Nikki Cooper Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Proactively source passive and active candidates through various platforms and approaches, such as LinkedIn, Bullhorn, referrals, networking, etc.
• Responsible for building a strong pipeline of candidates for various human resources consulting roles.
• Conduct phone and in-person interviews to fully understand background and skillset.
• Build positive relationships with candidates and provide guidance and feedback throughout their job search.
• Schedule candidate interviews and provide positive and/or constructive feedback afterwards.
• Track and manage candidate information within applicant tracking system (Bullhorn).

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Handle employee concerns and issues and take corrective action to maintain a high level of employee morale and productivity.
• Provide guidance to employees of all levels on personnel practices and company policies.
• Conduct investigations and collaborate with the VP of HR to determine appropriate resolution.
• Assist employees with interpretation of company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Responsible for producing HR audit reporting and meeting with various auditors to discuss the company’s HR policies and procedures.
• Conduct exit interviews and track resignation themes.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Manage all aspects of recruiting and ensure objectives of the role, department and business are met.
• Collaborate with hiring leaders and advise on the most effective hiring strategies as it relates to their specific needs.
• Lead the recruiting department and develop and support direct reports.
• Identified opportunities to streamline labor-intensive procedures and implemented new recruiting processes, which dramatically reduced the overall time required to fill positions.
• Transformed recruiting approach from reactive to proactive which resulted in higher levels of top talent candidates.
• Created, organized and administered recruiting-focused training programs for departmental leaders and executives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Responsible for posting requisitions, scheduling interviews and maintaining open communication with internal and external candidates as well as hiring leaders.
• Manage and track candidates and positions within applicant tracking system (Taleo).
• HR orientation trainings for new hires and contractors in group sizes varying from 1-400.
• Supported 40+ hiring leaders across three companies and 5 nationwide locations.
• Attend job fairs to attract and recruit top talent.
• Coach leaders on employee relation issues and administer performance improvements plans.

Greater Milwaukee, WI Area And Greater Minneapolis, MN Area

• Performed all tasks related to document duplication, mail and courier processing and delivery, reception duties, inventory management and numerous administrative responsibilities. Responsible for the ordering.
• Liaison responsible for tracking, sending, and receiving, off-site law documents.
• Streamlined inventory management processes, which drastically reduced time spent tracking and ordering office supplies.
• Responsible for training peers and new hires on job requirements.
• Successful completion of various customer service and job skills advancement classes.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Sociology