Kathryn Jackson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Senior Contract Recruiter @ Mayer Brown Law Firm• Brought in well-qualified, multifaceted job candidates to fill open positions.• Contacted job applicants to inform of application status.• Communicated duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to potential candidates, enabling solid understanding of job expectations.Negotiated candidate salaries and prepared employment contracts.Increased recruiting network by leveraging industry contacts and internet mining resources.Managed and updated recruitment ATS and CMS software.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Responsible for partnering with business leaders to fill various roles within the commercial real estate field. Position included but was not limited to property managers, Energy Managers, IT Specialist and more.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Collaborated with recruitment and HR professional to achieve hiring goals.• Managed full-cycle recruiting processes for managerial and executive-level vacancies.• Communicated duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to all potential candidates, enabling better understanding of job expectations.• Negotiated candidate salaries and prepared employment contracts.• Managed and updated recruitment ATS and CMS software.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Manage senior level recruitment across multiple service lines and disciplines.• Identified talent management priorities and goals and collaborated closely with human resource personnel• Work with the business to create efficient and effective recruitment strategies for sourcing, pipelining, and urgent requisitions.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Initially hired as Staffing Manager to lead recruitment efforts for full time regular staff for the University and ensure that business clients and employees receive superior quality service.• The role was quickly expanded to included management of the NU Temporary Center, responsible for hiring top finance and administrators in temporary roles.• Directed two separate and distinct staffing teams (8 direct/6 indirect reports) in filling a diverse range of full-time staff and temporary positions for the University, the Medical Center and NU Foundation.• Re-engineered ineffective and outdated recruitment practices and implemented a strategic, consultative methodology.• Initiated and restructured HR Staffing policies and established best practice processes.• Partnered with Legal Counsel to investigate and resolve Ethics Point complaints of discrimination/retaliation.Key Accomplishments• Implemented a background check policy and process requiring pre-employment background investigations for all potential hires and volunteers for the University.• Implemented Diversity and Veteran Hiring initiatives that increased hires for this population by 10% in 2012.• Restructured NU Temp Center to define roles and responsibilities, which resulted in 50% increase in temporary placements.• Coordinated Performance Management process for HR.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Leveraged 13+ years' experience in recruitment, HR process development and integration of optimal applicant tracking systems.• Supervised up to 15 Recruiters in filling a diverse range of municipal positions (union/non-union).• Garnered relevant data to forecast employment needs and initiate results-centered talent acquisition procedures.• Utilized strong oral/written communication skills, time management and workflow prioritization to delegate work assignments.• Re-engineered ineffective recruitment tactics.Key Accomplishments• Headed the team to create the SOP manual for official hiring process, now used city-wide.• Directed a team-focused effort in aiding former municipal workers during hiring freezes and layoffs particularly during the recession.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Hired for a short-term position to identify, interview, evaluate and hire 40+ positions < 90 days for the call center's move from Texas to Chicago.• Led in-depth research of local automotive schools to host campus open houses for alumni and new graduates.Key Accomplishment• Planned in-house interviews with 2-3 back-up appointments to ensure time spent was maximized.

Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

• Built from the ground up roles and responsibilities for the Recruitment Process while handling all talent acquisition duties.• Troubleshot current ERP system to identify flaws in utilizing it as a recruitment resource.• Sourced, interviewed, hired, and trained 3 Contract Recruiters and 2 HR Administrators.• Oversaw complete recruitment life-cycle for multiple corporate positions.Key Accomplishments• Created the 1st centralized recruiting department in the 50+ year history of this global company with 4K+ employees in 120 countries.• Recognized as the Subject Matter Expert on the team tasked with identifying, negotiating terms, purchasing, and implementing the optimal applicant tracking system.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Aided in testing, de-bugging and roll-out of Vurve/RecruitMax corporate-wide.• Collaborated with upper-level management and specialized hiring teams in building effective and efficient talent development strategies, standardizing interview techniques and assessments.Key Accomplishment• Championed expert management of recruitment for multiple business units (exempt/non-exempt).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Assessed organization's policies, making suggestions to improve work productivity, team collaboration, recruiting and hiring initiatives.• Posted well-written vacancy announcements using available recruitment tools to attract talented, highly skilled job applicants.• Served on a contractual basis to spearhead US talent recruitment supervising up to 5 Direct Reports in developing proactive HR and on-boarding procedures.• Promoted to additional leadership duties including working with key decision makers to author and post job requisitions.• Selected and trained staff on upgraded applicant tracking systems (Brass Rings, iSearch, Taleo) Directed HR functions during major divestitures, led college recruiting, general staffing duties and creation of training initiatives such as "Train-the-Trainer".Key Accomplishments• Subject Matter Expert in a Six Sigma Green Belt project, successfully cutting position fill-time from 106 to 45 days.• Administered a deadline-critical project to source and hire qualified personnel for 80 exempt/non- exempt positions < 4 months.• Optimized recruitment processes improving efficiencies and reducing cost per hire 45%.