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Chicago, Il, Us

New York City, New York, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Advise bootcamp attendees with a variety of educational and professional backgrounds ranging from bachelor degrees to PhDs with zero to 20+ years of experience.Consultant for professional development, career growth, and student and employee relations.Build partnerships with employers to establish a hiring network for graduates and alumni, and created 50+ new partnerships in the Chicagoland area including Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries, Tech Giants, and start­ups.Create content and deliver workshops on topics surrounding the career search, professional development, and professional conduct. Manage the career support of students and alumni in Chicago and New York ­ anywhere between 20 to 50 individuals at a time.Collect, organize, and audit completion and placement data used to report to the Accrediting Counsel for Continuing Education and Training.Thought leader on professional development and growth, employee relations and career pivots.Some notable speaking engagements include: ChickTech's ACT­W conference in Chicago, Northwestern's PhD Forum, and the Tech Scene Chicago podcast.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Developed and maintained employer relations to generate job leads and create meaningful partnerships to benefit DeVry and Keller’s students and graduates.Generated business leads for the DeVryWorks team for further development of employer partnerships on a National level.Managed two federal work study students, overseeing their daily project work, monitoring their productivity, and assisting with their professional development. Trained new department employees and federal work study students on Career Services processes, administration components, and technical platforms.Audited and built Access reports to monitor progress on team goals as well as to audit administration errors within the HireDeVry system. Organized the Chicago Campus Career Fair with 50+ employers and 200+ students in attendance while maintaining the budget.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Advised undergraduates in Information Technology, Engineering, and Business majors as well as Keller Graduate School of Management students and graduates on professional skill development, resume creation, interview preparation, networking, job acceptance, salary negotiation, and career advancement.Collaborated across departments such as Academics, Student Support, Admissions, Facilities, and Information Technology to create a strong network for student support and success.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Trained new internal employees on the recruiting process, policies and procedures, and technology, as well as mentored new hires as they progressed from recruiters to account executives.Point of contact for employer relations at two and four year Universities and established mutually beneficial relations as part of Brooksource’s Technical Youth program.Presented social media best practices at the company­wide recruiter convention.Partnered with various Universities, coordinating with Career Services, IT Department heads, and professors to host on­campus interview events, mock interviews, and interview preparation meetings with students and alumni.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Sourced and screened candidates and guided them through the interview process for a variety of technical job openings.Managed and maintained 75+ contractors including management of work hours, payroll, benefits, contract extensions, and any issues at the employer site.

Planed, coordinated, and facilitated private events for all occasions.