Manage full cycle recruiting for all Corporate and restaurant management opportunities In US, supporting 73 corporate restaurants. Provide coaching and support and building people capabilities for Regional Team on recruiting, interview skills and retention. Responsible for entire hiring process from inception. Identify qualified candidates, conduct initial screening and interviewing of candidates, schedule interviews with hiring managers, negotiate salaries, present offer letters, process background information, references, and set up new hire orientation.Handle full-cycle recruiting for all positions within Company, including but not limited to; C-Level Executives, Operations, HR, Finance, IT Support and Administration. Utilizes Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) to manage applicant flow throughout hiring process. Developed recruitment and targeted selection interview process currently used to hire for all level positions within Company.Establish partnerships with Above Restaurant Leaders (Executive Team, Regional Managers and Training Team) to drive the external hiring process and recruit high caliber talent for Corporate and Restaurant Operations.Train, manage and counsel staff in operations and recruiting functions in order to deliver superior service, encourage growth and increase profits.Complete 30/60/90 day follow-up calls with all external management candidates resulting in reduced turnover rate for external hires.

Managed Recruitment and Selection process for Company owned retail stores to include selection, screening and scheduling interviews of Management candidates with Regional Teams.Increased Staffing to 98.9% (#1 out of 14 Regions) within first year by building a solid staffing team along with recruiting quality hourly and salaried management candidates.Sourced top quality candidates using all avenues to include: Monster, CareerBuilder, In-House Job Fairs, College Recruiting, Cold Calling, Referrals and Direct Sourcing.Instructed, motivated and coached Regional Managers and Store Management on new employee on-boarding and orientation.

Overall responsibility for managing external recruitment for 150 restaurants held by Corporation in the State of Florida.Managed on-line job boards to include job postings, applications/resume screens and resume searches to achieve a Referral to Hire ratio of 25% or better.Partnered with Area Managers, Team Leader and Human Resource Manager to review analyze and clarify job specifications, requirements, competencies and skills required for management positions.Created Recruitment Plans for each market within Region to provide continual flow of qualified candidates and tactics to attract candidates for each market.

Managed recruitment and hiring process for 77 privately owned restaurants for the largest McDonald’s franchise in US.Created recruitment and marketing campaign which included a design entitled (McState) created to promote the franchise employment website. My design was acquired by McDonald’s Corporation and ran nationally.Increased Internet recruiting efforts to 70% to recruit qualified management candidates.Networked with local community groups in Tampa area to help underprivileged youth learn interview skills and assisted with resume writing and general employment skills.

Managed and Supported Recruitment Process for 240 Company owned restaurants for all 5 YUM Brands.Responsible for developing and maintaining strong customer partnerships within all Brands. Managed Recruitment Process to ensure compliance with compensation principles.Conducted training on recruitment sources/tactics, interviewing skills, etc.

Implemented and administered KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell policies and practices in the areas of Benefits Compensation, Employee Relations as well as Short Term Disability and Worker’s Compensation claims.Processed performance appraisals, promotions and status changes for all employees in 3 state Region.Tracked worker’s compensation, safety, security and unemployment claims and worked closely with third party agents to resolve claim and employee benefits.