MJ BenfordEchols

248-***-**** acvfyo@r.postjobfree.com

Dynamic, results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist with extensive knowledge of high-volume, fast-paced and niche recruiting. Extensive sourcing, corporate diversity/inclusion, candidate and client care, offer negotiation(s), training, career fair representation and new employee on-boarding expertise. Client care, recruiting and team leadership skills. Professional Accomplishments:

Senior level Talent Acquisition Specialist. Experience recruiting sales, procurement, manufacturing, human resources, finance and client care professionals.

Develop strategies to continually improve client services and business relationships

Successfully completed AIRS, Entelo, Linkedin, Jobvertise, Applicant Tracking System (Taleo and proprietary systems) and recruiting training courses.

Successfully completed HIPPA, Corporate Diversity and HR Compliance training seminars.

Create recruiting networks with a diverse array of social, professional, cultural, faith based and Pan Hellenic organizations.

Provided staffing support to notable corporations Cox Automotive, Comcast, Volkswagen, US Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, Honeywell Materials, Johns-Manville, and Comerica

Successfully completed numerous diversity/inclusion, cultural sensitivity and related Human Resources training course.

Professional Overview

Stefanini, Southfield, MI 2014 – Present

Position:Corporate Talent Acquisition Specialist – 2016 – Present

Identify candidates for North American and global opportunities in business development, marketing and human resources verticals

Source and cold call potential candidates identified through job boards, LinkedIn, Google searches and networking.

Use Boolean searches and sourcing tools to identify and engage potential candidates Talent Acquisition Specialist – 2014 - 2016

Source/identify candidates for US, off-shore and near shore opportunities in business development, marketing, IT support and human resources verticals

Leverage professional associations, social networks, online resources, employee referrals, and personal network to source and hire top global business development, marketing, human resources and inside sales talent.

Meet with hiring leadership to create candidate profiles, pre-screen questions and delivery timelines.

Arrange interviews and provide timely updates and next steps for candidates and internal business partners

Use Boolean searches and sourcing tools to identify and engage potential candidates Cox Automotive, Novi, MI 2012 - 2014

Position: Contract Recruiter (contract ended 4/2014)

Responsible for supporting national inside sales and regional B2B digital and social media consultant recruiting projects for Autotrader.com, VinSolutions, GeniusLabs and Haystak.

Source active and passive candidates from various sources including direct sourcing (cold calling), digital recruiting and professional networking

Establish, maintain and grow relationships and candidate pipeline by establishing partnerships with diverse professional and academic organizations.

Refine and track recruiting metrics using customized graphs and charts Comcast/Xfinity. Plymouth, MI 2009 – 2012

Position: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist and Team Leader (downsized)

Responsible for sourcing, screening, recruiting, recommending and placement of candidates for positions within line of business for exempt and non-exempt positions.

Team Leader for call center, accounting, technical and sales recruiters.

Determine Best Avenue for sourcing candidates (cold calling, and social/professional network sourcing).

Provide superior level of customer service and support to internal and external clients.

Consult with Hiring Managers to ensure understanding of job competencies and hiring parameters.

Generate pipeline for open requisitions through proactive networking. Combined knowledge of jobs with effective and creative internal/external sourcing channels to assure business planning and staffing goals are met.

Used SAP ATS to track candidate and business partner actives.

Continually develop innovative, sound and cost-effective recruiting strategies that support company goals.

Partnered with diverse professional and academic organizations to increase candidate pipeline. Future Step – A Korn Ferry Company, Los Angeles, CA Position: Virtual Contract Recruiter/Team Leader (RPO) 2008 (downsized)

Led team of Technical Recruiters. Motivated team to meet weekly and monthly goals.

Recruited engineers, procurement/purchasing professionals, accountants, human resources and facilities management professionals for Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, TN manufacturing facility.

Recruited production, project, metallurgical, manufacturing, industrial and welding engineers for US Steels US and Canadian manufacturing facilities.

Communicate weekly candidate activities (interviews/offers) with client(s) and recruiting team.

Analyze recruitment information to determine effective sourcing solutions to meet client needs.

Manage candidate interview processes including sourcing, interviewing, offer extension and on-boarding.

Utilize, create and update matrices for clients’ review against measurable goals. Manpower Business Solutions (RPO)– Milwaukee, WI

Position: Senior Recruiter (Contract) 2005 – 2008 (contract ended)

Provide virtual and on-site engineer and technical recruiting, client care and staffing support for major corporate customers including General Motors, Honeywell Aerospace and Materials and Johns-Manville (a Berkshire Hathaway Company)

Manage executive and mid-level candidate recruiting processes.

Utilize creative techniques to identify passive candidates and network leads.

Source and developed an in-house engineering database using “Competitive Intelligence” (Qualigence). Benford and Associates, Inc, Southfield, MI (business closed) Position: Senior Recruiter/Team Leader

Recruit technical, sales, marketing, administrative and customer care professionals for automotive, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and consumer goods companies.

Manage and coach in-house Recruiters and Administrative team members. Wrote and developed recruiting, diversity sensitivity and administrative training manuals.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2014 – Present – Focus Hope Student Mentor

2003 – Present – City of Detroit Sport Events Volunteer. 1993 – Present – Oak Grove Methodist Church – Youth Mentor COMPUTER/PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: MSOffice, 85+ WPM (typing) Salary Survey/Evaluation Survey Software, and internal/customized H.R.I.S. and CRM programs, Familiar with PeopleSoft, Internal Client Tracking Software programs

(customized), Lotus Notes and Internet networking and mining tools. EDUCATION: Wayne State University US-Michigan-Detroit. B.A. in Liberal Arts - 12/2016 LINKEDIN.COM Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/940/a44

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