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Jennifer L. Garrison

*** ****** ***, *******, ** 15042

724-***-**** Cell

*************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlgarrison/

Results-driven Talent Acquisition Manager with 20+ years of experience, proven track record of streamlining recruitment processes, aligning hiring strategies with organizational goals, building strong partnerships with hiring managers, and significantly reducing time-to-fill by leveraging innovative sourcing strategies and employer branding initiatives.

CAREER HISTORY

Market Performance Group 7/2021 - 2/2025

Talent Acquisition Manager

Responsible for full-cycle recruiting and onboarding, identifying, attracting, evaluating, and hiring top-tier talent for a third party CPG/Omnichannel marketing consulting company.

●Actively search for potential candidates through job boards, social media, networking, employee referrals and other channels while tracking and analyzing hiring metrics to identify new streamlined processes and identify areas of improvement

●Aligned hiring strategies with the organization's long-term goals and talent needs

●Manage and train Recruiting Coordinator, third party vendor, and recruiters

●Created and executed full company Integration plan for newly acquired companies including onboarding, offers, bonus structure, social media and website, team integration and job responsibilities

●Responsible for culture and DEIB corporate strategic initiatives as the Talent Team Lead on DEIB committee

●Worked cross functionally across 9 verticals including Finance, IT, Business Development, Grocery, Drug, Marketing and Consulting to manage all hiring, interview process and job description development to maintain consistent company messaging at all levels of hiring

●Assessing candidate potential and fit through various methods like skills testing, reference checks, and behavioral interviewing

●Responsible for improving time to hire to 18 days and lowering turnover to 9%

●Promoting the company's culture and employee value proposition to attract top talent

●Proficient in recruiting and ATS tools such as Paychex, UKG, ADP, Taleo, HIreRight, Silkroad, Universal Background Screening and EVerify

●Hired 35 top level employees in 5 weeks to handle new client business and maintain client trust

●Oversee the entire talent acquisition function, including strategy development, team management, and budget planning growing company from 200+ to 800+ in just under four years

●Placed all levels working for clients: Target, Amazon, Publix, Walmart, Costco, Dollar General, L’Oreal, Meijer, Kroger, Walgreens, Rite Aid, H-E-B and more CPG clients

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. 1/2018 – 7/2021

Talent Acquisition Manager

Responsible for full life cycle recruiting and onboarding for commercial testing laboratory company handling over 30 locations.

●Create and execute weekly orientation sessions for all new hires

●Develop new manager training for hiring, interviewing and processes flow

●Created and manage community volunteer council and outreach initiatives

●Manage all onboarding process using Silkroad and ADP tracking systems

●Work with Directors and Managers to recruit key roles for all laboratory locations

●Partner with Marketing for all postings and social media content

●Create and execute strategic recruiting plan to focus on interviewing, onboarding, retention, inclusive hiring and career path

ZOLL LifeVest 6/2014 – 1/2018

Executive Sales Recruiter

Responsible for building the sales team of a medical device company including Territory Managers, Regional Managers, Sales Support Representatives and Area Directors.

●Source, interview and profile potential sales candidates

●Work directly with key company leaders to identify hiring needs and continue to build a funnel of candidates for future positions

●Train Regional Sales Managers on recruiting and hiring practices

●Lead SSR hiring project to increase support staff in the field

●Maintain applicant tracking system and processed hires

●Manage profile assessment process for all sales personnel

●Manage Taleo, Job Tracker spreadsheet and hiring documents

Sr. Executive Recruiter, Pittsburgh, PA 1999 – 2014

Princeton One, The GMW Group, J Joseph & Associates

Responsible for full life cycle recruiting as a headhunter cold-calling companies to retain recruiting business and sourcing all candidates local and nationwide for sales, marketing, management, retail, engineering and technology positions.

●Specialized sales, marketing and management recruiting for customers include Kohler, Zoll Medical, Karndean, JCDecaux, Continuum, BG Medical and Advantage Direct365, Boston Scientific, Medtronic Physio-Control, Sunrise Medical, Joerns Healthcare, Domino Amjet, Heidelberg USA, Citizens Bank, Ethicon Endo, New Horizons, Lance Spectra Marketing/Heinz, AC Nielsen, Matthews International, Clarke American, Global Securities, Inc. (GSI) and US Steel (USX)

●Built Commercial sales division of Medtronic Physio-Control including recruiting, screening, scheduling database management, extending offers and on-boarding.

●Negotiate and manage fee agreements, pricing levels, exclusivity and candidate offer letters

EDUCATION

Michigan State University – BA in Marketing

●Minors in Management, Psychology and Communications

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