Laura Pearson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Fortune 35 agriculture company, 5th largest food ingredient producer in the world. Senior level recruiter responsible for support of Ag and Oilseed division commercial positions including origination and merchandising positions, also supporting some plant level. Support Senior Director level Legal and regulatory as well as Supply Chain as well as operational logistics, sales and grain trading roles. • Mentor junior recruiters. • Drive initiatives for DE&I• Lead through influence• Make compensation recommendations through pay analysis• Collaborate with HR Business Partners on business objectives. • Manage up to 50 requisitions and make an average of 7 offers a week • ATS: Kenexa, utilize LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed for sourcing

Libertyville, Illinois, Us

Recruiting Manager for $550 million construction company. Responsible for management of Cornerstone ATS, updating of processes, managing recruiting team and vendor partners. Cleaned up data in order to have accurate information to analyze trends, worked across the organization to expand our sources and continue to hire a high number of employee referrals. Working manager with responsibility for a requisition load and worked to recruit diverse and inclusive candidates. Worked with C level Executives on Executive and leadership level positions. Responsible for entry level to leadership level positions.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Assisting with M&A hiring initiative for corporate management level plant staff. Assist in the retooling of Talent Acquisition processes and procedures company wide, assisted in selection of assessments and tools to be utilized. Managed agency relationships to ensure high level of quality. Built relationships with hiring managers and educated them on the recruiting process. Responsible for Commercialization, External Manufacturing, and Procurement, and Supply Chain, and Accounting positions, filled individual contributor up to Director level roles. Working on Workday ATS. Mentored more junior team members

Chicago, Illinois, Us

McDonald’s is the world’s leading global food service retailer with over 36,000 locations in over 100 countries. More than 80% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. Supported Accounting, Finance, Marketing and non-profit Ronald McDonald House Charities with almost no use of agencies. Worked on Brass Ring ATS.

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Contract recruiter for North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia and Latin America, supporting a variety of areas including Accounting, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Customer Care and Inside Sales. Utilize Success Factors ATS.Key Terms: Lead Corporate Recruiter, Lead Enterprise Recruitment, Liaison, Interviewing Skills, Social Media, Recruiting Process, Employer Branding, Candidate Engagement, Talent Engagement, Social Recruiting, Sourcer, Web, Mobile, Developer, Accounting, Marketing, Executive Level, C-Level, C Level, Director, Manager, Staffing, Search, Qualifying, Delivery, Head Hunting, FTE, Full Desk, strategy, tactical, referrals, technical recruiting, Hiring, Closing candidates, Executive Recruiting, automation. Recruiting Technology, hiring, Full life cycle, strategy, tactics, Hiring process, mentor, coaching, training.

Chicago, Il, Us

Contract Recruiter for large technology based organization supporting corporate functions including, Accounting, Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, Strategy and procurement as well as some Engineering and technology positions.• Partnered with hiring managers to fill open positions by build trusting relationships, building confidence in the talent acquisition function.• Worked on Peoplefluent ATS and Workday and Google docsKey Terms: Lead Corporate Recruiter, Lead Enterprise Recruitment, Liaison, Interviewing Skills, Social Media, Recruiting Process, Employer Branding, Candidate Engagement, Talent Engagement, Social Recruiting, Sourcer, Web, Mobile, Developer, Accounting, Marketing, Executive Level, C-Level, C Level, Director, Manager, Staffing, Search, Qualifying, Delivery, Head Hunting, FTE, Full Desk, strategy, tactical, referrals, technical recruiting, Hiring, Closing candidates, Executive Recruiting, automation. Recruiting Technology, hiring, Full life cycle, strategy, tactics, Hiring process, mentor, coaching, training.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Contract Recruitment including Sourcing, Qualifying, Recruiting and Delivery of top candidates.Key Terms: Lead Corporate Recruiter, Lead Enterprise Recruitment, Liaison, Interviewing Skills, Social Media, Recruiting Process, Employer Branding, Candidate Engagement, Talent Engagement, Social Recruiting, Sourcer, Web, Mobile, Developer, Accounting, Marketing, Executive Level, C-Level, C Level, Director, Manager, Staffing, Search, Qualifying, Delivery, Head Hunting, FTE, Full Desk, strategy, tactical, referrals, technical recruiting, Hiring, Closing candidates, Executive Recruiting, automation. Recruiting Technology, hiring, Full life cycle, strategy, tactics, Hiring process, mentor, coaching, training.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Working manager for 100M high growth technology organization of 1000 employees• Recruited for positions from Manager to VP• Lead, mentor and develop a team of 3-5, consisting of junior, senior recruiters and recruiting coordinators, resulting in a self-sufficient team able to provide a high quality experience for candidates and hiring managers• Partner with the business in order to understand trends, business needs and the talent needed to deliver solutions that support positive business results. • Implemented creative, current and relevant recruiting and sourcing strategies by applying knowledge of social media and web-recruiting technique• Program Manager for all external recruitment vendor relationships for both retained and contingent firms and maintain a preferred vendor list, managing all HR vendor relationships, negotiations and contracts both domestically and internationally • Program Manager for all external recruitment vendor relationships for both retained and contingent firms and maintain a preferred vendor list, managing all HR vendor relationships, negotiations and contracts both domestically and internationally as well as owning the data associated with program• Able to influence senior leadership and executive teams• Responsible for team metrics and reporting• Assisted with implementation of ATS, Jobvite and was a power user.Key Terms: Lead Corporate Recruiter, Lead Enterprise Recruitment, Liaison, Interviewing Skills, Social Media, Recruiting Process, Employer Branding, Candidate Engagement, Talent Engagement, Social Recruiting, Sourcer, Web, Mobile, Developer, Accounting, Marketing, Executive Level, C-Level, C Level, Director, Manager, Staffing, Search, Qualifying, Delivery, Head Hunting, FTE, Full Desk, strategy, tactical, referrals, technical recruiting, Hiring, Closing candidates, Executive Recruiting, automation. Recruiting Technology, hiring, Full life cycle, strategy, tactics, Hiring process, mentor, coaching, training.

Developed strong relationships with new clients in a decision making capacity, to provide IT recruiting/consulting services to companies.• Met with managers and director level clients to gather requirements for opportunities• Worked with internal recruiting staff to secure available talent. Met personally with candidates and re-qualified skills.• Presented candidates to clients and prepared candidates for interviews.• Prepared statement of work documents for clients and worked with internal legal department for approval of documents• Negotiated fees, and bill rates/pay rates with clients and candidates• Recruited for hard to fill positions• Discovered a contract with the largest technology employer in our market and developed a strong relationship with the end result of placing new consultants.

Northbrook, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us