Audrey Bower - Successes

   AUDREY BOWER
        Technical recruiting management/business solutions


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Successes

  • Established National staffing function for full-time and contract consulting positions. Developed and executed standards for startup recruiting function, including competency-based staffing plan for FY'99 headcount goals of 100 I.T. external hires. This included forecasting, establishing service levels, souring strategies, and metrics. Trained interviewers in behavioral interviewing techniques.Developed ongoing recruitment strategies to support 100 hires reducing cost per hire expenses from $9,000 to $4,000 per hire.
  • Developed innovative international recruiting programs and productivity tools resulting in staffing approximately 50 positions 98% within 30 days of budget approval in a hyper-growth environment.
  • Formulated and implemented complex recruiting strategies to support 30% net growth (45% with turnover). Insured optimal use of all recruiting sources (employee referrals accounted for 20% of FY'98 hires) to achieve $6,300. exempt cost per hire 40% below national average at that time.
  • Successfully planned, implemented and monitored strategic business plans. Developed, implemented, and managed to completion, business-specific multiple channel sourcing strategies focusing on attracting "passive" job seekers.
  • Developed recruiting relationships and strategies resulting in establishment of successful international sourcing programs. Recruited Engineers to support international projects in Latin America, Central America and U.S.
  • Filled 40 technical positions in 4-month period; recommended for Corporate Excellence Award while on assignment based on quality of my customer service.
  • Successfully sourced candidates for 5 difficult international/national engineering contract assignments in U.S. and Central America within 40-day period during December and January (normally a black-out recruiting period) for client.
  • Sourced all levels of telecom positions nationally cold-calling, utilizing Targeted Selection behavioral interviewing techniques and sales position assessments in the interview process. Result… provided managers with interview summaries which expedited hiring reducing time to hire by 35%.
  • Expedited Visa processing utilizing both Internet resources and consulting with attorneys to obtain work authorizations for technical candidates from India, Europe, Asia, Latin American and Canada.
  • Provided consulting/coaching services to managers in employee relations, business practices, recruitment, wage and compensation, policy interpretation, organizational analysis, market surveys, job evaluations. Evaluated unit processes and service delivery, including complex projects such as effective re-engineering strategies.
  • Established process to control "headhunter" use. Reduced the percentage of fee based hiring from 50% to 10%. ·
  • Knowledgeable on technical terminology, especially in software development, networking, embedded systems, web design/development and quality assurance.

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