Georgia Jones, PhD

Georgia Jones, PhD has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. From 2008 to 2012, they worked as a Wounded Warrior Resource Center Consultant at Ceridian, providing assistance to wounded service members and their families. Georgia continued this role at ValueOptions from 2011 to 2012 as a Wounded Warrior Resource Center Care Manager. In 2013, they served as an Outreach Assistant at Military OneSource, educating and informing service members and their families about available resources. From 2014 to 2018, they worked as a Faculty member at the University of Phoenix. Georgia then transitioned to the fitness industry, working as a Spinning Instructor at YMCA of the USA in 2017 and as a Fitness Coach at Coastal Fitness Training in 2018. Also in 2018, they worked as a Program Ambassador at The Value Of a Veteran. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Training Specialist at the Military Child Education Coalition, teaching and facilitating professional development and training. Most recently, they held multiple roles at Freedom Learning Group, including Subject Matter Expert from 2018 to 2021, Talent and Acquisition Coordinator from 2021 to 2021, and currently serves as the Manager of Talent Acquisition & Analytics.

Georgia Jones, PhD, has an extensive education history in the field of psychology. Georgia earned their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from the University of West Florida in 2005. Georgia furthered their education by pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University Washington, DC, graduating in 2008. Georgia then went on to complete their doctoral studies in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, earning their PhD from Capella University in 2013.

In addition to their formal education, Georgia has attained various certifications throughout their career. Georgia obtained a certificate in COVID-19 Contact Tracing from Coursera Course Certificates in July 2020. Recently, they have obtained several certifications related to recruiting and interviewing from LinkedIn, including "Recruiting Diverse Talent as a Hiring Manager," "Virtual Recruiting," "Recruiting Veterans," "Align Recruiting with Job Requirements," "Diversity Recruiting," "Interviewing a Job Candidate for Recruiters," "Recruiting Talent with Social Media," "Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Interviewing," "Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting for External Recruiters," "Talent Sourcing," and "Understanding Organisations and the Role of HR." These certifications were obtained between May and September 2022.