Nathan Allen
Recruiter and HR professional
Seven years of recruiting, onboarding, and payroll, including nearly five owning a staffing franchise.
At a glance
Recruiting, HR, and payroll
- Status
- Open to recruiting and HR roles
- Relocation
- Able to relocate anywhere
- Experience
- 7+ years in staffing and recruiting
- Focus
- Recruiting, onboarding, HR, and payroll
- Hires for
- Skilled trades, industrial, office, and technical roles
- Education
- B.S. Business Management, WGU, expected 2028
Experience
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Recruiting & HR Advisor
Vantage Recruiter, a startup job board
- Assisted in recruiting and onboarding developers, engineers, and other technical roles for a startup job board company.
- Advised leadership on the recruiting and human resources markets, including hiring trends and employer and candidate needs.
- Shared insights on market dissatisfaction with existing job boards to help shape the product.
- Provided insights on how AI could be implemented into the recruiting process while complying with state and federal regulations.
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Franchise Owner
Express Employment Professionals
- Owned recruiting end to end for internal staff and Express franchise employees, from recruiting and interviewing through scheduling and onboarding.
- Partnered with clients to manage job orders, recruiting and placing employees in skilled trades, industrial, and office roles at client locations so their staffing needs were filled accurately and on time.
- Trained internal staff on Express systems and daily processes.
- Managed payroll for 150+ employees in QuickBooks and custom payroll systems, including payroll compliance and workers' comp.
- Oversaw client satisfaction, contracts, and performance metrics.
- Streamlined internal processes to keep operations efficient and compliant with laws and franchise systems.
- Prospected new clients through cold calls, networking, and face-to-face visits.
- Built and maintained relationships with decision makers.
- Assessed client needs, presented staffing solutions, and negotiated rates and contracts.
- Followed up on leads to maintain a steady pipeline of opportunities.
- Expanded existing accounts by identifying additional staffing needs and new departments to serve.
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Recruiting Specialist
Express Employment Professionals
- Maintained a list of candidates looking for work via LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed, and other job listing sites.
- Completed phone interviews to decide if candidates would be a good fit as Express employees.
- Conducted in-person interviews to assess candidate fit for client roles.
- Filled client job orders for skilled trades, industrial, and office positions by recruiting candidates, screening them against job qualifications, extending job offers, and placing them at client locations.
- Called local businesses to present staffing solutions (inside sales).
How I hire
The same five steps for every opening, from the first conversation to the first day.
Learn the role
Sit down with the hiring manager on the qualifications, the schedule, and the start date.
Source
LinkedIn, Indeed, Facebook, other job boards, and the candidate list I keep warm.
Screen
A phone or video screen first, then a video or in-person interview against the job's qualifications, plus a background check and drug screening when the role requires them.
Offer
Extend the offer and get the right person started on time.
Onboard
Handle scheduling, onboarding, and training so the new hire starts ready.
More than recruiting
150+
Employees on payroll I managed in QuickBooks and custom systems, including payroll compliance and workers' comp.
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Sales
I prospected through cold calls, networking, and face-to-face visits, negotiated rates and contracts, and kept a steady pipeline of leads.
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Training
I trained my own staff on systems and daily processes, and fixed the processes that weren't working.
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AI in hiring, inside the law
I help leadership bring AI into recruiting while staying compliant with state and federal regulations.
Skills and tools
Recruiting
- Full-cycle recruiting
- Sourcing
- Phone, video, and in-person interviews
- Screening
- Extending offers
HR and onboarding
- Onboarding and training
- Human resources
- Payroll
- Payroll compliance
- Workers' comp
Where I source
- Indeed
- Job boards
Systems
- QuickBooks
- Custom payroll systems
- Applicant tracking systems
Hiring for recruiting or HR?
I'm looking for a recruiting or HR role where I can help a team hire well and help people find the job that fits. References are available on request.
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