Recruiter

Deborah Berk **** Shamrock Circle

Frederick, CO *0530

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University of Houston- Conrad Hilton College

1998 Rice University- Advanced Education Studies

Professional Human Resources

Work Experience

4/2008- 5/2009 Texas Land & Cattle Steak House/

Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dallas, TX

Regional Recruiting Manager

Manage full recruiting cycle for operations managers for a national restaurant chain. Currently sourcing, interviewing and managing the hiring process for 90 restaurant locations and over 300 possible positions.

4/2006- 10/2007 Brinker International Dallas, TX

Corporate Recruiter

Reason for Leaving: Company Downsized

Managed full recruiting cycle for all corporate positions including, but not limited to: Information Technology, Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Banquet Sales, Culinary, Training and Human Resources.

• Ambassador to the entire Brinker campus creating a high sense of hospitality in the work place while continuing to build and maintaining relationships with the department hiring managers

• Helped to achieve department key performance indicators of 45 days to fill a position, 30% internal promotion rate and 20% diversity hires.

• Taught a quarterly Interviewing Skills class to newly hired managers or those who want to brush up on their interviewing skills

• Excelled at streamlining processes to make recruiting efforts more efficient

• Participated in company diversity efforts including: planning, creating and running the Brinker conference booth at the 2006 and 2007 National Black MBA Conferences

• Created a Career Counseling program to help team members on campus with career direction and goals for future growth and opportunities

• Participated in a number of Brinker events targeted to give back to the community

2002- 2006 Starbucks Coffee Company Orlando, FL

Regional Recruiter

Reason for Leaving: Family Medical Reasons

Managed all facets of staffing for the North and Central Florida 130 plus stores

• Lead succession planning process for all management

• Managed administrative process for monthly Partner Planning Process

• Managed monthly staffing counts; kept staffing levels above 100% staffed at all times

• Facilitated monthly panel interviews for internal management candidates

• Taught “Staffing the 3rd Place” to local managers to ensure best practices in staffing and hiring for individual store units

• Attended job fairs and college function to improve and support Company Branding

• Concentrated on diversity as a “key component to the way we do business”

2001- 2002 CompuCredit Atlanta, GA

Resource Manager

(Contract Position)

Reason for Leaving, Company Downsized

Created and implemented the performance review system for 100 employees

• Administrated and implemented career development and training

• Managed manpower planning, interviewing and hiring processes

2000- 2001 SYNAVANT Inc. Atlanta, GA

Human Resource Business Partner

Reason for Leaving: Company Downsized

Managed employee relations for two Atlanta locations encompassing 386 employees

• Managed and maintained staffing levels and a $300,000 recruiting budget

• Tracked and evaluated the monthly global headcount, number of hires, terminations, open positions and turnover percentages

• Created and processed the annual Bonus Payout (globally)

• Managed the merit increases, including performance reviews, budgeted increase reporting, approval of increases and payouts

• Headed the Company Events Committee planning company functions and maintaining the $100,000 budget for these functions

1998- 1999 Steak & Ale Restaurants Atlanta, GA

Human Resource Manager

Reason for Leaving: Professional Development

Managed all facets of recruiting and Human Resource functions for a 10 State territory.

• Investigated HR issues and implemented regular work place environmental checks on restaurants

1997- 1998 Landry’s Seafood Restaurants Houston, TX

Recruiter (Multi Concepts)

Reason for Leaving: Professional Development

Developed and implemented recruiting strategies

• Advertising placement for the hiring of all levels of Management and Chefs on a nation wide basis for new and existing locations of 6 different multi- concept restaurants chains

1995- 1997 Boston Market Dallas, TX

Recruiter/ HR Assistant

Reason for Leaving: Company Downsized

Managed manpower planning and staff recruitment for all locations in the Company

Awards

Recipient of the Highest Company Honor “The Spirit of Starbucks Award” for “exceeding my team’s expectations and goals by staffing to 109% in FY04….”

Received Bravo Award for “untiring efforts and continued dedication to our staffing needs, our North Florida Region has been given the ability and the resources to meet our “Fully Staffed” commitment for FY05.”

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