CLIVE SOLOMON

ad2jai@r.postjobfree.com 310-***-**** Linkedin.com/in/CliveSolomon

ITS RECRUITING 4/2012 – Current

Senior Recruiter & Talent Acquisition Leader

Intuitive Talent Solutions (ITS) provides Retained Search, Contract Recruiting and TA Consulting for companies throughout the United States. Senior-level Retained placements include Director of IT, V.P. of Finance, V.P. of Marketing and Director of Financial Planning & Analysis.

Sampling of Contract Recruiting assignments

The Walt Disney Company

Contract for full cycle in-house recruiting covering all areas of Human Resources

NBCUniversal

Contract for direct hire recruiting covering Culinary and Operations Management at Universal Studios

Southern California Edison

Contract for full cycle in-house recruiting covering Operations, G&A and Technical staff

Live Nation Entertainment

Contract for full cycle, direct hire recruiting covering Marketing, Legal, G&A and Operations. Worked directly with multiple on-site and remote hiring managers

Aecom

Contract for full cycle, direct hire recruiting covering Finance & Accounting

Capital Group

1 year contract for direct hire recruiting covering individual contributor to senior level staff in Human Resources, Finance and Office Services.

Irvine Company (People Scout)

1 year contract for full cycle, direct hire recruiting in a multi-discipline environment covering IC to senior level in Engineering, IT, Hotel Operations, Property Management, Finance, Sales & Facilities CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, Miami, FL 2/2010 – 4/2012

Recruiting Services Manager carnival.com

(Carnival Cruise Lines is the largest cruise brand in North America and the most profitable in the world. Carnival Cruise Lines employs over 3500 employees Shoreside.)

Manage and lead the Shoreside Recruiting team that consistently increases Hiring Manager satisfaction ratings month over month

Managed directly all senior level (Director, Vice President, C-level) searches

Utilized industry best practices including social media, leveraging internal employees and extensive networking to maximize effectiveness of sourcing

Reduced Time to Fill by 20% after 3 months and substantially reduced Cost per Hire by limiting the use of contingency recruiting agencies

Directed the professional development of the members of Recruiting Department

Managed the introduction of new Applicant Tracking System and created the formal processes for Recruiting and On-boarding

CLIVE SOLOMON RECRUITING 2003 – 2010

(Clive Solomon Recruiting began by outsourcing the recruiting function for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide and further grew by providing contract and contingency recruiting solutions for companies throughout the United States.) Sampling of Contract Recruiting Assignments

Allied Waste Services During this annual contract I successfully provided Full Cycle Contract Recruiting in an 8 state and multi-discipline environment for Allied Waste Services covering Exempt level staff in IT, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Sales, Safety, Environmental Services, Human Resources, Customer Service, Call Center Management, Maintenance, Operations Management.

Hot Topic Provided Contract Recruiting and sourcing services in a high volume, multi-discipline environment covering Accounting, IT and Human Resources.

Brinker Contract assignment to Source and Interview operations management candidates. CLIVE SOLOMON, 310-***-**** ad2jai@r.postjobfree.com Page 2 WOLFGANG PUCK WORLDWIDE, INC., Beverly Hills, CA 1999 – 2003 Director of Recruiting & Retention wolfgangpuck.com

(Wolfgang Puck Worldwide encompassed 48 casual dining restaurants in 18 states, a retail food line, culinary merchandise products and publishing founded and developed by Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck.)

Developed and implemented the Recruiting and Training strategies for all levels of unit level Management and Corporate Staff

Developed and led the staff succession planning program that including performance & development

Reduced Management Turnover from 55% to 22% in 4 year tenure due to improved hiring standards, retention strategies, incentive-based compensation programs, succession planning and enhanced performance feedback evaluations

Created Internal Development Program contributing to an internal promotion rate of 61%

Assisted with company litigation matters as representative at depositions and hearings

Completed the first Standard Operation Procedure Manual for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide

Completed a substantive revision of the Team Member handbook for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Founder & former President, Association of Hospitality Recruiting Executives ahre.org

Member and Presenter, The People Report, peoplereport.com

Former Member and Moderator, Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers, chart.org

Member of SHRM, Society of Human Resource Managers shrm.org

Guest Instructor, The Art Institute, Los Angeles

Guest Presenter, Le Cordon Bleu, Los Angeles

Human Resources Presenter and Panelist, California Industry Restaurant Conference

Organizing Committee, Share Our Strengths (SOS), Los Angeles & So. Florida

Judge, Vin Expo Wine Competition, Christermon Foundation PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATIONS

Trainer: Hire the Best, Recruiting Skills, Train the Trainer, Management Communications Skills

Courses Completed: Employee Investigations, Council on Education Performance Based Recruitment Boot Camp, Lou Adler Effective Interview Techniques, Employment Management Association Star Behavioral Interview Techniques, Kaplan University

Recruiting Software: Various Applicant Tracking Systems including VirtualEdge, SuccessFactors, Taleo, BrassRing, Workday, SmartRecruiters EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts

Outstanding references from Clients, Industry Leaders and former Supervisors upon request

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