Susan Fitzgerald
Farmingdale,NJ
Summary
Strategic Talent Acquisition Professional with expertise in all areas in the full life-cycle recruitment effort in disciplines including but not limited to: Professional, Accounting/Finance, Marketing, IT, Human Resources, Administrative, Sales Professionals, Customer Service, Manufacturing, R&D, and Executive Professionals in both Corporate and Agency settings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Specialist
LS Power Development
04.2024 - Current
- Assist in developing and adhering to human resource policies and procedures
- Work with ADP Workforce Now to administer new hire onboarding I-9 process with E-Verify
- Conduct new hire orientation schedules and conduct benefits presentations
- Support management in problem solving and providing policy recommendations
- Oversee training programs in ADP to ensure new hires complete mandatory training and compliance training
- Conduct background screenings via Data Screening and conduct references
- Ensure compliance with current labor laws and regulations
- Conduct Pre-Screen interviews and gather information to compile offer letters
- Post new openings and monitor applicant activity in iCIMS to track candidate flow and hiring manager throughout the process
- Conduct weekly cadence calls with departmental managers to update progress on open requisitions
- Utilize job boards and LinkedIn Recruiter to attract talent and increase pipeline capacity
- Provide administrative support to Talent Acquisition and HR Department.
Talent Acquisition Specialist III (HR Restructuring)
SHI Corporation- HQ Offices
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Networking via phone, social networking sites, outside/inside sources, associations, and trade groups for active and passive candidates
- Maintain personnel files and PAF’s pertaining to new hires, promotions, terminations, disciplinary, etc
- Timely entry of new hires, pay rates, pay status changes, and termination information of all employees into the company database
- Conduct interviews via in person and virtual, submittals to hiring managers, developing offer packages to candidates and work with managers on negotiation of counter offers
- Conducting background checks and reference checks
- Developing productive and ongoing relationships with hiring managers and leadership teams to maintain an ongoing understanding of current and future departmental hiring needs
- Act as a subject matter expert on recruiting best practices while continually evaluating the external marketplace to maintain an ongoing awareness of competitive practices
- Work with hiring managers and leadership team on internal job requisitions, transitions, promotions, offers and terminations
- Participate in ongoing local career fairs and events on East Coast
- Working with the legal department on NDA’s, non-solicits and confidentiality agreements
- Maintain a higher than average req load of approx
- 25-30 reqs at any given time and staying within “time to fill” metrics.
Sr. HR/Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ferraro Foods of NJ-Corporate HQ Offices
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Full cycle Recruitment for company's NJ Headquarters and Eastern Divisions for all Exempt, Non-Exempt and Executive roles in all areas of Accounting & Finance, Executive Management, HR, IT, Administrative, Marketing, and Distribution/Logistics
- Full cycle recruitment for company's HQ and Northern Division locations
- Worked as an integral part of a 5 team HR department
- Designing and implementing the overall recruiting strategy by sourcing and attracting candidates by using recruitment and social media platforms, posting, and maintaining positions on various job boards and conducting interviews and accessing candidates’ relevant knowledge and experience aptitudes
- Conduct pre-employment drug and background testing, prepare and extend official offers to hew hires as well as rejection letters
- Schedule new hire orientation for new employees, gather onboarding and training materials and conducting first day onboarding
- Maintenance of all I9 record keeping Preparing personal action forms for new hires, promotions, and terminations
- Weekly meetings with President and Executive members to discuss open requisitions, approval on new requisitions and confidential searches
- Request access for new hires and termination of access for terminated employees after conducting exit interviews
- Enforce Health and Safety practices along with Workers Comp and accident reports
- Work closely with IT Department to ensure all company phones, laptop access, badges and equipment are provided to new hires
- Manage staffing agencies for temporary positions including fee and contract negotiations
- With team on Open Enrollment and assist employees with all ADP benefit related issues
- Daily maintenance of companywide recruitment matrix and requisitions report
- Review and update employee PAF’s for new hires, salary adjustments and terminations
- Assist the HR Director in annual HR audits for compliance including I-9 and personnel file audits.
Senior Executive Recruiter/Sales Manager ( to Covid)
Elite Asset Staffing
06.2017 - 04.2020
- Boutique staffing specialists in the placement of Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Administrative, Customer Service/Call Center and Executive/Management level professionals
- Responsible for all new business development and client retention as well the recruitment and placement for all exempt and non-exempt job openings
- Full life-cycle recruitment including sourcing, interviewing, job offer negotiations, pre-employment screening, onboarding, training, and employee relations for all contract field employees.
District Sales Manager/Recruiting Manager-(managed 3 NJ offices)
The Wyckoff Group (Cornerstone)
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Responsible for managing the temporary division of a privately owned staffing firm including sales/production, recruitment, new hires and terminations, on-boarding, employee relations and operations in various business sectors of: management, administration, accounting, light industrial/production, management and technical
- Responsible for identifying, developing and maintaining new and existing retail and strategic accounts throughout Central New Jersey
- Prepared and conducted client presentations, business reviews, RFP’s and demonstrated new product awareness to prospective customers
- Teamed closely with branch managers to develop business plans and objectives and cross selling of other service lines to vendors
- Conducted full cycle recruitment for all professional requisitions, and the onboarding process from start to finish including compensation negotiations with client and candidates, pre-employment screening, unemployment claims, etc.
Education
Graphic Design -
Centenary College
Skills
- ADP Workforce Now
- DocuSign
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- ICIMS
- Bullhorn
- Salesforce
- E-Verify
- Data Screen
- Monster
- Careerbuilder
- Indeed
Timeline
Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Specialist
LS Power Development
04.2024 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist III (HR Restructuring)
SHI Corporation- HQ Offices
11.2021 - 11.2023
Sr. HR/Talent Acquisition Specialist
Ferraro Foods of NJ-Corporate HQ Offices
01.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Executive Recruiter/Sales Manager ( to Covid)
Elite Asset Staffing
06.2017 - 04.2020
District Sales Manager/Recruiting Manager-(managed 3 NJ offices)
The Wyckoff Group (Cornerstone)
01.2013 - 01.2017
Graphic Design -
Centenary College
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