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Batavia, Illinois, Us

Batavia, Illinois, Us

Brookfield, Il, Us

• Managed cost effective full-cycle recruitment strategies for entry through executive level openings for departments as varied as development, animal welfare research, custodial services, education, creative services, marketing, and government affairs, including responsibility for all candidate screening, interview coordination, offer negotiations, and background checking• Identified, developed, and maintained partnerships with key community partners to promote job opportunities and work towards institutional and affirmative action plan goals of increasing representation of veterans, people of color, and people with disabilities in the workforce• Partnered with hiring managers to customize recruitment strategies, including developing and updating interview guides to more efficiently and effectively identify top talent, while reducing days to fill metrics and increasing number of positions filled each year• Represented organization at local employment focused events, including staffing job fairs and delivering presentations at events hosted by elected officials and community partners such as Goodwill Industries and the Chicago Urban League• Took lead role in talent acquisition committee to partner with internal creative services department in the development of a revamp of all recruitment collateral, developing messaging to promote both full-time and seasonal/temporary opportunities• Researched and contributed to the implementation of conservation minded cost reduction strategies such as the rollout of electronic record-keeping practices that adhered to federal contractor record retention guidelines• Recruited for union openings, ensuring that all tenets of the collective bargaining agreement were honored and providing timely responses for requests for information from the union• Trained and mentored a colleague who specializes in seasonal/temporary recruitment in the more relationship-driven and complex process of recruiting for full-time openings

Westchester, Illinois, Us

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for internship to director level positions for multiple disciplines, including responsibility for all sourcing, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer negotiations, and background checking, with strong focus on customer needs, personal accountability, and enhancing organizational talent• Responsible for developing and executing the college recruitment strategy and internship program, including rebranding collateral and campus messaging while maintaining company’s “employer of choice” reputation on key campuses• Created and implemented new candidate sourcing strategy for key department that resulted in 22% reduction in days to fill and elimination of third party fees paid for positions filled by external candidates• Participated in company Knowledge Harvest Program, a strategic initiative to improve organizational agility, as a subject matter expert responsible for training and mentoring an apprentice

Westchester, Illinois, Us

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for multiple disciplines, including merchandise buying and planning, finance, accounting, and marketing, through consultative partnership with business leadership• Managed the strategy and planning for college recruitment and internship programs while improving intern retention, reducing expenses, and increasing classroom exposure• Partnered with business leaders to develop and revise job descriptions and postings, including working with corporate compensation team to evaluate salary grading• Led classroom training sessions and supported curriculum development for compensation policy, practice, and philosophy training required for all corporate leadership• Completed employee relations investigations, managed reasonable accommodation requests, and oversaw development and implementation of performance improvement action plans• Acted as project manager for corporate initiative to standardize interview guides, developing appropriate selection criteria and interviewing standards• Assumed lead role in revising company careers website content and supported development of material for company LinkedIn careers pages to promote company employer brand identity• Participated in corporate reduction in force initiatives, developing communication plans with leaders, meeting with impacted associates, and managing follow up communication• Led newly developed cross-functional employee engagement committee focused on promoting engagement in Millennial and newly hired employee population• Promoted associate adoption of LinkedIn by developing and facilitating profile development and professional social networking training sessions• Proactively sought out opportunity to earn certification in workplace ergonomics• Recognized as key contributor and subject matter expert through invitation to co-present keynote speech to annual MidAmerican Business Deans Association meeting

Westchester, Illinois, Us

• Creatively and proactively sourced candidates while leading the full-cycle recruitment process for varied regular and temporary corporate retail positions, which ranged from entry-level to senior management roles• Partnered and managed relationships with recruitment agencies, including evaluating the preferred vendor list and negotiating master service agreements• Coordinated the summer internship program, including preparing and implementing the calendar, budget and internal and external communications• Assumed a lead role in the campus recruitment program by supporting the development of the program strategy, updating collateral, growing relationships with key campus personnel, and participating in campus events• Developed, gained approval for and executed a college student job shadow program, a means to proactively and inexpensively identify talent• Served as department subject matter expert on LinkedIn recruitment by delivering both informal and formal training on profile development, networking and candidate sourcing• Conducted recruitment business review presentations for hiring managers as a means to cultivate strategic business partnerships• Co-facilitated presentations on behavioral-based interviewing to all home office leaders who participate in interviews and followed up by working with hiring managers to develop standardized interview guides• Supported the rollout of company adoption of E-Verify by presenting training materials in webinars, monitoring webinar attendance and follow-up quiz performance and responding to general mailbox inquiries• Served as lead administrator for tuition reimbursement program, including reviewing and updating criteria to evaluate course requests and appeals and facilitating over $200k in payments• Processed terminations of full-time associates in HRIS while working closely with payroll and management teams to ensure that final wage payouts were compliant with applicable state law

Westchester, Illinois, Us

• Managed full-cycle recruitment process for regular and temporary corporate retail positions in multiple departments, including merchandise sourcing, merchandise planning, ecommerce marketing, accounting, and project management• Sourced candidates via a variety of channels, including searching applicant tracking system, job boards and social media sites• Coordinated and completed recruitment-related administrative processes such as posting job openings after formatting them into HTML code, scheduling interviews, booking candidate travel, writing offer letters, conducting background checks, and checking references• Supported the home office internship program by preparing internal communications, recruiting interns and planning and implementing program events that focused on both professional and personal development• Acted as a company ambassador at campus recruitment events at diverse colleges and universities throughout the country while also managing campus recruitment related administrative duties such as updating and ordering collateral and giveaways, scheduling events, booking travel, posting company and job opportunity information on campus websites, and partnering with key campus personnel in advance of visits• Participated in the annual Take Your Child to Work Day planning process and assisted in the implementation of plan on event date

New York, Ny, Us

• Directly supervised, trained, and evaluated a team of 25 sales associates for a $4.6 million men’s apparel business • Facilitated a smooth transition for the men’s sales team into a new company with numerous changes in policies and procedures while retaining all key personnel, increasing annual sales and new credit account acquisition• Coordinated with peers to develop and implement strategies to better customer experiences that resulted in improved customer service scores• Actively participated in storewide succession planning committee as well as created and implemented individual development plans for entry-level associates that demonstrated talent and drive for professional growth• Coordinated storewide training initiatives for 200+ employees by developing class schedules, tracking course completion, and educating other instructors in course material and pedagogy • Conducted new hire orientation sessions focusing on customer service standards and product knowledge as well as group seminars to train seasoned sales associates on changing policies, procedures, and new initiatives• Implemented innovative storewide incentive programs for new credit account acquisition that resulted in an increased store performance of 125% over previous year• Collaborated with the Buying Office to identify business growth opportunities that resulted in the addition of new apparel lines and an increase of $200,000 in annual sales• Promoted Macy’s profile in the surrounding community by engaging area non-profit organizations in the Macy’s Shop for a Cause program and securing funding for worthy causes by advocating on their behalf through the Macy’s Gives Community Grants program• Spearheaded annual United Way campaign that exceeded the fundraising goal by over 115%

Madison, Wi, Us

• Instructed four weekly discussion sections of approximately 24 students of diverse backgrounds for introductory courses in human evolution and human biology based on material presented by faculty in a large biweekly lecture• Monitored small group discussions, presented material not covered in lecture and guided laboratory exercises on varied topics• Graded homework assignments and written portions of examinations• Coordinated with faculty and other teaching assistants in the development of course materials and examinations as well as the training of newly hired teaching assistants• Advised students on various academic concerns, including course selection and career planning

Ms, Anthropology

Bs, Honors, Magna Cum Laude, Anthropology

Continuing And Professional Education, Professional In Human Resources Certification Program