Would appreciate any referrals for HR Generalist Manager w/Employee Relations position for Travelers Insurance in Elmira, New York

Min. 5 + years of human resource Generalist experience

**Must have Insurance industry experience.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

* Administers and communicates HR policies and programs with departments and across lines of business as appropriate.

* Ensures that human resources services delivered directly or indirectly are necessary, cost effective and in support of the business plan.

* Develops an effective partnership with line business clients through consultation on human resources strategic and operational issues as related to the business plan.

* In conjunction with other human resources staff, participates in the development of necessary policies and practices to ensure that they are consistent with overall corporate direction and in support of

customer group plans.

* Provides advice and guidance on employee relations' issues, progressive discipline and documentation requirements to management.

* Conducts AAP analysis and provides consultative support in the development and administration of Affirmative Action Programs, responding to discrimination complaints or charges, and coordinates their

resolution.

* Stays current and is aware of social, economic and other trends that may affect the business or the direction of human resources policies and programs.

If interested in this position, please include either your current salary or your minimum BASE salary figure (not counting annual bonus or other benefits)

Also, please write back with the number of years of experience and a brief explanation of that specific experience in each of the following:

Experience working in an HR capacity in an insurance company (which ones? How long?)

What is the largest number of people you have managed and what were their position titles?

Prior experience in a large corporate matrixed environment

Employee Relations experience (where? how long?)

Specific Incidents in your experience which involved:

FLSA/FLMA
Elimination of discrimination
Elimination of harassment
Dispute Resolution
Experience conducting investigations
Site assessments
IDRs
Performance Management
Workplace Investigations
Critical Incident Management
Affirmative Action Plans
EEO-1 reports
Vets-100 reports
Response to OFCCP audits

Within the HR Generalist skillset (where? how long?) :

· Employee Relations

· Compensation

· Performance Management

· Change Management

· Organizational Development

· Diversity

In addition to an exciting environment, we offer:
*Competitive base salary with additional opportunities for variable pay through recognition programs and incentive awards
* 401(k) with company match
* Comprehensive health plans that include coverage for same sex/domestic partners
* Strong work/family and employee assistance programs
* Tuition reimbursement
* Vacation Purchase Plan
* Training/Development opportunities

Send answers to the questions and an updated resume to ruthiep@bellsouth.net

Ruthie Powell, Senior Sourcing Specialist for Travelers Insurance

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Hello All,

I am new into HR and one of my first tasks will be to layoff a group of employees (great way to break me in right). The layoff is across the company and I want to have one consistent message that managers will deliver.

Can anyone provide a script with which I can work with?

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Colleagues, Associates, Networkers and Friends,

I am contacting you in need of some assistance and/or guidance. My company has recently gone through a reduction in force and unfortunately, I was one of several who were impacted. If you are aware of any senior level Human Resource positions within your organization or know of any external positions, I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me know. I am ultimately looking for a full time position, but would entertain any contract or consulting positions as well until a full time position was found.

I am enclosing a brief work history/education within this email and I attaching my resume for your review.

I am focusing my search on the Southeast, but I am open to other areas for the right opportunity.

Brett Addis 118 Rivergate Drive Florence, SC 29501 843-393-2299 brett.addis@bellsouth.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/baddis

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Highly motivated and results driven Human Resources leader with 11 years of proven ability to establish strong business relationships and offer strategic human resource management capabilities resulting in operational efficiencies and cost reduction by enhancing quality and increasing productivity.

PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS Successfully managed multi site HR/Recruiting operations to include an employee base > 5,000 Eliminated company risks by coaching business executives on human capital decisions and planning Developed and successfully executed plans to reduce human capital expenses by more than $12M Delivered estimated cost savings of $6.5M by direct sourcing Partner with clients on developing and executing strategic talent management programs Managed a departmental budget of $>1m Effectively consulted with business executives on service level agreements and alignment of goals and expectations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THENEWMANGROUP a FUTURESTEP / KORN/FERRY INTL., Florence, SC 2007-2009 Korn/Ferry is a premier global provider of talent management solutions. (kornferry.com) Managing Consultant Consulted with clients in regards to Human Resources and business solutions. Portfolio of clients include: T-Mobile, Progress Energy, Florida Power and Light, CenterPoint Energy, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, TakeCare Health a Walgreens Company, Kaiser Permanente, and the U.S. Federal Judiciary. Identified strategy gaps and partner with clients to design new strategies to ensure full business alignment Assess organizational deficiencies and coach clients on building their organizational structure to ensure appropriate capabilities are in place to support the business needs Evaluate processes and collaborate with clients to re-design processes to ensure effectiveness and efficiency for all stakeholders Analyze root causes of technology problems and offer solutions to enhance technology Review budget distribution and spend and make recommendations based on business needs Evaluate performance management processes and collaborate with the client in developing new performance and talent management strategies Evaluation of the clients brand, candidate experience and employer value proposition and offer best in class solutions Facilitate presentations with business executives pertaining to findings and recommendations Provide post assessment support in managing the client through the recommendations and change management Partner with clients to determine applicable outsourcing solutions

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK (presently CHASE), Florence, SC 2004 �?? 2007 One of the nation�??s largest financial services organizations. (wamu.com) Assistant Vice President /Sr. Human Resources Business Partner 2006 �?? 2007 Partnered with legal and compliance to ensure human resource and business decisions were within FDIC regulations Managed organizational design strategies to manage human capital and business efficiency Partnered with employee relations to resolve employee and management disputes Collaborated with employee relations and legal to review actions for employee legal inquiries Partnered with rewards team in the development and implementation of compensation programs and incentive plans Partnered with clients and recruiting in building workforce plans, models and metrics to support current and future business needs Partnered with organizational development team in offering leadership programs

Assistant Vice President /Recruiting Manager 2005 �?? 2006 Partnered with clients in building workforce plans, models and metrics to support current and future business needs Managed a team of eight recruiters and two recruiting assistants Executed a total of 1,642 open positions; 1,244 fills including 28% diverse hires Reduced time to fill from 35+ days to a 27.5 day time to fill average Partnered with rewards team in the development and implementation of compensation programs and incentive plans Partnered with university/college recruiting in developing the university recruiting programs Sr. Recruiting Consultant 2004 �?? 2005 Management of full cycle recruitment process for multi site and multiple client groups Provided 235 professional-level fills and 66 leadership-level fills, resulting in $15.3M in offers Successfully filled 350 open positions; averaging 30 per month Hired over 300 new employees; averaging 25 fills per month; average time to fill ratio of 28 days Led multiple strategic site and workforce planning projects such as capacity modeling, recruitment strategies and recruiting effectiveness

ASSURANT, INC., Florence, SC 2003 �?? 2004 Leader in creditor-placed homeowners insurance, collateral protection programs and renters�?? insurance. (assurant.com) Human Resource Generalist II Managed the human resource and recruiting operations for a site of 800 employees Developed and executed a strategy for hiring >400 employees in four months Transitioned site from being 80% temporary to 100% full time incumbents Managed FMLA, Workers Compensation processes and Employee Safety Program Facilitated new hire, human resources and leadership training Managed talent and performance management programs Partner with compensation on market pricing and coach managers on compensation issues and planning Collaborated with managers on all employee relations and employee investigations

MCLEOD HEALTH, Florence, SC 2001 �?? 2003 A not-for-profit 616 bed health system with 4,000 employees and a service population of 1 million. (mcleodhealth.org) Healthcare Recruiter / Generalist Employed nationwide searches to locate management/professional and medical candidates Completed over 540 new hires; average 27 per month Participated in university/college recruiting events Partner with compensation on market pricing and equity analysis Coached managers on employee relations issues and solutions Participated in the planning and implementation of the Lawson E-Recruit

SOUTHWESTERN CO., Wilmington, NC 2000 �?? 2001 Southwestern is an international full-service executive search firm.(thinkingahead.com) Recruiting Consultant Employed nationwide searches to locate clients, Physicians, Pharmacists and Registered Nurses Managed candidates and clients through the full cycle recruitment process

CADUCEUS PLACEMENT SERVICES, INC., Wilmington, NC 1999 �?? 2000 Caduceus Placement Services is a full-service nationwide physician search firm. Senior Recruiting Consultant Employed nationwide searches to locate clients and Physicians Managed candidates and clients through the full cycle recruitment process

EDUCATION Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV 1992 �?? 1997 Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Minor in Psychology

OPERATIONAL / TECHNICAL SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows NT, XP Software Packages: MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; Microsoft Project, Visio, Lotus Notes, Outlook Systems: Peoplesoft, Lawson E-Recruiting, Lawson HRIS, Kronos, Taleo, Kenexa, Softscape, Successfactors, Silkroad Knowledge of applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Situational Leadership I/II Flawless Consulting Communicating for results Change Management Operational Excellence �?? Quick Value Facilitator Organization Design and Strategy/CEO-USC Champion Operational Excellence Taleo Performance Management Taleo ACE Methodology

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Pee Dee SHRM Chapter President 2006-2008 Pee Dee SHRM Chapter, Member/Board Member2002 �?? 2006 National SHRM, Member 2002 �?? Current ERE (Electronic Recruiting Exchange) 2002 �?? Current HCI (Human Capital Institute) 2006 - Current Corporate Leadership Council 2008 �?? Current

Human Resources Generalist positions w/Ins Co Exp - Travelers Insurance

Currently looking for:

Director/VP Generalist of Human Resources - Houston, Texas Director/VP Generalist of Human Resources - Melville, New York Manager Generalist of Human Resources - Danvers, Massachusetts

I am always seeking Human Resources professionals with insurance company experience at our headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut Let me know if you are a match for any of them...

Ruthie Powell Sourcer/Sr Recruiter for Travelers ruthiep@bellsouth.net

American Greetings is looking for a strong HR Professional for our plant in Danville, Kentucky. The Assistant HR Manager will be primarily responsible for HR/Employee Relations programs, problem resolution, government compliance, and all employment functions including internal job postings for hourly staff. In addition, in this position you will have primary responsibility for training and development; process improvement, and benefits administration. You will be responsible for interpretation and administration of company policy and consulting with the operations management team regarding employee relations programs and issues.

American Greetings is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a drug-free workplace.

Apply online at www.americangreetings.jobs to requisition number ATT148-09.

I am seeking a managing director for an intl brokerage company in NY/NJ. The function is to provide HR Expertise & Consultancy by advising Senior Management on all human capital issues. It is 125k base and approx 300K total comp. If you or someone else you know feels this could be a fit, please contact me, Debbie, at debbie@g-forcerecruiting.com and include some information about yourself and I will send you more details.

Responsibilities include Functioning as strategic leader within HR, Managing and mentoring a team of 10- 12 HR professionals, Assisting in developing employee strategy et al.

Hi!

My name is Angela and I have a BA and 5 years of recruiting experience in the staffing industry, and I am looking to complete my Masters in I/O Psychology within the next couple of years. I am looking for a new and challenging opportunity in corporate recruiting. Does anyone know of any networking leads in the Southeast Florida area? I can send my complete resume should you request it, but please contact me directly at angelazimm@hotmail.com. Any networking help is greatly appreciated! It is a small "recruiting world" after all. :)

Thank you! Angela Zimmerhakl

Does anyone know of any HR organizations that specialize in the Human Resources Generalists with IT/Technical background? I am conducting a confidential search for this combination skillset

If interested, please forward your resume to ruthiep@bellsouth.net

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Ruthie Powell (of The Ruthie List)

The Ruthie List is an 11 year old list of over 6,000 members, made up of ONLY Recruiters and Human Resources professionals who are primarily located in ATLANTA, GA, and who are interested in helping one another! NOTE: There are positions & recruiters/HR professionals throughout the country on the list as well! Remember the Atlanta recruiters on the list know people throughout the country.The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available candidates (encouraging referrals) and to keep the HR/recruiting community informed about professional meetings, etc. To post a job, send me the job description and state in what part of Atlanta the position is located. Also to include the email address to whom candidates should send their resume. NOTE: I am unable to post positions for IT/technical requirements due to a conflict of interest with my permanent position. To post a candidate's resume, please write "his/her background is" "he's/she's looking for" and attach a resume. Remember..."You can get anything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want." To JOIN the Ruthie List Go to http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/ And JOIN and go to "edit membership" in blue letters above the blue bar and you will see options for a daily digest, which is one email a day, or you can check special notices and you'll get none, and you can just check the board.

Does anyone know of any HR organizations that specialize in the MI & Analytics Tracking of Pay/Demographics, as I am seeking a Human Resources Project Manager, with this background! Location: Hartford, Connecticut Travelers is one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY

Job Description:

· Manage the Talent Management process (9-Blocks, development strategies and plans, and corresponding data)

· Enhance/develop/coordinate Personal Insurance�??s Diversity Initiatives

· HR Management Information (help enhance current /create new processes around a host of HR MI and analytics such as tracking turnover/progression/pay for top/bottom 10%, employee demographics, exit interview data, etc.)

· Workforce Planning (help us project the numbers/types of talent we need at what levels to fill current /future business needs, develop corresponding build/buy strategies, etc.)

· Provide project management infrastructure/guidance to major HR initiatives such as recent business center consolidations, development of an MBA development program, etc.

JOB COMPETENCIES/QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor's degree preferred

· Seasoned human resource professional, typically with 15+ years of HR experience

· Background/experience in a large Property Casualty Insurance company

· HR data management, ability to partner with teams to enhance the enterprise HR MI/analytics initiatives, specific competencies with existing tools (PeopleSoft, Access, Excel). Solid Computer skills & aptitude

· Demonstrated expertise in all major HR disciplines, including:

o Recruiting /Talent Acquisition experience

o Training experience

o Experience Writing and implementing human resources policies

o Compensation program experience

o Employee Relations experience

o Workforce Management

o Experience conducting investigations, site assessments/IDRs Knowledge of State /Federal labor laws

· Successful management /supervisory experience

In addition to an exciting environment, we offer:

Competitive base salary w/opportunities for variable pay through recognition programs/incentive awards 401(k) with company match Comprehensive health plans that include coverage for same sex/domestic partners Strong work/family and employee assistance programs Tuition Reimbursement/Training/Development opportunities Vacation Purchase Plan

If interested in this position, please write back with your availability to interview and to start, the reason you are leaving your present situation OR the reason for leaving your last position, along with your minimum permanent salary requirement and the status of your eligibility to work in the United States?

** Where do you live and are you open to relocation to Hartford, Connecticut (relocation package may be available)

Also, write back with the number of years of experience and a brief explanation of that specific experience in each of the following:

· Experience working in an HR capacity in an insurance company

· Experience working in an HR capacity in a property casualty company (which ones? How long?)

. For what type of HR MI/analytics initiatives have you been responsible (Examples: tracking turnover/progression/pay for top/bottom 10%, employee demographics, exit interview data, etc.) - please give 3 of your own examples:

. Experience with responsibility for Diversity Hiring (explain)

. Experience with Workforce Planning (explain)

. Project Management experience - give at least the titles of two relevant projects you have managed

· What is the largest number of people you have managed and what were their position titles?

· Compensation plan management experience

· Over what specific departments were you responsible in an HR management capacity in the past? [Specifically, were you over Business Insurance, Bond & Financial Products, or Actuarial?]

· Labor laws such as FLSA, FLMA, etc.

· Experience in Employee Relations, including focus upon elimination of discrimination, harassment, or any form of unfair or unethical practice

· Experience conducting investigations, site assessments, and IDRs (all related forms of complaints)

· Prior experience in a large corporate matrixed environment

Travelers is one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you can truly make a difference.

If interested, please forward your resume to ruthiep@bellsouth.net

Ruthie Powell, Senior Recruiter & Sourcing Specialist for Travelers Insurance resumes to ruthiep@bellsouth.net http://www.travelers.com/

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Ruthie Powell (of The Ruthie List) Recruiter Travelers Insurance ruthiep@bellsouth.net

The Ruthie List is an 11 year old list of over 6,000 members, made up of ONLY Recruiters and Human Resources professionals who are primarily located in ATLANTA, GA, and who are interested in helping one another! NOTE: There are positions & recruiters/HR professionals throughout the country on the list as well! Remember the Atlanta recruiters on the list know people throughout the country.The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available candidates (encouraging referrals) and to keep the HR/recruiting community informed about professional meetings, etc. To post a job, send me the job description and state in what part of Atlanta the position is located. Also to include the email address to whom candidates should send their resume. NOTE: I am unable to post positions for IT/technical requirements due to a conflict of interest with my permanent position. To post a candidate's resume, please write "his/her background is" "he's/she's looking for" and attach a resume. Remember..."You can get anything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want." To JOIN the Ruthie List Go to http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/ And JOIN and go to "edit membership" in blue letters above the blue bar and you will see options for a daily digest, which is one email a day, or you can check special notices and you'll get none, and you can just check the board.

Our current employee referral bonus program awards the employee $500 when they refer and we hire an employee. Currently we make the referring employee wait until their referral has completed the first 90 days of employment. Do most companies make the referring employee wait or award them as soon as the employee starts? Also would be interested to hear any thoughts on what other companies do for their Employee Referral Bonus Program.

Director/VP Human Resources positions with Travelers Insurance

Would you or someone you know have an interest in .... Director/VP Human Resources positions with Travelers Insurance. We have openings in the following locations: Houston, Texas Melville, New York Hartford, Connecticut NO RELOCATION is available at this time.

***Absolutely MUST have previously worked in an HR capacity with an INSURANCE COMPANY

---Sorry, we are not able to work with agencies--

If you know someone local

We may have a place for you!

If you'd like to speak with someone who could go in-depth about what this position would entail, help me to compile your credentials by answering the questions below.

Thanks!

Please write back with your availability to interview and to start, the reason you are leaving your present situation OR the reason for leaving your last position, along with your minimum permanent salary requirement

** Where do you live in relation to the 3 locations listed above --we are only considering local candidates at this time.

Ruthie Powell, Senior Sourcing Specialist for Travelers Insurance (of The Ruthie List)

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Go to website: www.travelers.com

We are a Fortune 500 company, with total assets of over $100 billion, with over 30,000 employees

Our company provides property and casualty insurance coverage for both individual and commercial clients.

Hi-

I have recently started a new job in HR recruiting and have come into a position where there aren't any processes in place. Does anyone have any suggestions of the best way to implement recruiting processes throughout my organization and some standard processes that have been helpful to you?

Any tips would be helpful.

Thanks!

My client is looking for someone with 3+ years of HR experience, college degreed to work with small to medium size business selling HRO solutions. This position is supported by robust sales personnel, so you can just focus on making and developing deals with clients. The base is 80k plus a monthly commission structure on what's sold.

Please email me at lalli@starrtincup.com or call me at 817-204-0390 if you are interested or know someone that would be a good fit.

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I am looking for opportunities in IT Recruiting, Staffing and HR. I took a break from my career due to personal reasons since 2004.

Later I moved on as an Independent recruiting consultant which helped me to stay connected with the industry.

I am looking to get back to FT job.

Please send me any leads for job opportunities in California. I am open to virtual support roles too.

Thanks Latha klatha08@gmail.com

I wonder if the group agrees with this research and if so would comment on how their company rates on these changes which are not in rank order. For your benchmark, when I was at P&G (1994-2001) many of these changes had already taken place. It is true that large to medium-sized companies probabaly will have more success in accomodating some of the changes for career development because they offer more choice. I wonder what small/start-up companies will do?

Nine Areas of Changes in How Companies Interact With People Human Capital Institute webinar Oct 8 2008 Presented by Steven T. Hunt, PhD SPHR of Success Factors

1.) HR will become more strategic in Talent Management rather than administrative 2.) Succession Planning will be ongoing and people-centric rather than process driven 3.) Career development will be integrated into work 4.) Career exploration could have a non-linear career path where people will be able to transfer horizontally into a different job within the company that transfers their skills. 5.) Labor shortage is really a skills shortage. Skills are �??what you know�?? versus competencies of �??how you use or apply skills�??. A person needs a balance of each but hard skills are in short supply and will continue to be so. 6.) Companies will leverage people at all productive phases of their career growth so that the job changes with career maturity. 7.) Workforce analytics or using data to guide workforce decisions will evolve and be applied continually. Data collection and its analysis is still being worked out. 8.) There will be an increase in litigation around unfair evaluations, promotions and pay because processes around these are poor, nonsystematic and not standardized throughout the company. 9.) Talent management technologies will move beyond automation to transformation which is harder to implement. The technology will be used to change the way people decide on talent management and its alignment with business strategies.

Q&A: What is the single most important thing a company can do right now? Put a process in place to promote dialogue between employees. Also if a company heavily relies on skills management make sure succession planning is in place and the identity of critical skills is known. How does one handle a virtual organization? The company needs communities or affinity groups to help bridge the virtual gap. These communities need HR support and can also help with knowledge management. How can we handle nepotism �??it�??s so unfair? Some people don�??t see it unfair to have their son/daughter take over a company but it needs communication within the company and transparency. Risk is low retention which will be lethal in a tight labor market. Technology can show performance reasons for not using nepotism.

Does anyone know of any organizations in St Paul/Minneapolis Twin Cities other than Twin Cities Human Resource Association (TCHRA) or the HR Professionals of Minnesota http://hrpmn.org/ --isn't there a Recruiters group as well?

I have a Director and Manager level Human Resources position in St Paul, MN --specifically seeking someone with prior INSURANCE COMPANY experience.

If you are interested or know someone who might be, please refer them to

Ruthie Powell (of The Ruthie List) Recruiter Travelers Insurance ruthiep@bellsouth.net

The Ruthie List is an 11 year old list of over 6,000 members, made up of ONLY Recruiters and Human Resources professionals who are primarily located in ATLANTA, GA, and who are interested in helping one another! NOTE: There are positions & recruiters/HR professionals throughout the country on the list as well! Remember the Atlanta recruiters on the list know people throughout the country.The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available candidates (encouraging referrals) and to keep the HR/recruiting community informed about professional meetings, etc. To post a job, send me the job description and state in what part of Atlanta the position is located. Also to include the email address to whom candidates should send their resume. NOTE: I am unable to post positions for IT/technical requirements due to a conflict of interest with my permanent position. To post a candidate's resume, please write "his/her background is" "he's/she's looking for" and attach a resume. Remember..."You can get anything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want." To JOIN the Ruthie List Go to http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/ And JOIN and go to "edit membership" in blue letters above the blue bar and you will see options for a daily digest, which is one email a day, or you can check special notices and you'll get none, and you can just check the board.

Does anyone know of any Compensation organizations for HR professionals? I am working on a compensation position with Travelers Insurance in Hartford, CT (relo available). I would love to send you more information. If interested, please forward your resume to ruthiep@bellsouth.net Ruthie Powell (of The Ruthie List) Recruiter Travelers Insurance ruthiep@bellsouth.net

The Ruthie List is an 11 year old list of over 6,000 members, made up of ONLY Recruiters and Human Resources professionals who are primarily located in ATLANTA, GA, and who are interested in helping one another! NOTE: There are positions & recruiters/HR professionals throughout the country on the list as well! Remember the Atlanta recruiters on the list know people throughout the country.The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available candidates (encouraging referrals) and to keep the HR/recruiting community informed about professional meetings, etc. To post a job, send me the job description and state in what part of Atlanta the position is located. Also to include the email address to whom candidates should send their resume. NOTE: I am unable to post positions for IT/technical requirements due to a conflict of interest with my permanent position. To post a candidate's resume, please write "his/her background is" "he's/she's looking for" and attach a resume. Remember..."You can get anything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want." To JOIN the Ruthie List Go to http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/ And JOIN and go to "edit membership" in blue letters above the blue bar and you will see options for a daily digest, which is one email a day, or you can check special notices and you'll get none, and you can just check the board.

I am facing a challenge to find a 2VP HR Project Head w/focus on Management Information (MI) and analytics such as tracking turnover/progression/pay for top/bottom 10%, employee demographics, and exit interview data.This position is based in Hartford, Connecticut and the ideal candidate would have experience in HR for an insurance company. Does anyone know of any professional organizations or other sources for candidates with this specific background?

Ruthie Powell (of The Ruthie List) Recruiter Travelers Insurance ruthiep@bellsouth.net

The Ruthie List is an 11 year old list of over 6,000 members, made up of ONLY Recruiters and Human Resources professionals who are primarily located in ATLANTA, GA, and who are interested in helping one another! NOTE: There are positions & recruiters/HR professionals throughout the country on the list as well! Remember the Atlanta recruiters on the list know people throughout the country.The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available candidates (encouraging referrals) and to keep the HR/recruiting community informed about professional meetings, etc. To post a job, send me the job description and state in what part of Atlanta the position is located. Also to include the email address to whom candidates should send their resume. NOTE: I am unable to post positions for IT/technical requirements due to a conflict of interest with my permanent position. To post a candidate's resume, please write "his/her background is" "he's/she's looking for" and attach a resume. Remember..."You can get anything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want." To JOIN the Ruthie List Go to http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/ And JOIN and go to "edit membership" in blue letters above the blue bar and you will see options for a daily digest, which is one email a day, or you can check special notices and you'll get none, and you can just check the board.

Hello

I am working as a Recruiter in Staffing agency. I am thinking of changing my career into corporate recruiting. Could anyone please suggest how many years of experience is needed to go in corporate industry and from where to start. As i have 1 year of experience in staffing agency as Recruiter.

Please send me your suggestion at mcrksudha@yahoo.com

Dear Group,

I am actively seeking a senior level recruiting role in the Phoenix area. I am hoping someone within the group would be willing to share potential networking leads or to refer my information along to your colleagues/co-workers.

Though I do have several years of management experience (both staff and process management), I am willing and able to be a hands-on contributor. Please contact me if you would like to discuss my background further or if I can send to you a copy of my resume.

Thank you for any help in advance!

Sincerely, Larry Eisenstat 917-364-9437 larry.eisenstat@gmail.com

Hello everyone, I need some help/advice/tips/opinions... I have been a 3rd party recruiter for 9 years and I would like to transition to a corporate role. I am finding it quite difficult on a few different fronts- my only recruiting experience is with this agency, dealing explicitly with the pharmaceutical industry and the few phone interviews that I've had are with non-pharma companies and they don't believe I could recruit in a different industry. Plus, since I don't have any corporate experience, I am getting stuck in that old catch 22 scenario. I have been very successful to this point- what can I do to convince everyone else that I can make the transition? That is if I even get past the resume submission. I would welcome any tough love responses and/or advice on what I can do.... if anything. Thank you all in advance for your honest opinions.