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# Erika Cole

**Headline:** Lead of Talent Acquisition Operations @ McAfee \| Leadership
**Location:** Forney, TX, USA

## About

Erika Cole is the Lead of Talent Acquisition Operations at McAfee, where she brings experience in recruiting coordination, interview scheduling, candidate engagement, and talent\-acquisition operations\. Erika is strongest in organizing complex, time\-sensitive processes across stakeholders, maintaining accurate records, coordinating logistics, and supporting a positive customer or candidate experience\. At Korn Ferry, she supported recruiting for Cox Automotive through complex U\.S\. interview scheduling, travel coordination, onboarding logistics, applicant\-tracking\-system records, and communication by phone, video, and in person\. Her earlier administrative and operations work spans executive support, marketing\-project coordination, event and volunteer coordination, engineering\-project scheduling, and dental\-office management\. Erika has managed calendars, project timelines, escrow timelines, files, databases, marketing campaigns, and office processes, with experience using Dentrix and Eaglesoft\. She also brings training in collaborative leadership, conflict resolution, communication through disagreement, workplace personality differences, AI for administrative roles, and LinkedIn Recruiter’s AI\-powered talent\-acquisition tools\. Erika communicates in English and holds a Notary certification\.

## Services

- Office Management
- Appointment Scheduling
- Leadership
- Data Entry
- Marketing
- Social Networking
- Administrative Assistance
- Microsoft Excel
- Administrative Assistants
- Customer Service
- Team Building
- Management
- Microsoft Office
- Project Management
- Dentistry
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Marketing
- Social Media
- Dentrix
- Eaglesoft
- Scheduling
- Job Scheduling
- Schedules
- Process Efficiency
- Team Effectiveness
- Sales
- Training
- Event Planning
- Event Management

## Highlights

- Leads Talent Acquisition Operations at McAfee\.
- Held Talent Acquisition Coordinator roles at McAfee\.
- Served as a Senior Recruiting Coordinator at Korn Ferry\.
- Supported Cox Automotive as a Recruiting Coordinator at Korn Ferry\.
- Coordinated complex interview schedules with stakeholders at all levels across the United States\.
- Supported candidate engagement throughout the recruitment lifecycle by phone, video, and in\-person interactions\.
- Coordinated travel and onboarding logistics on behalf of recruiters\.
- Helped ensure interviews were confirmed, accurate, and timely\.
- Documented, tracked, and maintained applicant records and engagement status in an applicant tracking system\.
- Provided executive administrative support to a Senior Associate at Marcus & Millichap\.
- Maintained listing and transaction files and entered listing activity data, including activations, reactivations, removals, under\-contract and closed listings, proposals, and marketing packages\.
- Created print and digital publications and managed mass email campaigns at Marcus & Millichap\.
- Provided proofreading, creation, and project\-management support for marketing initiatives\.
- Managed project timelines, escrow timelines, and media monitoring\.
- Served as an Administrative Assistant, Client Support Coordinator, and Volunteering Coordinator for DallasHR and The HRSouthwest Conference\.
- Supported an association serving nearly 2,000 DallasHR members and programming that includes more than 60 educational offerings annually\.
- Supported The HRSouthwest Conference, which provides more than 100 educational sessions and a Marketplace of more than 200 HR solutions and services\.
- Supported Client Managers and Project Managers as a Scheduling Coordinator at Partner Engineering & Science, Inc\.
- Helped staff assessors for engineering and environmental reports, maintained project files, coordinated subcontractor communication, and managed team calendars\.
- Managed daily operations as an Office Manager at a dental practice\.
- Created a database for patient\-chart record retention and maintained processes to improve billing, monthly\-statement, finance, and inquiry accuracy and efficiency\.
- Managed patient charts, insurance records, company files, and treatment\-plan organization and presentation\.
- Has extensive systems knowledge of Dentrix and Eaglesoft\.
- Holds certifications in Notary, Collaborative Leadership, conflict resolution, communication through disagreement, workplace personality differences, AI for administrative roles, and LinkedIn Recruiter: AI\-Powered Talent Acquisition\.

## Experience

- **Lead of Talent Acquisition Operations at McAfee** (2023–present)
- **Talent Acquisition Coordinator at McAfee** (2021–2023)
- **Senior Recruiting Coordinator at Korn Ferry** (2019–2020)
- **Recruiting Coordinator for Cox Automotive at Korn Ferry** (2018–2020) — As a Senior Recruitment Coordinator, I play a critical role in the Talent Acquisition team supporting: interview scheduling, travel coordination and on\-boarding logistics on behalf of the recruiters\. Which includes: Complex scheduling with all levels of stake holders across the U\.S candidate engagement throughout the recruitment lifecycle via \(phone, video, in\-person\) Delivering a positive candidate experience by working closely with the recruitment team to ensure all interviews are confirmed, accurate and timely Work closely with recruitment team to ensure all interviews are confirmed Document, track, and maintain applicant records and status of engagements in the applicant tracking system
- **Executive Administrator at Marcus & Millichap** (2017–2018) — Provided professional support to Senior Associate which included: Maintain listing and transaction files Creation of print and digital publications Mass e\-mail campaigns Provide marketing support \(proofreading, creation and project management\) Manage project timelines Escrow timeline management Media monitoring Data entry of all listing activities including new activations, reactivation, removals, under contract and closed, proposals and marketing packages
- **Administrative Assistant & Client Support Coordinator & Volunteering Coordinator at Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Inc\. & The HRSouthwest Conference** (2015–2017) — DallasHR is the local chapter affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management \(SHRM\), and is a notfor\-profit professional association formed to foster the development of its membership, be a forum for the exchange of ideas and provide leadership for human resource concerns\. DallasHR provides a wide variety of resources to enhance the professionalism, competence and knowledge of its nearly 2,000 members\. The association supports the HR practitioner, advances the profession, champions HR causes and supports the business community by providing subject\-matter expertise, relevant educational offerings and purposeful networking opportunities\. In addition to more than 60 educational offerings annually, DallasHR coordinates and hosts The HRSouthwest Conference \(HRSWC\), the leading regional human resources event in the United States and the State of Texas SHRM Conference\. HRSWC provides more than 100 educational sessions from thought leaders, numerous engaging networking events a
- **Scheduling Coordinator at Partner Engineering & Science, Inc\.** (2014–2015) — Provide support to a region of Client Managers and Project Managers in helping staff assessors to produce and assemble engineering and environmental reports data entry into firm database staff projects based on clients' requirements/standards interact and provide subcontractors with ongoing communication while maintaining rapport maintain project files on company server assist with staffing of projects manage team calendars\.
- **Office Manager at Dental Practice** (2011–2014) — Managed day to day activities of office Established effective systems for record retention by creating database for patient charts Energetic attitude and a "Customer is First" attitude with all customer interactions Extensive Systems knowledge of Dentrix and Eaglesoft software Maintained detailed Office processes to improve accuracy and efficiency of billing, monthly statements, finances, inquiries Managed patient charts, insurance records, and company files with a treatment plan organization and presentation

## Education

- Requirements — Clover Park Technical College

## FAQ

### What does Erika do at McAfee?

Erika is the Lead of Talent Acquisition Operations at McAfee\. Her McAfee experience also includes Talent Acquisition Coordinator roles\.

### What are Erika’s core professional strengths?

Erika’s strengths include talent\-acquisition operations, complex interview and meeting scheduling, candidate engagement, travel and onboarding logistics, applicant\-record management, calendar coordination, project management, customer service, and process efficiency\.

### What roles did Erika hold at Korn Ferry?

At Korn Ferry, Erika was a Senior Recruiting Coordinator and also served as a Recruiting Coordinator supporting Cox Automotive\.

### What did Erika accomplish while supporting Cox Automotive at Korn Ferry?

In supporting Cox Automotive at Korn Ferry, Erika handled interview scheduling, travel coordination, and onboarding logistics on behalf of recruiters\. She coordinated complex scheduling with stakeholders at all levels across the United States engaged candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle by phone, video, and in person helped ensure interviews were confirmed, accurate, and timely and documented, tracked, and maintained applicant records and engagement status in the applicant tracking system\.

### What did Erika do at Marcus & Millichap?

Erika provided professional support to a Senior Associate at Marcus & Millichap\. Her responsibilities included maintaining listing and transaction files creating print and digital publications managing mass email campaigns providing marketing support through proofreading, creation, and project management managing project and escrow timelines monitoring media and entering listing activity data for new activations, reactivations, removals, under\-contract listings, closed listings, proposals, and marketing packages\.

### What was Erika’s work with DallasHR and The HRSouthwest Conference?

Erika served as an Administrative Assistant, Client Support Coordinator, and Volunteering Coordinator for Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Inc\. and The HRSouthwest Conference\. DallasHR is the local Society for Human Resource Management affiliate and a nonprofit association that supports nearly 2,000 members through HR resources, education, networking, leadership, and subject\-matter expertise\. DallasHR offers more than 60 educational offerings annually and coordinates The HRSouthwest Conference, described as the leading regional HR event in the United States and the State of Texas SHRM Conference the conference includes more than 100 educational sessions, networking events, and a Marketplace with more than 200 HR solutions and services\.

### What did Erika do at Partner Engineering & Science, Inc\.?

As a Scheduling Coordinator at Partner Engineering & Science, Inc\., Erika supported a region of Client Managers and Project Managers\. She helped staff assessors to produce and assemble engineering and environmental reports, entered data into the firm database, staffed projects according to client requirements and standards, communicated with subcontractors, maintained project files on the company server, assisted with project staffing, and managed team calendars\.

### What experience does Erika have in dental\-office management?

As an Office Manager at a dental practice, Erika managed daily office activities and created a database for patient\-chart record retention\. She maintained office processes to improve billing, monthly\-statement, finance, and inquiry accuracy and efficiency managed patient charts, insurance records, company files, treatment\-plan organization, and presentation and brought a customer\-first approach to customer interactions\. She has extensive systems knowledge of Dentrix and Eaglesoft\.

### What skills does Erika list?

Erika’s listed skills include office management, appointment scheduling, leadership, data entry, marketing, social networking, administrative assistance, Microsoft Excel, customer service, team building, management, Microsoft Office, project management, dentistry, marketing strategy, strategic planning, social media marketing, social media, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, scheduling, job scheduling, process efficiency, team effectiveness, sales, training, event planning, event management, client services, customer experience, special\-events coordination, time management, scheduling management, hotel contract negotiation, meeting scheduling, photo touch\-up, and Remote Desktop\.

### What is Erika’s education?

Erika studied Requirements at Clover Park Technical College\.

### What certifications does Erika hold?

Erika holds certifications in Notary Collaborative Leadership Conflict Resolution For Beginners Communicating through Disagreement How to Proactively Manage Conflict as an Employee Working More Effectively with Different Personalities AI for Administrative Roles: Streamline Tasks and Boost Productivity and LinkedIn Recruiter: AI\-Powered Talent Acquisition\.

### What languages does Erika speak?

Erika’s listed language is English\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/fawn\-cole\-66246b51

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