Wendy Sader

Company Overview: MANIFEST Technology is an information technology consulting firm specializing in assisting its clients with integration, competitive advantage, business strategy, complete systems development life-cycle, and IT for Internet strategy and e-Business. MANIFEST is proud of its history as one of the metro's most reputable and respected Business and IT Consulting Firms.

• Manage and lead a team of 6 to 10 offshore recruiters, and the offshore Recruiting Manager, in addition to typically 1 to 3 onshore Recruiters.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and labor market data to inform recruitment strategies accordingly.
• Trained the team to enhance recruiting performance and improve overall productivity levels.
• Participate in Hiring Manager calls with Sales to ensure the greatest understanding of critical skills to successfully fill positions for our clients.
• Direct and communicate necessary skills to the recruiting team, in order to source the best candidates for each position.
• Hands-on daily screening and sourcing for primarily IT consulting and permanent placement positions.
• Successfully filled high-priority positions within tight deadlines, ensuring seamless business operations.
• Initiated continuous improvement to refine recruitment and company processes, reduce bottlenecks, and increase overall efficiency levels within the department and the company.

Company Overview: A Twin Cities-based management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel.

Their continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished project managers and business analysts.

• Responsible for recruiting to special projects, and assigned opportunities; worked closely with and collaborated with procurement, the Vice Presidents, Directors, Hiring Managers.
• Researched and identified vendors who most closely aligned with the necessary roles to be filled.
• Managed vendor partnerships to ensure timely delivery of services, enhancing the overall recruitment process experience for both candidates and stakeholders.
• Helped build strategic relationships by understanding and articulating company value, building relationships at all levels and leveraging referrals and sourcing.
• Conducted daily phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Submitted reports to the President and Recruiting Manager on a timely basis, with an effective overview of progress toward goals, key milestones accomplished, and challenges as they arose.
• Presented findings and overview of progress to the company on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Communicated and executed the firm's specialized recruiting strategy for Anchor Clients that align with the goals of the organization.

Company Overview: IRIS Consulting Corporation is privately-held IT staffing company based in Minnesota. They provide top IT Talent (Contract, Contract for Hire, and FTE). For over 25 years, IRIS has earned a reputation as one of the most trusted vendors among our clients and canddiates.

• Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
• Partnered with managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
• Conducted thorough candidate screenings, resulting in higher quality interviews and placements.
• Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
• Fostered positive candidate experiences through transparent communication throughout the recruiting process.
• Provided exceptional support to candidates throughout the interview process, leading to positive feedback and increased offer acceptance rates.
• Coordinated schedules to arrange client interviews with applicants.
• Enhanced candidate pipeline by utilizing various sourcing strategies, including social media, networking events, and job postings.

Company Overview: C2IT Solutions provided business-driven technology solutions through proven methods, practices and reusable capital. Before they were acquired by Intellias, supported a range of IT services, including business intelligence, applications, quality assurance, and project management

• Managed and led team of 2 recruiters, in addition to hands-on recruiting as a part of the team.
• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
• Managed requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.
• Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
• Maintained compliance with federal and state employment laws during entire recruitment process.
• Leveraged LinkedIn recruiter tool to broaden network connections and identify passive candidates.

• Responsible to service warm account (large diversified health care company and worldwide leader in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone.)
• Meet weekly and monthly key performance metrics
• Develop strong relationships with hiring managers at client
• Accountable to find and bring requirements back to Hollstadt
• Match candidates to open requirement opportunities: screen them, lock them in, submit and sell to client.

• Responsible for ensuring all footprint requirements are covered with high quality, capable consultants in a timely manner according to Service Level Agreement between sales and recruiting
• Ensure all members of the recruiting team (8) are achieving key performance metrics (weekly and quarterly)
• Train, coach, & mentor all members of the recruiting team on all aspects of being a top producing, successful Hollstadt Recruiter
• Assist with uncovering strategic recruiting opportunities
• Assist with complex negotiations with potential Hollstadt consultants
• Networking; attending user group meetings and industry events
• Direct Sourcing and Cold Calling when appropriate
• Attend career and job fairs to represent H&A current employment profiles
• Track all recruitment activities in MaxHire (Applicant Tracking System)
• Facilitate communication between the sales and recruiting teams
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with sales and management teams as well as with current and former Hollstadt consultants
• Strategize with sales and management teams to devise most effective sourcing and recruitment plans based on individual clients and/or job requirements

• Identify, screen and interview candidates for Hollstadt consulting opportunities
• Determine where each candidate fits within the organization based on current market trends and Hollstadt’s changing business needs
• Determine the type of employment or contracting opportunity candidates are best suited for (i.e
• Hourly/Subcontract employment)
• Strategize with recruiting partner (sourcer) weekly to ensure they are getting strong candidates and winning interviews with the client
• Responsible for driving the success of their team
• Responsible to demonstrate leadership and buy in for what the team needs to accomplish as a whole
• Demonstrate a higher level of thinking and participation in ensuring success as a recruiting team
• Expected to be vocal in sharing ideas and finding new ways to source and find candidates
• Effectively promote Hollstadt to candidates by identifying the needs of potential consultants, and then presenting ways in which Hollstadt can offer them solutions to those needs
• Effectively present candidates’ qualifications to the Hollstadt’s Sales and Management teams for consideration

• Company Overview: Yoh HR Solutions provides an extensive mix of services that help companies who rely on high-impact talent gain and sustain competitive advantage. Yoh HR Solutions is a unit of Yoh, the first and one of the largest talent and outsourcing services firms in the United States.
• RPO Consultant to 3rd largest global Agribusiness client, Syngenta.
• Recruiting Advisor to Supply Chain Group Leaders.
• HR Support delivering client’s Brand and managing the recruitment experience.
• Support client with full recruitment process from a functional standpoint.
• Focus on Supply Chain and Vegetable Functions; in addition, recruiting for Sales, Engineering, Scientific, Research, International Export, Information Systems, etc.
• Perform to competitive SLAs.
• Consult Hiring Managers on Strategy for recruitment plan and recommedended candidates.
• Source talented and diverse candidates through creative methods.
• Effectively screen and interview candidates to assess skill & cultural fit.
• Maintain knowledge of the business supported and market demographics.
• Build strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and HR management to ensure hiring requirements are met.
• Ensure positive applicant experience through the interview and hiring process.
• Consistently update applicant tracking system and hiring managers in a timely manner.
• Ensure regulatory as well as client specific compliance.
• Left position as a result of layoffs. There were no jobs forecasted for the rest of the year.

• Administration of faculty and staff recruitment process, legal guidance
• Administration of contracting activities
• Maintain and assign academic staff title structure
• Interpret faculty and staff personnel rules and processes
• Guide staff and faculty on Human Resources related issues
• Management of the Immigration & Visa Process, obtaining permanent residence for international tenure-track faculty
• Coordinate Human Resource Sponsored Training Programs and Presentations
• Maintain the faculty and staff portion of various Human Resources databases
• Provide payroll and budget assistance
• Share supervision of an HR Assistant
• Left position as result of being recruited to a great opportunity with Yoh

• Company Overview: Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services
• With 153,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed
• Review resumes and conduct thorough screening, evaluation and assessment of external market candidates
• Appropriate and timely follow through in presenting qualified candidates to Recruiters for the following areas: Accounting, Engineering, Financial Markets, Human Resources, Operations, Plant Management, Sales and Scientific/Research
• Represent and sell Cargill to external candidates by effectively describing the company and opportunity
• Develop relationships and a network of potential candidates
• Utilize Cargill’s recruitment management system in order to document and track data
• Responsible for performing professional reference checks
• Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services
• With 153,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed
• Left position because of relocation

• Partner with business unit managers and corresponding HR managers to source, select and recruit diverse and qualified talent for positions throughout North America
• Manage all phases of recruiting processes for positions in North America including: forecasting, job posting, sourcing, interviewing, candidate communication and selection
• Source candidates by networking, utilizing reference-checking tactics, promoting employee referrals to recent hires, posting advertisements via internet and print media, and cold calling
• Communicate Talent Recruiting Department’s service level agreements (fee for service arrangement) and end-to-end recruiting offerings with internal customers
• Conduct interviews of internal and external candidates and provide updates regarding candidate status
• Facilitate interview debriefing sessions and ensure follow through of consistent hiring practices
• Document candidate activities through utilization of Taleo technology
• Analyze and communicate staffing metrics and hiring trends
• Review recruiting sources for effectiveness and cost efficiency
• Supervise and coach a recruiting assistant regarding career development
• Achieve $450,000 in personal recruiting revenue for fiscal year 2004 resulting in a 310% increase over target
• Facilitate Targeted Selection Interview Training to a national audience – acted as Department Lead for this function
• Left position to gain experience with other functions and higher level positions

• Act as lead for Campus Quality Assurance Chemist Selection Committee
• Manage forecasting, school selection, benchmarking, and salary review processes to include communication with senior managers and appropriate hiring managers, analysis of numbers and trends, and revisions as needed
• Consult and train recruiters, interviewers, hiring managers and Quality Assurance Selection Committee on recruiting processes, campus marketing strategies, internship program, intern performance management, student retention, orientation programs, valuing differences initiatives, and AAP/EEO goal setting
• Communicate with senior management regarding selection decisions, process improvements, market trends, and industry best practices and integrated those recommendations into recruiting practices and processes
• Train intern hiring managers on development of work assignments, integration of students into corporate environment, coaching and performance management, recommendation and conversion of interns to full-time employment
• Lead 2-3 day Recruiting event in Memphis, TN twice a year involving all finalist candidates and Top Management for Quality Assurance
• Co-led 2-day summer intern orientation program at company headquarters
• Left position due to internal promotion
• Acted 50% of time as Associate Recruiting Manager and 50% of time as Recruiter
• Received promotion to 100% of time as Recruiter