Shannon O'Connor Email & Phone Number

Northlake, Il

- Teach and guide up to 120 students a semester in business education classes including, but not limited to, Incubator, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Digital Literacy, Consumer Education, Cooperative Work Program, and Career Internship- Sponsor Class Council (2019-present)- Sponsor the Students Against Destructive Decisions club (2013-2020)- Sponsor and Founder of the Random Acts of Kindness Club (2013-2016)- Member of Blended Learning Cohort - Member of Responsible Digital Devices Committee-Volunteer judge- Orchesis

Hoffman Estates, Il

- Taught the following courses: Consumer Education, Management, and Technology Applications - Incorporated technology into daily lesson plans; Consumer Education classes part of district One to One initiative where all students receive iPads to enhance learning process- Member of advising team for Business Professionals of America and coaching team for the Flag Squad

Dupage County

- Performed essential classroom duties in grades kindergarten through 12th in general education and special education settings- Followed established lesson plans and troubleshoot when necessary- Completed detailed notes for classroom teacher of the day’s events

Naperville, Il

- Complete project based work, specifically all things related to recruiting efforts at the National Black MBA Conference- Train new MBA Recruiter

Naperville, Il

- Supported and executed undergraduate recruitment activities for finance, human resources, communications and information technology; supported all MBA recruitment activities- Built strategy for 10 campus teams, including guidance on event participation and budget - Engaged executive leaders in recruiting efforts to show company support for programs- Assisted colleagues with workload by taking responsibility for specific experienced hire requisitions- Participated in Candidate Experience sub-team of staffing group - Led pilot of Recsolu software with finance campus teams

Hoffman Estates, Il

- Developed training projects which were implemented to over 1200 Kmart stores nationwide- Completed all stages of training process (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation)- Redesigned new hire orientation to welcome new employees and utilize store management teams- Built training strategy for roll out of new labor and forecasting system- Designed and executed nationwide competition to strengthen the company knowledge of hourly workforce and build engagement

Hoffman Estates, Il

- Managed up to 2 direct reports: one full time associate and one contract worker- Allocated budget of $1.6 Million- Improved ranking on BusinessWeek’s list of Best Places to Launch a Career from 110 to 64 (2009)- Provided strategic recruitment guidance to internal business clients and corporate hiring mangers- Revamped assessment tools to correlate to new company values and behaviors- Ran internship program which included up to 315 undergraduates in locations nationwide including distribution centers, stores, and support center/corporate headquarters; took on HR Generalist role for all interns- Responsible for filling up to 39 requisitions with up to 628 openings- Delivered metric reporting to business partners upon request throughout recruitment process as well as any additional ad hoc reporting and analytics as needed- Selected as a panelist for the NACELink National Conference (2009)- Continued all listed responsibilities of College Recruiter

Hoffman Estates, Il

- Increased awareness of college programs at SHC, resulting in ranking of 110 on BusinessWeek’s list of Best Places to Launch a Career (2008); first time company made list- Created a company presence on up to 38 campuses nationwide through career fairs, information sessions, on-campus interviews, and other specialty presentations and events; acted as liaison between corporation and universities- Provided mentorship and career counseling to 91 corporate interns as main point of contact- Maintained candidate status in BrassRing applicant tracking system- Reviewed and assessed candidates and conducted pre-screen interviews for potential intern and full time hires for up to 25 different business units- Led weekly onsite 2nd interview programs, including but not limited to: building tours, lunch, and company or business specific presentations- Coordinated interview panels and assigned attendees for all undergraduate recruitment events- Set up all on-campus activities including posting jobs to university job boards (e.g. Symplicity, eRecruiting, Interfase), reserving information session and interview space, and correspondence with university career centers and student groups

Hoffman Estates, Il

- Assisted recruiting department as Inventory Management representative- Managed $110 million in import and domestic inventory and allocated to 923 stores nationwide - Implemented store assortment levels based on sales and trend analysis- Discovered major shipping vendor error during system conversion and helped to resolve, saving company $25 million

Master’S Degree, Secondary Education- Business

Graduated with a 4.0

Bachelor’S Degree, Consumer And Textile Marketing

Activities and Societies: Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor Society, Atius-Sachem Leadership Honorary, Alpha Omicron PiGraduated with honors