Elizabeth Kevern
Charleston,SC
Summary
Goal-oriented recruiting professional motivated to achieve demanding targets under tight deadlines. Proficient in developing and overseeing diverse candidate pipelines, marketing plans and advertising strategies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Marketing Events Assistant
Cipher Pharmaceuticals
03.2016 - 01.2017
- Planned large-scale events such as trade shows, conferences, and sales meetings.
- Handled logistics, catering, agendas and travel arrangements for meeting and event planning for board of directors, president and executive vice president.
- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with Physicians and Nurse Practitioners throughout the country, providing conference updates and making travel arrangements, business contracts, and itineraries.
- Performed contract negotiations with event venues and vendors, creating RFPs, logistical services, agenda planning, menu selection, amenity choices, and on-site supervision for various corporate events.
- Managed an Advisory Board Program throughout the country and assisted sales representatives with recruiting and registering top physicians within their individual territories.
- Functioned as liaison to our pharmaceutical sales representatives throughout the country by contacting leads within their individual territories to add further success to the Advisory Board Program.
- Supported the sales organization by providing a consultative methodology
- Created and adhered to meeting budgets individually equaling more than $100k
- Kept all campaigns and marketing collateral in line with branding and focused on target consumers.
- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events.
Owner/Event Planner
Liz Ann Wedding & Events
Charleston, SC
07.2014 - 01.2017
- Directed pace of wedding and reception through multitasking and liaising with vendors to carry out events as planned with little or no deviations.
- Conducted cost, schedule, contract performance, variance, and risk analysis
- Managed day-to-day tactical and long-term strategic activities
- Researched market competitors and industry trends to identify potential new products and services
- Formulated a comprehensive business plan with clear and actionable sales goals and exceeded my target rate by 288%
- Maintained accurate specifications for each project, ensuring that the project vision and design intent were reflected
- Created and designed tailor-made wedding plans to maximize client budget, keep client happy and cultivate referrals.
- Conducted initial consultation with clients to discuss wedding details, venue options and other logistics to understand vision and budget.
- Executed advertisements, promotions and branding campaigns to attract new clients.
- Fostered relationships with local and national wedding suppliers to obtain best price, quality, and delivery of products.
Healthcare Recruiter
Leaderstat
Charleston, SC
06.2021 - Current
- Managed full cycle recruiting processes for Registered Nurses on a contract basis.
- Developed strong relationships and partnered with account managers to fulfill staffing needs.
- Built a network and pipeline of healthcare professionals that matched high-volume staffing needs.
- Met monthly KPI goals with hit rate of 71%.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Verified applicant references and employment details.
- Cultivated in-depth understanding of healthcare trends and hiring desires.
- Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
Recruiter Specialist
Blackbaud
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Supporting a fast-paced sales recruiting team and serving as the liaison between the candidate and the business by focusing on the candidate's experience.
- Facilitating onsite and video interviews via Cisco telepresence and HireVue systems and collaborating with recruiters, candidates, and hiring managers.
- Knowledge of Workday & Concur.
- Providing follow-up communication via email and phone to candidates regarding their recruitment status.
- The coordination of logistics and meeting spaces for our international onboarding program for 40-100 new hires monthly.
- Organizing and scheduling the Sales Hiring Panel, an intensive hiring process resulting in 55 interviews in 10 weeks for Sales Directors and Managers.
- Providing support to candidates throughout the hiring process and serving as a liaison for questions and concerns.
- Managed internal communications and correspondence effectively to improve office efficiency.
Human Resources Operations Coordinator
Kiawah Partners
Kiawah Island, SC
07.2018 - 05.2019
- Supported HR functions with emphasis on record keeping, data entry and general HR tasks.
- Guidance, support, and coordination of the consistent and effective application of Human Resources policies, procedures, and practices.
- Assisted with employee onboarding processes, maintaining both hard and digital employee records for up to 500 employees.
- Managed the HR office by ordering supplies, taking incoming phone calls, and maintaining schedules.
- Supported employee issues such as benefit questions and other administrative tasks, including the workers' comp program.
- Completed background and reference checks to facilitate hiring and onboarding of employees.
- Supported human resources staff with new hire orientations and monthly departmental meetings.
- Assisted management staff in annual year-end processes and data audits.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Rock Valley College
Rockford, ILHigh School Diploma -
Harlem High School
Machesney Park, ILSkills
- Team Collaboration
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Prospecting and Lead Generation
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Goal Attainment
- Microsoft Office
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Training And Mentoring
- Candidate Sourcing
- Recruiting Strategies
Additional Information
- ATS/CRM: Workday and Bullhorn
- SAP: Concur
- Microsoft Office Applications: Excel, Powerpoint, Access and Word
- Sourcing Tools: Vivian, Indeed, HireEZ, Facebook and LinkedIn
- Additional Programs: Teams, Sense, HireVue, Outlook, Cisco Telepresence and Zoom
- RFP
Timeline
Healthcare Recruiter
Leaderstat
06.2021 - Current
Recruiter Specialist
Blackbaud
06.2019 - 04.2020
Human Resources Operations Coordinator
Kiawah Partners
07.2018 - 05.2019
Marketing Events Assistant
Cipher Pharmaceuticals
03.2016 - 01.2017
Owner/Event Planner
Liz Ann Wedding & Events
07.2014 - 01.2017
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Rock Valley College
High School Diploma -
Harlem High School
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