Talent Acquisition Consultant

• Apr 2022 - Present

Recruiter

• Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

• Work closely with Multi Unit Managers covering 200+ restaurants to find and hire outstanding applicants by identifying effective recruiting sources.• Provide training to ensure that General Managers, Assistant General Managers and Team Leaders are experts at interviewing, selecting and training top performers.• Promote positive community relations and develop contacts to attract outstanding candidates to Border Foods.• Coordinate and run external job fairs, open houses, and community-based recruiting events for the Greater West Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ilinois, South Dakota and North Dakota markets.• Work with the New Restaurant Opening team to source, interview, and select outstanding and high potential employees for new restaurant openings.• Promote Border Foods employment brand in new markets via grassroots recruiting, community partnerships and social media hiring events.• Deliver training to new restaurant managers on Applicant Tracking Software (talentReef) and share strategies for effective system management.• Full sourcing, interviewing, and hiring of external managers

Lead Recruiter

• Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

Lead a team of recruitersSpecializing in distribution, front line, and management position placements Work in partnership with hiring managers and human resources across the nation in our distribution and sales facilities High volume full cycle recruitingManaging an average of 40-80 requisitions at a time Experience in Taleo, SAP, iCIMS, Workday, and CareerBuilder background services platforms Lead a team of recruitersSpecializing in distribution, front line, and management position placements Work in partnership with hiring managers and human resources across the nation in our distribution and sales facilities High volume full cycle recruitingManaging an average of 40-80 requisitions at a time Experience in Taleo, SAP, iCIMS, Workday, and CareerBuilder background services platforms

Recruiting Strategist

• Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

• Work closely with Multi Unit Managers covering 100 restaurants to find and hire outstanding applicants by identifying effective recruiting sources. • Provide training to ensure that General Managers, Restaurateurs and Team Leaders are experts at interviewing, selecting and training top performers.• Promote positive community relations and develop contacts to attract outstanding candidates to Chipotle. • Coordinate and run external job fairs, open houses, and community-based recruiting events for the Greater Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky markets.• Work with the New Restaurant Opening team to source, interview, and select outstanding and high potential employees for new restaurant openings. • Promote Chipotle employment brand in new markets via grassroots recruiting, community partnerships and social media hiring events.• Deliver training to new restaurant managers on Applicant Tracking Software (Taleo) and share strategies for effective system management.• Full sourcing, interviewing, and hiring of external managers

Talent Manager

• Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

• Oversee all recruitment for hourly employees• Created all on-boarding systems for entire company• Wrote and facilitated all orientations for the company • Took field staff from 150+ to over 350+ employees • Pioneered all staff operations procedures, including Employee Handbook• Created all new staff training guides and material for employees• Attended events to manage protocols and oversee training • Managed labor and staff budget • Created employee event schedules• Play an integral role in staffing, training, and development

Training Manager

• Apr 2014 - 2016

• Train and Manage a FOH team of 100+• Oversee recruitment for the location and corporate management candidates, with a strong focus in campus recruitment• Head of the FOH training team• Oversee all safety requirements for FOH and BOH operations• Wrote training and host schedules • Pioneered new training materials for the location as well as the entire company• Fore fronted the Orientation requirements for the company• Gained knowledge and responsibility of restaurant operations• Play an integral role of driving sales for a $7 million dollar a year location

Floor Supervisor

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

• Handled server training • Provided excellent service in a team based environment• Gained knowledge of seafood dishes and full bar menu• Gained knowledge of administrative restaurant operations • Handled cash transactions• Fast-paced family dining environment

Server Trainer

• Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

Server Trainer

• Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

• Provided excellent services for guest experience • Handled high paced environment at the flagship store of the company• Dealt with cash transactions • Served from full bar, acquired bar knowledge• Handled server training

Server Trainer

• Sep 2008 - Jan 2012