Paul Smith

Paul Smith is an experienced hiring and talent acquisition professional currently serving as the Manager of Selection and Hiring at Noble Network of Charter Schools since October 2020. In this role, Paul supports strategic hiring initiatives aimed at achieving full staffing for teaching, leadership, and support roles, while continually enhancing equitable hiring processes and training managers in unbiased selection practices. Previous positions include Talent Acquisition Lead at Skills for Chicagoland's Future, where Paul focused on recruiting underserved talent, and Talent Acquisition Advisor at PeopleScout, promoting non-exempt positions. Other experience encompasses customer service and sales roles at Chase, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and as an Optician at Vision Works Optometry. Paul holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois Chicago.