Brenda Hodges has over 15 years of experience in human resources including recruitment, talent management, staff development, and HR compliance. She has a track record of success developing recruiting programs and negotiating offers. Her skills include strategic recruitment, employment law, benefits administration, and applicant tracking systems. Currently she works as a talent manager providing executive recruitment services and managing a recruitment budget.

1. Brenda Ferguson Hodges<br /> Vallejo, CA 94591 (510) 685-7533 brenfhodges@aol.com<br />Human Resources Summary of Qualifications<br />Over 15 years of HR Recruitment and Generalist background, including domestic and international experience in employee recruitment and retention, talent management, staff development, succession planning, performance management, training, conflict resolution, benefits and total rewards, HR records management, HR policies development and legal compliance.<br />Demonstrated success in negotiating win-win compromises, developing recruiting processes, College Recruiting, Internship and Employee Referral Programs and Talent Acquisition lead for the new Talent Management Initiative and the transition to a new ATS. Outstanding customer service, interpersonal and communications skills and strong relationship builder.<br />HR Skills<br />HR Department StartupEmployment LawFMLA/ADA/EEO/WCStrategic RecruitmentHRIS TechnologiesStaff Recruitment & RetentionEmployee/Labor RelationsApplicant Tracking SystemsBenefits AdministrationHR Programs/Project ManagementOrientation & On-BoardingMetric ReportingWorkforce PlanningOrganizational DevelopmentRecruitment 2.0 Tools<br />Professional Experience<br />Fairmont Hospital — San Leandro, CA<br />Talent Manager/Executive Recruiter, 2009 to Present (contract)<br />Provide full life-cycle recruitment for executives, management & physicians. Strategic business partner to hiring managers including Board of Trustees, CEO, CMIO, COO, CIO, CHRO, CNO, SVPs, VPs and Directors in regards to recruiting top executive candidates to ACMC. Manage staff and administer HR recruitment relocation budget.<br />Key Results:<br />Introduced company’s first formal company-wide executive, management and physician panel interview process, including creating all behavioral interview questions.<br />Negotiated 155 critical salary offers and relocation packages at executive and management levels. <br />Successfully implemented creative sourcing methods including Web 2.0 tools and consistently develop candidate pipelines.<br />Developed and created executive and management new hire mentoring program to ensure retention measures.<br />Provide salary surveys for critical positions in order to remain competitive in the marketplace.<br />Implemented Web 2.0 recruiting tools and increased attracting passive candidates by 30%.<br />Kaiser Permanente Medical Group –Oakland, CA<br />Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, 2008 – 2009<br /> Key Results:<br />Partnered with national executive leaders to provide high quality C-suite candidates for the Kaiser Hospital Operations Group.<br />Created and maintained pipelines of active candidates by utilizing advanced internet searching skills, cold calling, database mining, recruitment 2.0, referrals and other highly advanced recruitment tools.<br />Developed and implemented recruitment strategic plans and held weekly update meetings with hiring leaders by phone, in-person, video or conference calls.<br />Traveled to diversity executive conferences and leadership meetings to network and obtain leads.<br />Professional Experience (continued)<br />Bio-Rad Laboratories — Hercules, CA<br />HR Consultant, 2006 to 2008<br />Provided full life cycle recruitment, generalist and training to Engineering, Scientists and Sales areas. Traveled throughout US and Canada to interview candidates for various positions.<br />Key Results:<br />Created first national and international recruitment strategy for Sales, Scientists and Engineering departments and maintained active candidate pipelines. <br />Trained 45-member management team on interviewing techniques and best practices, conducting workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions that contributed to sound hiring decisions.<br />Devised creative and cost-effective incentives and morale-boosting programs (including special events) that increased employee satisfaction and productivity.<br />Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources.<br />Saved company approximately $10,000 thousand dollars every month by reducing reliance on employment agencies and search firms. Brought the majority of formerly outsourced recruiting functions in-house.<br />Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Oakland, CA<br />Recruitment Manager/Consultant, 2002 – 2005<br /> Managed full life cycle recruiting department with 3 recruiters and 2 staff personnel.<br /> Key Results:<br />Successfully created and implemented out-of-the-box recruitment strategies including developing a Pharmacy Graduate Internship Program and increased Pharmacy hires by 40% within 18 months of hire. Program continues to be in existence.<br />Successfully executed an aggressive national recruitment strategy for executives, management and licensed positions. Reduced backlog of open positions by 30% within first 3 months of hire.<br />Lucas Film Limited – San Rafael, CA<br />Human Resources Manager, 1/2001 – 10/2001 (department eliminated)<br />Provided HR generalist support to client groups including recruitment, performance management, employee relations, Event management, HRIS, Benefits administration, Worker’s compensation, compensation and Safety. <br />Additional Experience: Physician Recruiter, Labor Relations, Total Rewards and Benefits.<br />Education & Certifications<br />California State University East Bay — Hayward, CA<br />Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology <br />HR Designations:<br />Currently pursuing SPHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification, 12 week intensive course.<br />Of Note<br />Professional Development:<br />Complete on-going training in the areas of recruitment, total rewards and benefits, employee and labor relations, leaves of absence, workers’ compensation and workplace safety/security.<br />Affiliations:<br />Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)<br />Northern California Human Resources Association<br />