HR Manager

Nicole Y. Burton

St. Louis, MO ***** 314-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleyburton ********@*****.***

Senior Human Resources Professional

Translate HR Strategies into Business Results.

Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with business leaders, customers and peers. Analyze problems, developing and simplifying procedures, and finding innovative solutions. Trainer for behavioral-based interviewing and interpreting customer service fit index and dimensional model of behavior assessments, developing and implementing effective policies and procedures, ensuring compliant, effective workforce.

Performance Management

Employee Relations

Succession Planning

Talent Management

Business Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

Hiring & Selection

Leadership Development

Professional Experience

MANPOWER CORPORATE, St. Louis, MO 2012 - Present

National Recruiting Manager for Client Programs

Manage recruiting team of 12+ staff employees. Drive and support talent strategy and performance management processes. Develop job descriptions, make compensation recommendations, manage unemployment inquires; knowledge of employment law and regulations, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEO/AAP, GINA.

Solved complex organizational challenges, developing and executing strategies to help recruit, onboard, retain, develop, and compensate talent.

Influenced sourcing, screening and recommending diverse qualified candidates supporting business needs, reducing average number of days to fill positions to 14 days to hire in high volume recruiting.

Oversaw college, military, and social media recruiting, attracting diverse candidate pool.

Research and evaluate business requests and issues, identifying options and recommending innovative solutions.

Implemented intern and mentor programs, non-union manufacturing new hire orientations.

Managed and resolved complex employee relations issues, conducting effective thorough and objective investigations, executing individual and team coaching for new leader transitions, performance coaching, high-potential and development, and team effectiveness.

Clarify HR policy guidance and interpretation on maintaining compliance with Company, State and Federal policies and laws.

Provided guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce policies, succession planning, and reduction in force activities, collaborating with senior leadership on strategic short and long-term planning.

HR GENERALIST / SENIOR RECRUITER CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS 2007 - 2012

Created and implemented initiatives related to managing recruiting, training and development, employee relations, talent management, people cycle and other programs. Planned and managed budget for 50+ employees of varying levels. Remained under budget and on target. Major St. Louis, MO companies included Laclede Gas Company, Manpower Group, Wiese USA, Ameren, MO American Water, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Lincoln Industrial, and Brown Shoe Corporation.

Provided strategic people generalist support, managing HR policies, procedures, programs, and people-related initiatives.

Led workforce planning, talent acquisition sourcing, networking, screening, evaluating and referring qualified candidates, hiring associates, meeting staffing needs and achieving new-hire orientation goals set by Senior Management.

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HR GENERALIST / SENIOR RECRUITER CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS (Continued)

Managed people cycle processes, setting performance metrics setting and conducting competency and performance reviews, retaining and engaging employees.

Influenced managers on compensation functions, including job evaluations, annual salary increases, merit planning, and bonus administration, maintaining internal equity, establishing professional goals, and retaining top talent.

Collaborated in implementation and maintenance of HR compliance, establishing strong relationships at levels of management, internally and externally.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE, (P-T) Adjunct Instructor, St. Louis, MO 2008 - 2012

Business Ethics and Management Instructor

Incorporated Human Resources principles, helping students acquire tools needed to evaluate ethical dimensions of business decisions.

Additional Relevant Experience

U.S. CELLULAR, St. Louis, MO, Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter

HYATT REGENCY ST. LOUIS (Adam’s Mark Hotel), St. Louis, MO, Employment Manager

URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, MO, Director of Employment / Generalist

Education

Master of Management (MM), Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business and Marketing, Columbia College, St. Louis, MO

Professional Development

Military & Veteran Hiring

Recruiter & Sourcing Training

Diversity in the Workplace

Sexual Harassment

Data Privacy & Protection

Information Security & Protection

Avoiding Bribery & Corruption in a Global Environment

Business Code of Conduct

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) PeopleSoft, SAP / MyRecruit, PeopleClick, Avature, PeopleFluent, Ceridian Recruiting Solutions, J.D. Edwards, Taleo, Right Talent Management Database, Success Factors and Google+ Docs

Professional Affiliations

Multicultural Employee Resources Group for Excellence (MERGE)

Toastmasters International

National Human Resources Association (NHRA)

National Association for African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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