Kara Sheets - UNYK

Kara Sheets

Managing Consultant at The Newman Group, a Futurestep Company
(Conseil)

Bentonville, Arkansas (United States)

 

Profession:
Consultant

Professional experience and career objectives:
Extensive experience in human resource recruiting functions and technology. Skilled in managing people and technology to solve business problems. Knowledge of HRIS systems and applicant tracking databases. Experience in:
* Hiring, Coaching, and Terminating Employees.
* Investigations.
* Building Sourcing Strategies.
* Budgeting/Forecasting.
* Internet Research.
* Staff Development.
* Vendor Management.


Skills and areas of expertise:
metrics, recruitment technology, interviewing & selection, sourcing, college recruiting, employer branding, corporate careers website, job boards, testing & assessment, hiring process improvement, employee referral programs, recruitment advertising, industry trends, general HR

Current Employment

Managing Consultant
The Newman Group, a Futurestep Company (Consultancy) - United States  
january 2008 - Today  (1 year 10 months)  
Our services cover the entire talent acquisition and management lifecycle, including: strategic analysis and planning; process review and optimization; technology and services evaluation, selection, and implementation; and workforce planning.  
 
Former Employment

Talent Acquisitions Sr. Functional Consultant
Hewitt Associates (Consultancy) - United States  
october 2005 - january 2008  (2 years 3 months)  
Responsible for implementing applicant tracking systems and recruiting process changes for companies world wide.
• Consult on recruiting strategies and best practices for clients.
• Lead requirement, information gathering and fact-finding sessions.
• Create requirement documents.
 
 
Recruiting Support Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Retail) - United States  
september 2002 - august 2005  (2 years 11 months)  
Responsible for supporting all functions of Recruiting for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. domestically. Directed a staff of 9 full-time associates and a temporary staff of 120 with an annual budget of 1 million dollars.  
 
Corporate Recruiter
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Retail) - United States  
june 2000 - september 2002  (2 years 3 months)  
Responsible for hiring non-exempt and temporary employees for multiple divisions in the Wal-Mart Home Office facility including Merchandising, Marketing, Product Development, Replenishment, Operations, etc. Successfully located and hired over 2000 employees.  
 
Recruiting Assistant
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Retail) - United States  
may 1999 - june 2000  (1 year 1 month)  
Responsible for assisting 2 Recruiters with hiring of exempt employees for multiple divisions including Finance, Merchandising, Legal, Marketing, Product Development, etc.
 
 
Education

Oklahoma State University
United States (Oklahoma) , august 1994 - may 1998
Bachelors of Business Administration, Business Management
 
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