Kara Schymanski

• Streamlined talent sourcing methods for improved efficiency and better candidate selection.
• Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and competitor practices, informing strategic adjustments in talent sourcing approaches.
• Maintained awareness of market trends, keeping abreast of competitor activities and emerging best practices in talent sourcing.
• Implemented innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent in the industrial sector, leading to a higher quality of placements.

• Built targeted sourcing plans for RN vacancies across Cleveland Clinic's North American locations.
• Performed online research to develop pipeline of passive job seekers for highly-skilled Registered Nurse prospects using social media, open source technology, AI search technology, boolean search logic, and data mining.
• Engaged candidate pipeline using SmashflyX CRM including maintaining regular cadence of passive candidate outreach, marketing, and communications.

• Oversaw daily responsibilities and performance of Talent Acquisition Operations functions including new employee onboarding, workforce development, and student placement for a 9 hospital health system.
• Managed the team responsible for recruitment of Business Services professionals, Home Health Services, and Executive Leadership positions within the Munson Healthcare network.
• Developed and implemented training programs for new recruiters, enhancing team performance.
• Led recruitment team, optimizing sourcing strategies to attract top talent.

• Standardized process documentation for all tasks performed by HR Representatives.
• Fully integrated recruitment onboarding tasks and processes into the shared service center.
• Successfully transitioned the entire hire / onboarding process to an electronic format.
• Completed RFP process and selection for Ticketing Software and lead project implementation in collaboration with Information Technology team.
• Implemented monthly scorecard metrics tracking inquiry volumes and customer satisfaction.
• HR point of contact for multiple Joint Commission Audits.
• Served as a preceptor for HR academic apprenticeship students.

•Managed the life cycle recruitment process for Bargained-for hires including following collective bargaining agreement for the awarding of positions.
•Solely responsible for the non-exempt level recruitment for Dow Chemical's Michigan locations.
•Responsible for organizing and facilitating site tours and presentations for students of Chemical Process Technology to maintain pipeline of talent for Michigan Operations manufacturing plant.
•Facilitated New Employee Orientations and collected and filed all government required paperwork.
•Assisted in Labor Negotiations documentation for acquired location in Pennsylvania.
•Managed FMLA leaves database and communications for a site of ~2500 employees.
•Payroll and timekeeping for bargained-for employees.
•Participated as part of a global project to integrate all timekeeping functions into peoplesoft as we migrated to an updated version of the software. This involved collecting all bargained-for pay rules at all Dow Chemical sites across the United States and Canada and working with consultants to code and thoroughly test all functions before go live. I facilitated train the trainer sessions for timekeepers at sites across North America prior to implementation.