Samantha Kitch, SHRM-CP

Kansas City, MO

Cell: 816-***-****

Email: adxmie@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Senior level HR Professional, Business Partner, Account Manager and Recruiting Manager with over 20 years of experience working in both full life cycle and technical recruiting environments. Responsible for overseeing recruiting processes, advising and collaborating with business leaders, managing recruiting staff and hiring for positions across the Americas and globally. Developed and implemented HR processes, procedures and documents to ensure HR compliance. Experienced hiring Executive level and high-tech positions for industries for such as healthcare, high tech, IT, sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, telecom, admin, logistics, call center, etc. Extensive experience assisting and coaching hiring managers with succession planning, training opportunities and building a talent pipeline. Skilled in developing descriptive job descriptions and training managers on interviewing and networking skills to find and retain top talent. Open immediately for opportunities, preferably in a remote or hybrid environment in the Kansas City area.

HR Skills:

HR Business Partner

Trend analysis, market analysis, corporate equity analysis

Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation

Full life cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

HR processes and procedures development

Job description creation and management

Extensive hiring experience in various position levels and industries

Interviewing skills development

Training development and presentation

New hire orientation

Top talent retention

Development of employment engagement programs such as Wellness, Employee Referrals and Continued Education

HR forms creation, implementation and training

ATS and HRIS utilization

Background checks and drug screens

Onboarding processes management

E-Verify

Career coaching

Exit interviews and terminations

Leave of Absence assistance

Benefits open enrollment and employee benefit assistance

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas

CERTIFICATION

SHRM-CP, July 2021

WORK HISTORY

ManpowerGroup/Experion (remote) 03/28/2022 – 5/01/2023

Sr. HR Business Partner with Seagate Technologies

HR Business advisor to client, Seagate Technologies

Partnered and advised Organization Leadership in policy guidance and interpretation

Advised on HR solutions for employee relations, legal requirements and regulatory compliance

Partnered with hiring managers to fill roles in: Cyber Security, Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, R&D, Management, etc.

Partnered with hiring managers to build compelling job descriptions and robust assessment materials aligned to Behavioral Based Interviewing framework

Responsible for supporting full life cycle recruitment throughout the Americas & EMEA region

Talent Advisor to hiring managers and candidates

Built strong relationships with hiring teams and HR colleagues across the Americas

Maintained agreed metrics

Candidate Management - screened and shortlisted candidates against the specific criteria outlined on the job description and ensured that all records were updated on the recruitment system in a timely manner

Candidate Engagement - ensured that all candidates are treated fairly and equally, receiving timely and regular updates as required, ensuring all candidates had an excellent recruitment experience with company

Sourcing using multiple sourcing channels including social media to identify and pipeline talent

Prepared data-based offer proposals based off market data, compensation ranges, internal equity as well as skills and experiences related to the role

Advised hiring managers on offers to meet Seagate standards with fair market rates, equity within the company/department, sign on bonuses, relocation, sponsorship, transfers and RSU’s

Made offers, ordered background checks and initiated offer letters

Assisted Director of Talent Acquisition at Seagate with extra projects with continuing education for internal employees

Received top award for new Business Partner with Seagate

Furloughed – client did not renew contract with ManpowerGroup and no client available for me at this time

ScanSTAT Technologies (formerly DataFile Technologies) (remote) 09/04/2018 – 03/25/2022

Sr. Recruiting Manager

Recruiting Manager and Corporate Recruiter responsible for managing recruiting staff and dashboard

Partnered with Organizational leaders and advised on HR solutions for talent acquisition needs and solutions

Worked with and assisted Hiring Managers to assess needs for open positions

Responsible for managing company website careers page and job boards

Created and managed company job descriptions

Sourced candidates on various sites such as LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter, Dice, etc.

Managed 2 other Recruiters and 1 HR Assistant

Managed all company openings with over 80+ weekly openings – distributing to staff and reporting metrics to management for time to fill, sourcing and diversity hiring

Responsible for managing own dashboard of all Management and technology roles of 30+ openings as well as all internal hires/moves

Responsible for creating processes, procedures and company forms for HR and recruiting functions

Managed all internal career coaching, interviews and moves

Processed and onboarded 10-20 hires per week

Ordered background checks, labs, credit checks and drug screens

Worked with onsite clients and staff to ensure smooth transition to hiring needs (hired remote, in office and on client site – hospitals & clinics)

Trained managers and staff on recruiting, interviewing skills and HR related topics

Ordered and managed equipment for remote staff

Created Employee Referral program

Initiated and managed Lunch & Learns

Assisted HR Director with exit interviews, terminations, employee relations, benefits and open enrollment

Initiated and helped implement 4 different Applicant Tracking Systems (last used JazzHR ATS and HRAlliance HRIS) to meet growing company and recruitment needs

Recruited to ManpowerGroup for career advancement

inSync Staffing (Workway), MA (remote) 07/2009 – 08/2018

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Worked with VMS managers and Program Directors alongside Account Managers

Sourced candidates through resume job boards such as CareerBuilder, Monster, HotJobs, Indeed, Dice, LinkedIn, etc.

Responsible for sourcing, conducting phone screens, interviews and submitting to hiring managers

Worked with multiple clients hiring for IT, Engineering, Solutions, Administrative, Manufacturing, Pharma, Biotech, Logistics and Clinical positions

Responsible for making offers and ensuring all new hire documents were completed according to corporate, state and federal guidelines

Responsible for training new Recruiters using Webex, GoToMeeting, join.me and Bluejeans

Used JobDiva ATS to keep close attention to dashboard, post jobs and run reports for management & clients

Managed E-Verify process

Ordered background verifications and drug screens

Maintained relationships with contractors and responsible for relaying feedback and releasing contractors upon assignment end or management request

Managed correction of employees upon client request

Laid off – corporate lay offs

Streffco Consultants, Inc., CO (remote) 11/2006 – 03/2009

Account Manager/Technical Recruiter

Account Manager and Recruiter for client – Sprint/T-Mobile

Onsite representative, working with RPO to ensure meeting SLA’s to fill open positions

Sourced candidates through job boards such as Careerbuilder, Monster and Dice

Phone screened, interviewed and submitted top talent candidates to hiring managers for review

Set up phone and in person interviews with hiring managers and staff

Made offers and prepared offer letters and onboarding instructions

Worked with many different clients hiring for IT as well as customer service and administrative positions

Laid off due to lose of client contract

eKohs, Inc., VA (remote) 09/2005 – 10/2006

Technical Recruiter

Sourced candidates through job boards such as CareerBuilder, Monster and Dice for technical roles

Phone screened, interviewed and submitted to hiring managers for review

Set up phone and in person interviews with hiring manager and staff for top talent candidates

Worked with many different clients hiring for IT roles as well as customer service and administrative positions

Company lost account and position eliminated

Part-time Teller/Recruiter 04/2004 – 03/2006

Bank of America, Kansas City, MO

Accepted and processed bank deposits and loan payments

Heavy cash handling and customer service duties

Assisted banking center Manager with recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff

Left to pursue new opportunity to return to recruiting field full time

Gold Bank (M&I), Leawood, KS 09/2002 – 02/2004

Corporate Recruiter

Responsible for all company-wide recruitment for company of 1000 employees across 4 states

Managed dashboard of 30-40 weekly open positions

Managed company career web page and job board postings

Reviewed, screened, interviewed and hired for corporate office and banking center locations

Worked closely with Executive leadership and hiring managers to assist with open positions

Hosted training for HR staff and managers on how to interview and find top talent

Wrote and led training courses for interviewing and on-boarding processes and orientation

Posted open positions using Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, Dice, etc. as well as networking through social media, universities, local organizations and employee referrals

Researched, presented and implemented first applicant tracking system for company

Managed all testing, offers, background and credit checks, rejections and onboarding

Responsible for creating and presenting weekly onboarding new hire orientation classes

Implemented weekly Lunch & Learns

Left to take position closer to home

Bank of America, MO & TX 02/1993 – 03/2002

Corporate Recruiter (1998-2002)

Personal Banker (1993-1998)

As a Corporate Recruiter, was responsible for all recruitment, screening, interviewing, and hiring for banking center staff in assigned territory

Worked closely with hiring managers to assist with open positions

Posted open positions using Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, Dice, etc.

Trained new Recruiters and Administrative staff

Held training for managers on how to write job descriptions, interview and train new employees

Wrote training documents to be used by HR staff on processes and procedures

Wrote material and instructed classes on new HR policies and company processes

Worked as local HR Generalist for employee career guidance and employee relations

As a Personal Banker, was responsible in assisting customers in finding the right product for their needs, pulling credit reports, reviewing application and gathering all their financial data and sending to underwriting for review

Made cold calls to meet sales quotas

Won top sales awards for three consecutive years

Part of Corporate-wide layoffs

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office: Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Forms

Used various Applicant Tracking Systems including: JazzHR, AllPay, Newton (Paycor), JobDiva, UltiPro, Peoplesoft, Bullhorn, Taleo, SAP Success Factors

Excellent data entry, 10-key, and typing at 65+ wpm

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experienced managing large volume of open requisitions (40-80+)

Experienced managing Recruiting staff (3-5)

Strong skills in creating and managing reports using MS Excel, MS Forms, Survey Monkey)

Excellent customer relation skills

Strong project management skills

SHRM-CP Certification and SHRM Member

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