Beth R. Schiestl, Phr Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Boutique real estate firm with 180 employees spread across 25+ sites.
• Built, trained, and led a highly capable HR team.
• Advised managers on employee relations and conducted investigations as needed.
• Led the research, evaluation, selection, and implementation of a new HRIS.
• Led the research, evaluation, and selection of a new benefits broker. Evaluated and determined benefit plan offerings for benefits renewals. Oversaw open enrollment and administration of plans. Processed leave of.
• Advised leadership regarding compensation considerations. Led merit increase migration a January 1 effective date.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Top Tier Intellectual Property law firm with over 950 employees spread across 12 offices.
• Served as the primary HR liaison for the Twin Cities and Silicon Valley offices.
• Provided consultation to managers regarding employee relations, performance management, and policy interpretation.
• Monitored federal and state legislation and recommended appropriate policy changes to maintain compliance. Subject matter expert on CA labor and employment law.
• Conducted market pricing, compensation analysis, and made recommendations to managers on promotions and merit increases.
• Performed as the project lead for the firm's bi-annual workplace harassment prevention training, and non-legal annual performance review process.

• Full reference laboratory with over 750 employees.
• Provided full life-cycle diversity recruiting for non-exempt positions to a group of 25 supervisors and managers. Coached and trained hiring managers on all stages of the hiring process. Facilitated new hire orientation.
• Reduced key departmental turnover by double digits year over year as a result of effective interviewing and hiring practices, instituting new hire follow-up interviews, and enhancing the on-boarding experience.
• Researched, recommended, implemented, and administered a new service award program to increase recognition and reward for employees.
• Reviewed and documented performance reviews for over 750 headquarter employees.
• Advised managers on progressive discipline for basic employee relations.

• National provider of banking and mortgages.
• Provided direct support to three managers and a team of up to 13 recruiters which included, but was not limited to: partnering on screening and tracking résumés, conducting phone screen interviews for non-exempt.
• Coordinated background escalation process for the Home and Consumer Finance Group while maintaining communication between recruiters and background screen vendor.
• Wells Fargo Brand subject matter expert for the Talent Acquisition and Planning team.