Human Resources Manager

KARIN FRANZ

Little Falls, NJ *****

973-***-**** *******@***.***

SUMMARY

Results-oriented Human Resources professional with a proven ability to work

in a fast paced environment. Experienced in sourcing, selection, training,

internal staffing and employee relations. Excellent communication,

interpersonal and organizational skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TOYS R US, Wayne, NJ

4/09-present

Talent Acquisition Consultant

. Full life cycle recruiting of candidates for corporate positions

including Merchandising, Planning & Allocations, Product Development,

Marketing and Human Resources.

. Source candidates through networking, Internet, cold calling and

employee referrals.

. Partner with compensation to prepare offer packages.

LINENS 'N THINGS, Clifton, NJ

12/00 - 12/08

Senior Recruiter (2002-2005), (2006-2008)

Corporate Recruiter (2000-2002)

. Full life cycle recruiting of candidates for all corporate positions

including Merchandising, Product Development, Finance, IT, Human

Resources, Marketing, Logistics, and Store Construction up to and

including Director level.

. Sourced candidates through networking, Internet, cold calling,

employee referrals, college career fairs and search firms.

. Effectively managed an average of 25 open positions at one time while

maintaining department time to fill and cost per hire goals.

. Developed position appropriate behavioral and competency based

interview questions utilizing Lominger Leadership Architect tool.

. Recommend and prepare offer packages including salary, stock options,

sign on bonus, etc.

. Designed and implemented an executive training program to help

improve employee retention.

. Responsible for college recruiting efforts to include selecting

colleges, plan interview process and extend offers for training

program.

. Managed $1M budget for recruiting department. Reducing cost by 40% in

2007.

. Performed background checks and professional references.

. Partnered with hiring managers to create job descriptions.

. Assisted in managing the relocation of new employees.

. Designed and facilitated a training class for hiring managers on

interviewing and candidate assessment techniques.

. Performed new hire orientations.

. Handled employee relations issues.

UNITED RETAIL INCORPORATED, Rochelle Park, NJ 9/05 - 3/06

Human Resources Generalist

. Recruited and interviewed candidates for all corporate positions.

Managed an average of 20 open positions.

. Handled employee relations issues for 190 associates.

. Sourced candidates through Internet, employee referrals, colleges,

search firms and networking.

. Partnered with hiring managers to create and update job descriptions.

. Prepared and extended employment offers to candidates.

. Conducted new hire orientations and exit interviews.

. Managed budget for temporary employees, advertising costs and

recruitment fees.

. Prepared corporate reports including weekly open positions and

headcount reports.

. Managed Internship Program.

BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY (BD), Franklin Lakes, NJ

4/05 - 9/05

Contract (temporary) Recruiter

. Full life cycle recruiting for the BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and

Diabetes Care business units with a focus on Marketing and Sales

positions.

. Managed an average of 25 open positions.

ECI CONFERENCE CALL SERVICES, Wayne, NJ 11/99 - 12/00

Recruiting and Training Manager

. Recruited and interviewed candidates for all corporate positions to

include Call Center, IT and Sales.

. Performed new hire orientations.

. Analyzed and projected present and future training needs.

. Developed training programs for all new employees.

. Managed Trainers who were responsible for the training of all call

center employees on ECI's in- house computer system.

. Updated training manuals with new procedures. Provided on going

training to all existing employees.

. Monitored recruiting costs on a monthly basis.

. Special projects, which included updating and rewriting the employee

handbook, gathering salary survey information to ensure that ECI's

salary structure was competitive and established pre-hire testing

procedures.

CENTURY STAFFING CONSULTANTS, Fairfield, NJ 12/95 - 11/99

Manager of Temporary Division (1997-1999)

. Managed all temporary divisions, which included Office Support, Light

Industrial and Legal specialties.

. Developed new client relationships. Visited key clients on a monthly

basis.

. Coordinated with clients to help them meet their business needs and

receive overall financial savings.

. Maintained weekly and monthly sales reports.

. Processed weekly payroll.

. Motivated staff to achieve individual and team goals.

. Developed retention and recognition programs for temporary employees.

. Supervised Staffing Coordinators.

. Trained new employees.

. Developed a new division of Century Staffing Consultants through

market research, new client development and candidate recruiting.

Staffing Supervisor (1997)

Staffing Coordinator (1995-1996)

. Managed over 200 temporary employees.

. Coordinated placement of all temporary personnel. This included

interviewing, testing, reference checking, preparing candidates for

interviews and quality check follow up.

. Recruited candidates through newspaper advertisements, colleges,

business schools, unemployment offices and referrals.

EDUCATION

B.S., Business Management, New Jersey City University

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management

AIRS Certified - Advanced Certified Internet Recruiting

SKILLS

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Lawson, Internet,

Recruitmax, Taleo and Web Recruiter.

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