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Veronica M. Southern

**** ******** **** ****** #*** Orland Park, IL 60462 773-***-**** adzj21@r.postjobfree.com Professional Summary:

• Corporate Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 20 years of Full Life-Cycle Recruiting experience within multiple Industries including Manufacturing, Renewable Energy (Wind/Solar), EPC Consulting (Engineering, Procurement & Construction); Banking, Accounting & Finance, Food and Beverage, Gaming & Casinos, as well as Healthcare, Non-for-Profit Trust & Grant/Philanthropic, and Biotechnology Industry

• Disciplines recruited include Engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Process Engineers, Instrumentation & Controls, Designer/Drafters and PM/CM Engineers); IT Professionals (SW Developers, Architectural, Business Analyst, Data Migration Consultants/Leads); and Sales/BD, Accounting, Banking and Finance Professionals as well as other Corporate Disciplines including Marketing, Operations and some C-Level Professionals PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

The Salem Group (full-service workforce staffing agency) 8/2022 – 7/2023

• Lead recruiting efforts to attract and fill various Job Orders for clients in Engineering, Manufacturing, lT and Corporate industry and built new client relationships

• Client site visits and alignment meetings for open orders and tracking candidates for future open orders inside our Applicant tracking System (ATS) Quest Food Management Services Talent Acquisition Manager 8/2021 – 7/2022

• Manage the Recruiting Process and Marketing Strategies around Open Positions for over 100 Account/Units for the Mid-west

• Create innovative Sourcing Tactics for challenging demographic and Units for our IL, MI, WI and IN Schools staffing needs

• Review and qualified vendors and/or third-party agencies to supplement recruiting needs for challenging Units Aramark Talent Acquisition Partner 3/2019 – 7/2021

• Partnering with all levels of the organization around recruiting and hiring Non-Exempt Hourly Candidates for various positions within Aramark’s Food and Facilities division

• Using innovative Strategies and various Resources to attract qualified candidates

• Support and attract a diverse group of candidates for our divisions/clients

• Responsible for connecting with various Community Partners in the Central Region to leverage their programs to share Job Opportunities within their immediate and surrounding counties

• Coordinate, conduct and attend various Job Fairs and Special Events to hire and attract potential candidates Brindley Engineering Corporation Sr Corporate Recruiter (PT – Contractor) 8/2017 – 11/2018

• Sourcing, Recruiting and Interviewing potential candidate from Designer/Drafters to Sr Level Engineers with Industrial Processing space; as well as working with Department Managers around creating and developing Job Postings for various medias

• Innovative approach to attracting both passive and active Engineering Professionals (Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Piping Designer Professionals)

US Foods Recruiter (Contractor – Randstad) 4/2018 – 7/2018

• Recruiting, Sourcing and Interviewing of potential candidates

• Collaborate with hiring managers and/stakeholder for alignment meeting of Open Reqs; and posting of job orders Ingredion Incorporated Corporate Recruiter (Contractor – Advanced Resources) 3/2016 – 7/2017

• Responsible for the Corporate Recruiting for various disciplines including Operations, Maintenance Reliability, Human Resources, Legal, Finance and Accounting

• Conduct Alignment/In-Taking Meetings for all New Open Reqs with Hiring Manager/Stackholders

• Posting of Open Reqs as well as Sourcing and Screening of potential Candidates Veronica M. Southern Page 2

NorthShore University HealthSystem Employment Specialist (Contractor – Advanced Resources 9/2015 – 1/2016

• Regularly collaborate with Hiring Managers in regards Open Reqs and Posting Strategies to various Job Boards, Social Media and other Career Sites

• Responsible for pre-screening of potential candidates via phone screens and face-to-face interviews, as well as coordination of all onsite interviews and on-boarding of New Hires

• Present and involved in the negotiation and calculation of offers for both Exempt and Non-Exempt candidates The Chicago Community Trust Senior Recruiter (Contractor- Advanced Resources) 12/2014 – 04/2015

• Sourcing, Screening and Recruiting potential candidates for various disciplines within nonprofit sector; including Development, Programs with Grant Making, Executive Assistants for CFO, CEO and Directors; Data Analytics Manager, Program Associates, etc.

• Writing, Posting and Revising Job Descriptions for various Open Reqs with both Sr HR Director and Hiring Managers

• Coordinate and/or conduct Phone Screens, Onsite Interviews and Skype Interviews with Candidates and Hiring Team LanzaTech Senior Recruiter (Contractor - Advanced Resources) 7/2014 – 10/2014

• Sourcing, Screening and Recruiting savvy Scientists and/or Engineers (Chemist, R&D, Biologist, Process and Mechanical Engineers)

• Marketing employment opportunities via Social Media, Job Boards, Groups, Associations, Universities, and other Media Tools Randstad Sourceright US Senior Recruiter (Contractor) 12/2012 – 6/2014 USG Corp (5/2013 – 6/2014)

• Sourcing, Screening and Recruiting for various corporate level professionals within this Manufacture or Building Materials including various Engineers, Human Resources, Accounting, Marketing, Legal and some administrative support roles

• Conduct In-Take Meetings with Hiring Managers, Post Open Requisitions to various sites and social medias as well as ran ads

• Negotiate offers, third party vendor rates as well as manage passive candidate relations Honeywell Analytics (12/2012 – 3/2013)

• Recruiting and Sourcing for various professional including Engineering, Chemical Engineers, Human Resources, Accounting, Marketing, Logistics, Supply Change, Branch Managers and Warehouse Supervisors

• Responsible for Sourcing and Posting of career opportunities to various medias including Social Media, Job Boards, Associations, Schools and Alumni Sites as well as Media Print

• Pre-Screen of all candidates, negotiate Salaries, Vendor and 3rd Party Relations as well as Campus Recruiter and Job Fairs WMS Gaming – Chicago, IL Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contractor-Advanced Resources) 3/2012 – 9/2012

• Work directly with Hiring Managers and Supervisors in regards to Open Requisitions, Job Description and Recruiting Strategies • Recruiter, Screen and Process applicants for Open Positions

• Recruited disciplines include Artist, Multimedia Engineers & Artist, various Principal Senior Engineers, SW Developers, Testers/QA and Designers, Principal and Director levels recruited in this Gaming Technology environment E.ON Climate & Renewables – Chicago, IL Recruiter (Contractor) 7/2011 – 3/2012

• Full-Life Cycle Recruiter in Climate & Renewable (Wind Energy) for Operations, Engineering & Development

• Disciplines recruited include Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, I&C Engineers, Construction Managers, Turbine Erection Specialist Project Manager & Wind Farm Analyst

• Interview Screen, Scheduling of Interviews, Negotiating Offers, Coordinate Relocation & Hiring Manager’s Interviews Sakonent (CRM 2.0 Consulting Defined) – Chicago, IL Sr Recruiter (Contractor) 8/2010 – 5/2011

• Full Life-Cycle recruiting for this CRM Consultancy Firm which include SW Development Professionals in a Cloud Computing Technology environment with Software As A Service (SaaS); and, CRM disciplines recruited include Business Analyst, Technical Architects, Project Managers, Account/Engagement Managers.

• CRM SW Development platforms recruited included CRM On Demand, Siebel, Salesforce.com and Blackbaud Ambitech Engineering Corporation – Downers Grove, IL Senior Recruiter 06/07 – 05/2008

(Contractor ~ Aspen Technology) 11/06 – 06/07 (Contract) Veronica M. Southern Page 3

• Responsible for sourcing and placing qualified candidates, scheduling & interviewing of potential candidates and negotiating salaries in an Engineering/Procurement/Construction & Construction Management (EPC/CM) Firm

• Coordinate Career Fairs & Open Houses periodically for all locations; and, Internet researching, sourcing and posting of both candidates and openings

PepsiCo – Chicago, IL (Contractor – Matrix Resources) Talent Acquisition Manager 5/06 – 11/2006

• Full-life cycle recruiting on the PepsiCo Project One Up ~ staffing for the largest SAP implementation projects in the US; including Basis Administrators and Developers, SAP Security Specialist, and Logistics professionals

• Recruiting for SAP Modules including OTC, SD, FI, HR, CRM, SRM SCM as well as various functional and process areas for Project One Up (Data Management Organization (DMO), Readiness & Training (R&T), Logistics professionals and Manufacturing professionals)

• Handling Employee Referrals resumes; networking and using Deploy Applicant Tracking System and Job boards as recruiting tools EDUCATION:

Roosevelt University Major: Human Resources Management SKILLS:

iCIMS, PeopleSoft, Lever, Taleo, Lever, Sendouts, Bullhorn, SharePoint, Salesforce, CareerPlug, Paradox/Olivia, Social Media Recruiting, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); 60-WPM, 10-Key by Touch, and business savvy written and verbal communication skills

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