Crystal H.

Crystal Holmes is an accomplished HR professional with more than 20 years of experience leading recruitment, staffing, and talent acquisition strategies across federal agencies and complex organizations. She has built her career on driving operational excellence, workforce planning, and process improvements that deliver measurable results.

Throughout her career, Crystal has successfully partnered with leaders to align hiring initiatives with mission-critical goals, reduce time-to-hire, and enhance the candidate experience. She has led recruitment teams through high-volume, hard-to-fill, and specialized hiring, consistently achieving faster placements, stronger applicant pipelines, and improved offer acceptance rates. Her expertise spans strategic sourcing, employer branding, policy compliance, and workforce development.

Crystal’s federal HR background includes leadership roles with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Treasury, Transportation, and Homeland Security, where she advised executives, shaped policy, and optimized staffing programs. She has directed large-scale recruitment projects, implemented standardized processes that reduced hiring timelines, and developed innovative approaches to talent acquisition that elevated organizational effectiveness.

With a Master of Business Administration, Crystal combines deep technical knowledge with an energetic, forward-thinking leadership style. She is passionate about building diverse, engaged, and high-performing workforces while creating efficient, scalable systems that support long-term organizational success.

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