Michael Ward Email & Phone Number

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provide day to day corporate recruiting support to Digital River hiring managers, application tracking system administration, tracking and reporting, as well as performing research to target organizations to provide appropriate candidate prospects. Schedule and facilitate Recruitment Strategy Kickoff meetings with hiring managers once a requirement has been approved and opened in Taleo. Work with Talent Acquisition Coordinators to schedule interviews and create interview agendas.Prepare offer worksheets and review them with the hiring managers and HRBP to ensure they are in alignment with the compensation package.Track employee referrals.Audit requisitions in application tracking system to ensure all required fields are populated and proper approvals have been completed.Ensure job postings are correctly formatted and posted to appropriate websites, (internal and external).

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Streamlined the Manager in Training, (MIT) program for all United States corporate and franchised restaurants.Placed over 100 MITs within corporate and franchise certified training restaurants per month. Researched registration applications to make the MIT registration process more efficient to achieve measureable results.Conducted newly certified training restaurant conference calls. Lead the enhancement of the In-Restaurant Training program through a more effective and productive process.

Sanford Children's Hospital

Responsible for training participants with barriers to employment by upholding the mission of Goodwill/Easter Seals. Primary topics include customer service, communication, teamwork, cashiering/money handling, and new employee orientation.Assist with design and development of the training curriculum including assessments, lesson plans and hands-on activities.Responsible for coordination of the annual training schedule and individual class schedules.Maintain effective relationships with various stakeholders and partners.Responsible for marketing my teams training programs by representing Goodwill/Easter Seals at various local job fairs, work events, colleges and schools.

Was responsible for training and coordination of corporate hotels/stakeholders based in the United States and Canada. Primary topics included brand standards, company culture, policies/procedures and property management system training.Facilitated and coordinated regional meetings and was responsible for project management which involved revenue practices, guests experience tactics, brand engagement and customer service skills.Developed and maintained solutions for brand training programs, project management and information systems based on specific property requirements.Provided support and coordination for the training team and senior management.Conducted web, conference and classroom based training sessions focusing on cross-company networking. Trained hotel staff on the proper use of web-based training applications, focusing on learning management systems.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Human Resources Organizational Leadership, Gpa 3.97

Activities and Societies: Society of Human Resources Managmenet (SHRM), Active MemberRelevant Course Work: Strategic Human Resource.

Associate Of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Network Administration/Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Association of Information Technology Professionals (A.I.T.P.), Founding member and former Vice President.