Amanda Sell-Sande
CEO
Bellingham,WA
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
CEO
Julison Sell Search Team
Bellingham, WA
09.2017 - Current
- Open and organized recruiting agency
- Actively place locally and nationally with financial institutions and in finance positions
- Have grown company from three to eight high producing employees
- Attract, train, and retain talent
- Achieved top ranking banking recruiting team, top ranking billing office owner, and top growth status as a team globally
- Develop and maintain relationships with core clients, working from C-level on down.
Managing Partner and Executive Recruiter
Lynden, WA
05.2008 - 08.2017
- Make up to 70 calls daily to gather industry information, recruit, and market
- Utilize LinkedIn, social media, Career Builder, and local networking resulting in top awards locally and globally
- Implemented team model to maximize production: identify talent, qualify skills, interview and mentor recruiters to join banking team
- Assign job orders to recruit on, assist in closing deals
- Lead strategic team meetings
- Led highest producing years in company consisting of solely banking team production, with near zero turnover on team over a four year period
- Recruit professionals within banking by gathering referrals, cold calling, placing ads, utilizing social networking
- Qualify candidates, analyze match between candidates and clients, write presentations and present to client
- Source new business and job openings by cold calling, negotiate fees and terms
- Ask questions for in-depth analysis of opportunity and client
- Analyze hiring weaknesses, consult on appropriate compensation, title, vacation, etc
- In comparison to competitors and market
- Manage hiring process: schedule interviews, prep and debrief candidates and clients before and after interviews, perform reference checks, mitigate risk of counter offers and competing offers, negotiate offers, follow up post placement to ensure happiness and success between candidate and client
- Mentor and train recruiters
- Run team meetings
- Assist in closing deals with recruiters
- Led highest producing years in the company
- Accomplishments -#60 in MRI system for January 2012 out of 1,500+
- Account Executive of the year for MR Lynden 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 17 in MRI system for Dec 2010 out 1,000
- Rookie of the year for MRI in Western region 2009, #4 rookie 2009 for MRI globally
- Top producing rookie in history of MR Lynden, Rookie of the year 2008 MR Lynden, highest producing recruiter in history of company
- 15 out of over 1,000 Account Executives out of the MRI system for February 2009
- Little Dog Award for last quarter of 2008, 2nd highest producer out of peer group in Pacific Northwest
- Successfully placed over 100 candidates, with high percentage placements still remaining where placed
- Solicited, landed, and made multiple placements with local company MR Lynden had tried to engage but never had as a client previously, resulting in $60k billed in the first three months of 2012
- Consistently promoted, from account executive, to senior account executive, to team lead, to managing partner
- Consistently a top 100 recruiter globally.
Branch Manager
Labor Works
Bellingham, WA
05.2007 - 04.2008
- Interviewed, hired, trained, scheduled, directed, and supervised office staff and labor staff of 100s
- Performed employment reviews, set goals for improvement, evaluated progress, trained in sales and administrative skills, and coached career growth
- Designed and executed sales plans, initiated and closed business to business sales, networked with local employers
- Budgeted sales, expenditures, accounts receivable and payable, ensured office met sales goals
- Initiated, closed, and nurtured 100 new accounts while building a reputation of quality recruitment and selection
- Administered drug tests, performed background checks, verified employment history and employment eligibility
- Designed job descriptions, recruited, qualified, selected, placed, and dispatched employees
- Accomplishments -Set record growth for first year office with sales over $600,000 in six months in business to business sales, at 1000% growth
- Voted employee of the month within four months of hire, and featured in company newsletter numerous times for accomplishments and contributions
- Took branch from bottom three to top three out of 12 branches, and was one of three to meet goals in 2007.
General Manager and Buyer
Baby Boat
Burlington, WA
04.2003 - 06.2006
- Hired, trained, scheduled, directed, and supervised employees
- Responsible for the purchasing, organizing, merchandising, and inventory of $20,000 monthly
- Processed, analyzed, and purchased product for $10,000 monthly online website sales
- Cooperated with vendors, designers, manufacturers, and advertisers to keep store fully supplied and merchandised
- Designed and executed store layout
- Wrote press releases, direct marketing e-mails, internal forms, policies, internal memos, and reports
- Conducted store meetings to review company policy, check employee satisfaction, and implement new techniques by practicing together and listening to employee and owner input.
Education
Masters of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Chapman University
June 2007
Bachelor of Arts - Communications and Psychology
Western Washington University
December 2005
Skills
- Human resources knowledge of
- Successful recruitment, selection, and retention, compensation, and legal issues
- Leadership, management, and supervision skills proven by employee retention rates and sales progress
- Business skills: design and implementation of policy and procedures, hiring ideal employees, developing relationships with customers and vendors, setting goals, monitoring growth, and creative problem solving
- Superb oral and written communication skills built through professional and educational training that make customers feel confident, coworkers feel satisfied with their work environment, and vendors constantly aware of changing needs
- PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Works, Quick Books, internet, digital camera, fax, and 10-key proficient
Affiliations
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington Board Member
10/09 – 2014 Bellingham, WA
Summary
- Results-driven [Job Title] with forward-thinking approach centered on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success in building successful teams and managing profitable operations.
- Determined Business Owner with commitment to excellence and more than [Number] years of experience. Effective collaborator promoting [Skill] and [Skill].
Timeline
CEO
Julison Sell Search Team
09.2017 - Current
Managing Partner and Executive Recruiter
05.2008 - 08.2017
Branch Manager
Labor Works
05.2007 - 04.2008
General Manager and Buyer
Baby Boat
04.2003 - 06.2006
Masters of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Chapman University
Bachelor of Arts - Communications and Psychology
Western Washington University
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