Sarah Zike Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

TalentSource360 is the universal solution to meet the talent acquisition demands and career development needs of their clients and candidates. Through a rapidly expanding network of experienced recruiting experts, we are delivering the customized recruiting solutions our clients want in a recruitment partner while streamlining process so they can focus on running their business. Our expertise includes decades of recruitment and staffing experience across a variety of industries including financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, nonprofit, and government contracting. Our candidates are aligned with recruiting expertise that understands their specific skill or industry and can advise them on their transitions.

Arlington, Va

•Partnered with the managers of Human Resources Recruiting and Operations in the development, implementation and administration of human resources programs across 2 Washington D.C. area based locations.•Served as a resource to employees with benefits or personnel related questions.•Worked closely with department managers across both domestic and international office site locations to define hiring criteria and create job descriptions.•Facilitated all phases of the recruitment process: screened and routed resumes, scheduled interviews; conducted interviews, recommended qualified candidates to department mangers, conducted reference checks, presented offers, and secured acceptances.•Designed sourcing strategies and identified the most efficient and cost effective recruitment methods to product qualified candidates.•Managed requisition activity and candidate details within our application tracking system.

Mclean, Va

•Developed and maintained a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified accounting and finance professionals. •Leveraged online recruiting resources (Monster, Careerbulider, Linkedin, etc.) and in-house system (Recruiter Workbench) to identify and recruit the most qualified candidates. •Reviewed resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills and experience in relation to position requirements. •Prescreened candidates; created and presented prescreening questions to hiring managers for collaboration and approval. •Interviewed all candidates presented for phone or in-person interviewing by the client.•Managed the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and clients.•Prepared resumes for presentation to clients.•Prepared candidates for interviewing by providing detailed information on the company, business strategy, department background, job descriptions, etc. •Performed detailed reference checks on candidates and shared the results with clients. •Managed the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in full cycle recruiting. •Maintained accurate documentation on all candidates, searches, and client interactions. •Developed an effective pipeline of key talent potentially available for immediate hire as needs dictated. •Stayed informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to be competitive in recruiting practices.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

•Processed payroll paperwork for new hires, terminations, work study students, etc. for a division with approximately 500 employees.•Completed background checks, verified pertinent tax forms and maintained payroll related routing logs.•Reconciled daily cash and credit card sales and submitted bursar and foundation deposits. •Performed random, monthly cash audits of all safe and till funds. •Assisted in creating and populating spreadsheets for comprehensive budget planning.•Administrative duties: counting and logging inventory for employee apparel and uniforms, filing confidential payroll information, contacting vendors to return/replace fitness equipment and office supplies.

San Francisco Bay Area

•Directly assisted in raising assets for a fifteen-year-old hedge fund with over $10 billion in assets under management.•Enhanced Business Development group’s productivity by implementing new procedures.•Wrote client specific RFP’s to Consultants.•Sent monthly performance emails to clients and prospects for all Symphony fixed-income and equity funds.•Wrote business trip emails and handled follow-up for two Directors of Business Development.•Interfaced with Portfolio Management groups to get charts, facts and pertinent statistical information for various requests from our prospect base.•Completed prime brokerage and consultant surveys for road shows and conferences.•Event planning: organized, confirmed and handled the travel logistics for international and domestic Business Development trips.•Created and assembled marketing materials i.e.: designing, printing, binding and packaging these materials in a presentable fashion.•Tracked assets raised and calculated commissions for Business Development Officers.•Updated monthly performance for hedge fund databases such as Mercer, Cambridge, and Morningstar.

•Promoted to Business Development group after nine months.•Received phone calls for a 75-person firm, determined the nature of the calls and directed callers to the appropriate department.•Maintained clean conference rooms, kitchens and overall office appearance. •Completed expense reports in electronic form. Familiar with using international conversion rates and SEC requirements.•Mail room duties: checking mail, Fed Ex, UPS, standard post, etc.•Ordered office supplies.

•Opened new upscale, bridal boutique.•Managed store operations and administration including customer service, reports, inventory, scheduling, special orders, training, etc.•Extensive work with visual standards and merchandising high-ticket items. •Placed orders to restock merchandise and handled receiving of new products.