Mimi Wethers Smith
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Human Resources Professional with over 20 years of progressive Corporate experience in diverse sectors of recruitment, employee relations, labor laws, and related policies and procedures. Proven history of designing and implementing recruitment, training and conflict-resolution initiatives. Insightful and creative with strengths in partnering with cross-functional business executives to strategize personnel-management solutions. Known for identifying improvement opportunities and spearheading projects to drive effectiveness.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager
Fox Rent A Car, Europcar Mobility Group US
Los Angeles, United States
12.2016 - Current
- Responsible for managing all Talent Acquisition functions for (26) Fox Rent A Car locations across the US, including Headquarters in Oklahoma.
- Act as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for the company.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships internally and externally.
- Maintain optimal staffing levels by tracking vacancies and initiating recruitment and interview processes to identify qualified candidates.
- Managed recruitment team; educated and mentored new advisors.
- Create effective talent acquisition training materials and performance objectives.
- Work closely with the General Managers of each location, strategically and tactically developing individualized sourcing techniques that supported each location's hiring goals.
- Source, screen, interview, negotiate, and onboard Corporate and C-Level openings across the organization, including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and IT.
- Analyze recruiting metrics and share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
- Evaluate suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Supervise labor and departmental expenses to align with budget objectives.
- Conduct compensation conversations with senior management and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and local state/federal laws.
- Organize, facilitate, and 100% successfully staffed five state-wide new location hiring events within six months.
- Establish partnerships with community-based programs to generate qualified and diverse candidates.
- Utilize technology-based recruitment tools such as Monster and CareerBuilder, various job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter), and new media social networking, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Senior Corporate, Recruiter/Onsite HR Consultant
Santa Monica Seafood - Girl Scouts, Greater Los Angeles - Yusen Terminals
01.2013 - 10.2016
- Functioned as interim full-cycle Corporate Recruiter/HR Generalist to the above-listed clients.
- Assisted in determining key recruiting objectives, timeframes, and requirements for each client's hiring needs.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems
- Provided flexibility in support, including full-cycle recruiting, developing job descriptions, creating hiring process guidelines, benefits administration, employee onboarding/new hire orientation, and employee relations
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Owner
Expertise Staffing
10.2007 - 12.2012
- President of a fast-paced, high-volume boutique entertainment staffing agency.
- Provided clientele with exceptional customer service and top-performing quality job seekers.
- Successfully penetrated and acquired new business accounts through relationship building while applying a consultative approach.
- Mastered the art of staffing companies from inception and building cohesive teams.
- Trained and mentored a team of 5 recruiters.
- Optimized team hiring, training, and performance.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
Education
B.A. - Child Development
CSULA
Los Angeles, CA05.2005
Skills
- Strong Relationship Building
- Global recruitment & Onboarding
- Talent management
- Candidate pipeline management
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Job Descriptions
- Work authorizations
- Salary and benefits negotiations
- Equal opportunities facilitation
- Workforce improvements
- Compensation analysis
- Candidate tracking
- Contract Negotiation
Work Availability
monday
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Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager
Fox Rent A Car, Europcar Mobility Group US
12.2016 - Current
Senior Corporate, Recruiter/Onsite HR Consultant
Santa Monica Seafood - Girl Scouts, Greater Los Angeles - Yusen Terminals
01.2013 - 10.2016
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Owner
Expertise Staffing
10.2007 - 12.2012
B.A. - Child Development
CSULA
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