Kristi Jones's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Kristi Jones has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.KristiJones has over 10 years of experience in the fields of payroll and benefits, Corporate Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, and Individual Talent Acquisition.

🎓 Education

Kristi Jones' educational background and work readiness include a twelve-year Associate of Arts and Science career in music education. Jones worked in various capacities as an instructors, music director, music therapist, music evaluator, and music programming director. She also has experience in music replication, music software development, music criticism, and music pedagogy from her time involved in music education. Jones has worked in numerous music education programs throughout her career, and has given voice to various music education opinions and insights. Overall, Kristi Jones has a varied and well-rounded knowledge of music education and its appropriate use within the contexts of individuals and institutions. She has the ability to provide sound, well-founded advice not only to music educators, but also to individual students and small groups of music students.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Kristi Jones has over 10 years of experience in the Payroll and Benefits Administration field, handling a variety of responsibilities such as profit sharing, 401(K) plan, medical, dental, flexible spending, disability and life. Kristi also maintained employee and executive personnel files. Kristi was responsible for workers compensation, unemployment administration and unemployment claims management. Corporate Recruiter at Helzberg Diamonds from May 1998 to January 2009 (10 years 9 months). As the Corporate Recruiter Kristi was responsible for identifying and implementing effective sourcing strategies to meet Helzberg Diamonds Corporate Office staffing needs. She managed the recruiting process and made hiring recommendations and decisions. She also managed the applicant tracking system, the development and production of recruiting materials, managed external employment agencies and handled unemployment for the company.Director, Talent Acquisition at Spring Venture Group in Kansas City, Missouri Area. Develop, build and implement both short and long term flexible hiring strategies including seasonal positions. Lead and manage a fully integrated recruitment strategy and team of recruiters with an emphasis on talent pipeline to ensure we meet current and future staffing requirements. Partner with leadership to create new, innovative and impactful ways to reach target candidate pools, deliver and report results, and drive the Spring Venture Group talent brand while continuously raising the bar to improve the talent Acquisition processes.Manager, Talent Acquisition at H&R Block from February 2012 to January 2019 (7 years) in Kansas City, Missouri Area. Direct, manage, and coach teams across departments. Manage processes and procedures. Execute and enforce consistent application of processes. Develop, monitor and manage to team budget. Develop and maintain project plans, including resource assignments, risks and issues. Manage development operations including organization, staffing. Conduct employment interviews, make hiring decisions, and participate in corrective action and termination discussions and decisions. Monitor performance and develop team members to ensure consistent, effective and efficient processes. Prepare and deliver associate quarterly and annual performance reviews, including performance metrics for each performance objective.October 2009 - January 2012 (length of assignments varied) Kristi held contract positions with H&R Block (Sr. Recruiter and Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition) before accepting a full-time opportunity as the Manager, Talent Acquisition. Consultant at Ryan Estis & Associates from February 2009 to December 2014 (5 years 11 months). Kristi is working with Ryan Estis & Associates, a Speaking and Consulting practice focused on helping companies more effectively engage with their two most important audiences, employees & customers. Ryan Estis is a HR Communications Consultant & Professional Trainer whose keynote, seminar and workshop events focus on critical needs/best practices in Human Capital Management (Employee Engagement - Employee Branding - Recruiter Effectiveness). Serve as USA Senior Associate with the Employer Brand Institute and professional member of the National Speaker's Association. Deliver Corporate Master's Workshops is Sales Skill Development & Strategy, Process Improvement and Sales Leadership Training/Coaching. Passion on Purpose: Building and Sustaining a High Engagement/High Performance Culture Employment Branding 2.0: Branding Your Organization to Attract/Engage A Level TalentThe Game Plan: Professional Selling in the Knowledge