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Empire Talent Partners was established to simplify the hiring process, both for individuals seeking employment and for companies eager to make the right hire. Specialization in the placement of C-level Executive/Personal Assistants, Administrative Assistants, Human Resources, Marketing and all Operations-related functions within all industries. Luxury travel industry expertise. In addition, Empire Talent Partners works with high-net worth individuals to identify talent to work in their estates/homes.Contact: jeff@empiretalentpartners.com

New York, Ny, Us

Oversaw and managed the Corporate Services and Luxury Travel/Hospitality departments o Facilitated and managed the recruitment process for placing individuals with specialties in: Administrative/Executive/Personal Assistants, Luxury Travel industry expertise, Hospitality, Finance, Real Estate, Human Resources, Interior Design, Marketing/Advertising, Public Relations/Communications, etc., professionals at all levels.o Travel/Hospitality industry talent and operational maven working with premier organizations nationally on staffing professionals from entry level to C-level Executives. o Expertise in staffing permanent positions for corporate clients and within my client's Estates/Homes across all verticals specializing in the placement of Executive/Personal Assistants to celebrities, athletes, high net worth individuals, C-level Executives, Board of Directors and other high level corporate Executiveso Partnered with C – level Executives, Human Resources Managers, hiring managers and recruiters to source, assess, attract and hire the best talent for both exempt and non-exempt positionso Partner with clients and business partners in setting the course for the corporate talent acquisition team to ensure the needs of the businesses are met while building and maintaining relationships with hiring managerso Established, tracked, and analyzed metrics and report on progress to business leadership, as requestedo Owned ongoing strategic development of recruiting processes: identify competitive landscapes, talent pipelining, providing insight on competitive benchmarking, defining candidate populations and emerging trendso Provided subject matter leadership, including engagement and thought leadership both within the company and to our clients while creating and nurturing a culture of service, credibility and partnership

New York, Ny, Us

o Facilitate and manage the recruitment process for placing individuals with specialties in: Administrative/Executive/Personal Assistants, Luxury Travel industry expertise, Hospitality, Finance, Real Estate, Human Resources, Interior Design, Marketing/Advertising, Public Relations/Communications, etc., professionals at all levels.o Travel/Hospitality industry talent and operational maven working with premier organizations nationally on staffing professionals from entry level to C-level Executives. o Expertise in staffing permanent positions for corporate clients and within my client's Estates/Homes across all verticals specializing in the placement of Executive/Personal Assistants to celebrities, athletes, high net worth individuals, C-level Executives, Board of Directors and other high level corporate Executiveso Partner with C – level Executives, Human Resources Managers, hiring managers and recruiters to source, assess, attract and hire the best talent for both exempt and non-exempt positionso Partner with clients and business partners in setting the course for the corporate talent acquisition team to ensure the needs of the businesses are met while building and maintaining relationships with hiring managerso Establish, track, and analyze metrics and report on progress to business leadership, as requestedo Own ongoing strategic development of recruiting processes: identify competitive landscapes, talent pipelining, providing insight on competitive benchmarking, defining candidate populations and emerging trendso Provide subject matter leadership, including engagement and thought leadership both within the company and to our clients while creating and nurturing a culture of service, credibility and partnership

New York, Ny, Us

o Hired to create and lead the Corporate Services department for the firmo Facilitated a high volume recruitment process for corporate clients across all verticals specializing in the placement of Administrative/Executive/Personal Assistants to celebrities, high net worth individuals, Board of Directors and high level Executives; Human Resources, Digital Media, Marketing, Architecture/Engineering, Legal, Hospitality, Interior Design, Fashion, Public Relations/Communications/Media, Sales/Account Management professionals at all levels; Office Managers; Facilities Managers, as well as positions within the estates of high net worth individuals.o Partnered with C – level Executives, Human Resources Managers, hiring managers and recruiters to source, assess,attract and hire the best talent for both exempt and non-exempt positionso Partnered with clients and business partners in setting the course for the corporate talent acquisition team to ensure the needs of the businesses are meto Coached, mentored and developed a team of recruiters, from scratch including helping them creatively customize successful search strategies to drive individual and team resultso Established, tracked, and analyzed metrics and report on progress to business leadership, as requestedo Owned ongoing strategic development of recruiting processes: identify competitive landscapes, providing insight on competitive benchmarking, defining candidate populations and emerging trendso Drove operation efficiencies through clearly identified and measured performance metricso Provided subject matter leadership, including engagement and thought leadership both within the company and our clients while creating and nurturing a culture of service, credibility and partnershipo Top producer at the organization throughout my duration of employment

New York, Ny, Us

o Top direct hire producer across all lines of businesses for years 2007 through 2013o Hired, trained and managed a team of up to 17 Recruiters in all aspects of becoming successful in staffingo Managed $2.5 MM in revenue for direct hire or permanent placements while overseeing a revenue in excess of $2 MM in temporary staffing revenue, which includes personal production and team achievementso Solicited new business by various means including cold calling, referrals, networking, etc…o Facilitated a high volume recruitment process for corporate clients across all verticals specializing in the placement of Administrative/Executive Assistants, Sales, Human Resources and Marketing and other operational positions at all levelso Partnered with C – level Executives, Human Resources Managers, hiring managers and recruiters to source, assess, attract and hire the best talent for both exempt and non-exempt positionso Developed the weekly, monthly/annual budget and metrics for Corporate Services department, including providing weekly financial reporting and forecasting, cash flow management, capital spending and expenditures review and approvalo Partnered with hiring managers to define search requirements and create targeted job descriptions; develop effective strategies for sourcing and evaluating candidates and implement those strategies to fill a broad range of open positions across their respective firmso Accrued innate ability to understand and articulate a hiring manager’s resource requirements, culture and other compatibility issues that are critical to making a successful hireo Planned, developed and established policies and objectives of functions if accordance with objectives of organizationo Conferred with organization officials and other division leaders to plan business objectiveso Provided support and assistance to other functions/verticals and human resources management

New York, Ny, Us

o Reported to Owner/Founder and Chief Executive Officer o Ran full life cycle direct hire desk with the highest production direct hire value across the firm while being groomed for a Director positiono Conferred with organization officials and other division leaders to plan business objectiveso Provided support and assistance to other functions/verticals and human resources managemento Interprets company policy to employees and enforces company policy and best practiceso Ensured efficiency of internal electronic database (Bullhorn) through improved organization structure, continued surveillance and establishing performance standardso Convened and conducted regular meetings of the Executive Leadership Team to facilitate development of policy, education and development of staff and to coordinate administrative activitieso Maintained all client/prospect, recruiting events and applicant data in Client Relationship Manager system, Bullhorno Conducted resume searches, developed job descriptions, screened resumes, conducted interviews and credentialed potential candidates to determine their worth as prospected employeeso Executed recruitment strategies by using internal database, the Internet, consultant referrals and ‘cold calling’o Acquired new accounts by referrals and ‘cold calling’, built excellent rapport with all clients and demonstrated diligent work ethic while ensuring customer satisfactiono Developed, created and implemented external candidate sourcing methodologies including partnering with community agencies, search firm liaison activities and internet tools utilization

New York, Ny, Us

o Conducted resume searches, developed job descriptions, screened resumes, conducted interviews and credentialed potential candidates to determine their worth as prospected employeeso Executed recruitment strategies by using internal database, the Internet, consultant referrals and ‘cold calling’o Acquired new accounts by referrals and ‘cold calling’, built excellent rapport with all clients and demonstrated diligent work ethic while ensuring customer satisfactiono Developed, created and implemented external candidate sourcing methodologies including partnering with community agencies, search firm liaison activities and internet tools utilization

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