Avery Smith Email & Phone Number

Evanston, Il, Us

• Lead process change and improvement initiatives to promote and embed equity and inclusion in company’s day to day operations• Look holistically at talent processes and identify areas of opportunity through data and analysis; Provide recommendations for opportunity areas that ensure a more consistent, equitable approach• Created the Ideal Hiring Process, a global process improvement initiative that holistically looks at the hiring process to reduce bias, deliver consistent values-based experiences, and stabilize firmwide hiring conversations at scale. Act as project lead and collaborate with other teams such as Recruiting, Employer Brand, Learning, Legal, the DEI Council and more• Identified a need for the company to implement a bias mitigation training for the hiring process; Designed the eLearning course and worked with company leadership to make it a requirement to participate in recruiting activity. Also managed the communications and launch around the new course.• Developed formal approach and guidelines for employee accommodation requests • Offered expertise and led workstreams for projects focused on performance management, employee engagement, staffing, and more

Evanston, Il, Us

Evanston, Il, Us

Evanston, Il, Us

In this role, my mission is to ensure we have diverse talent pipelines across all of our job levels and office locations by developing innovative sourcing, branding and recruiting strategies. Some examples of my work and responsibilities include:-Developed and implemented innovative sourcing techniques to target diverse talent-Host trainings and workshops with broader recruiting team on diversity recruiting best practices-Continuously evaluate our existing external relationships with diversity and inclusion focused organizations and research new partnership opportunities-Effectively manage our partnerships with external diversity organizations (non-profits, annual conferences, student clubs, recruiting firms, etc.)-Developed an Unconscious Bias training program for recruiting team members and interviewers-Worked with Senior leadership to develop global diversity recruiting strategies, metrics, and processes-Created a wide variety of I&D materials that can be shared with candidates to give them a glimpse into our culture

Evanston, Il, Us

In this role, I sourced consulting professionals for executive level openings at ZS Associates across the globe with a focus on hiring executive level candidates that possess strong analytical skills. I gained experience sourcing for our Business Consulting and Business Technology tracks in specialized spaces such as Digital Connected Health, R&D (Translational Medicine, Medical Affairs, Real World Evidence), and Market Access & Pricing, etc.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Human Resources Internship with exposure to all realms of HR, specifically concentrated in Training and Leadership Development, Performance Management and Staffing.• Implemented a new Performance Management system (EchoSpan) to all employees, including developing the training and resource guides; responsible for handling any inquiries or issues brought forth from employees. • Organized training sessions and created the materials necessary to provide all levels of employees throughout the organization with information on the new performance management process, including the mid-year review process.• Participated in developing processes and gathering new-hire feedback for more effective on-boarding procedures• Responsible for the facilitation of the internship program for the Analyst Summer Interns and organized training content for the “lunch and learn” training sessions that they attended weekly for broaden their knowledge on all functions and teams in the company• Developed a new career path flow chart for the Operations team • Conducted research on best practices and created training presentations on topics such as leadership, motivation, employee engagement, feedback, recognition and delegation.

Sycamore, Illinois, Us

• 10 week rotational internship program designed to gain an understanding of broad HR functions• Collaborated with Hiring Mangers to create new job descriptions• Effectively utilized applicant tracking system iCIMS as well as LinkedIn Recruiter• Conducted interviews and observed new employee on-boarding processes, as well as contributed during new hire orientations• Developed and oversaw a new high school internship program• Had exposure to talent management processes including performance management and succession planning• Created and revamped a new company branding strategy aimed to target early career professionals• Lead the creation of the global company newsletter• Worked with Manufacturing to learn about lean manufacturing environments

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications

Master’S Degree, Human Resources Management And Services