LaToya Black

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DISC Type : DC

Talent Acquisition Manager at City of Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Overview

LaToya Black is a Talent Acquisition Manager with 20 years of dedicated experience at the City of Kansas City, MO. She is an IPMA-HR Senior Certified Professional specializing in innovating recruiting processes, reducing time-to-hire, and managing HRIS systems like PeopleSoft. People who have worked with her describe her as dedicated and conscientious.

While specific hobbies are not publicly mentioned, her long-term commitment to a single organization suggests a strong sense of loyalty and dedication. Her focus on people-first solutions indicates she values creating supportive and effective work environments for her community.

She recently presented on modernizing talent acquisition at the LEAP HR State & Local Government Conference and was subsequently asked to MC the event.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Rigorous & Demanding

Fast But Analytical

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Modernizing TA Strategy
She presented at a national conference on how she modernized recruitment processes for the City of Kansas City, nearly cutting the time-to-hire in half.
Public Sector HR
With a 20-year career exclusively at the City of Kansas City, MO, she has deep expertise in the unique challenges of government human resources.
HRIS & PeopleSoft
She has extensive experience as a functional lead for PeopleSoft's Talent Acquisition Module, managing system upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting.

Media Appearances

LaToya has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2021
Talent Acquisition Manager at City of Kansas City, MO
6-2005
Senior Human Resources Specialist & HR Social Media Coordinator at City of Kansas City, MO
5-2005
Sr Human Resources Specialist/Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist at City of Kansas City, MO
5-2016
Senior Human Resources Specialist (HRIS SR Specialist) at City of Kansas City, MO Human Resources HR Information Systems
Account Rep at Trader Publishing

Education

1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) from University of Missouri-Columbia
1998 - 2001
Bachelor of Science from Missouri Western State University

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Insights For Selling To LaToya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with LaToya is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from LaToya

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will LaToya move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can LaToya take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And LaToya

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