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Samantha Preston

@samanthapreston

Recruitment & Retention Specialist at Chimes, Inc, who reduced HBHS open requisitions by 32% and agency spending by 25%.

United States

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At Chimes, Inc, I designed and implemented a recruiting strategy for Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems across 15 regions, 60 programs, and 65 hiring managers. I reduced open requisitions by 32% and agency spending by 25%.

At Down to Staff, I designed candidate-resource websites that increased user clicks by 45% and successful prescreen calls by 33%. I also suggested a social media platform that gained 3,500 organic email subscribers and 95,000 followers in four months.

Earlier, I generated more than $475,000 in placement revenue through five targeted talent searches at Down to Staff. At Smyth Jewelers, I created custom orders with clients and consistently exceeded my monthly sales plan by at least 15%.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Recruitment & Retention Specialist

Current

Chimes, Inc

Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Designed and implemented a recruiting strategy for Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems across 15 regions, reducing open requisitions by 32% and agency spending by 25%. Trained new hires and developed training documents for the HBHS Recruiting System.

Recruitment Training ATS Candidate Sourcing Stakeholder Management

Special Projects Coordinator

Down to Staff

Mar 2021 - Apr 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Designed and established user-friendly websites, including an optimized candidate resources page, resulting in a 45% increase in user clicks. Utilized Mailchimp for email marketing campaigns and implemented corporate volunteer days.

Web Design Mailchimp Marketing Project Management Social Media

Recruiter

Down to Staff

Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 (2 years)

Communicated duties, compensation, and benefits to potential candidates, and negotiated salaries. Generated more than $475,000 in placement revenue through targeted talent searches.

Recruitment Negotiation ATS CMS Internet Mining

Diamond Consultant

Smyth Jewelers

Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Designed and created custom orders for high-level clients, consistently exceeding monthly sales plan by at least 15%. Verified authenticity and quality of gemstones and assisted buyers in purchasing new stones.

Sales Customer Service Gemology Custom Design

National Site Director

Heavy Hammer New Media Solutions

Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 (3 months)

Facilitated sales of online advertising and marketing to real estate agents and loan officers. Managed market information in CRM and maintained client accounts to ensure membership renewal.

Sales CRM Account Management Lead Generation

Business Development Associate

Heavy Hammer New Media Solutions

Feb 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 5 months)

Cold called real estate agents to introduce product and proactively sought product and market knowledge. Assisted management in training newly hired business development partners.

Cold Calling Sales Training Market Research