to staff up turnarounds, as needed
• Assist at hiring events
• Other duties as assigned

HR Specialist - Conn's HomePlus - Houston, TX

(2011-09 - 2015-01)

• Designated Human Resources Representative for Houston Market
• Assisted with New Hire Orientations and Sales Training Classes
• Assisted HR Manager with internal investigations
• Conducted high volume Recruiting for Sales, Service and Distribution Departments
• Administrative Assistant to the Director of Training, Scheduling Director, Sr. VP of Retail, District Managers and Director of HR, as needed.

Bachelor's Degree - Political Science - Texas A&M University

High School Diploma, with honors - Kingwood High School