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HR Specialist and Recruitment Expert

Location:
Rockville, MD
Posted:
November 20, 2025

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Resume:

MICHELE MARY

HR Specialist

************@******.** http://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-mary-17b624321 Raleigh, NC EXPERIENCE

Equine Sports Massage Therapist & Volunteer

Company Name

**** - ******* Virginia

Obtained my Equine Sports Massage Therapy Certificate which allows me to provide essential massage to horses to reduce pain/inflammation

Cloverleaf Therapeutic Riding Center - 8 years providing needs of the students as a horse lead and side walker. Groom & tack horses and providing guidance to riders and other volunteers Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center - grooming, horse lead and side walking for lessons

Floris United Methodist Church - Vocalist, provide A/V assistance for service, quarterly blood drive volunteer, lunch packing for Hungry Kids program

Sr. Risk Recruiter

Wells Fargo

08/2013 - 01/2017 Charlotte, NC

Communicate with hiring managers to create staffing plans to meet business needs and attract the best talent by using a consultative approach

Discuss and consult with hiring managers during intake meetings - Affirmative Action, Diversity and Selection & Assessment to ensure policy guidelines are met

Effectively manage requisition load while achieving service level expectations achieving of 4.5+ ratings

Ensure compliance with all recruiting related laws, regulations and policies that impact the business, keeping management apprised of potential issues or areas of concerns while mitigating risk Recruiter

Robert Half

02/2012 - 07/2013 Fort Mill, SC

Provide full cycle consultative recruiting to the WFCL Finance division

Hold engagement meetings with managers to discuss position needs to ensure top candidates are selected for phone screen, manager interviews and ultimately hire in a timely fashion Consult with hiring managers on candidate FLSA Certification requirements, interviewing questions, disposition of candidates based on skills/competencies, compensation, Staff Management to ensure the best candidate is secured

SUMMARY

HR professional with 20 years of experience

seeking contract, part or full-time opportunities

to contribute and add significant value to your

organization as I re-enter the workforce. I have

continued to utilize my skills in Human

Resources in a consultative basis for small

business owners to provide expertise in

employee relations, payroll and hiring/layoff

practices.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Boosted Client Satisfaction

Increased client satisfaction by 95% through

tailored equine therapy services.

Volunteer Team Management

Managed a team of 30 volunteers improving

lesson efficiency by 50%.

Excellence In Recruiting

Successfully placed 100+ candidates saving

$50K in recruitment costs.

Career Center Events Impact

Led events increasing candidate activity at

Career Center by 30%.

EDUCATION

Coursework towards BA

George Mason University

Date period Location

Interpersonal Management Skills by

Achieve Global

Max Portray

Date period Location

Certified Professional Resume Writer

Foundations of Internal Consulting by Max

Portray, PhD

Certified Personnel Decisions

International (PDI) Profiler Certified

Birkman First Look Facilitator

Personnel Decisions International (PDI)

Date period Location

EXPERIENCE

Senior Finance and Accounting space

DARTON GROUP

05/2011 - 05/2012 Charlotte, NC

A boutique search firm in the Senior Finance and Accounting space in the Charlotte Region

Practice Leader

Assisted mid-size firms seeking C suite executives and management positions for direct-hire roles

Conducted approximately 30 warm and cold calls daily to introduce the new line of business

Booked and attended sales meetings with Managing Directors establishing new relationships with current and new clients Recruiting Manager

BDO USA

02/2012 - 05/2012 Charlotte, NC

Managed National recruiting efforts for the Specialized Tax Services and International Tax Divisions for international tax and transfer pricing positions ranging from Associate to Senior Director level Communicated and provided candidate profiles and resumes to the International Tax Director for review by way of weekly conference call

Utilized Linked In, Indeed, SourcePoint, and cold calling to recruit senior level candidates

Created job descriptions, offer requests and communicated offers to candidates

Sr. Regional Recruiter

Jefferson Wells International

05/2006 - 12/2008 Charlotte, NC

Southeast Region Full cycle talent acquisition in the areas of Tax, Technology Risk Management, Financial Operations, and Internal Audit for The Carolina's & Atlanta markets

Partnered with Operations Managers and Directors as a member of the Management Team for Charlotte, Raleigh and Atlanta to identify talent needs filling all positions ahead of schedule Built rapport through strong communication and trust with all candidates during interview process, negotiated successful close at time of offer and ensured a seamless on-boarding process Assessed candidate priorities in order to accurately describe the appropriate employment scenario the firm offered i.e. (work/life balance, flexible work schedule, variety of projects etc. Hired 100+ candidates utilizing cold calling, internet searches and personal network to save the firm thousands of dollars eliminating the need for external recruiting

Client Services Manager

Helios HR

2005 - 02/2006 Reston, VA

Strategic Human Resource Consultant providing guidance and counseling to various industries

Including International Non-Profit

Engineering

Federal government contractors

Software development firms

SKILLS

Payroll Cold Calling

Internal Audit Cisco

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Power Point ATS

PeopleSoft Taleo Kenexa



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