DOLORES GARCIA W.

***** **** ***** ***** • Maple Grove, MN 55369 • uqdos9@r.postjobfree.com • 952-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Highly energetic, personable, and driven entrepreneurial professional with experience in sales, marketing, recruiting, and management within the finance, insurance, and retail industries.

• Demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiative, to achieve both personal and corporate goals while operating with a sense of urgency.

• Solid track record of both maintaining and exceeding goals and expectations of leaders and upper management.

• Exceptional leadership, organizational, oral/written communication, interpersonal, and problem resolution skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Systems (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint®, Publisher, and Outlook®), Lotus Notes, Adobe software (including Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator), applicant tracking systems and tools such as AIRS, Taleo, and more.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Target Corporation – Minneapolis, Minnesota 2011 - present

Senior Recruiter – Financial and Retail Services

Corporate recruiting for entry-level, professional, and leadership positions in departments supporting the Financial and Retail Services pyramid including: Financial Planning and Analysis, Compliance, Accounting, Fraud, Information Security/Protection, and Product Design/Marketing. Partners with executive leadership to drive change in hiring strategies, diversity initiatives, and networking/marketing opportunities to create awareness of hard-to-fill, high demand market positions throughout Target Corporation.

• Developed and implemented a unique sourcing strategy that required persistence in locating and rapidly placing candidates in niche market roles at Target.

• Liaison and collaborator in Target Hispanic Business Council to create awareness of Latino community across all Headquarters locations in Minneapolis area.

Pink Silp Mixer/ DG Consulting Services – Maple Grove, Minnesota 2010 - present

President/ Founder

Founded and organized a series of networking and career event from the ground up to provide an opportunity for job seekers and business professionals to mingle and share ideas in a relaxing and calm environment. Promotes, supports, and partners with recognized individuals and organizations in the community to assist in marketing and sales efforts and to continue to grow and nurture valuable relationships.

• Serves as a mentor and coach to executive professionals in transition to educate and prepare for re-entering the workforce.

• Conducts career counseling and workshop presentations for public and community relations.

• Networks regularly with job transition groups, small business groups, and organizations all around the Twin Cities metro to help get Minnesotans back to work.

New England Financial/ MetLife – Minneapolis, Minnesota 2007 to 2010

Director of Recruiting

Owned the end-to-end recruitment/talent management process that includes: sourcing, interviewing, selection, due diligence, licensing/registration, appointment and on-boarding for 10 locations across the Midwest Region. Participates in the business planning process to define a recruitment strategy to meet the firm’s business goals. Partners with members of the management team to build a strong presence in the community as well as to preserve the firm’s culture by providing a continuous pipeline of qualified candidates, aligned with the firm’s ideal candidate profile. Developed a recruiting strategy where none previously existed. Incorporated into MetLife’s national Recruiting Steering Committee to create and develop new HR/Recruiting strategies and training materials to establish and implement on a global level.

• Office awarded National Capstone Winner - three consecutive years of a four-year national program – for successfully developing, managing, and executing internship program.

• Implemented Internship program and opportunities within organization to improve recruiting efforts while retaining qualified candidates for hiring after graduation.

• Designed and delivered brochures, flyers, presentation pieces, and advertisements for local and national recruiting/marketing purposes.

• Serves as a Mentor to college students as a resource and guide when entering the workforce.

• Provide cross-functional team training, motivation, coaching, and mentoring.

• Successfully built relationships with collegiate career center professionals to leverage when seeking high potential college graduates for recruiting purposes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ameriprise Financial – Recruiter 2005 to 2007

Allstate Insurance Company – Claims Processor/ Project Team Lead 2004 to 2005

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND RECOGNITION

Member – MainStreet Chamber

Founder/ Organizer – Pink Slip Mixer – Twin Cities

Member – NSHMBA (National Society of Hispanic MBAs)

25 on the Rise Award (2009) – Twin Cities Business Magazine

Member/Mentor – Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota

Vice President of Public Relations/Member – Toastmasters International

Board of Directors/Employer at Large/Member – MN Association of Colleges and Employers

EDUCATION

Penn Foster College – Scranton, Pennsylvania 2010 - present

Bachelor of Science, Business Management

HR Certification Institute, PHR Certificate in progress

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