Human Resources Customer Service
Resume:
Marc Kochan
Clifton, NJ *****
973-***-**** (h)
973-***-**** (c)
****@********.***
Profile
o Experienced recruiter and staffing consultant with 12 years of
recruiting and job development experience
o Prior experience includes working in the recruiting branch of a human
resources department, recruiting for an agency, and recruiting in a
staff augmentation environment
o Skilled at full life cycle recruiting and career development within a
HR department and agency environment
o Extensive knowledge of hiring environments in Manufacturing, Apparel,
Financial and Technical companies
Education
Masters of Arts in Personnel Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson
University
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson
University
Attended Padgett Thompson "The Basics of HR Law" seminar
Attended Padgett Thompson "Interviewing People" seminar
Experience
Maidenform Inc. February 2009 to June
2010
Corporate Recruiter for a leading intimate apparel company. Responsible
for the recruitment of full-time and temporary employees for the corporate
headquarters, distribution, and field locations.
. Completely eliminated the use of outside placement agencies and
significantly reduced the cost per hire.
. Created and designed the recruiting function for the human resources
department.
. Researched applicant tracking systems and built a searchable database
for candidates.
. Recruited for and partnered with various business groups to provide
strategic recruitment strategies for the following areas: Information
Technology, Finance, Marketing, Distribution, Design and Field.
. Successfully sourced qualified candidates through social networking
sites, internet sourcing, and external referral programs.
Benjamin Moore Paints
April 2006 to February 2009
Recruiting Manager for a leader in paint manufacturing industry.
Responsible for the recruitment of all exempt positions within the United
States, including the corporate headquarters, manufacturing, and
distribution facilities.
o Developed and implemented various recruiting practices for filling
open positions throughout the corporation. Assisted by staff of two
outside contractors.
o Initiated the first college intern recruiting program for various
departments including Color Development and Finance.
o Established relationships with career centers of local colleges and
universities, as well as institutions that provide degrees in
specialized areas, i.e. color development, information technology.
o Spearheaded a diversity recruiting initiative for the company.
Significantly increased both the number of diversity candidates
interviewed and hired. This was accomplished by participating in
diversity focused job fairs, community events, and publications.
o Reduced recruiting expenses by evaluating and establishing new
recruiting and sourcing methods, as well as drastically reducing
agency fees and renegotiating contracts.
o Created new methods of sourcing candidates by advertising on
specialized websites and publications, as well as reaching out to
educational institutions that provide advanced or specialized degrees.
PNC Bank, West Paterson, NJ
July 2004 to April 2006
Human Resources Consultant for the one of the largest regional banks in the
northeast. Responsible for the development and implementation of strategic
recruiting strategies. Recruited and sourced candidates for both the
branch and investment openings.
o Focused on recruiting branch managers, cluster mangers, business
bankers, regional managers and licensed financial advisors.
o Developed cost effective hiring methods and significantly reduced the
number of agency fees.
o Recruiting techniques include, but are not limited to cold calling,
employee referral system, internet sites, candidate databases, and job
fairs.
o Responsible for the entry level recruitment program for graduating
college students.
Gleason Personnel Inc., Parsippany, NJ January
2004 to July 2004
Executive Recruiter for a placement agency in Northern New Jersey. Agency
focus was on recruiting professionals in the banking and financial sectors.
o Extensive cold calling into financial institutions in the New
Jersey/New York area as well as in other major metropolitan areas
across the nation.
o Positions recruited for included: Branch Managers, Business Bankers,
Financial Advisors, Commercial Lenders and Customer Service
Representatives.
Ness Inc., Hackensack, NJ
June 2000 to January 2004
Staffing Consultant: member of the human resources department of a $300
million international project- based professional services company.
Responsible for the company's staffing needs and recruiting methodologies.
o Recruited and hired for all company openings, including technical
personnel such as developers (cognos, business objects), datawarehouse
architects, project managers, network engineers, DBA's, and
administrative and non-technical positions such as receptionists,
contract administrators, and business development managers
o Ensured that the full life cycle recruiting process ran smoothly and
successfully. This involved gathering requirements for the open
position, posting the job opening both internally and eternally,
screening and interviewing candidates, setting up interviews with key
members of the organization, and extending employment offers to
qualified candidates.
o Implemented a brand new recruiting process for the company. This
included a new filing system, job descriptions, referral program and a
documented recruiting process that included a training manual. Also
in charge of the company's on-line recruiting policies, procedures,
and web sites. New web sites and policies were researched and
implemented for a productive hiring process.
CRG, Denville, NJ February 1999
to June 2000
Recruiter and Marketing Representative: marketed placement agency's
services to potential clients and filled recruiting needs for these clients
o Successfully recruited IT professionals in a wide range of industries
such as brokerage firms, pharmaceutical, telecommunications,
manufacturing, and ecommerce companies
o Established new client relationships and contracts with companies in
the tri-state area
o Trained new recruiters on the uses of internet sites, recruiting
tactics, and interview processes
Paragon Computer Professionals, Parsippany, NJ July
1998 to February 1999
Technical Recruiter: recruited IT professionals for a large consulting
company that provided services to Fortune 500 clientele
o Skill sets recruited for included, but were not limited to, mainframe
programmers, client server developers, QA testers, project managers,
and business analysts. Recruiting methods employed involved extensive
use of the internet, existing databases, and cold calling
o Managed the training of other recruiters and office personnel on the
use of internet recruitment sites. Employees were instructed on how
to post openings, track candidates, and search for qualified
candidates
Vital Computer Services, Livingston, NJ
March 1998 to July 1998
Technical Recruiter: recruited technical consultants for large
telecommunication companies in NJ
o Successfully recruited technical personnel for consulting positions in
the following areas: hardware designers, network engineers, and
software developers
BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ January 1997 to
March 1998
Human Resources Assistant: responsible for assisting in a brand new in-
house recruiting department for a billion dollar international industrial
gas company
o Compiled and maintained monthly reports on recruitment status,
department activities, and advertising costs. Key member of the
company's recruiting team that received a reward for saving over $1
million in recruiting costs
Computer Skills
Windows 95, 98, 2000, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, MS Office, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, HTML
Recruiting databases: Openhire, Resumix, Knowledge Point Descriptions Now
Version 5.0 and Various recruiting search engines
Licenses Series 6, 63, Completed classes for NJ Life and Health Licenses
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