Audrey Bower - Regular Employment

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Regular Employment

8/81 to 6/93      US Bank(Financial Services)      Staffing Manager

  • Directed all recruiting efforts for region including 40 offices. Motivated and guided staff of up to 10 exempt while achieving aggressive growth objectives.
  • Re-engineered, implemented, documented recruitment process and standard recruitment operations procedures, which included automating workflow, candidate searching and candidate reservoirs.
  • Upgraded employment function for organization of 1,800 employees; ultimately filling over 500 openings annually while improving quality of hires with goal of reducing cost inefficiencies and duplications, while increasing the level and value of service in this rapidly growing organization.
  • Cut recruiting cycle time in half reducing excessive operating costs by 25% resulting budget reduction of $125,000.
  • In high turnover environment, implemented wide selection of management development seminars resulting in improved productivity and reduced turnover from 60% annually to 30%.
  • Developed well received proposals which resulted in acceptance of major human resource projects (data systems; community programs; college outreach; reference checking systems; exit interviewing; cross training; diversity and AAP Programs).
  • Introduced an on-site temporary service (200 ee's) reducing labor/benefit costs by 30%.
  • Created Employee Relations function educating management on coaching, teamwork, empowerment and creating "win-win" situations resulting in reduction in civil and EEO discrimination suits filed saving company approximately $40,000.

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