Recruiting "Top Talent" Restaurant Managers

mrobin.kraska@gmail.comIndependently managed the recruitment process for restaurant operation professionals with a focus on sourcing and on boarding “Top Talent”, for multi-brand and multi-regions. Sourced, interviewed and selected candidates; administered background investigations and reference checks. Managed company’s online applicant tracking system. • Partnered with Leadership Team to accurately identify needs and create effective sourcing strategies to generate a diverse pipeline of qualified candidates.• Passionately express the company’s business structure and culture to candidates who exhibit behavior consistent with the vision and values of the corporation.• Negotiated offer packages and transition of new employees into the organization. • Hired over 500 Restaurant Managers and above restaurant leaders with a retention average of 96% while staying within staffing budget.• Organized and facilitated round table discussions with hired personnel to identify areas of potential improvement around the hiring/training process and improve retention.• Established strong recruitment processes, documentation and tools to monitor and control assignments.• Created/implemented the Internal Development process to drive internal growth.• Assisted with developing and conducting Training Programs within company.• Conducted exit interviews with candidates to gain knowledge of our short falls in candidate selection.• Consistently exceeded KFC/YUM Brands Staffing goals since in position.