As part of the Regional Human Resource team for Meijer’s Northern Region, I support 47 stores across Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw, Bay City and Northern Michigan. • Responsible for the implementation of the recruiting strategy to achieve retail leadership and pharmacy talent acquisition expectations. • Working in partnership with assigned leadership teams, assist in the identification of internal talent, source external candidates and drive the interview and on-boarding process for new leadership and pharmacy hires • Support the entire talent acquisition process for new store locations • Assist with the development and implementation of recruitment policies, procedures, forms, and strategies
• Facilitate interview training and assist with the development and maintenance of relationships with local colleges and universities • Generate creative ways to find top talent for challenging positions or hard to hire markets
• Consistently use recruitment metrics to take a strategic approach to meeting current and future hiring needs • Responsible for driving the consistent use of the company ATS system • Influence and form collaboration across diverse teams

Promoted to Branch Manager Was responsible for all duties associated with processing applicants to fill job orders:
• Assisted applicants with paperwork to ensure completion in accordance with ISO standards
• Conducted interviews
• Administered appropriate tests to verify knowledge, skills and abilities
• Explained Manpower’s benefit program, conditions of employment, zero tolerance policy, substance abuse policy and all other expectations and requirements for success with the company
• Conducted reference checks to verify dates of employment, duties, performance and work ethic
• Wrote job descriptions based on information obtained from the customer and selected the best qualified candidates for the positions
• Provided employees with knowledge of the duties of their assignments
• Conducted performance calls to ensure employees were meeting the customer’s expectations and counseled employees for unsatisfactory work

Left for better opportunity at HRU Technical Resources.
Reported to the District Manager and the Regional President/Owner with regards to the overall operations of the branch location: • Supervised three staff members to ensure the predictable performance system was properly followed and conducted biannual office appraisals to ensure ISO compliance
• Set office goals and assigned duties/projects to staff members in alignment with those goals while motivating staff to achieve them
• Acted as the liaison between my staff and home office by conducting office meetings to relay new information gathered in management meetings
• Launched new programs, policies and procedures as laid out by home office
• Performed staff reviews to promote employee growth/development, and contribution
• Conducted Work Environment Summary Reviews to ensure our customer sites were safe and were OSHA compliant
• Oversaw all sales activities and the expansion of the customer base

Handled these responsibilities in addition to my responsibilities as a Branch Manager. Left for better opportunity at HRU Technical Resources.
Was in charge of all aspects of servicing and growing, what became, the largest customer for the franchise, on average 150 Manpower employees: • Coordinated the recruitment, selection and orientation of all new hires with the customer and nine area Manpower offices
• Maintained continuous correspondence with the customer to ensure complete satisfaction
• Entered employee information into the AS400 system
• Handled all safety and worker’s compensation issues
• Performed basic payroll functions
• Tracked the performance of all current employees through their 60 day probationary period.

Promoted to Account Manager
Assist the Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, and Account Manager with regards to working with the prospective employees and the client company managers to fill open job orders: • Obtained job orders from Account Manager/Sales Manager and/or current clients and searched for qualified candidates for open positions
• Conducted telephone interviews with prospective employees and prepared transmittals and profiles for submission of applicant resumes/information to clients
• Created new applicant/candidate and job order files and made related notes in company database
• Worked with Account Manager to schedule interviews for applicants with client companies, prepare applicants for these interviews and obtain feedback from both parties upon conclusion
• Made offers to candidates and filled current and new job orders as assigned by negotiating pay/bill rates with applicants/clients and preparing workups and direct placement records for placements
• Conducted and recorded reference checks
• Terminated contract employees as directed by clients and/or management
• Assisted with employee service on current accounts by resolving client/employee issues as necessary, preparing (with clients) and presenting annual reviews to contract employees and, with the help of the account manager, requesting pay/bill increases from clients for contract employees who received a good reviews
• Traveled to clients as needed and attended job/career fairs as assigned
• Attended weekly sales meetings
• Other duties as assigned by the Account Manager/Sales Manager

Left for better opportunity at current employer.
Reporting to the Sales Manager and VP of Operations with regards to client account management and sales/profit growth in addition to technical recruiter duties: • Manage and mentor recruiter in all recruiting aspects such as resume searching, candidate/client negotiations, obtaining feedback on recruiting efforts for the clients, client/employee issues, etc.
• Obtain and provide recruiter with job orders and prepare annual reviews for team recruiter
• Work with my recruiter in recruiting for and filling job orders
• Maintain and expand current business assigned to my team by the Sales Manager or VP of Operations to include bringing in job orders and increasing placement numbers
• Act as a lead and main point of contact for one of the company’s most profitable accounts
• Assist in the development and growth of new business clients and opportunities, focusing on placements
• Responsible for achieving and exceeding team goals and related activity and preparing a weekly activity report for the Sales Manager
• Travel as needed/requested to service accounts/clients and employees and attend job/career fairs and expos
• Other duties as assigned by Sales Manager or VP of Operations.