HR Manager/Recruiter

Avery Coen

**** * **** ******

Davenport, Iowa **807

htbqou@r.postjobfree.com

563-***-****

Core Competencies:

• Human Resources Management

• Administrative Support

• New Hire Orientation

• HR Compliance

• Personnel Files

• Resume Screening

• Pre-employment Screening

• Reference & Background Checks

• Team Player • Training / Development

• Compensation/ Benefits

• Employee Inquiries

• Recruitment

• Policies & Procedures

• Payroll Processing

• FLMA

• Employee Relations

• Employee Performance / Recognition

Ryerson, Inc. 05/2009- 09/04/2009

Contract Recruiting Manager

• Responsible for nation wide recruiting.

• Develop strategic recruiting plans.

• Responsible for streamlining all recruiting processes.

• Manage vendor relationships.

Experience: A.C. Consulting 06/06-Present

Recruiter/President

Recruit for a variety of companies on a nationwide basis. Most searches are for engineers, sales, healthcare, marketing,IT and operations.

HSBC 12/07-08/08

Contract Recruiter/Hr Generalist

• Maintains federal compliance issues: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), state Workers’ Manages labor relations, the resolution of grievances and ensuring the fair application of disciplinary action

• Recruit for all corporate home office divisions.

• Develop recruiting strategies.

• Coach hiring managers.

• Increased time to fill.

• Full Life Cycle recruiting for Finance, IT, Credit Policy and Risk, Accounting, HR, and Marketing at entry level as well as executive level.

• Developed sourcing strategy for team.

Banis & Associates 2007

Contract Recruiter Researcher

• Recruit steel sales candidates

• Provide name generation

Human Resource International Virtual

Contract Recruiter for Washington Mutual Bank 2/07-11/07

Currently recruit for Washington Mutuals’ Retail Banking and Financial Services Department.

• Using 95% cold call techniques actively pursue passive candidates which include; bank tellers, personal financial representatives, Sr. personal financial representatives, assistant branch managers, and branch managers.

• Perform competitor analysis.

•Original three month contract extended.

•Trained current recruiters on cold calling techniques.

Advanced Resources Virtual

Contract Recruiter for CDW 12/06 to 1/07

Cdw is a fortune 500 company that specializes in selling technology products and services. This was a short term contract to fill the increasing open sales positions for the New Year.

•Creatively sourced passive sales candidates through networking, cold calling and resume databases

Caremark RX Mount Prospect, IL

Contract Corporate Recruiter 9/06 to 11/06

Caremark is a fortune 100 pharmaceutical company which includes; pharmacy benefit management, a specialty pharmacy, disease management, and mail services.

• Managed a two month in house job fair to attract pharmacy technicians to our facility while supervising 2 other contractors.

• Performed full life cycle recruitment of pharmacy technicians, operations assistants, shipping clerks, and specialty pharmacy staff.

• Successfully hired 48 pharmacy technicians

•Partnered with hiring managers to understand the skills and background required and provided expert advice and coaching throughout recruitment process.

Attwater Corporation Schaumburg,IL

Sr. Contract Recruiter for Siemens 6/06 to 9/06

Building Technologies

Siemens Building Technologies is a fortune 500 company that is a leading provider of building controls; fire safety and security system solutions.

• Nationally recruited for a variety of positions including, but not limited too; fire technicians, security technicians, sales executives, energy engineers, operation leaders, and project managers.

• Cold called into competitor companies to build relationships with passive candidates.

• Participated in weekly conference calls with hiring managers and recruiters to determine present and future hiring needs.

•In charge of twenty to sixty requisitions at a time

Select Staffing Radiology Buffalo Grove, IL

Branch Manager 1/06 to 6/06

(Division closed)

• Supervised 4 recruiters and all office functions.

• Processed payroll for radiology technicians.

• Recruited radiology technicians, medical clerical, and phlebotomists, through cold calling, referrals, and advertising.

• Called on hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities to promote our services.

• Kept gross margin above 38%

• Provided assistance to management in handling employee disciplinary matters including verbal and written counseling, suspensions and terminations

• Reviewed and approved performance appraisals

• Maintained compliance with federal, state and local regulations concerning employment

Participated in developing departmental goals, objectives and systems

Intelistaf Healthcare Davenport, IA/ Oakbrook ,IL

Recruiter 5/05 to 1/06

• Interviewed, screened, tested, and recruited nurses, certified nursing assistants, pharmacists, physical therapists, and radiology technicians to fill existing job orders and build a pipeline for future openings.

• Conducted new hire orientations for each new employee.

• Performed reference checks, background checks, and drug screening on applicants.

• Filed, maintained, and updated employment records for future reference according to JCAHO standards.

Nursefinders Bettendorf,IA

Branch Director 1/01 to 12/04 (location closed)

•Directed 4 staffing managers, an office assistant, and hundreds of temporary medical staff

•Established work loads, assigned tasks, and reviewed results of staffing managers.

•Operated budget of one million annually

•Increased sales by 25%.

• Increased nurse retention rate 30% in a difficult market.

• Negotiated bill and pay rates

• Managed workman's compensation and unemployment hearings

Sr. Staffing Manager (promoted 2002)

• Recruited and interviewed nurses and certified medical assistants to meet client's needs.

• Conducted in-service training program for placement personnel.

• Previous Director claimed I " displayed initiative and creativity within the workforce in making good business decisions."

Staffing Manager (promoted 2001)

Customer Service Representative (promoted 2001)

Labor Ready Davenport, IA

Account Representative 1/98 to 1/2001

• Cold called prospective employers to help predict their future hiring needs

• Involved in sales blitzes, branch consultations

• Restructured all of the Chicago offices

• Was quoted by district manager for "consistently accomplishing and exceeding personal income goals as well as advancement opportunities."

•Supervised team of 4

Customer Service Representative II (promoted after 1 year 1999)

• Recruited general laborers, truck drivers, clerical, factory workers, foundry workers and much more

• Awarded Customer Service Representative of the year for Southern Illinois District

• Personally placed over 100 workers a day

• Processed payroll for temporary employees daily.

•Supervised team of 2.

Customer Service Representative (promoted 1998)

Technology Specific Recruiting Skills: ATS: Act, Brassring, Labpro, Mindscope, PeopleClick, Staffpak, and Taleo. Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet. Dice.com, Monster.com. , Hotobs.com and Industry specific boards.

Education:

Ashford University- Organizational Management with emphasis on Human Resources- currently pursuing 2010.

Scott Community College Bettendorf, IA

Associates of Liberal Arts 2003

Career Coach Institute (Accredited by Human Resource Certification Institute)- Obtaining executive coaching certificate as well as career coach certificate. Will be certified 07/09.

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