Alex Nowakowski Email & Phone Number

Santa Ana, Ca, Us

• Consistently provide an outstanding recruitment experience, as shown by my overall 97% satisfaction score from new employees during the candidate recruitment experience and 97.5% pre-hire service score from hiring managers.• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, including the sourcing, engaging, interviewing, and onboarding process. • Utilize operational analysis, trending, benchmarking, and research to support staffing plans. • Execute strategic and innovative recruiting practices to build candidate pipelines and source passive candidates through LinkedIn and Indeed.• Educate and train hiring managers on interviewing and market trends.• Develop and track measurable facets of the recruiting and hiring process to continually improve transparency and uncover areas of opportunity.• Mentor junior recruiters through job shadows and one-on-ones.• Lead college recruiting and internship initiatives; develop working relationships with colleges to aid in recruiting and participate in job fairs.• Manage the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) content, including all pertinent applicant and interview data; create and distribute reports on trends/recruiting statistics.• Accountable for the effective implementation of recruiting processes in accordance with company policies and state/federal law.• Communicate with managers and employees proactively and regularly to establish rapport, gauge morale, and source new candidate leads.• Support organization-wide projects to improve Human Resources systems and procedures including a conversion from ADP to Workday.• Assisted with the redesign and co-facilitation of Management Essentials: Fundamentals of Interviewing and Hiring course.• Redesigned the Talent Acquisition intranet department page, which helps teams know how to work effectively with the department.

Santa Ana, Ca, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

• Managed the recruiting and hiring practices and procedures to recruit and hire a superior workforce, including employment regulatory compliance for both office and plant positions.• Managed organizational initiatives focused on training programs, talent development, and performance management.• Facilitated employee relations practices (teamwork workshops, DISC personality assessment sessions, and recognition events) to support a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation.• Managed and implemented the Culture Index Survey, which assisted managers in better understanding how to manage their direct reports. • Assisted in the recommendation and creation of Human Resources policies and procedures.• Developed and maintained employee orientation/on-boarding and training programs. • Monitored and advised managers and supervisors on the progressive discipline system of the company.• Analyzed and reported Human Resources metrics for employment, on boarding, and other new hire data.• Acted as Human Resources Business Partner for Direct Store Delivery division (10 Leaders and over 40 employees) and managed Depart of Transportation files. Implemented in-person New Hire Orientation, training, and recognition events to ensure Direct Store Delivery employees received the same experience.• Awarded with multiple promotions due to outstanding work performance.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

• Recruited and interviewed candidates for variety of clients across multiple industries, such as Lowes Home Improvement Store and Pepsi.• Responsible for industry- and function-focused candidate sourcing, pre-screening, testing, and qualifying.• Maintained a strong network of diverse candidates with critical skills sets based on client demand and in support of ManpowerGroup Solution’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing line of business.• Executed task-based recruitment activities, such as phone screening, email blasting, sourcing, researching, job posting, and work coordinating.

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

• Interviewed, managed, and trained an average of 75 new Customer Service Representatives, team leads, and senior specialists per year.• Successfully managed, motivated, developed, and provided ongoing training to ensure staff retention and dedication that led to a 30% decrease in employee turnover.• Determined staff promotions and demotions, and terminated employees when necessary.• Completed new hire onboarding and paperwork, and explained benefits to employees.• Responsible for developing and administering systems and reports, as well as scheduling and assigning projects.