Mike Walton is a senior executive recruiter and talent management expert with extensive experience in executive search, retention, recruitment processes, and career coaching. He has expertise in staffing, candidate sourcing, and coaching. Notable accomplishments include developing successful military and campus recruiting programs. He has held recruiting roles at various companies and currently works as an independent career coach.
An experienced HR leader focused on individual and organization development. Viewing issues and opportunities systemically to drive meaningful and lasting change.
Human Resource Generalist with Post Graduation Diploma in Human Resource Management and MBA [Finance [Major], Marketing [Minor]] with 8 years
of experience seeking assignments in Human Resource with an organization of high repute.
Seasoned Human Resource Practitioner from XLRI having 17 years of experience in Human Resource and talent management, has worked in global organizations and in global roles that have helped to hone up his relationship and cross-cultural skills. His ability to understand the business has helped him to align the people strategies of the businesses to its ever-evolving needs. He has been able to decode the secret recipe for being a “Great Place to Work” and has helped his organization to be in the league of select few. His ability to attract the right talent has helped him to build organizations that are competitive and agile. His ability to think strategically on current and future talent issues
Employee turnover has been on a rise in the last few years. Hence, it is no surprise that more and more companies are concerned with retaining talent. To retain talent you must provide them challenging work opportunities that allow them to grow and contribute to their personal and professional growth. By establishing comprehensive background screening in India, you will be able to hire the best candidates and reduce employee turnover.
An experienced HR leader focused on individual and organization development. Viewing issues and opportunities systemically to drive meaningful and lasting change.
Human Resource Generalist with Post Graduation Diploma in Human Resource Management and MBA [Finance [Major], Marketing [Minor]] with 8 years
of experience seeking assignments in Human Resource with an organization of high repute.
Seasoned Human Resource Practitioner from XLRI having 17 years of experience in Human Resource and talent management, has worked in global organizations and in global roles that have helped to hone up his relationship and cross-cultural skills. His ability to understand the business has helped him to align the people strategies of the businesses to its ever-evolving needs. He has been able to decode the secret recipe for being a “Great Place to Work” and has helped his organization to be in the league of select few. His ability to attract the right talent has helped him to build organizations that are competitive and agile. His ability to think strategically on current and future talent issues
Employee turnover has been on a rise in the last few years. Hence, it is no surprise that more and more companies are concerned with retaining talent. To retain talent you must provide them challenging work opportunities that allow them to grow and contribute to their personal and professional growth. By establishing comprehensive background screening in India, you will be able to hire the best candidates and reduce employee turnover.
An experienced HR leader focused on individual and organizational development. View issues and opportunities systemically to drive meaningful and sustainable change
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1. Mike Walton
2309 Silver Lake Estates Dr, Pacific, MO 63069
Office: 636.257.3364 Email: Mikew@next-job.com
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Senior level Executive Recruiter and talent management expert with extensive experience in executive search,
retention, recruitment process, and career coaching. Demonstrated ability to address and implement strategic plans
for talent acquisition and recruiting project management in such areas as military, executive, and campus recruiting.
Dynamic career services professional whose services include the design and implementation of customized programs
and services to assist individuals in career transition. Extensive experience with virtual coaching of individual
candidates/clients
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Staffing: Designing and implementing recruiting processes and strategies for professional and non-professional
positions, as well as hard-to-fill positions
Candidate Sourcing: Adept at sourcing candidates by using cold calling and networking through databases and
social media. Typical week consists of 100+ contacts through networking while having a high offer acceptance ratio
Coaching: Coaching individuals through each phase of their career development including exploration, career
decision-making, job search strategy, and career management
NOTEABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed and implemented a successful military recruiting program to enhance the talent pipeline with ex-
military candidates at both WorldCom and Edward Jones. Oversaw all aspects of military candidate sourcing
and the evaluation process, consulting with hiring managers on interviews and offer selection
Co- developed a high potential campus recruiting program that was implemented by Amdocs worldwide after
presenting program concept to the board of directors
Implemented and managed a number of process improvements as a board member in charge of employment
initiatives on behalf of Midwest Marines Foundation to include finding resumes writers, interview skills, and
job placement for Marines
Responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating campus recruiting initiatives for the Central and
West Regions of the US at Towers Perrin with a success rate of hiring 50 Retirement Actuarial students with
a 95% success rate of accepted offers
Responsible for the hiring of seven executive level candidates within nine months thereby saving Citi in
excess of $150,000 in executive search firm placement fees
Promoted from Contingency Career Coach to Capacity Career Coach at Next-Job within three months of
being hired
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Waste Management April 2011-August 2012
Contract Recruiter
Responsible for developing and implementing staffing plans to recruit qualified sales professionals for several regions
across the United States
Exceeded objective of hiring over 24 hires over a year period
Successfully recruited 30 hires with a 98% offer acceptance rate for one year
Next-Job July 2011-Present
Career Coach
Part-time position as a career coach, providing specialized career coaching to both individuals and groups
experiencing career transition
Work with individuals, providing coaching for proactively managing their careers and how to navigate all
phases of a job search
Work with local outplacement organizations to teach classes in resume writing, assessment, career
exploration, interviewing skills, and internet job search skills
Midwest Marines Foundation September 2011-Present
Board Member-Employment Initiatives
Volunteer board member responsible for employment portion of a program to assist severely injured Marines who are
now transitioning between active duty and civilian life
Responsible for finding and facilitating over 250 professional resume writers to provide professionally written
resumes for over 120 Marines per year
Responsible for designing and implementing the employment piece of the program to include resume
completion, assessments, job search presentations, and job placement programs
Mercer Consulting April 2008-April 2011
Senior Recruiter
Responsible for collaborating with the Health & Benefits and Retirement Risk & Finance business to determine hiring
plans, define job requirements, develop candidate generation strategies, screen candidates, and manage business
partners through the full life-cycle recruiting process.
Co-led a talent management project whereby Mercer’s C3 global training program was analyzed and
recommendations were suggested to create synergy within the retirement business training curriculum on a
global scale
Responsible for reducing agency usage by 100% saving Mercer over $300,000 in executive search firm fees
Citi August 2007-May 2008
Contract Executive Recruiter
Contract Executive Recruiter responsible for developing and implementing recruiting strategies to hire executives
($100k + compensation) for the Global Consumer Group
Led top-tier MBA (Management Associate Program) for Citi in St. Louis to successfully hire three students
with very short notice late in the MBA recruiting season
Design internal service level agreements (SLA’s) to communicate the working relationship between the
recruiter and the hiring manager that was projected to save over $1 million dollars annually
Towers Perrin August 2007-May 2008
Contract Talent Acquisition Consultant
Collaborated with a variety of business leaders to determine hiring plans, define job requirements, develop candidate
generation strategies, screen candidates, and manage business partners through the full life-cycle recruiting process
Responsible for campus recruiting that resulted in 50 hires with a 95% success rate of accepted offers
Successfully managed executive searches (VP/Director level candidates) along with international consulting
recruiting for England, Spain, and Portugal
3. OTHER EXPERIENCE
Human Capital Consultants Feb 2003-Sept 2005
Contract Recruiter
Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt April 2002-Feb 2003
Human Resource Manager
Amdocs Feb 2001-Sept 2001
Contract Recruiter
WorldCom August 1999-Feb 2001
Recruiter
Edward Jones July 1997-May 1999
Sales Hiring Specialist/Investment Representative Trainee
Adam’s Mark Hotel January 1996-July 1997
Corporate Recruiter
EDUCATION
Villanova University – Philadelphia, PA Masters Degree: Human Resource Development
Will Graduate: December 2012
Will obtain PHR as part of requirement for graduation
Bellarmine University Psychology: Human Resource emphasis
Graduated: May 1995
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Marine Corp Reserves (1995-2001)
AIRS I &II Internet Sourcing Certified
Featured in February 2001 article of St. Louis Business Journal entitled “Internet Recruiting”
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund St. Louis committee member-Annual golf tournament raises over $200K
Board member in charge of employment initiatives for the Midwest Marines Foundation
Linked In Power networker with over 12,000 direct professional connections that reach over 24 million
contacts around the world
Present job search seminars with local outplacement organizations such as GO St. Louis and Catholic
Employment Network
Conferences attended: AIRS Leadership Summit (2001), ERE conferences (2002, 2003, 2006)
Served as judge on panel of recruiting professionals for 2010-2012 ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST