HR Consultant

SENIOR CORPORATE TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL

Result driven and motivated HR professional with over 10 years’ experience in Recruiting, Human Resources Consulting, Vendor Management and Compliance - for financial services, health insurance, banking and energy equipment & supply engineering industries.

Resourceful in identifying, balancing and managing short-term and long-term activities to address client's concerns; customers issues and business goals while ensuring that the organization's initiatives align with the long term business objectives. Instrumental in designing 3 policy and procedure manuals to streamline workflow processes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Web-Based Sourcing/Recruiting

Behavioral Interviewing

Applicant Tracking Systems

HRIS Technologies

Contract Negotiations

Multi-Location Recruitment

Diversity Hiring

Employee Relations

HR Program/Project Management

Technical Writing

Orientation & On-Boarding

Training & Development

Organizational Development

HR Policies & Procedures

Virtual Team Collaboration

Applications Expertise:

Computer Software: Advanced user with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher and InfoPath).

Applicant Tracking/HR Systems: SAP e-Recruit, Taleo, BrassRing, Vurv, Oracle HR and PeopleSoft.

Other Applications: SharePoint, MS Live Meeting, WebEx, Photoshop CS Suite and Auto Cad.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ING FINANCIAL SERVICES Windsor, CT

Sr. Staffing Consultant- Corporate Recruiter - 4/2012 to Present

Manage the hiring process for a high-volume / time-sensitive environment remotely. Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to align the Annuities business with high quality talent. Design and deliver hiring process training material to hiring managers, including behavioral interviewing techniques, diversity hiring and career path development.

Key Results:

? Cut average cost-per-hire by 20%. Enhanced candidate screening practices by working closely with the department heads to allocate talent appropriately.

? Negotiated close to 70 offers within a 4 month period. Elevated the caliber of applicants by innovatively utilizing various social mediums and college networks.

? Improved diversity hiring by 10%. Continuously partner with niche local and online sources and networks to attract a pipeline of quality candidates.

MASSMUTUAL FINANCIAL SERVICES Springfield, MA

Sr. Staffing Consultant- Corporate Finance Recruiter - 4/20011 3/2012

Lead recruiting efforts for the Retirement Services and Annuities divisions company wide. Successfully partnered with the Executive Management team to support strategic planning and development of recruiting initiatives. Identified and managed outside vendors and job communication for all job boards, networking groups, and social media recruiting efforts.

Key Results:

? Negotiated approximately 200 salary offers and relocation packages within a 12 month time period for both Executive and non-Executive level roles.

? Successfully managed and mentored 2 Recruiting Specialists’ who were eventually promoted to Junior Recruiters.

? Revised job descriptions. “Shadowed” and interviewed employees to construct an accurate picture of the duties and skills required for each position.

? Wrote recruiting process manual as well as a hiring manger’s guide, in order to streamline the recruiting process.

? Saved company thousands of dollars every month by reducing reliance on employment agencies. Brought the majority of formerly outsourced recruiting functions in-house to reduce billable hours from 200+ to less than 15 per month.

? Designed improvement processes relating to 10 recruiting functional responsibilities to generate diverse candidate slates for open positions and for opportunistic hiring.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY RENEWAL TEAM INC. Hartford, CT

Career Counselor/Job Developer - 5/2009 to 4/2011

Developed and implemented career plans, job search strategies and training to almost 80 individuals on an ongoing basis. Successfully partnered with the Capital Workforce Partners and the City of Hartford to coordinate the summer 2009 Youth Employment Program. This program was sponsored by President Barak Obama.

Key Results:

? Successfully designed, developed and distributed marketing materials for ex-offenders seeking employment as a result decreasing program dropout rate by close to 35%.

? Lead Event Planner for the 6th annual Grandparents Event in 2009 which brought in monetary and tangible goods donations of close to $40,000.

? Received an award in 2009 for my outstanding achievement and dedication to the Summer Youth Program.

? Placed over 50 ex-offenders in full time permanent positions throughout New England.

AETNA Hartford, CT

Talent Acquisition-Corporate Recruiter - 07/2007 - 11/2008

Lead all recruiting efforts for the placement of candidates in a variety of roles nationwide. Identified and managed outside vendors and job communication for all job boards, networking groups, and social media recruiting efforts.

Key Results:

? Negotiated over 400 salary offers within a 14 month time period for both the exempt and non-exempt level.

? Project Manager for 2 process and procedure manuals which streamlined the recruiting and hiring process. This included a user friendly training manual for Recruiters with tips and tricks on how to use Taleo applicant tracking system effectively.

BANK OF AMERICA Hartford, CT

Talent Acquisition- Corporate Banking Recruiter - 04/2006 to 11/2006

Effectively managed the recruiting and hiring process for a variety of roles throughout New England. Collaborated with department heads to contribute to and leverage knowledge of the labor market, sourcing trends, strategies, and tactics across the organization.

Key Results:

? Negotiated close to 200 salary offers within a 6 month time period for both the exempt and non-exempt level roles

? Exceeded hiring goal by 25%. Restructured the hiring group to improve service. Developed proprietary internet site that allowed the virtual team to collaborate and share best practices.

GENERAL ELECTRIC Plainville, CT

Vendor Management Program Manager - 5/2009 to 4/2011

Aligned with GE executives to support and influence their contingent staffing sourcing objectives. Efficiently managed over 400 consultants’ nationwide. Original responsibility included 107 approved vendors but effectively reduced company’s vendor list to 40 after re-negotiating the contract terms. Facilitated monthly meetings with department heads. This included training sessions on the company specific applicant tracking system.

Key Results:

? Successfully developed a training manual on contingent staff hiring which streamlined our recruiting and hiring process.

? Recuperated over $60,000 in past due invoices through collection activities.

? Utilized Six Sigma methodology for process improvement and cost savings that amounted to almost $200,000

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH, PA

DIPLOMA RESIDENTIAL DESIGN & SPACE PLANNING

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN INTERIOR DESIGN

Sourcing Sources Expertise:

Experience with multiple job boards (Monster, DICE, CareerBuilder, HotJobs, Net-temps, Craigslist, The Ladders, ERE, LinkedIn, JobFox, and other Niche sites.)

Human Resources Training:

HR Project Management (2008), HR Compliance (2008), Diversity Hiring (2009), Labor Laws (2010), Social Media Recruiting (2011)

TAMIE MYERS

Phone: 860-***-**** ? Page 3

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