I am responsible directing my team towards the placement of our graduates into positions that are directly related to the educational expertise they gain while at Everest.

Manage recruitment efforts for a territory that employs two Vice Presidents, twenty-two District Managers, and over 250 retail store managersRecruit and select management associates for existing vacancies, as well as new store openings by partnering with District Managers and Vice PresidentsSchedule interviews with Hiring ManagersEnsure consistency in hiring practices and in compliance with all lawsSource candidates to build a pipeline of qualified applicants for all field management positions utilizing local networking resources, internet recruiting, job fairs, referrals, and local college relations Target candidates based on determined success factors including previous company experience and educationPlan and facilitate career fairs to pro-actively identify candidates and to build upon company's brandFollow up with new hires at 30, 60, 90 and 120 days to ensure adequate trainingCoach hiring managers on behavioral based interviewing techniquesInterview internal management associates for promotional opportunities and provide recommendations to management teamsManage recruitment costs by eliminating newspaper ads and travel costs for most positions Administer assessment testing to candidates for district level positions and beyond within the organizationPartner closely with hiring managers and Regional Human Resource Business Partner to anticipate hiring/ training needs, develop staffing plans, and schedule "touch base" meetingsExperience in utilizing a formal applicant tracking systemActive Partner in quarterly succession planning meetings with our Regional Vice Presidents, Human Resource Business Partners and District ManagersHold recruiting workshops for store management teams to understand best practices on how to select associatesInteract professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with all contacts, internal and external, with emphasis on company interests

Train all new salaried management for Texas area storesAdminister a six week training program called PETCORE to all newly hired and promoted mangers in the Texas marketDevelop specific learning plans for new store managers based on an assessment of their skillsPartner closely with District Managers and the Regional Training Manager to identify strengths and weaknesses of candidates in the program and partner to develop plans to assist themFollow up on newly hired and trained managers at their home stores after training, to ensure they are on track and getting the continued support they need to be successful

Investigate complaints from internal associates that are called into our Human Resources department and/or directly to the company's hotline number.Travel extensively across the country to investigate employee issues and to be a positive support for our store teams.Recruit salaried management for vacancies and pipelining efforts within our fifteen state market from Colorado, East to FloridaAdminister Assessment testing to candidates for district level positions and higher within the organizationPartner with hiring managers, and my supervisor, the Regional Human Resources Director, in decisions surrounding investigations around areas of animal care neglect, time card fraud, sexual harassment, discrimination and a host of other issues within our stores.

Provide leadership for my team of associates at the Lewisville and Watauga Petco locationsMaintain exceptional customer service in my storesMaintain adequate inventory levels by working the company's blue dot inventory systemDevelop three assistant managers to be offered stores of their ownMaximize profits at the Watauga location and was the company leader in profit dollars in 2003Lead teams from around the DFW market to complete a food merchandising reset project in all Dallas/Fort Worth locationsExecute all company initiatives on time and flawlessly through instilling an urgency and an understanding with my teamsFoster an adoption first mentality with my team that allowed our team to consistently be among the company's leaders in pets adopted from our rescue partnersInsist on the company philosophy that "animals come first" Associates were selected and developed around this core valueMentor to four new General Managers who trained with me in my store, prior to taking on their own stores

Provide exceptional customer service to my internal and external customers.Prepare work schedules for up to forty associatesMonitor the store's environment and culture for opportunities to improve our process and cultureDevelop our department managers(World Leaders) to become future managers in our organizationAssure that we had weekly meetings with all World Leaders to discuss performance, their goals, company goals, and how we were performing individually and as a store teamHire, train and develop associates to create an exceptional shopping event for our guestsManage thirty person night crew, which had two associates who could speak English

Prepare work schedules for up to ten associatesPurchase merchandise for display and replenishmentCut labor by 20% and increased sales by 15% for two years in a rowPerform as the highest volume produce department in the company for two yearsTrain all associates in customer service, merchandising, rotation, and cleanlinessGross more dollars in my department than any department had done during the eighty year history of the company