Career Placement, Sales & Recruiting Professional

Sarah M Lasky

Phoenix, AZ

Phone: 414-***-****

Email: ***************@*****.***

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

SUMMARY

Career Placement, Sales, and Recruiting Professional with 15+ years of combined experience working within the Communications field. Specializing in metrics-driven performance, talent acquisition, and business partnership growth. Proven ability to generate $10K+ in weekly contractor revenue, manage high-volume pipelines, and drive client and candidate retention. Passionate about relationship management, problem solving, and improving internal growth and success. Presently seeking a role in Customer Service, Account Management or Recruiting with an innovative, positive, and team orientated culture. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Catering & Hospitality Agencies: LACE Catering, LGC Staffing, InstaWork Staffing, Emily’s Events, & Alexi’s Catering & more …. January 2022 - Present

Banquet Server/Bartender (Independent Contractor)

● Mixologist, high-volume bartender, cocktail server, and banquet server for various events.

● Clients/Venues: Adero Resort by Marriott, The Biltmore, Fairmont Princess, Troon Golf Club, Ocotillo Golf Club, Double Tree, DC Ranch, The Botanical Gardens, Aramark Convention Center, Gila River Casino, We-ko-Pa Casino, Chase Field, Footprint Center, State Farm Arena and many privately hosted corporate events, weddings, fundraisers etc. Woz-U Higher Education – Scottsdale/Remote March 2020 - January 2022 Career Services Coordinator

● Responsible for Technology Industry based career placement for upcoming and past Graduates of Woz-U (a 33-week accredited Higher Education Program).

● Coached, prepared and connected graduates with careers in the following fields; IT, Software Development, Data Science & Cyber Security.

● Conducted business development with both warm and cold leads with US based companies to determine if a partnership would be mutually beneficial.

● Recorded all activity in the assigned student’s profile to document placement progress.

● Required to hit placement metrics and report to the Board of Directors, to maintain accreditation. JP & Associates Realtors Vantage – Gilbert, AZ September 2019 – March 2020 Talent Acquisition Manager

● Responsible for recruiting, onboarding and retaining residential real estate agents.

● Made 150+ cold calls daily to book meetings with potential agents considering a new brokerage.

● Interviewed and evaluated each candidate’s sales production, team size and cultural fit potential.

● Participated in weekly meetings with the CEO to discuss strategies to grow the business through recruiting, marketing and networking events.

Aerotek Staffing – Oklahoma City, OK January 2018 – July 2019 Full Life Cycle Recruiter

● Performed full life cycle recruiting for various positions within an office environment.

● Assigned reqs predominantly focused on Administrative roles including: Medical Billing, Coding, MAs, Receptionists, Accountants, Call Center Reps, Collections Specialists, and more.

● Contributed to growth through Business Development, setting meetings with reference checks in management roles, and cold calling when time permitted.

● Built and retained a consistent pipeline of candidates for office roles as well as non office roles, allowing for room to cross recruit: Filled additional reqs outside of my team such as: Scientific, Tech, Manufacturing, General Labor and Oil & Gas.

● Recruited for various types of employment such as contract, contact to perm and direct hire.

● Exceeded metrics, hitting the top spot in the state by retaining over 50 contractors per week, earning Aerotek over $10,000 per week in contractor and direct hire spread. The Smart Circle – Phoenix, AZ and Oklahoma City, OK June 2014 – January 2018 Executive Sales Manager

● Produced over $300,000 in annual gross product sales by partnering with every Sam’s Club in Oklahoma and maintaining positive working relationships with these retailers.

● Managed a team of 20+ Sales Reps to set up temporary pop up shops (Road Shows), which ran consecutively at multiple store locations.

● Launched and sold start-up brands through Road Show Events, such as skincare, haircare, high end bedding and pillows, healthcare products and more.

● Ran morning sales meetings with reps on product knowledge, strategies on handling rejection, sales funnel metrics, rebuttals, and consumer psychology to hit daily sales goals.

● Managed an Admin to source from our internal ATS, and pre-screen applicants.

● Responsible for weekly financial calls with clients, product reviews, payroll, hiring and firing.

● Interviewed for Internal Sales Rep as needed, followed by an offer if the candidate was a fit. Sales Representative/Campaign Manager – Phoenix, AZ Promoted to Executive Manager to run a new branch in Oklahoma City, OK in spring of 2016

● Sales representative for Road Show Events at large retailers for numerous brands.

● Promoted to Team Lead within 2 months based on professionalism and high sales metrics.

● Attended daily meetings and training, taught and led workshops and traveled nationally.

● Hired and trained a team of 10 sales representatives who reported to me daily as team lead.

● Promoted to Assistant manager after 1 year and facilitated sales meetings, HR responsibilities and team management, followed by an additional promotion in 2016 to expand to OKC. EDUCATION

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Communications, 2014

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