Executive Assistant Sales

Terri Lynn Howard 310-***-**** **************@*****.***

SUMMARY: Admissions/Employment Recruiter with an accumulation of 17 years in the industry. And a reputation for exceeding goals and benchmarks. Highly skilled in conducting interviews face-to-face or via the telephone. Demonstrated leadership skills and assisted with training for new hires. Seeking to apply my diverse sales/administrative experience to take the next career step with an organization dedicated to providing world class Customer Service and producing strong team leaders.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

08/17 – Present Volt Workforce Solutions Employment Recruiter Gardena, CA

Identify the client’s business and cultural nuances, as well as define the position, it’s functions, challenges, selling points, and viability. Uncover the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities of the ideal candidate.

Establish expectations for the partnership with the client. Actively market qualified candidates to new and existing clients. Utilize sales techniques to expand business through prospecting, research, and turning client inquiries into job requisitions.

Assist with the design of a sourcing strategy to uncover both active and passive candidates through existing and new sources in to maintain an effective pool of candidates. Target the most qualified candidates and screen resumes to make sure I have the most qualified candidates for the positions.

Assist with the management of ad generation and the job postings for new business and recruiting resources. Coordinate with Business Development Managers and Account Managers to ensure quality delivery to client’s requisitions.

Maintain familiarity with the most effective recruiting tools appropriate for the branch to include; candidate pool. Field employee availability list, database searches, internet searches, resume searches, other job boards and organizations.

Handle filed employee related issues, such as coaching, counseling and making determinations to end employee’ assignments and/or terminate their employment with Volt, as necessary. Respond to client within on hour of receiving “ASAP” orders. Follow with daily status communication on open orders, unless other wise agreed upon with client. 09/16 – 01//17 Advantage Solutions - Contract Event Specialist (Call Center Support) El Segundo, CA

One hundred to two hundred inbound and outbound calls from and to clients daily. Assessed customer’s individual needs and interests to better assist them. Timely completion of all reports, paperwork and on-going personal training by required deadlines. Ability to work independently and a motivated team player. Loaded credit cards for employees to make purchases as needed. 12/2012 – 07/2015 Westwood College Admissions Rep/High School Presenter Torrance, CA

Responsible for building and securing a territory of high schools within the area, generate inquiries. (Called on 25 high schools).

Built and maintained solid relationships with high school teachers, counselors and administrators.

Maintained and exceed inquiry volume standards through presentations in High School classrooms.

Made independent decisions on schedule, inquiry development, and territory management.

Heavy inbound phone activity to contacts within the area, appointment setting for the in-home interviews, as needed.

Interviewed, qualified prospective high school students and matched up their career goals with the programs offered at Westwood College. Generated 2000 inquiries for the fiscal year.

Utilized applicant tracking system for candidates to track their status and Maintained all documentation on them.

03/2010 – 10/2012 UEI College Admissions Rep/High School Presenter Gardena, CA

Made independent decisions on schedule, inquiry development, and territory management.

Heavy inbound phone activity to contacts within the area, appointment setting for the in-home interviews, as needed.

Interviewed, qualified prospective high school students and matched up their career goals with the programs offered at UEI College. Generated 2000 inquiries for the fiscal year.

Utilized applicant tracking system for candidates to track their status and Maintained all documentation on them.

08/2007 – 10/2010 DeVry University Admissions Representative Long Beach, California

Interviewed, qualified prospective high school students. Presented various, Associate, Bachelor and Master’s Degree programs during the interview process.

Recruited new high school and adult students in order to achieve budgeted goals for each term. Analyzed recruitment numbers and projected the number of new leads. Set goals for each stage of the recruiting process.

Responded to prospective leads and current students. Prepared weekly reports on the status of leads and participated in all staff meetings.

Actively participated in stitch in process for High School students and parents during Financial Aid and Scholarship presentations.

03/2006 -07/ 2007 Absolute Employment Solutions Staffing Recruiter Los Angeles, California

Provided resume screening.

Provided timely progress updates on prospecting and interview activity and provided feedback. Responsible for the selection, scheduling, assignment/placement of temporary and direct applicants. Recruited applicants via the internet.

Responsible for sales calls to current customers and prospects in order to create job orders for candidates interviewed and registered with the agency.

Responsible for hiring temporary employees for the agency and overseeing job orders where temporary employees are placed.

In conjunction with the President/CEO assisted in determining salary increases on all temporary employees/ and in disciplining/terminating temporary employees employment when required to do so. Developed and maintained strong business relationships with candidates and employers. Developed recruiting strategies with the President and managed, coordinated all of the employment advertising.

11/2001 – 02/2006 American InterContinental University Student Advisor Los Angeles, California

Assisted students with their financial aid and registration to make sure it was completed in a timely manner and that they attended a mandatory orientation. Maintained constant communication with the financial aid and academic advisors regarding student’s status for tuition planning and class availability.

Provided daily activity reports for my supervisor. Conducted quarterly orientations for all new students. Conducted all campus events for new and existing students. Maintained an 85% show-rate for each quarterly start. 11/2001-02/2006 American InterContinental University Employment Coordinator Developed placement contacts and maintained relationships with local resources primarily for Business, Visual Communication, Information Technology, Fashion Design, and Interior Design students. Coordinated part-time position opportunities for new and active students seeking employment. Reviewed and provided feedback to update professional resumes. Generated several part-time positions equal to 10% of the University’s population. Attended daily stitch-in meetings and disseminated available part-time jobs to all Directors of Admissions and the Director of Tuition Planning.

Conducted weekly employment seminars for Resume Writing, Job Search, and Interviewing Techniques. Conducted quarterly part-time job fairs.

Developed recruiting strategies with the Vice President of Career Services. Managed and coordinated all of the employment advertising.

Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant to President and six Vice Presidents. Sorted and distributed incoming mail for all Executives and prepared outgoing packages. Corresponded with vendors and ordered food for various meetings. Answered and screened incoming calls. Scheduled conference calls, meetings and appointments for the President.

Made travel arrangements for President and prepared his expense reports. Coordinated school events such as Employee Conferences, President’s Reception and Holiday Parties. Assisted HR, Career Services with special projects. EDUCATION:

Los Angeles Business College - Business Diploma -1982 Middle Tennessee State University – 1980

El Camino College – 1978-1980

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