Meghan Howard Email & Phone Number

Harrisburg, Sd, Us

Sioux Falls, Sd

• Strategic partner to global hiring managers and human resource managers in all recruitment matters for Sr. Director to entry-level salaried vacancies across North America and other regions, by sourcing, screening, and presenting viable applicants for various specialty positions. Act as a Talent Advisor and business partner by providing out-of-the-box and creative solutions for hiring and staffing needs. Challenge the status quo on the traditional candidate and push organization to think differently about what makes a successful employee.• Mentor and train new Talent Acquisition Specialists

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Recruiter for Long Term Care Facilities, Nursing and Therapy positions for Sanford Health and The Good Samaritan Society• Project recruiter for the Good Samaritan Society Therapy Transition Project. Responsible for recruiting and transitioning 1200 Therapist across the country from vendors to in-house positions and externally recruiting for gap positions• Work with cross-functional team to develop process improvement for the hiring processes across the Good Samaritan and Sanford teams as we integrate Human Resource, Finance, Benefits and Payroll systems

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

• Fulfilled all executive assistant duties for both the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Finance including managing complex calendar, travel arrangements, logistics, reports and facilitated communication for my executives and their teams. • Responsible for scheduling all Sanford Corporate planes and pilots, coordination with private airlines for the executive team and monthly internal aviation reports; piloting a new flight software program for corporate flight operations to improve flight coordination, scheduling and pilot availability. • Process and prepare credit card statements and travel reimbursement for all Sanford Corporate Leadership executives, enforcing the credit card and reimbursement policy and journaling appropriate accounting code.• Responsible for preparation of monthly Finance Review Packet Reports for the executive team.• Full administrative responsibilities for the executive suite, including purchasing supplies, internal maintenance and IT troubleshooting management and Corporate Event meeting room review & approval.

Sioux Falls, Sd

Owned and operated a small lawn care and snow removal company focused on providing services for residential customers in the Sioux Falls and surrounding areaResponsible for all business functions - inventory, purchasing, marketing, business administration, OSHA and insurance compliance, workers compensation, payroll, IT, accounting and customer serviceOperate all lawn and snow removal equipment

Sioux Falls, Sd

• Member of the firm Executive Team and COO/Executive Director representative for the firm for Lex Mundi, International Network for Independent Law Firms• Human resource management for all firm locations, including recruiting, staffing, intern coordination, performance management for staff and attorneys, payroll, benefits administration and training• Researched, developed and fully implemented a benefits package that moved the firm into compliance with the Affordable Care Act • Responsible for firm social media marketing, design and updates to the firm website, print marketing and RFP administration• Supervision of all firm support departments including Accounting, IT, Maintenance, Reception and Secretarial and Errand Staff• Responsible for firm collections, accounts receivable, daily deposit for general and trust accounts, billing and accounts payable• Successfully reduced outstanding AR over $500,000 on old accounts with new AR procedures and increased insurance payouts with innovative appeal responses and documentation• Full administrative responsibilities for the Sioux Falls office, including purchasing firm supplies, vendor contract maintenance and IT troubleshooting

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• Recruitment coordination of all external recruitment activities including finding and attending job fairs, negotiating CareerBuilder contract, negotiating rates with Argus Leader and posting to specialty job boards• Responsible for creating and implementing PERM recruitment process for DocuTAP specialty positions• Project Manager for launch of DocuTAP Applicant Tracking System • Designed Employee Performance Review program• Streamlined and created a more engaging New Hire Orientation and onboarding process, coordination and facilitation• Developed and manage the job analysis project for all company positions including writing all company job descriptions, developing interview guides and training on interview techniques• Implemented and facilitate company library• Facilitate Everything DiSC training for all associates and develop adhoc trainings on multiple topics as requested• Created new onboarding welcome package for new employees

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

• Accountability for overall store operations of $8 million volume store employing 50+ associates• Developed customer service focused recruitment and referral strategy for store• Manage all store Human Resources responsibilities, including: Strategic planning, organizational development, staffing, training, Employee Relations, Management Development and Performance Management, and payroll management• Responsible for merchandising and replenishment for sales floor, both creative and planogram.• Drove successful turnaround of store membership sales in 30 days from negative to positive comp with new sales initiative

Springdale, Ar

• Full accountability for overall store Human Resources of $24 million volume store employing 148+ associates; Strategic planning, organizational development, staffing, training, benefits administration, Employee Relations, Management Development and Performance Management, DOT compliance tracking and payroll management, successful leverage in payroll for 2 consecutive years • Developed recruitment and retention strategy for store diversity goals • Maintained employee engagement score of 90% for 2 years by creating an engaged “Voice Team” and implemented an Employee of the Month recognition program • Store achieved #1 store in Region 12 FYE 2012 in Service and Sales Customer Focus program• Market coordinator of external recruiting events• Selected to host pilot intern program for an Assistant Store Manager Intern

Bentonville, Ar

• Dedicated Onsite Client Service Consultant, responsible for ongoing support of the applicant tracking system Kenexa Recruiter Brassring (KRB, 2XB), Kenexa Interview Builder, (KIB), Prove-it System (KAS) and other Kenexa products for Walmart Stores, Inc. • Recommend process improvements and design solutions for Walmart’s Transportation, Facilities and Home Office Applicant Tracking during all phases of the Walmart recruitment life cycle. Supported the implementation and development of Walmart globally as they go live with Kenexa products.• Facilitated “Super User” training and recruiter training of Kenexa products specific to the Walmart configuration; developed reporting training of product and services• Manage processional service engagements for integrations, custom reports, triggers and customization activities, working closely with internal technical teams. Gather business requirements, specifications, statements of work, order forms and invoices. Responsible for root cause analysis and corrective action.• Lead business reviews, responsible for contract renewals, RPO opportunities, accountable for the $20.5 million contract and overall customer engagement opportunities, including consulting on new functionality and upgrades as they became available.

Springdale, Ar

• Consulted on developing a full-cycle recruiting process to attract independent Insurance Agents to the Arkansas Region for American National Insurance, including license verification, contract management and business renewal.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Consulted on marketing strategy around sales for radio & internet job placement advertisments

Bentonville, Ar

• Responsible for the full-cycle recruiting process to attract talent for entry-level to sr. director candidates. Successfully recruit for over 8 different areas of the company for both exempt and non-exempt roles.• Development and implementation of strategic campus recruiting plan for a specialty training position.• Implementation, coordination and execution of the Walmart Replenishment College Recruiting Summit• Developed and executed “Radiant Promoter” training for managers attending recruiting events to ensure continuity in presentation and reinforce EEOC training• Manage the contract and negotiation process with third-party recruiting firms and collaborate with my hiring managers to drive the development of recruiting strategies for the fiscal year.• Developed and facilitated presentations on resume writing and interviewing tips to share with potential candidates and internal associates• Researched and collaborated with our policy department to rewrite and implement our new drug testing and background check policies, ensuring our compliance across the company.

Bentonville, Ar

Siloam Springs, Ar

• Facilitate all new employee orientation and all employee training sessions, which provided continuity in all company and benefit information presented verbally and in writing. • Accountable for weekly payroll for 100+ employees, including tracking overtime, holiday and vacation queries. • Created and implemented a new appointment system for interviewing applicants, scheduled and screened temporary job applicants, coordinated basic pilot verifications, applicant testing, and pre-employment physicals.• Audited five years of paper and electronic personnel files preparing our office for an onsite International Organization of Standardization (ISO) audit in addition to maintaining daily tasks.

Grove, Ok

Associate Of Applied Science, Technical Studies And Office Administrator Certification

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