Mark Spatuzzi Email & Phone Number

Hartford, CT, US

Hartford, CT, US

• The University Relations Team’s primary goal is to attract, engage and hire the best college talent and build The Hartford’s future leaders. This fast-paced, high energy and high visible team interacts with business.
• Create and execute The Hartford’s strategy for attracting, engaging and hiring early career professionals.
• Lead a team of university relations recruiters responsible for delivering our recruiting strategy.
• Utilize data to produce metrics, analytics and reports to drive business decisions.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships with business partners, HR, Universities, professional associations, national fraternities and third-party vendors.
• Ownership and evaluation of priority school selection and overall UR processes and best practices.

Hartford, CT, US

• Partner directly with Leadership Development Programs to develop and execute on strategic recruiting and branding plans for key programs and target universities
• Campus Manager for assigned priority recruiting schools, develop strong on-campus relationships with faculty, professors, and student organizations in order to brand The Hartford and target the best fit students for.
• Represent The Hartford at campus recruiting events, including Career Fairs, info sessions, classroom visits, on campus interviews and other special events
• Identify and lead initiatives to further expand The Hartford’s reputation as an employer of choice on-campus
• Serve as a subject matter expert on attracting and engaging early career professionals: trends, college recruiting best practices and campus brand strategy
• Lead efforts to analyze data and identify trends and opportunity to make recommendations regarding employer branding and recruiting strategies

Hartford, CT, US

• Successfully reestablished a strong working relationship between the business partners of the New Hartford Business Center and Talent Acquisition.
• Developed a clear understanding of clients’ business by conducting strategic meetings with Hiring Managers, job shadowing positions, and attending a Corporate University class on P&C.
• Collaborate with HR Generalists and Hiring Managers regarding sourcing strategies, workforce planning, vulnerability analysis, salary compression, and employee relations.
• Manage full life-cycle of recruiting process from sourcing through offer.
• Utilize agency experience in implementing customized hiring strategies to supplement traditional sourcing methods.
• Participate in monthly meetings with Frontline Managers, Managing Director, Workforce Planning, and Service & Operations Team.

• Established and maintained successful business partnerships with CFOs, internal hiring managers, and human resource departments of numerous businesses, including Fortune 500 Companies such as Kodak, Xerox, Paychex and.
• Acquired a comprehensive knowledge of clients’ strategies and talent requirements.
• Developed candidate pools utilizing a variety of sourcing strategies including Internet, newspaper and trade publications, networking groups, referral programs, and external web postings to attract qualified finance.
• Managed the entire prescreening process by conducting interviews and phone screens, checking references and performing background checks.
• Presented qualified candidates to clients and arranged interviews.
• Facilitated client offers acting as a mediator in negotiating salary, benefits and vacation requirements, and formally documenting client intent in the form of an offer letter.

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• Performed audit/business advisory services for public and privately held companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, telecommunication, service and technology.
• Assisted in preparation of client’s financial statements and Securities and Exchange Commission filings of forms 10-K and 10-Q.
• Reviewed and analyzed financial statements, researching and clarifying unusual variances.
• Assessed, tested, and documented the adequacy of internal control processes and offered recommendations and solutions to deficiencies.
• Assessed the validity, accuracy, and integrity of accounting policies and procedures for clients and presented results in the form of a management letter.
• Managed and coached staff associates during all phases of the audit, including completion of performance evaluations.