Meredith Gebhardt Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater Boston Area

• Led Nielsen's Early Career Programs team, overseeing university recruitment and talent development for early-career talent
• Oversaw core leadership program development events such as Onboarding and Summit, for 150+ Emerging Leader Associates annually, as well as the enhancement and alignment of the early-career leadership programs across.
• As Program Manager for the global HR Emerging Leaders Program, drove the day-to-day design of the program, campus… Show more
• As Program Manager for the global HR Emerging Leaders Program, drove the day-to-day design of the program, campus recruitment efforts, and oversaw the development of HR Emerging Leader Associates Show less

• Oversaw all full-time and internship recruitment initiatives across Nielsen for 300+ hires each year by partnering with university program managers to develop, implement, and track success of recruitment strategies.
• Developed and deployed training and resources for Nielsen recruitment teams to increase effectiveness on-campus.
• Project managed engagement initiatives on-campus, including Nielsen Case… Show more
• Project managed engagement initiatives on-campus, including Nielsen Case Competitions and Leadership Symposiums.
• Drove university recruitment process improvement initiatives, building recruitment synergies and alignment across university programs, globally. Show less

Mumbai Area, India

• Analyzed hiring, selection, and diversity engagement strategies for the Data Acquisition organization and proposed and implemented revisions that increased efficiency, improved retention, and built a diverse, talented.
• Created Post Graduate Program in Data Acquisition & Management to fast-track growth of top Data Acquisition mid-level talent providing further education, training, and project work in business communication, financial.

New York, NY

• Conducted analysis of Client Service rotation program, identifying gaps in training, knowledge, and experiences acquired, to better prepare new hires for full time roles on Client Service teams.
• Implemented universal Client Onboarding process for all Nielsen clients by training the client service team on the new process and ensuring all necessary materials were updated and relevant.
• Led initiative to create a more streamlined and consistent process that identified all… Show more
• Led initiative to create a more streamlined and consistent process that identified all information and players necessary to bring a new client offering to market. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Full-cycle recruiter (sourcing, interviewing, negotiating offers, and filling positions) for North America Professional services team.
• Developed job postings toolkit to be used by all Nielsen recruiters globally for more efficient use of branding, search engine optimization, and overall job postings.

Glenview, IL

• Supported 75 member team in structural transitions, recruitment strategy, talent retention, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.

Schaumburg, IL

• Designed and developed Human Resources Internship by developing meaningful projects, fostering program support, and organizing university recruitment process at target schools.
• Assisted in successful administration of employee engagement survey to organization of 35,000+ employees.
• Built action-planning toolkit used by executive leadership to interpret survey reports and drive results on teams.
• Created and implemented monthly managers communication piece to support… Show more
• Created and implemented monthly managers communication piece to support development of all people managers globally. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Created and fostered relationships with prospective students and families as a professional member of the Admission Office through written communication, phone conversations and in-person interactions.
• Presented information sessions to prospective students.
• Represented school to prospective students and families by giving tours of the University.

Nyack, NY

• Responsible for supervision, safety, and programming of sixty-five 10 year old campers during camp day, out of camp trips and overnights.
• Mentored and supervised twelve staff members, ages 18-20.
• Met with individual staff members on biweekly basis to provide face-to-face evaluation, feedback and advice.
• Corresponded with camper parents on a regular basis through phone calls and in person meetings regarding camper progress and behavioral issues.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed and designed marketing materials, including: camp calendar, fundraising materials, spring newsletter and press release.
• Assisted in search process for executive chef.
• Prepared feedback reports for all 15 camp areas; synthesizing strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement from 2003-2009 end-of-summer evaluations.

Nyack, NY

• Served as the Assistant Unit Head in charge of planning programming and overseeing 30 staff members.
• Responsible for twelve 8-year old campers throughout the summer and on out of camp trips.
• Selected to organize special programming including themes and activities for special camp days and led activities for the staff for the last Shabbat weekend at camp.

Greater Chicago Area

• Organized group of over 150 students to become involved with the admission process through coordinating Wildcat Days, online chats, interviews, dinners with parents and students, panels, hosting and other various.
• Formed Public and Personal Relations Committees to further student involvement in student group initiatives.
• Expanded the recognition of the SAC on campus by turning disconnected volunteer organization into an… Show more
• Expanded the recognition of the SAC on campus by turning disconnected volunteer organization into an active student group. Show less

Bachelor Of Science In Education And Social Policy, Human Development And Psychological Services; Jewish Studies

Activities and Societies: President - Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University, Senior Counselor and Tour Guide - Northwestern University.

High School