April Freeman Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada

Oversee all of Employment / Recruitment for two properties as well as Employee Relations for Nightlife. Instrumental in restructuring/re developing the overall hiring process for the Company. Huge success rate statistically regarding panel interviews. Strategic sourcing of qualified, diversified and mass hires of candidates for open positions. Extremely involved within the community - provide career coaching, job readiness, job placement, etc.• Partner with HRIS team to develop automated processes and necessary reporting • Partner with employees and management to communicate and ensure compliance with various policies, procedures, laws and government regulations • Act as liaison between human resources and other ACE departments. Provides ACE employees with counseling and advice on work-related problems • Respond to and investigate employee relations issues such as employee concerns, harassment allegations and ethics violations • Provide leadership and direction with respect to the recruitment program to ensure recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce • Manage personnel files and other employee documentation, ensuring compliance with all state and federal anti-discrimination and employment regulations.• Develops and manages Associate Relations programs and events such as service award, recognition, and social events.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

AAA five diamond, Mobil five-star, and Forbes five-star resort and casino. Developed strategies to recruit, acquire and process new employees for all areas of Hotel and Fine Dining (F&B) as well as Nightlife to include: Andreas, Bartolotta, Botero, The Buffet, The Country Club, Drugstore Café, In – Room Dining, Lakeside, Mizumi, Sinatra’s, Switch, SW Steakhouse, Stratta, Tableau, Terrace Pointe Café, Tryst Nightclub, Wing Lei, XS Nightclub, ZoozaCrackers Deli, Retail, Spa, Front Desk and Nightlife.* Counseled employees and Management within PAD, Warehouse, and various other departments regarding Employee Relations issues.* Reported and analyzed employee counseling and coaching; supporting management with labor relations.* Made site visits to observe, evaluate and train property/department/management.* Prepared advertisements for social and print media, created flyers/job announcements for community partners, social media websites and universities of open positions within the Company* Managed queues for a minimum of 100 different jobs ensuring on line applications were submitted correctly and efficiently routed through the ATS system.* Partnered with hiring managers for seasonal hiring and general openings/closures. * Prepared and updated job posting on Wynn jobs website.* Planned, organized and facilitated star Panel reviews for all front – of – house / customer service related positions for all divisions.* Maintained scheduling events for all interviewing.* Conducted job offers and facilitated all necessary new hiring processes from the moment the candidates are identified and hired.* Provided mentorship/ career coaching to colleagues and candidates.

Las Vegas, Nv

* Initiated and maintained strong relationships with various recruitment sources to develop action plans for jobs that reflect a deficiency in the applicant pool and/or for the hard to fill positions.* Served as an ambassador at national and regional recruitment events and advocated promotional opportunities from within. * Current on federal and state employment and immigration laws and governing regulations as well as working with governing bodies to ensure compliance (Internal Audit, etc).* Mentored, career counseled and educated colleagues, upper level management and senior management on the hiring process and the legalities that are involved.* Extensive knowledge of online recruitment strategies; sourcing and researching methodologies to include online web tools and social networks.* Developed and continually evolved a user-friendly “tool-kit” of innovative and analytical techniques and methodologies to demonstrate hiring process practices and timelines.* Ability to identify and prioritize cost reduction opportunities and plan and monitor cost savings to achieve targets in advertising, branding and marketing of property positions.* Experienced in negotiation, writing, and overseeing brand marketing, and sourcing of property positions.* Strategic and instrumental in out- of- the- box thinking related to candidate pools rich in quality, quantity and diversity, for 15 Luxury and Core Brand Resort and Spas and Casinos on the Las Vegas strip for MGM Resorts International. * Utilized staffing metrics and other qualitative data to evaluate procedures and support sound business decision-making.* Supported the implementation of Shared Services HR programs during the consolidation of hiring services for several properties (City Center Campus, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, Luxor, Circus Circus/Slots LV, New York, New York, Rail Road Pass, Signature and Mandalay Bay).

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Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Tau Sorority, Chapter Secretary

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