Jalonni Weaver

GEICO

Operations Recruiter - High Volume

Slalom

Co-Lead for Retention, Recruiting, and Sourcing - REACH Employee Resource Group

Social Media Manager, Specialist - Tour

Global Sr. Analyst, Talent Acquisition - Corporate Functions

Analyst, Talent Acquistion

Charles Schwab

Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquistion Intern

Fidelity Investments

Financial Services Associate

Southwest Airlines

Operations Agent / Trainer 

Ramp Agent

Chick-fil-A-Franchise

Leadership Development Program

Stephen F. Austin State University

Financial Assistant

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With a background that spans insurance, aviation, finance, tech, consulting, and HR, I bring a wide lens to the world of talent acquisition. I’ve seen how hiring works across different industries, and my mission has always stayed the same:

I’m not here to gatekeep, ghost, or sugarcoat. I’m here to advocate, educate, and connect the right people to the right opportunities.

Here’s how I show up in my work:

• Prioritize the candidate experience—always
• Partner with stakeholders to build trust and meet business needs
• Streamline processes to create a better, faster hiring journey
• Retain and attract top talent to keep pipelines healthy
• Help candidates understand the company’s mission, values, and culture
• Champion DEI through intentional, equitable hiring practices
• Support employer branding through storytelling, events, and training
• Keep it real—because we’re not brain surgeons, we just work in TA

I’m passionate about removing barriers, creating people-first experiences, and making sure everyone gets a seat (and a voice) at the table.

Thanks for being here! I’m excited to connect and keep sharing this wild journey through HR and talent acquisition.

Podcast Host

Hey you,

Shoutout to you for taking that temp job because you had to make ends meet.

Shoutout to you for taking that contract position to gain experience.

Shoutout to you for driving Lyft or Uber for 8 to 12 hours a day to keep the lights on.

Shoutout to you for doing DoorDash, Instacart, and UberEats just to pay your car note.

Shoutout to you for taking that role as a barista, waiter, waitress, retail associate, warehouse worker, or any job that others might look down on but you took it because you know how to grind.

Shoutout to you for choosing work that may not match your degree or your dream job right now but still showing up every day because survival comes first.

Shoutout to you for putting your pride to the side and doing what needed to be done even when it felt unfair, frustrating, or exhausting.

Shoutout to you for being adaptable, resourceful, and resilient in a world that keeps throwing curveballs.

Shoutout to you for not giving up even when life got loud and heavy. You kept going. You kept praying. You kept believing that a better season was coming.

If nobody told you today, you are doing what you need to do to get through this chapter, and that takes strength. Your story is not over and this grind is not forever. I promise, friend. ❤️

just a person in the human business • neurodivergent mama • TEDx speaker • mental health advocate • faith-based content creator

I called a candidate this morning and made them an offer. I asked when they could start and they said, “as soon as possible,” because they have been unemployed for the last year and a half and driving Lyft just to survive.

I see people post about being unemployed on LinkedIn every single day. I see the frustration, the fear and the constant exhaustion. 

So when I get the chance to call someone and say, “You got the job,” especially someone who has been impacted by this economy, it never gets old for me.

That one phone call that I get to make to someone means that rent gets paid, groceries get bought, lights stay on
hope gets restored.

I didn’t get into this industry because of the money, although the money is nice. (I also don’t get paid per hire, I am a salaried employee.) I got into it because I wanted to be the person I felt like I needed during my own job search.

To my candidate, welcome to AT&T! 💙

just a person in the people business • neurodivergent mama • TEDx speaker • mental health advocate • faith-based content creator

During my job search, I applied to the job that I currently have 30 minutes after it posted on LinkedIn.

I applied directly through their careers site.

I did not have a direct referral that I could add to the application.

I did not know the recruiter recruiting for the role.

I did not know the hiring manager hiring for the role.

The recruiter reached out to me 3 days after my application was submitted and let me know that they wanted to schedule an interview for me to meet with the hiring managers. 

I had an interview with the hiring managers a few days later.

I got an offer for my current job 3 days after interviewing.

I had applied to AT&T 13 times before getting my “yes.”

And before you all say “you are well known so of course it was probably easy for you to get a job,” yeah, it does not work that way. I still have to be qualified for the job. There are plenty of talented people in this market who moved forward when I applied and I got rejected. I have been ghosted. I have been ignored. I have been disrespected. I have gotten the "unfortunately, we would like to move forward with someone else" automated emails after I went through several rounds of interviews like everyone else. So no, having a large following does not equal an automatic job.

What I am trying to say is, going the traditional route of applying still works. You do not always need a referral. You do not always need someone on the inside. You do not always need a direct connection to the manager. Sometimes it really is just your skills, your experience, your timing, and the right set of eyes on your resume.

So when you all say “you don’t know what it’s like to be a jobseeker in this market,” trust me, I do. I have been in your shoes. They were just a different style, a different season, a different journey. 

And that my friends is exactly why I lead with empathy and recruit the way that I do. ☺️

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Hey friend,

I just want to tell you that I’m proud of you.
You are worthy of being here.
Your experience is valuable.
Your skill set is needed.
You are the prize. 💛

That’s it. That’s the message.

Take care of your mental health.
Take care of your mental health.
Take care of your mental health.

This isn’t something that’s talked about enough, but it really needs to be. During tough or uncertain times, your mental health matters more than anything. You can’t pour from an empty cup, and sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself and everyone around you is to pause, rest, and reset.

It’s okay to unplug. It’s okay to step away from social media for a bit. I’ve learned that constantly seeing the news or scrolling through everyone’s highlight reels can send me into a downward spiral. Protecting my peace means knowing when to disconnect and focus on what truly fills me up.

Go for a walk. Journal. Pray. Meditate. Listen to music that lifts your spirit. Call someone who makes you laugh. Whatever helps you feel grounded, do more of that.

You don’t need to always be “on.” You don’t need to always be productive. You just need to take care of yourself, mind, body, and soul.

And remember, it’s okay to not be strong all the time. That doesn’t make you weak, it makes you human.

It’s okay to feel your emotions. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is allow yourself to feel instead of pretending everything is fine. True strength looks like vulnerability. It’s knowing when to pause, when to ask for help, and when to give yourself grace.

Marshawn Kneeland scored a touchdown Monday night, one of the biggest highlights of his young career, and now he’s gone.

It’s heartbreaking. He was living his dream, doing what he loved, and in the blink of an eye, he’s no longer here.

While you’re giving yourself grace, make sure you’re giving it to others too. Be kind, because you never really know what someone is dealing with behind their smile or what they’re carrying behind closed doors. ✨

Harbor Group Management Company

Leading operations, marketing, and customer service for 528-unit community.

Senior Property Manager

Care-Aging Consulting

✦	Coach award-winning sales teams in interdepartmental communication, lead generation, communication & closing.
✦	Develop productive sales and marketing plans, helpful tools and resources, compelling events, and dynamic content to generate leads and sales.

Marketing And Public Relations Consultant

Freedom Square of Seminole

✦	Created 3-year strategic sales and marketing plan with multichannel approach for CCRC that boosted lead generation by 68% YOY.
✦	Stabilized sales team, CRM, and boosted number of sales and dollars-per-sale by 50% over 2 years.
✦	Cultivated interdepartmental collaboration and  resident advisory group to gain buy-in, create ambassadors and speakers bureau.

Director Of Sales Marketing

Equity Residential

✦ Promoted from managing 250 unit dual site with retail to 368-unit single site with larger, national brand retail to 463-unit complex multi-site managing 15 team members, vendors, and an annual $15M budget.
   ✦ Created process handbooks for new team members, joined First Day Orientation Training Team and mentored new Community Managers.
   ✦ Directed social media presence for all 3 communities and collaborated with national marketing ensure dynamic online presence as well as curb appeal and local awareness. 
   ✦ Teamed up with revenue management to maximize daily pricing model.
   ✦ Managed multiple renovation projects in collaboration with Construction Services, while stabilizing the maintenance team due to leaves and transfers.
   ✦ Brought each community into Tax Credit compliance with perfect audits all 3 years.

Multi-Site Community Manager

Kensington Place Redwood City

✦	Became Certified Residential Care Facility for Elders (RCFE) Administrator and assumed role of Interim Administrator.
✦	Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations including Title 22 under Community Care Licensing with $8M annual budget.
✦	Managed on-the-floor communication, coaching and development, and team morale for team of nearly 100.

Interim Administrator (Certified RCFE Administrator)

✦	Marketing and outreach for beautiful, innovative Memory Care community
✦	Manage 67-bed memory care community partnerships and marketing efforts from pre-open to 98.5% occupancy plus growing wait list.
✦	Created training course for hospital staff, skilled nursing referral sources, community, police and other first responders to better recognize and assist those with dementia.
✦	Recruiting, hiring, training and continued team member training, coaching, and development.
✦	Develop human resource processes, employee handbooks, resident guides, collateral materials.

Director of Community Outreach & Education

St Clare Commons

✦	Pre-market analysis, building set-up, create marketing plan, collateral materials, documentation, processes for $40M new construction senior living project with 152 healthcare continuum suites
✦	Beat census projections 6 months ahead of schedule!
✦	Created collaborative partnerships with physicians, referral sources, internal resources to innovate customer experience
✦	Created and coordinated events such as job and health fairs, open houses, grand opening festivities, educational opportunities. Notably, the first job fair netted more than 4,000 resumes for 130 jobs!

Director of Marketing

Otterbein Retirement Living Communities

✦	Built census from 61% to 100% plus a waiting list!
✦	Oversaw Sales & Admissions teams, outbound marketing of two Continuing Care Retirement Communities totaling 288 senior healthcare apartments (Promoted from Community Information Director)
✦	Created & produced successful marketing events, netting hundreds of new qualified leads annually, building relationships with prospects, family members and community
✦	Reported on all facets to Executives, Board of Directors, Vice Presidents

Regional Marketing Director

Toledo HBA

Past President of Apartment Association
Council Member
Board of Directors

Toledo Area Apartment Council

Dillin LLC

✦  Managed 234 Luxury Apartments, Sales & Home Owner Association of 18 high-end brownstones
✦  Created marketing plans, sales and events for and with 31 retailers and restaurants
✦  Supervised and scheduled sales, leasing agents, maintenance team, and contractors
✦  Coordinated contract administration, travel, and other administrative tasks
✦  Created events, marketing materials, contracts, newsletters, maintained website, resource databases

Tenant Relations Director and Assistant to Executive Vice President

I am an experienced Sales, Marketing and Property Operations Leader with more than 20 years of success in increasingly responsible leadership roles, consistently driving growth across senior living and multifamily residential communities. I am known for opening, marketing, and managing new communities from blue sky to wait lists. Community start-ups and acquistion realignments are my favorite

What I do is stay abreast of industry trends, define overall marketing strategy, inspire innovation, and create meaningful stories and collateral to fuel revenue growth using multi- and omni-channel marketing. I also hire and develop individuals and teams to do more than they thought possible, focusing on the bigger picture but with regular KPI check-ins to achieve larger goals.

The added value that I bring is having managed both sales and marketing as well as operations, I am adept at garnering all-team buy-in and synergy across departments, ensure smooth operations, creating and managing to budgets, as well as ensuring great customer service by building relationships. 

>>> EXPERTISE <<<

☑ Property and Facilities Management 
☑ New Community Launches
☑ Sales & Leasing Staffing & Training 
☑ Strategic Sales & Marketing Leadership
☑ P&L Accountability with Single Digit Delinquency and Vacancy
☑ Perfect LIHTC Audits 3 years running
☑ Market Analysis
☑ Presentations and Events 
☑ Senior Living Innovation
☑ Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Administration
☑ Aging Awareness & Advocacy 
☑ Creative Content Contributor
☑ Advertising Contract Negotiation
☑ Media Relations and Press Releases 
☑ B2B and B2C Sales 
☑ Customer Relationship Management
☑ CRM Tool Administration
☑ Project Management and Leadership

My personal mission is to create and encourage communities and attitudes that foster happy, healthy residents who are served with decency, dignity, respect, and kindness. #opentowork #innovation #apartments #communities #CAM #CPM #seniorliving #seniorliving 

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