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• Designed & launched 6 employee resource programs (ERG), quarterly professional training exercises and workplace enhancement initiatives. • Leading a learning and development team to deliver impactful programs that cultivate a culture of respect and inclusive behavior.• Incorporate DEI goals into actionable and sustainable workforce strategy to address workplace flexibility, compensation, and employee retention. • Head the talent acquisition team to source, hire, and onboard new… Show more • Designed & launched 6 employee resource programs (ERG), quarterly professional training exercises and workplace enhancement initiatives. • Leading a learning and development team to deliver impactful programs that cultivate a culture of respect and inclusive behavior.• Incorporate DEI goals into actionable and sustainable workforce strategy to address workplace flexibility, compensation, and employee retention. • Head the talent acquisition team to source, hire, and onboard new hires in all departments to accommodate the business goal of 45% headcount growth with new, specialized functions.• Oversee implementation and execution of workforce training across departments with over 250 employees participating in workshops at various levels within the company.• Exceed quarterly DEI objectives and establish data analytics through quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods and communicate best practices through visual, written, and oral presentations.• Advise executive leadership regarding workplace policy and new hires in accordance with EEOC regulations.• Manage a portfolio of HR programs, including planning work, managing details, keeping multiple tasks/projects on track, using time well, and delivering measurable results.• Develop recruiting objectives, KPIs, metrics dashboards and establish a regular cadence for reporting progress and best practices.• Identify recruiting and diversity best practices and benchmarks and translate metrics, research, and trends to identify opportunities, interventions, and initiatives for improvement.• Collaborate across functional lines with internal and external stakeholders.• Drive leadership awareness, commitment, and accountability for the team member experience and diversity action plans across the enterprise.• Make prudent recommendations for when to build versus buy solutions and manage vendor relationships, consultants, contracts, and budget as needed. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Partnering with sourcing recruiters to conduct candidate interview preps, interview debriefs, on-boarding, and consultant maintenance. Working with the business development team to prepare qualified candidates and retain consultants. Developing recruitment strategy, which has led to a narrowed ratio between the numbers of candidates interviewed vs. the number of candidates receiving offers/acceptances year-over-year. Increased offers by 30% in 2019 from the previous year.• Managing over… Show more Partnering with sourcing recruiters to conduct candidate interview preps, interview debriefs, on-boarding, and consultant maintenance. Working with the business development team to prepare qualified candidates and retain consultants. Developing recruitment strategy, which has led to a narrowed ratio between the numbers of candidates interviewed vs. the number of candidates receiving offers/acceptances year-over-year. Increased offers by 30% in 2019 from the previous year.• Managing over 100 consultants on engagement with 25 clients nationwide. • Preparing 10-20 candidates per week for interview requests, confirm career needs, and ascertain decision-making factors. • Post-interview, I provide guidance for thank you notes, debrief candidates, share application decisions and work with any offers.• Working with approximately 4-8 offers per week on average, I call the candidate to extend the offer, and, upon candidate accepting the offer, I begin the onboarding process within our applicant tracking system. • Conducting reference checks.• Maintaining consultant to assure a smooth onboarding experience, provide 1st day instructions, and any follow up needed.• Performing quality check calls at least once per month. Assisting consultants with scheduling needs. Providing coaching on performance or job functions as needed. • Terminating contract if consultant is not meeting client needs. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

As a recruitment specialist, I managed the full cycle of a candidate's process from sourcing to onboarding. Primarily focused in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, with top-tier clients nationwide, I was responsible for finding experts within their skill set for contract and permanent placement.• Attract, source, recruit and place top tier consultants. Connect with at least 10 candidates per day, submit 2 application per week, and place 1 candidate per month. • Identify and… Show more As a recruitment specialist, I managed the full cycle of a candidate's process from sourcing to onboarding. Primarily focused in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, with top-tier clients nationwide, I was responsible for finding experts within their skill set for contract and permanent placement.• Attract, source, recruit and place top tier consultants. Connect with at least 10 candidates per day, submit 2 application per week, and place 1 candidate per month. • Identify and attract qualified consultants using recruiting strategies such as leveraging the existing network, job postings, searching, sourcing and direct recruiting. Utilizing tools such as Monster, Career Builder and LinkedIn. • Perform behavioral based interviewing and screening processes to select qualified consultants that best suit the clients' staffing needs. • Efficiently use company platforms and operation methodologies effectively. Document activities accurately in the designated database.• Build meaningful long term relationships with consultants through consistent communication, being a resource beyond one position by giving feedback and counsel to consultants.• Follow ethical employee relations practices to retain consultants, maintain morale throughout their assignments, and promote consultant referrals.• Utilize an understanding of relevant employment laws to avoid unlawful employment practices during the recruiting and coaching process.• Work with internal staffing operations so that consultants are onboarded and recruiting activities compliment sales activity.• Work with the team toward meeting the overall department revenue and GP goals. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for initial search, sourcing candidates, providing assessments, hiring practices, training resources and making contract offers to candidates. Managing all incoming candidates, from scheduling and performing initial interviews to reference check to selecting a final candidate and making an offer. This role works directly with the President of the company. • Review 25+ applications per week for positions in the marketing, finance, sales and operations. Communicate with… Show more Responsible for initial search, sourcing candidates, providing assessments, hiring practices, training resources and making contract offers to candidates. Managing all incoming candidates, from scheduling and performing initial interviews to reference check to selecting a final candidate and making an offer. This role works directly with the President of the company. • Review 25+ applications per week for positions in the marketing, finance, sales and operations. Communicate with candidates and conduct phone interview and face to face interview with qualified candidates. • Planned and executed 10 small to mid-sized recruiting events to increase candidate pool. • Implemented a three step interview process with potential candidates including administering and evaluating personality assessments, behavioral based interviewing techniques and completing a job related workshop.• Developed a new recruiting strategy involving digital marketing, local chambers of commerce, professional networking and referral programs to expand application funnel.• Maintain full life cycle recruiting for the spring hiring season, including creating job descriptions, digital advertising, monitoring job postings across multiple sites, screening applications and sending offer letters. Show less

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Strategize, implement and optimize digital advertising campaigns on Google AdWords, Bing, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, display networks and more.• Perform keyword and target audience research in coordination with client business objectives to optimize existing content and uncover new opportunities.• Implement, monitor and report digital advertising metrics while also providing ideas and strategies for ongoing success and campaign improvement.• Assist with strategy, design… Show more • Strategize, implement and optimize digital advertising campaigns on Google AdWords, Bing, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, display networks and more.• Perform keyword and target audience research in coordination with client business objectives to optimize existing content and uncover new opportunities.• Implement, monitor and report digital advertising metrics while also providing ideas and strategies for ongoing success and campaign improvement.• Assist with strategy, design and development of ad creative and landing pages in coordination with digital advertising projects.• Met and exceeded client goals for revenue and cost of advertising and enhancing campaigns for better ROI.• Developed and supported company content marketing efforts writing blog posts. Show less

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

• Travel within Central Illinois and cities in the Midwest for MBA, MSA, MSF, MSBA, MSTM, and MSM recruitment at Start-up, Fortune-listed companies and graduate school fairs• Plan and execute recruiting events for prospective students. Events include: virtual fairs, webinars, information sessions, classes and organizations presentations on-campus, etc.• Devise and implement an on-campus marketing and recruiting strategy• Finalize admissions decisions and merit-based scholarship… Show more • Travel within Central Illinois and cities in the Midwest for MBA, MSA, MSF, MSBA, MSTM, and MSM recruitment at Start-up, Fortune-listed companies and graduate school fairs• Plan and execute recruiting events for prospective students. Events include: virtual fairs, webinars, information sessions, classes and organizations presentations on-campus, etc.• Devise and implement an on-campus marketing and recruiting strategy• Finalize admissions decisions and merit-based scholarship allotment for MBA Programs listed• Coordinate joint efforts with on-campus departments, i.e. the Career Center• Establish social media marketing team and campaign plan for Full-time and Professional MBA programs to engage with alumni, prospective and current students• Allocate and monitor tasks to student employees in communication and recruiting for the MBA programs• Create and execute yearly and weekly email communication plans to suspects, prospects and started applicants to generate engagement and application submissions• Answer admissions or application related calls, respond to 100 email inquiries per week and meet with 1-15 prospective students individually to discuss graduate opportunities. • Previously reviewed 1,000+ applications for Full-time, Professional and Online MBA Programs and currently interview 5 - 25 qualified applicants per week Show less

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

• Represented the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in assigned domestic regions throughout Central Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Tennessee. • Devised and executed comprehensive recruitment and outreach plans per Illinois' strategy of recruiting a highly diverse and talented applicant pool for Central Illinois and Ohio• Counseled and provided information about the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and about its admissions procedures to… Show more • Represented the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in assigned domestic regions throughout Central Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Tennessee. • Devised and executed comprehensive recruitment and outreach plans per Illinois' strategy of recruiting a highly diverse and talented applicant pool for Central Illinois and Ohio• Counseled and provided information about the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and about its admissions procedures to prospective students, applicants, parents, and high school guidance counselors• Read and evaluated admissions applications holistically; used discretion and independent judgment in evaluating applications as well as gathering pertinent information for admission consideration; and determined admissions decisions based on campus enrollment goals• Evaluated applications eligible for merit-based scholarship per scholarship criteria and determined scholarship distribution Show less