Talent Acquisition III

• Mar 2022 - Present

- Implemented in April 2022 at our Saukville, WI location weekly hourly walk-in interviews -Walk-In interviews provided faster offers in a timely manner, we were able to walk a candidate through an interview and within hours extend an offer out -From April 2022-12/31/2022; we have had an average of 7-10 weekly walks in, and 5-7 extended offers through this newly implemented process -Connected with hiring managers and have identified stakeholders who will have to continue to keep this process going throughout many years -Started to recruit for the salaried IT/Digital space after maternity leave in August 2022 -The average time to fill rate is 58 days for 15 roles that I solely recruited on without any agencies engaged in the job requisitions -Able to fill a Robotic Processing Engineer in 31 days after sourcing through LinkedIn without any agencies -Filled two Senior Project Managers in 42 days reporting to the same manager without any agencies -Able to pipeline a candidate for an opening and filled the role within 13 days of receiving the job requisition -Connected and grew partnerships with directors and VP of the IT/Digital space to solve any issue that arises -Worked with a Workday Consultant to enhance the Recruiting Workday for the TA Partners 1. Enhanced internal and external offer letters – this saved each TA Partner an average of 10 minutes per offer 2. Enhanced the application process for external applicants – this saved each applicant to apply an average of 7 minutes 3. Enhanced the Business Process Steps for the candidate journey for the TA Partners to understand where the candidates dropped off in the process 4. Enhanced the Dispo-reasoning codes to understand why the candidate is not moving forward within the process 5. Enhanced the Dispo-Reasoning messages that auto-sends to each candidate per status movement Show less

Executive Recruiter

• Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

Recruiter

• Mar 2019 - Feb 2021

Pipeline/Hard to Hire Sourcing - 100% sourcing and head hunting passive candidates prior to a position being opened- Sourcing through Indeed,LinkedIn, Facebook, Handshake using Boolean searches - Pre-Screen candidates after interested to sell candidates on company - Keeping potential candidates warm through Pipeline - This will help reduce the amount of time it takes to hire candidates for our stores - Running reports daily to update 3 Google Docs for Store teams

Recruitment Coordinator

• Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

- Hire for all Loss Prevention and Area Supervisor for Territory 2, which are 306 stores- Continuing to build relationship with all hiring managers. -“Sam's been an excellent partner. Timely, aggressive, and extremely helpful.” Quoted by a Hiring Manager Sourcing SME:- Source daily with Handshake, Workforce Development, local colleges, LinkedIn, Avature, PeopleSearch Thor, Findera, JobCase, Indeed, Facebook - Head hunt active associates in other retailers to get catch their interest in Kohl's. Workday HR New System:- Assisted with testing Workday program for 2 days before it was launched in July 2018Beauty Advisor Project: - Kohl's implemented a new Beauty initiative in one of our stores and I was the recruiter for it- Sourced on Indeed and LinkedIn and hired 9/11 sourced candidates - Sourced behind scenes without help of positing of position on career site Kohl's Interns- Coached and training Kohl's summers HR Interns Show less

Staffing Specialist

• Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

Staffing Specialist MVP November 2017 and May 2018· Exceeded baseline goal of sourcing 5,000 candidates per month 10 out of the past 11 months, with 16,444 in January and 14,000 in February· Critical Store Team SMEo Responsible for ensuring the Critical Store Team is completing daily tasks and optimizing customer serviceo Created a new Indeed template when sourcing hard to hire storeso Created a “How to Guide” for new staff to utilize when contacting candidates in Critical Store locationso By using creative and innovative methods to increase applicant flow, I was able to bring our Franklin TN store form 75% to 101% in 1 month· Workday Program SMEo Assisted with testing Workday program in May 2017 before the launch in July 2017o Resource for the recruiting team during the Workday Program launch· Recruitment Opportunitieso In collaboration with the District Manager and my Team Lead, I was given the opportunity to source applicants for 4 stores for part-time freight positions for District 33o Within 2 weeks, 2 of the 4 stores were adequately staffedo Given the opportunity to recruit for an Area Supervisor for 0073 and 0997 store, that had low applicant flowo After only 1 day of sourcing, I had 10 candidates with interviews scheduled· Seasonal Recruiting Effectso Continued to sourced and call candidate for Critical Stores§ By week 4, I have called 1,317 candidates, sourced on Indeed 11,941 candidates and emailed on Avature 9,203 candidateso My duty during seasonal was not only focused on Critical Stores but to do other task during the day. The average Staffing Specialist on the Recruiting team took 16,615 actions in 5 weeks and I took over 67,031 actions within the 5 week period of seasonal. Show less

Staffing Specialist

• Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

Provide exceptional customer service to all individuals, in person, on the phone or email communications. Schedule interviews and manage office calendar. Initiate applicant outreach and employee engagement. Manage confidential applicant and employee information in an applicant tracking software system (ATS) accurately and timely. Assist individuals through the application and on-boarding process, online and in person. Ensure completion and data entry of required applicant documents to include W4 and I9. Perform background checking per agency policies and account specifications. Complete weekly time entry for accurate payroll processing. Post and update job openings on various job board sites. Support staffing operations.Dealt with many different companies, meet new individuals everyday, is in charge of 50+ employees everyday, and works with 40+ companies everyday. Show less

Staffing Support Specialist

• Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

Perform customer service, administrative and office support activities for staffing branch office and other various programs. Greet and direct visitors, facilitate the applicant registration process both in person and on the phone. Field inbound and place outbound calls, schedule interviews and other appointments, input and verify weekly time entry, data entry, filing and ensure data quality. Plan, prioritize and organize workload, recommend changes in office practices or procedures. Track, gather, verify and input weekly time from various forms of time collection. Ensure timeliness and accuracy. Coordinate with Payroll department on weekly payroll processing. Document, communicate and escalate absence or tardiness issues. Provide reports and data as requested and in keeping with agency policy. Support and contribute to all placement and billing goals for the branch and the division. Fill in for Staffing Specialist as needed. Prioritize all other projects and duties with placement needs. Attend and contribute to scheduled meetings and trainings regularly. Provide on-going and/or project-based administrative support as identified by leadership. Provide coverage support as needed for other branches and divisions. Ensure stock of supplies is kept up to date. Immediately communicate maintenance, facilities and/or equipment needs to leadership. Show less