Maria O'Keefe Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

United States

Engage both self-sourced and field-sourced prospective transfer candidates and complete the Eliassen Visa Sponsorship Request Form as needed. Proactive recruitment of eligible transfer candidates and referral network.Leverage recruiting expertise to disqualify candidates with a high likelihood of fall-off or short-term engagement. With direction from EG Paralegal help to advise candidates on visa-related issues, international travel, stamping, and Green Card application. Maintain redeployment log, alerting recruiters within 8 weeks of an end date that we must start redeployment efforts. Leverage immigration-related staffing experience to advise on recruiting strategies to meet clients’ hiring efforts. Collaborate with Account Executives to educate our clients on EG Immigration capabilities both virtually and onsite as needed. Utilize immigration recruiting expertise to educate recruiters, AEs, and leadership on the nuances and advantages of sponsoring work visas. Additional Duties/Responsibilities:Collaborate with EG Immigration team to aid with staffing-related immigration training.Assist recruiters with candidate salary/rate negotiations. Assist recruiters to establish accurate start dates with candidates and ensure timely delivery of candidates.Communicate with consultants and operations throughout the onboarding to ensure scheduled start dates. Communicate any delays with recruiters and AEs.Conduct candidate maintenance calls.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Engage with professional IT candidates as a single point of contact for immigration matters.• Assist recruiters and other field professionals with immigration related queries in a professional and ethical manner.• Ensure compliance with established procedures, labor agreements, and applicable laws, including federal immigration laws.• Assess candidate qualifications from both an IT and immigration perspective, including candidate’s eligibility for new or transferred visas/work authorizations and prior compliance with immigration laws.• Make independent determinations and recommendations as to which candidates qualify for placement with clients based on IT qualifications and immigration compliance considerations.• Advise on visa selection, the visa sponsorship process, travel and reentry to the U.S., maintenance of status, visa extension, changes of status, transfer, reinstatement procedures, family-dependent visas, and other special requirements/policies• Maintain knowledge of current and changing regulations affecting H1 and E3 visa classifications• Negotiate and confirm that salaries fall in line with prevailing wage based on experience, education and industry trends• Follow up weekly on pending contract finishes and work with the assigned field associates to secure a contract extension or initiate redeployment efforts • Follow up with operations and consultants during the onboarding process to ensure target start dates can be met. Communicate delays with assigned field associates. • Develop and present training material to educate field associates on the H1b onboarding process and best practices. • Assist with training new members of the immigration team • Assist in creating/updating/revising informational handouts, policies, and procedures• Support process improvement initiatives, taking lead when appropriate• Identify and handle exceptions and policy inequities; recommend solutions as appropriate, including cost impact to the business unit

• Manage the redeployment of candidates rolling off assignment.• Assess skill levels and technical expertise of the candidates and matches them to job openings. Match consultants and assignments based on career goals and client needs.• Conduct periodic consultant performance appraisals.• Negotiate salaries of consultants moving from one assignment to the next.• Package the candidates for presentation to client.• Coach and counsel candidates as necessary.• Investigate and resolve client and/or consultant complaints. Escalate issues to appropriate department (Legal, HR, etc.).• Maintain ongoing relationship with consultant and clients.• Recommend disciplinary action as appropriate.• Maintain immigration files – public access and firm specific.• Manage training infrastructure for the international consultants.• Identify and document Best Practices.• Collect and provide market information/intelligence to support the Business Unit strategy.• Analyze and document competitor, client and candidate trends.• Train new employees.

• Identify and resolve potential areas of exposure and/or non compliance with state/federal employment laws.• Provide strategic support, counseling, guidance, and solutions to management within assigned customer groups regarding hiring, performance management and employee relations issues, enforcement of policies and procedures, and terminations.• Assist with creating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state/federal employment laws.• Conduct research on current HR issues and trends.• Conduct investigations on employee complaints including violations of sexual harassment policy, EEOC, FLSA, etc. and writes position statement for issues.• Provide supporting documentation for unemployment claims processing, participating as necessary.• Coordinate and prepare staff for unemployment appeals and hearings as necessary.• Identify HR training opportunities within assigned customer group; assist in the creation of associated training programs.• Participate in department meetings and functions within assigned customer groups as appropriate• Analyze exit interview statistics for assigned customer group and recommend remedies as needed. Respond to any specific concerns• Investigate and resolve Help Desk generated employee complaints.

• Review agreements and addendums completing the following processes: Onboarding (including background vendor set up), Assignment Support and Company Profile. Identify and recommend solutions to most effectively meet client requirements.• Assist in the development and implementation of compliance policies and comprehensive client auditing program for the Strategic Accounts department.• Manage the risk memo process to identify items listed that Kforce may not be able to comply with and provide alternate recommendations.• Provide compliance assessments for senior management.• Facilitate client audits by managing the items needed to bring audited consultants to compliance. Prepare and report the potential compliance risk to the SAE prior to sending the response to the client.• Identify, create and conduct training needed corporate and field partners based on major areas of non-compliance and to roll out new/updated processes.• Lead activities of internal audit team ensuring audits meet internal standards based on client requirements. Train/mentor as needed.• Partner with Kforce internal departments (IC Team, HR Compliance Team, BPAS etc.) to ensure accurate set up of background requirements, as well as ensure all third party requirements are communicated accurately to the IC Team.

Ba Mass Communications, Advertising

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies