Johnny Curl

Johnny Curl has had a varied work experience in the HR and Talent Acquisition space. From 2014 to 2017, they were the Lead Employment Generalist at Brigham Young University, where they interviewed, hired, trained and managed 7 Employment Specialist employees, facilitated full-cycle recruiting and hiring while following employment law, and tracked, analyzed and reported various employment statistics for over 10,000 hires to management. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Recruiting Specialist at Vivint Smart Home, where they managed and trained recruiting interns to increase team productivity, developed reports, analyzed data and presented on findings to improve efficiency, and was responsible for hiring 30-40% of the team quota each week. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Lead Recruiter at Discover Financial Services, where they led a team of recruiters in meeting hiring volume and quality goals, and developed and integrated data reporting with ATS for all of Talent Acquisition. From 2021 to 2022, they were a Talent Partner at both Go1 and BambooHR, where they established day-to-day practice and advised on employment law as the first HR employee in the Western Hemisphere, created and led recruiting process and procedure in the Western Hemisphere as part of a global team based in Australia, interviewed and trained additional HR members in the USA, operated as HR Business Partner specializing in DE&I, training, and compliance, and led project management in these areas. Currently, they are the HR & Talent Acquisition Manager at Parallel, where they provide supportive care to students with learning differences, giving them the resources, training, and encouragement needed to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

Johnny Curl obtained a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Behavior/Human Resources from Brigham Young University. Johnny then went on to earn a Master of Strategic Human Resources from the University of Denver in the field of Management and Development. In December of 2018, Johnny Curl also obtained a Certified Staffing Professional certification from the American Staffing Association.