Anne Kathy Jeffares
Temple, Georgia 30179
**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: A position with an organization or agency in which I can utilize my extensive staffing and sales experience in order to help others gain appropriate employment.
QUALIFICATIONS: A caring, responsible and outgoing individual with excellent communication skills. Strong decision making ability in demanding situations. Calm demeanor and respectful to all clients and co-workers.
EMPLOYMENT:
12/06-06/08 Select Staffing (formerly Pro Staff), Atlanta, Georgia
Contract Recruiter, Part-time 10/07- 06/08
Source and recruit office staff for clients using internet websites and other resources. Telephone screen and interview candidates face- to-face. Evaluate and recommended candidates for open positions.
Manager 12/06- 08/07
Sourced and recruited office staff for clients in high volume environment. Conducted behavioral and informational interviews. Performed heavy customer service by phone and in person. Utilized cold calling skills to contact potential clients to generate business.
05/06-10/06 Ryan Rice Agency/Allstate Insurance, Douglasville, Georgia
Licensed Professional Associate
Performed all aspects of quoting and writing automobile and homeowners’ insurance policies for this small agency. Handled high volume inbound calls. Utilized telemarketing and cross-selling skills.
08/05-09/06 Swoozie’s, Atlanta, Georgia
Retail Customer Service (part-time) West Cobb location
Assisted customer with print orders and etiquette issues for social invitations, ordered stock, assembled visual displays, rang purchases.
08/04-04/05 Avail-Ability Personnel, Inc., Lithia Springs, Georgia
Office Staffing Specialist
Implemented a high quality Clerical/Administrative Staffing Specialty within an existing primarily light industrial staffing agency. Established clerical accounts through cold-calling and telemarketing. Interviewed, screened, tested and placed candidates in clerical positions. Brought department to profitable status quickly and also generated sales and brought in new accounts for the Light Industrial Division.
11/03-08-04 American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLAC)
Licensed Insurance Agent
Independent, self-employed, supplemental insurances sales. Heavy cold calling. Work-site marketing. Achieved “Fast Start” award and “Fireball” award for sales as well as “Founders Week” sales award.
1996-10/03 Chase Staffing Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Area Manager, 2002-2003
Supervised a staff of five Recruiters and one Outside Sales Representative in Douglasville and Carrollton branches plus one on-site office. Handled P&L for both branches and made salary and budget decisions. Made hiring decisions for branches. Instrumental in sales.
Administrative Staffing Department Branch Manager 1998-2002
Conceived separate Administrative Staffing department and started from ground up. Brought new department to profitable status within two months and maintained high gross profit. Recruited, interviewed and screened candidates for all levels of office support and administrative temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Telephone cold-calling to potential clients to generate business. Maintained excellent customer service to develop wide loyal client base. Negotiated bill rates and permanent placement fees. Wrote highly effective newspaper and internet ads. Processed weekly payroll and managed workers compensation issues and unemployment claims.
Warehouse and Light Industrial Staffing Recruiter 1996-1997
Interviewed and placed candidates in Warehouse and light industrial positions in extremely high-volume environment. Maintained excellent customer service in high-pressure situations.
EDUCATION
Economics Coursework, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia
Core Curriculum, West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia
SKILLS
MS Word, MS Excel, PeopleSoft, Typing 55 wpm