KAREN FISCHER-KLEIN, SHRM
www.linkedin.com/in/karen-klein-762b542
SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential
Sr. recruiting professional with diverse experience. Quickly adapt to corporate cultures, technologies and industries, including, healthcare, pharma, financial services, technology, sales, & consumer products. Strong search, marketing and sales skills, with ability to quickly identify, qualify and negotiate with candidates (including C level) while establishing and maintaining solid relationships with internal clients and HR partners.
Software/Applications:
MS Office, Excel, SAP (HCM), HireView, SkillSurvey Healthcare source, Halogen, PeopleSoft, ICIMS, Success Factors, Kenexa Brass Ring, iRecruit, LinkedIn (various ATS)
Projects have included:
Member of Delivery Team responsible for: The Recruitment Process Best Practices, Hiring Manager Beat Practices, Streamlining Vendor Management Process. Creating successful strategic recruiting plans
Senior member of recruiting team with high volume recruiting for “Go-Live of large EMR (Epic) implementation
Member of Special Team designated during COVID 19 dedicated to high volume Nurse recruiting and hiring.
Montefiore Information Technology, Yonkers, NY 2010 – May 2024
Montefiore Health Systems – 30,000 end users
Sr. Recruiter – Relationship Manager
Senior member of Talent Acquisition/Relationship Management team supporting Technology vertical of major NY hospital as it relates to patient care and technology
Search/identify/recruit/hire Technology professionals
Develop strong relationships with business teams
Develop essential job descriptions for vacancies
Met with Senior Management in weekly reporting meetings
Full life cycle requisition management and recruiting support of internal business relative to all IT including onboarding (but not limited to).
Clinical applications recruiting support – All levels of EPIC EMR full module “go live” (2014 to present.
All IT Infrastructure; Operations; IT Security and Compliance, Business intelligence, and Market data, Project Delivery Services, Reporting
ATS: SAP Success Factors/Talent Management; ICIMS; Healthcaresource assessment tools
Independent Recruiter - Consultant (Karen Klein Assocs.) 2008 – 2010
Pfizer, Inc., NYC (6 mo.)
Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT (6 mo.) Recruit/manage vacancies for Strategic Accounts Organization (supporting Regional VP’s), N.E. Field Sales and Invest Sales (Institutional Sales for Buy-Side and Sell Side).
Montefiore IT/Montefiore Medical Center, Yonkers, NY (3 mos.)
Greenwich Associates, Stamford, CT – (6 mos.) consulting and Research firm focused on Institutional Financial Services (6 mo.)
EMC Corporation, New York, NY (6 months)
(Dell/EMC is a $23.5 billion Global Storage Solutions provider)
Sr. Recruiter – Consultant - Enterprise Sales - New York, New Jersey and NE Canada
UBS Investment Bank AG, Stamford, CT. - (RPO -2 years)
Recruitment Relationship Manager/Sr. IT Recruiter –ITI/IT-IB (Professional Recruiting Team)
Credit-Suisse Securities, LLC, NYC - (RPO – 2 years)
Recruitment Relationship Manager- Sr. IT Recruiter - (Enterprise Shared Services Lateral Recruitment Team)
Other projects have included:
Member of Delivery Team responsible for: The Recruitment Process & Best Practices, Hiring Manager Beat Practices, Streamlining Vendor Management Process
Course work:
(SkillPath and DDI) on going
How to be an Effective Virtual Team Member
The Art of Interviewing
Conflict Management and Confrontation Management
Building Your Emotional Intelligence
Conflict Resolution
Interviewing Selection Immigration Law
Sexual Harassment Intervention
The Art of Interviewing
Leadership Essentials, Introduction to Operational Risk; Ayers Training; STAR
Introduction to Financial Products
Education/Certifications:
SHRM: Talent Acquisition (http://bcert.me/sqznawtja http://bcert.me/sqznawtja
IONA COLLEGE - General Studies Program
Other affiliations:
NAMI Fundraiser - 2015 – present
A New Chance Animal Rescue: Foster/Adopt/Fund Raise Committee - 2022 – present
Member of Board Of Home Owners Association – The Meadows