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Stephen R

Talent Acquisition Subject Matter Expert

Occupation:

Executive Recruiter

Location:

Chattanooga, TN

Education Level:

Bachelor

Will Relocate:

YES

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Successful human resources professional with a solid record of accomplishments emphasizing a broad range of human capital related matters to include, talent acquisition subject matter expert, recruiting technology, strategic planning and employee retention, complex compensation negotiations, merger and acquisition, talent alignment, budgets and budget planning, professional network development, web based systems planning, policy and procedure creation and implementation, EEO and affirmative action, training, and development.

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

(Confidential) (Confidential) 10/2004 - Present
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SCHOOL MAJOR YEAR DEGREE

Baylor University Public Relations/Communications w/Minor in Environmental Science 1994 Bachelor Degree
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-Recruited to develop Internal Talent Acquisition team unit with the goal of reducing reliance on External Search Firms and implementing strategic recruitment plans in order to attract and retain proven performers and change leaders. -Quickly and effectively established trusted internal relationships and networks throughout all levels of the company. -First year cost savings due to decreased dependence on outside firms for Executive and Key Contributor positions in excess of $600,000. -Responsible for bringing world class recruiting strategies, ideas and solutions such as: Talent Acquisition, Technology, Networking, Internet Data Mining, training exercises for the team and external training (Lou Adler’s Recruiter’s Boot camp, LinkedIn, Electronic Recruiting Exchange and Jobster). • Excellent negotiation skills with both candidates and hiring executives ensuring that all expectations are managed and the company has the right people in the right positions. • Proven ability to pull in all appropriate resources to ensure that the company can attract and retain the best. • Oversee, create and implement strategies for the Talent Acquisition Team’s recruitment efforts. • Built an extensive business case for looking at external vendors versus existing platform for company’s CRM system that resulted in implementing Taleo. • Created Corporate Service Level Agreements for use with all searches. • Member of multiple redesign committees developing innovative ideas and changes in our business. • Successfully created and exercised strategies across multiple operational divisions to create candidate pipelines and place top tier talent. • Oversight of the redesign of our On-Boarding Program for Employee and Executive new hires. • Proven change agent with internal clients, peers, team members and professional networks to establish the company as an innovative business leader in Talent Acquisition. • Continued successful employment branding of the company and its subsidiaries at a national level. • Consistently challenging the status quo to make the company a true “World Class Company”. • Strong focus on diversity and community involvement and contributions (Oversight for company’s Hurricane Katrina Efforts).
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