Assistant Sales

Kimberly J Smitz

*** ******* *****

Townsend DE 19734

302-***-**** 302-***-****

ablfe8@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To aggressively pursue a challenging and rewarding senior recruitment

position that will allow me to utilize my education and experience to their

fullest capacity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Wachovia Corporation (April 2008 - Present)

Senior Recruiting Consultant 2- Mid-Atlantic North Market

Duties Include:

. High-volume screening and interviewing for financial service sales

positions in the Mid-Atlantic North market

. Provide continuous feedback and communication to hiring managers,

Recruiting Team Leader, and key internal partners on the status of

openings, sourcing strategies, opportunities and challenges

. Crystal reporting/staffing metrics

. Consistently exceed monthly/quarterly goals

. Develop a short and long term business-focused strategy designed to

build, implement, integrate and continuously improve early talent

processes/activities within the Mid-Atlantic North market (campus

recruiting, learning, program management)

. Development and execution of a Diversity Recruiting plan together with

line of business leaders

. Conducting candidate assessments for sales positions

. Have a significant external focus, representing Wachovia in

interactions at industry forums, networking with competitors,

recruiting events

. Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job

criteria, using computer databases, networking, internet recruiting

resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms, and employee

referrals.

. Extensive travel to market financial centers for candidate interviews

as well as consultations with hiring managers

Vanguard (June 2007 - April 2008) Valley Forge,

Pennsylvania

Senior Recruiter (Contract through Randstad)

Duties Include:

. Managed full recruitment life-cycle: research, sourcing, candidate

development, interview assessment, presentation and closing for

financial services positions (entry-level/mid-level)

. Served as advisor to Business Partners as decisions were made on

internal talent and staffing needs

. Identified candidates through various sourcing methods including:

internet, networking, cold-calling, attending relevant conferences and

association meetings

. Developed a string pipeline of potential candidates and sources within

the Financial Services industry

. Assisted with special projects as needed

. Average 93% Interview to Hire Ratio

. Scheduling interviews for candidates

. Compiling and organizing recruiting metrics for business managers

. Providing feedback to business managers to assist in final hiring

decisions

. Ensuring that all candidates and applicants are properly tracked

Power Associates, Inc. (July 2005 - June 2007)

Jersey City, New Jersey

Senior Legal Recruiter

Duties Include:

. Exempt level high-volume sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring of

law firm partners/firm recruiters

. Responsible for planning and developing legal recruiting division of

executive search firm

. Conduct due diligence/background checks; negotiate compensation

packages

. Prime liaison between Power Associates and client firms (approximately

50 law firms)

. Partnered with clients/Hiring Managers to clearly define

accountabilities of positions and candidate success factors as well as

to gain an understanding of performance needs of the positions and how

they contribute to the organization

. Proactive sourcing to find active and passive candidates, using

methods such as high-touch direct sourcing and networking to find top

candidates for future and current needs; cold-calling, database

mining, internet/web searches, professional organizations,

personal/functional networks, as well as referrals

. Fostering relationships with candidates understanding their

motivations, needs and interests for future pipeline

. Train legal recruiters to utilize job boards, networking and cold-

calling strategies

. Compile and organize recruiting metrics for each recruiter

. Leadership Coach - provide targeted coaching, feedback and development

to support each individual recruiter's development

. Conduct employee evaluations on a quarterly basis

. Developed employee incentive and motivational programs designed to

create and support a positive work environment

. Lead various HR functions including budget planning/administration,

policy evaluation/enhancement

. Manage all firm recruiting activities

Zeta Consulting, Inc. (December 2004-July 2005)

Matawan, New Jersey

Senior Legal Recruiter

Duties Included:

. Responsible for planning and developing a Legal Recruiting Division

for Zeta Consulting, a previously technology-only placement firm

. High-volume sourcing and screening of lateral Partner candidates and

firm recruiters

. Responsible for training and mentoring recruiters

. Responsible for building and fostering entire law firm client base

. Facilitated Partner interviews and meetings

. Responsible for negotiating Partner-level offer packages

. Maintained HRIS Database

Shearman & Sterling LLP (July 2002 - December 2004)

New York, New York

Professional Legal Recruiting Assistant

Duties Included:

. Maintain budgets for the recruiting department and summer associate

program.

. Serve as liaison between Shearman & Sterling and all placement firms

. Screen resumes, maintain candidate files, coordinate interviews/hiring

decisions; appointment setting

. Prepared lateral hiring reports for firm management

. Checking history on all new applicants

. Organization of weekly summer associate events, as well as events for

on-campus prospects

. Communicated with Campus Representatives regarding on-campus

recruiting and diversity efforts

. In-processing of all incoming Associates/employment verifications;

billings/collections

. Scheduling and maintaining bi-monthly continuing legal education

seminars, overseeing bar and CLE registration and compliance,

coordinating new lateral associate and summer associate orientation

and training programs

Executive Assistant to Director of Global HR (Shearman and Sterling)

Duties Included:

. Maintained heavy-volume interview schedules

. Coordinated travel arrangements

. Played a key role in the Partner compensation process

. Active member of the diversity committee

. Assisted in employee relations matters and maintained employee files

Professional Personnel Assistant (Shearman and Sterling)

Duties Included:

. Performed In-processing of all new associates

. Conducted new associate orientations

. Performed updates to the attorney manual

. Worked closely with office services on attorney office complaints

. Maintained department budget

. Played a key role in the attorney evaluation and upward review process

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Excellent interpersonal communication skills

. Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a demanding environment

with strict time constraints

. Strong computer skills with the ability to learn new applications

quickly

. Able to represent a firm with professionalism and confidence

. Proven ability to recruit and retain qualified candidates for senior

exempt-level positions

. Resourceful and detail-oriented; able to multi-task

. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

. Proficient in numerous HRIS systems including, Peoplesoft, Taleo,

Resumix, CBiz

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration Human Resource Management

2003 - Present University of Phoenix (Distance Program)

Bachelor of Science Human Resources

1999 - 2002* University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska)

*Completed four-year curriculum in three years

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