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Karyn Krienke

Pleasant Prairie,WI

Summary

Recruiter focuses on developing effective recruitment strategies and candidate pipelines to meet company employment needs. Leverages traditional and online methods to bring in top talent. Well-versed in job fair, event and college recruitment strategies.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruiter

Fresenius Kabi
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
03.2022 - Current
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
  • Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events and job fairs.
  • Verified applicant references and employment details.
  • Compiled and produced qualified candidates' information for hiring manager review and liaised between parties to coordinate formal, management interviews.
  • Oversaw full cycle recruiting for vacancies in 4 locations.
  • Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
  • Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
  • LinkedIn and Indeed sourcing

Employment Recruiter

College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
09.2019 - 03.2022
  • Screened candidates
  • Requisition management of 30-70 requisitions (opening, closing, reposting)
  • Scheduling hiring manager interviews
  • Sourcing and posting via LinkedIn, and multiple other job sites
  • PeopleSoft and PeopleAdmin
  • Presented offers, reference checks, background checks
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to develop hiring plans
  • Full – cycle recruiting

Real Estate Agent

Shorewest Realtors
Kenosha, WI
10.2018 - 11.2019
  • Developed and maintained relationships with clients through networking, postcards and cold calling
  • Managed contracts, negotiations and all aspects of sales to finalize purchases and exceed customer expectations
  • Greeted and registered new clients to engage each in process and cultivate long-lasting relationships
  • Communicated with clients to understand property needs and preferences

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Novo Group, Inc
Brookfield, WI
09.2017 - 06.2018
  • Scheduled interviews and travel for open positions
  • Communicate with candidates regarding interview agendas, travel information, and questions to help facilitate positive candidate experience
  • Tracked interviews
  • Assisted with monthly and weekly reports
  • Created weekly process for Recruiters to post open positions on LinkedIn
  • Using Bitly and HootSuite, scheduled posts for social media sharing and tracked weekly views and clicks to measure traffic
  • Created job postings in BrassRing ATS and managed applicants and disposition status

HR Coordinator

Charter Communications, TWC
Milwaukee, WI
10.2015 - 09.2017
  • Supported 3-6 recruiters with administrative functions of the life cycle of the job
  • Created requisitions ran reports, posted jobs on various job sites, sent job offers, coordinate job fair events
  • Supporting candidates through the application and offer process
  • Attended job fairs
  • Trained other coordinators and created manual
  • Assisted with recruitment process by posting job ads, filtering applications, scheduling interviews, assisting in interview process and drafting offer letters
  • Directed job fairs to bring in local talent for long term and seasonal positions

Interviewing Specialist

Cielo
Brookfield, WI
12.2014 - 10.2015
  • Experience with phone interviews with potential candidates
  • Sourcing for new candidates through CareerBuilder, Indeed
  • Enter in data to Success Factors Applicant Tracker, TRM, Google Docs
  • Weekly conversations with local talent team; Schedule hiring manager interviews
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships

Customer Service Representative

AON Hewitt
Lake Zurich, IL
04.2014 - 08.2014
  • Call center environment; answered 50-100 calls daily
  • Helped clients with HR related information such as benefits, retirement, termination
  • Worked with Workday ATS
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times

Home/Window Supervisor

JcPenney
Pleasant Prairie, WI
11.2010 - 04.2014
  • Built successful retail teams by instilling culture of collaboration and developing daily plans centered on common group goals
  • Oversaw continuous floor maintenance and recovery efforts, keeping displays and shelves customer-ready and professionally presented
  • Trained and oriented associates to maximize team performance
  • Processed exchanges, refunds and team member purchases to keep cashiers focused on efficiently checking out regular customers
  • Kept merchandise fresh by monitoring use of proper stock rotation procedures and setting up promotions to move out aging products
  • Coordinated merchandising displays, signage and sales enablement

Merchandising Supervisor

Old Navy
Pleasant Prairie, WI
08.2006 - 11.2010
  • Inspected merchandise for quality and arranged proper display location on floor
  • Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays
  • Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information and pricing
  • Planned and coordinated product availability for advertising and promotion purposes
  • Opened and closed store
  • Manager on duty tasks
  • In charge of shipment

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Human Resources

Herzing University
05.2016

Bachelor of Art - Communication

University of Wisconsin
05.2010

Skills

  • Recruitment Skills
  • ATS & Recruiting Software
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Project Manager
  • Candidate Sourcing & Screening
  • Boolean Sourcing in CareerBuilder, ATS
  • Exempt & Non-Exempt Staffing
  • PeopleSoft
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Employee Hiring
  • Recruitment Strategies

Timeline

Recruiter

Fresenius Kabi
03.2022 - Current

Employment Recruiter

College of Lake County
09.2019 - 03.2022

Real Estate Agent

Shorewest Realtors
10.2018 - 11.2019

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Novo Group, Inc
09.2017 - 06.2018

HR Coordinator

Charter Communications, TWC
10.2015 - 09.2017

Interviewing Specialist

Cielo
12.2014 - 10.2015

Customer Service Representative

AON Hewitt
04.2014 - 08.2014

Home/Window Supervisor

JcPenney
11.2010 - 04.2014

Merchandising Supervisor

Old Navy
08.2006 - 11.2010

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Human Resources

Herzing University

Bachelor of Art - Communication

University of Wisconsin
Karyn Krienke