Colleen Tonkin__________________________________________ Education: University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, 2007 Master of Business Administration Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, 2005 Bachelor of Science-Business Administration, Marketing Concentration
Experience: Aerotek, Reading, PA (June 2008-Present) Technical Engineering Recruiter Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates. Evaluate candidates' strengths compared with clients' requirements. Identify, select and recommend the best candidate for the client requirement. Negotiate wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates, and gain commitment from candidates for current and future job requirements. Oversee completion of necessary pre-employment processes including reference checks and background/drug tests. Manage contract employees while on assignment. Assess and investigate contractor related problems, and administer performance counseling, coaching, and disciplinary measures when necessary. Work with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments, and to assess clients' staffing requirements. Communicate effectively with others in order to create a productive environment. Communicate with peers by sharing recruiting ‘best practices' and providing accurate, thorough documentation on contract employees in applicant tracking systems or other documentation tools. Maintain relationships with existing and potential client contacts to provide customer service, gain industry knowledge, and get referrals and sales leads. PowerScore, Charleston, SC (October 2007-Present) LSAT Coordinator, Human Resources Assist the LSAT Director in scheduling instructors for over 150 LSAT Full Length and Weekend Courses around the U.S. and Canada. Schedule all proctors for practice tests. Maintain records of proctors, ensure proper payment, and respond to proctor inquiries. Recruit instructors by posting job openings and responding to all job inquiries. Establish and research new markets for class locations. Maintain up-to-date information on over 200 instructors. Organize all travel and flights for instructors around the country. Work with Logistics to avoid instructor scheduling conflicts. Assist with LSAT & SAT marketing campaigns. Travel to high schools to market SAT courses to students and meet with guidance counselors. PowerScore, Hilton Head, SC (May 2007-September 2007) Marketing Coordinator and Publicist Marketed the PowerScore courses and publications through emails and phone calls to universities and pre-law societies. Solicited new business through phone calls and followed up with potential new contacts. Organized large marketing mailings to colleges, universities, and career centers. Expanded the business through partnerships made with pre-law advisors at colleges and universities, law school admissions offices, military branches, law firms and alumni organizations around the United States and Canada. Organized seminars at colleges and universities. Developed promotions such as discounts and giveaways to market courses. Assigned instructors to attend marketing events and fairs in various cities. Wrote press releases. Researched and maintained up-to-date information on competitors. Utilized various types of internet advertising to market services. Received marketing and advertising inquiry calls. Placed newspaper and magazine advertisements. Attended conferences, law fairs, and career events. Attended weekly marketing meetings with other marketing departments and CEO. Enrolled students in various courses offered. Spoke with prospective and current students on a daily basis. Mercy Home Health/Mercy Hospice, Scranton, PA (January 2001-April 2007) Marketing & Community Relations Assistant General Office Clerk Marketed the services of Mercy Home Health/Mercy Hospice through physician office visits and attending health fairs. Worked with the public relations department on various projects. Organized a "Hoops for Hospice" fundraiser event which raised $25,000 to redesign the hospice inpatient unit. Directed incoming calls at the front desk. Maintained hard copy patient charts and submitted nursing orders to physicians. Organized patient files in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and updated patient information in MISYS computer system. Elizabethtown College Career Services, Elizabethtown, PA (January 2004-May 2005) Career Services Student Intern Marketed and promoted services to students and advertised services around campus buildings.