Brooke Edwards Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Currently leading a team of 5 recruiters in the Madison and Milwaukee markets, filling finance, accounting, administrative and HR roles. Proven ability to take on off-matrix and hard to fill positions, and delivered successful results each time. On pace to exceed 2024 goals in an extremely tough market.

Greater Chicago Area

Promoted to Assistant Vice President of Recruitment in October 2021 and continued to manage teams in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. Maintained high billings during 2020 and 2021 when the markets were uncertain. Made the 2020 President's Club trip when very few had due to high billings and thinking outside the box to generate new business all while bringing in quality candidates. Was promoted again in October 2023 as The Vice President of Recruitment for over 1 million in total billings… Show more Promoted to Assistant Vice President of Recruitment in October 2021 and continued to manage teams in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. Maintained high billings during 2020 and 2021 when the markets were uncertain. Made the 2020 President's Club trip when very few had due to high billings and thinking outside the box to generate new business all while bringing in quality candidates. Was promoted again in October 2023 as The Vice President of Recruitment for over 1 million in total billings and continually exceeding $500,000 annually year over year in billings. Was consistently the top billing recruiter on the finance and accounting temp team, having 42 candidates out on assignment at the end of 2023 and was awarded MVP for 2023. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Managed a team of 5 recruiters, travelling from the Chicagoland area to spear-head the opening of two new branches for Connect Search in both Madison and Milwaukee, WI. Hired multiple finance and accounting recruiters and trained them extensively on best practices of recruitment and sourcing. Trained recruiters in other branches on a weekly basis. Started working on direct hire placement positions as well as temp and temp-to-hire in the areas of finance and accounting. Made the President's… Show more Managed a team of 5 recruiters, travelling from the Chicagoland area to spear-head the opening of two new branches for Connect Search in both Madison and Milwaukee, WI. Hired multiple finance and accounting recruiters and trained them extensively on best practices of recruitment and sourcing. Trained recruiters in other branches on a weekly basis. Started working on direct hire placement positions as well as temp and temp-to-hire in the areas of finance and accounting. Made the President's Club trip every year since I started with Connect Search and have exceeded GM goals on a quarterly and annual basis. Exceeded $500,000 in billings in under a year and a half and was promoted again to Assistant Vice President of Recruitment. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Filled high-level finance and accounting roles (Clerk level positions up to CFO) as well as administrative and HR professionals on a temp and temp-to-hire basis in the Chicagoland area. Screened an average of 15 candidates weekly, building positive rapport, which led to many candidate referrals and many new clients for our company. Made the President's Club trip and exceeded annual goals for the year. Filled an average of 4 job orders weekly and was quickly promoted to Director of Recruiting… Show more Filled high-level finance and accounting roles (Clerk level positions up to CFO) as well as administrative and HR professionals on a temp and temp-to-hire basis in the Chicagoland area. Screened an average of 15 candidates weekly, building positive rapport, which led to many candidate referrals and many new clients for our company. Made the President's Club trip and exceeded annual goals for the year. Filled an average of 4 job orders weekly and was quickly promoted to Director of Recruiting a year and a half into my time as a Senior Recruiter and went on to manage a team from there. Was awarded 'Rookie of the Year' for 2018. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Implemented numerous student outreach initiatives to improve overall student satisfaction resulting in a 5% increase in student retention • Facilitated full-cycle recruiting for student employees of the Federal Work-Study Program while maintaining a less than 5% turnover rate• End to end creation and implementation of student webinar content where I Increased student participation by 25% while facilitating school-specific webinars, averaging 75 attendees per presentation with a 97%… Show more • Implemented numerous student outreach initiatives to improve overall student satisfaction resulting in a 5% increase in student retention • Facilitated full-cycle recruiting for student employees of the Federal Work-Study Program while maintaining a less than 5% turnover rate• End to end creation and implementation of student webinar content where I Increased student participation by 25% while facilitating school-specific webinars, averaging 75 attendees per presentation with a 97% satisfaction rating• Recruited students to attend school-specific webinars utilized to increase student retention, while achieving a 97% satisfaction rate • Monitored online presence of Kaplan’s brand using Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter; engaging with users while strengthening customer relationships• Applied Microsoft Excel knowledge to conduct analysis of large amounts of data utilized by Kaplan leadership to track trends and identify areas for improvement• Using lean processes, concurrently managed numerous projects relating to student operational activities• Illustrated professionalism in a highly visible role, while interfacing daily with students Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Facilitated New Student Orientation webinars to a cohort of 150+ online students with a 30% increase in attendance from 2008-2009• Drafts, designs, and edits content for online student newsletters, reaching over 10,000 online students• Collaborated with The Office of Student Life to develop and maintain all student clubs and professional organizations • Conducted analysis of faculty teaching measures to ensure student satisfaction; when discrepancies were identified, improvement… Show more • Facilitated New Student Orientation webinars to a cohort of 150+ online students with a 30% increase in attendance from 2008-2009• Drafts, designs, and edits content for online student newsletters, reaching over 10,000 online students• Collaborated with The Office of Student Life to develop and maintain all student clubs and professional organizations • Conducted analysis of faculty teaching measures to ensure student satisfaction; when discrepancies were identified, improvement recommendations were made to The Dean of Students• Liaison between all departments within Kaplan Legal Education to ensure the needs of all individual constituents were met• Project Manager on many tasks related to improving student retention Show less

Hoffman Estates, Il

• Facilitated and guided students through the admissions and onboarding process.• Collaborated with other student support teams to ensure a smooth transition from admissions to first term.• Continually exceeded monthly enrollment goals by 20% by demonstrating a high level of product/program knowledge.• Conducted interviews and evaluated each prospective student based on their needs in accordance with university policies and procedures.

M.S., Legal Studies, Gpa: 3.6

Ba, Journalism