Renay Justice
Renay Justice is a seasoned recruitment professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in healthcare recruiting and high-volume full-cycle recruitment. She began her career in talent acquisition at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she contributed to corporate hiring initiatives and earned recognition for streamlining recruitment processes. Her early experiences laid a foundation for her expertise in operations management, team leadership, and coaching, which became central to her professional journey.
Throughout her career, Renay has worked across multiple industries, including corporate functions at TopBuild in Daytona Beach, Florida, where she managed recruitment for marketing, IT, legal, and accounting teams. She later focused on healthcare recruitment at AMN Healthcare, where she was promoted twice—from team lead to operations manager—leading a dynamic team of up to 18 recruiters. In this role, she was responsible for training, coaching, streamlining requisition assignments, and ensuring the team consistently met high-volume recruitment KPIs. Her leadership has been characterized by a commitment to operational excellence and fostering strong relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
Renay holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business and Managerial Economics from Indiana University Bloomington, where she graduated with a 3.9 GPA while balancing the responsibilities of single parenthood. She is a dedicated advocate for continuous learning and professional development, actively leveraging modern recruitment technologies and AI tools to enhance team performance. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Renay volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and values compassion, hard work, and relationship-building in both her personal and professional life.
• Indiana University Bloomington – Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business/Managerial Economics
• Procter & Gamble Silver Award
• AMN Healthcare President's Club
• Procter & Gamble Gold Award
• Habitat for Humanity
• Women's Talbot Society
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Volusia County – volunteer house building
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to hard work, dedication to learning, and building strong relationships. Balancing work and school as a single parent taught me resilience, and earning my bachelor's degree opened doors to early career opportunities that propelled me forward.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Throughout my career, mentorship has shaped me profoundly. A trusted advisor from Indiana University continues to offer career insight and book recommendations that challenge my thinking. Another mentor—someone local who supported me with childcare while I completed my degree—reminded me that success is never achieved alone. We rise because someone steadied us along the way.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Be compassionate and focus on building genuine relationships with everyone around you. The healthcare industry is demanding, and hiring managers are often under tremendous stress. Support your colleagues, think about how you can improve the experience of candidates, managers, and patients, and stay open to learning new skills and opportunities as the field evolves.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenges include high-volume hiring pressures, nursing shortages, and the stress on hiring managers, which was especially pronounced during COVID. Opportunities lie in leveraging new recruitment platforms and continuously updating our skills through digital learning to streamline processes and meet evolving industry needs.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being compassionate and building relationships with everyone around me is fundamental to how I approach my work. My whole purpose when I do recruiting is to think about how I can improve someone else's life in that industry - whether it's the person I'm hiring, the patient, or the hiring manager - and how can I make that whole experience better for them. I believe in being willing to work hard and being open to learning new skills and new opportunities, because it's so important, especially with everything that's constantly changing. I take advantage of educational resources like LinkedIn's free courses to keep my skills sharp. Just being open to learn, willing to help others, and trying to see areas of opportunities, even in a challenging moment, I think is extremely important. We need to support each other, especially in today's world, and help one another out as much as possible.