AMY M. MERRITT

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Wolcott, Connecticut 06716

203-***-****-Home; 203-***-**** -Cell

ac770f@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Dynamic recruitment professional with successful hands on, full cycle recruitment as well as Business Development and management. Working for small boutique “headhunting” firms to international corporations, I have been heralded with finding that “needle in a haystack”. Skilled at removing roadblocks, collaborating with cross-functional teams and gaining buy-in from key stakeholders; adept at partnering with senior leaders and HR teams to ensure the needs of the business are being met. My recruitment skills have reduced turnover by over 50% and increased quality of hire. I have utilized several HRIS, ATS systems and databases. Internet; Social Media savvy and have the ability to learn new systems quickly. EXPERIENCE:

2014 - Present STRATEGIC SEARCH SOLUTIONS, New City, NY Senior Executive Recruiter

• Recruiting for executive level positions within the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry.

• Focused recruitment in the R & D area, including Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance.

• Recruitment for Regulatory, Project/Program Management, HEOR, as well as Scientist level positions. 2008 – 2014 AMERICAN RED CROSS- Blood Services Division, Farmington, CT Talent Acquisition Specialist-Virtual and On-site

• Operating independently, conducted full cycle recruitment for Connecticut and Northeastern Pennsylvania Blood Services as well as other locations within the National Blood Services Division; entry level through CEO.

• Responsible for offer negotiations, backgrounds, drug testing, I-9’s, E-Verify, and other onboarding tasks.

• Labor/Non-Labor environment; Full manufacturing facility.

• Worked with approximately 10-12 different unions to meet hiring directives.

• Maintained large requisition load of between 25-30 positions/month including total administrative tasks.

• Handled orientation and benefit enrollment; maintained all employee records.

• Praised for “Giving Platinum level customer service vs. the Gold level service standard”.

• Developed strong Business School, and College Recruitment activities, attended college fairs; worked extensively with placement offices building strong pipelines of entry level candidates.

• Won award for Veteran Hires; helped build strong recruitment relationships with veteran organizations throughout the Northeast Division. Sought out diversity leaders in the community to help strengthen our diversity employee population.

• Delivered full metric reporting on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis; ADP, Virtual Edge, Kenexa.

• Adhered to OFCCP rules and regulations as well as Affirmative Action Plans; EEOC plan submission.

• Worked with HR leaders on succession management plan, handled terminations.

• Assisted with yearly benefits open renewal process as well as any changes during the year, back up on Payroll, FMLA, STD & LTD, worked with HR on various other tasks as needed.

• Trained new recruiters, held monthly classes to teach cold calling, social media recruitment, and other

“outside” the box avenues of search.

2006 – 2007 AVON, New York, NY

District Recruitment/Sales Manager

• Grew the customer and representative staff through active prospecting and recruiting with an emphasis on selling the Avon opportunity and generating leads.

• Managed a district of 360+ representatives generating in excess of $1 million in sales annually.

• Analyzed business and market penetration reports to determine priority customer and representative growth opportunities.

2004-2006 CHECKFREEPAY, Wallingford, CT

Market Manager/Retail Recruitment

• Responsible for Retail Agent Recruitment in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Upstate New York.

• Managed and trained a team of 6 recruitment staff

• Conducted agent recruitment through internet research, cold calling, and referrals.

• Successfully met sales requirements for our national contracts; Exceeded Quarterly sales quotas for 8 consecutive quarters.

2003- 2004 STRATEGIC SEARCH SOLUTIONS, New City, NY Contract Executive Recruiter

• Recruited professional positions within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry from Administrative level through Vice President.

2003 ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, Cheshire, Connecticut Human Resources Manager

• Conducted hiring initiatives and recruitment, using the Internet (Monster, Free Sites, and Industry specific sites) company web site, external recruiting agencies (permanent and temp to perm), etc. to identify both technical and non-technical professionals, managers and administrative candidates.

• Established candidate tracking program.

• Conducted employee new hire orientation; created new On-Boarding process.

• Administered FMLA, STD, LTD claims.

• Responsible for the annual performance evaluation process.

• Participated on project team to rewrite employee guide and core policies.

• Took lead role in assessment process of new HRIS system.

• Resolved complex employee relations issues and conducted investigations in a fair and objective manner, provided counseling and direction as needed to both employees and management.

• Ensured compliance with Federal and Sate Discrimination laws, EEOC, ADA, and Immigration regulations.

MARCUS & ASSOCIATES, Millwood, New York

Executive Recruiter- Pharma/Biotech Industry

YALE UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPLANT SURGERY, New Haven, Connecticut Administrative Coordinator

EDUCATION:

ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE, New Haven, Connecticut

BA Degree, Business Management Major, Sociology Minor Graduated- cum laude, GPA-3.7

Member, Tau Pi Phi

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