Benjamin M. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Manage talent sourcing and advertising strategy, as well as the talent sourcing team.

Greater Chicago Area

I find and recruit passive candidates at a variety of levels, from executive leadership to clinical and support staff. I also contribute to a number of process improvement initiates in the area of sourcing and recruiting.

Oak Brook, Il

Manage eight direct reports. Interview and train new research analysts. Lead ongoing training, development, and coaching of research team. Conduct year-end review of direct reports. Evaluated department capacity and scope of research role. Created new research alignment system to balance the workload equally across department. Lead orientation for new associates and consultants regarding research processes and services. Assisted Chief Knowledge Officer in gathering and evaluating data in support of knowledge management initiatives. Intervened as a problem solver on difficult and complex searches, making sure appropriate resources and strategies were being applied. Intervened in performance issues and helped develop strategies to improve performance and internal customer satisfaction. Co-presented on teamwork training with senior partners, consultants and associates.

Oak Brook, Il

Witt/Kieffer is the nation's leading executive search firm dedicated to identifying outstanding leadership solutions for organizations committed to improving the quality of life. Widely recognized for its ability to recruit world-class executive talent, Witt/Kieffer is the only executive search firm among the top ten to be exclusively dedicated to working with health care, academic medicine, higher education and not-for-profit organizations.Providing research support to the West Coast Board Practice and Healthcare Practice.

Support recruiting efforts through finding and evaluating passive candidate profiles. Produce in-depth, cross-industry board of directors research and analysis. Sourced, hired, trained, and coached part-time research staff. Evaluated and administrated new research resources.Research specialties: board of directors practice, consumer packaged goods, healthcare (payer & provider), apparel/retail, industrial manufacturing, food & beverages

Entry level research associate

Produced online content for industry-specific product news and reviews

Contributing writer to The Spokesman-Review's 7 publication.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication/Journalism