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About Me

An experienced results driven Recruitment Manager with 10+ years of relevant experience gained in environments including Financial Services, Healthcare and Commerce & Industry clients. I have solid knowledge of labor law, HR policies, compensation & benefits programs, performance management, recruitment, reorganizations, coaching, etc. I am an effective communicator with the energy and skills to drive a demanding HR/Recruitment agenda in changing and dynamic environments. I enjoy utilizing a Business Partner approach, building solid working relationships with stakeholders across various divisions of organizations.

Specialties:Specialties - People Management - Business Partnering - Organizational Change - Recruitment & Selection - Training & Development - Employment Law - Resource Planning

Work History

• Advantage
• Senior Staffing Manager
• April 2009 to Present

• •Responsible for account management and full cycle recruiting for top tier financial firms, within the Operations, Office Supports, and Accounting & Finance division
  •Created actionable talent strategies and efforts to support the growth/strategic objectives of the organization. Developed programs and efforts that drive the cultural transformation of the organization
  Deployed key talent and learning processes including high potential rating codes, succession planning, performance reviews
  ••Lead e-commerce initiatives to raise brand awareness through twitter and facebook and other social networking sites
  Provided coaching and support to key leaders in the creation of robust development plans that meet succession needs
  Served as point of contact for learning management and succession e-solutions.

• Michael Page International
• Manager
• September 2002 to Febuary 2009

• Managed key client relationships within legal, advertising, media, real estate and consumer goods clients
  • Trained and recruited a team of 3 staff. Dealt with training, workshops and appraisals for team members. Trained off site courses with staff. Trained a member of staff from a junior Consultant to a Manager
  • Created tracking systems for staff productively and performance review.
  • Dealt with analysis of market trends and competitor information
  • Worked with clients to put together recruitment plans and to meet diversity, gender and other sourcing and recruiting goals.
  • Responsible for full life cycle recruitment; proactively sourcing candidates from referrals, advertising, head hunting and recommendations.

• Badenoch & Clark
• Recruiter
• January 2001 to August 2002

Education

• Leeds University, UK
• BA ( hons), Design
• 1996 - 1999