1. A P R I L B R A D F O R D
7646 S. Hermitage Avenue • Chicago, IL 60620
(773)727-2591 • aprildaj22@gmail.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Human Resources professional with 9 years of experience in a broad range of human resources disciplines. Skilled in
recruitment, retention, training, and project management. Efficient problem solver that balances business objectives and
employee concerns.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Loyola University - Chicago
Master of Science in Human Resources
University of Missouri - Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
Received: March 2016
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Glory Global Solutions April 2014 – Present
Human Resources Specialist Lisle, IL
 Developed and administered recruiting & manager training that included topics such as employee relations,
disciplinary action, team motivation, documentation etc.
 Coordinate with employees, HR representatives, and attorneys to successfully complete green card processes
 Support the company policies and procedures for visa applications and renewals
 Ensure legal and regulatory compliance of affirmative action plans
 Manage recruiting function for positions at all levels leading to decreased time-to-fill by 28%, and reduced new hire
turnover by 9%
 Created and implemented recruiting process, job descriptions, interview guides, and ATS user guide
 Selected as North America team lead for employee value proposition project and successfully met implementation
deadlines
 Manage recruiting budget, vendor contract development, and renewals
 Implemented Americans with Disabilities Act procedures to ensure legislation compliance in workplace practices
 Assist with unemployment hearing preparation
 Review corrective action to ensure fairness and consistency
 Leverage functional knowledge, consulting and client services skills to support managers in addressing employee
relations issues while mitigating risk to the company
 Assisted with creation of relocation policy and compensation benchmarking for various positions
 Established and documented remote Form I-9 process
Premier Security Corporation September 2011 – April 2014
Corporate Recruiter (Company Sold) Chicago, IL
 Managed full life cycle recruiting including sourcing, prescreening, and conducting interviews for manager, director,
accounting, IT, human resources, and union security officer positions
 Developed networking and referral base with community organizations and agencies to hire qualified candidates
 Established relationships with directors to understand business objectives, challenges, and necessary candidate job
skills
 Developed a recruiting resource with posting websites, online social media sources, social service agencies, and
college job boards
 Presented medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401K benefits during new hire orientation

2.  Answered new hire benefit related questions and insured that the required benefits paperwork was completed
correctly
 Investigated employee relations issues and coached managers on how to effectively reduce workplace disputes
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Contract Recruiter at Motorola Solutions, Inc., Verizon, and DeVry May 2009 – September 2011
Recruiter (Contract Assignments) Schaumburg, IL
 Recruited for IT, engineering, marketing, and sales positions
 Edited job descriptions to insure that verbiage was compliant with OFCCP guidelines
 Prescreened/interviewed candidates for sales positions in local and out-of-state markets
 Effectively utilized internet job boards, unemployment websites, x-ray searches, and college career sites to source
qualified candidates
 Attended college and university career fairs, interview days, and other campus recruiting or branding events
 Established relationships with college career advisors and unemployment office career representatives
 Utilized social networking sites and boolean search strings to connect with passive candidates
 Completed the hiring process by extending offers, entering the appropriate data in the ATS, and gathering all of the
required paperwork
 Screened and sourced candidates for customer service, data entry, and sales team lead positions
 Managed the recruiting process with staffing agencies and search firms
Bank of America September 2006 - December 2008
Recruiter (Position Eliminated-Dept. Downsized) Chicago, Illinois
 Managed full life cycle recruiting, handling between 25 to 40 open requisitions simultaneously; owned recruiting
process from open requisition through offer negotiation
 Sourced and recruited for various openings ranging from high volume entry level to management level positions
 Demonstrated strong knowledge of industry changes that effect sourcing and candidate pipelines
 Produced staffing reports and documentation relating to turnover, diversity metrics, and requisition activity
 Effectively communicated with candidates and hiring managers to build and sustain relationships
 Developed creative sourcing strategies to maintain a pipeline of qualified diverse candidates
Recruiting Coordinator (Promoted To Recruiter)
 Prepared offer letters and packets
 Maintained applicant flow compliance ensuring data integrity in applicant tracking system
 Selected to participated in multiple human resources project teams; i.e. diversity metrics and background
check/security compliance projects
Acco Brands Corporation March 2006 - September 2006
Recruiting Coordinator Lincolnshire, Illinois
Managed all recruiting coordination and onboarding administration functions for a newly-centralized, full life cycle recruitment
department of this $2Billion organization including:
 Coordinated and scheduled interviews
 Initiated background check process and managed relationship with vendors
 Posted and edited job descriptions on various job boards and niche sites
 Partnered with accounts payable and travel vendor to establish and execute a candidate travel procedure

3.  Managed tactical execution of project plan for applicant tracking system integration
COMPUTER PROFIENCIES
 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
 Applicant Tracking Systems: Icims, PeopleSoft, PeopleClick, Kwantek, and Taleo