
Talent Acquisition/Talent Management Leader & Strategy Architect-Connect to me: brian.mayhall@employmentprocessgroup.com
Greater Chicago Area

Talent Acquisition/Talent Management Leader & Strategy Architect-Connect to me: brian.mayhall@employmentprocessgroup.com
Greater Chicago Area
brian.mayhall@employmentprocessgroup.com
Brian Mayhall, owner & founder of Employment Process Group, embraces a passion for HR demonstrated by his progressive background spanning over 16 years. Brian has a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from University of St. Francis & an MBA with a concentration in HR from DePaul University. A number of company & industry groups have asked Brian to speak on HR topics, including his alma mater DePaul University, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, & Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Brian is a certified Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR), an active member of the National Society for Human Resources Management, & involved in the local chapter (SHRP).
Previously, in addition to a broad range of generalist responsibilities with major North American metals distributor, Brian architected and directed recruiting for all facilities throughout the company. He consulted on each stage of the recruiting and employment life cycle. This support ranged from sourcing & recruiting, through interviewing & selection, and finally workforce & succession planning. Brian has also coordinated the design & release of performance management processes for multiple organizations, large & small.
Most recently, Brian Mayhall was responsible for consulting with clients, developing, & overseeing human resources & employment process outsourcing, as well as recruiting system & process design & selection. Brian has partnered with clients on executive search & outsourced recruiting assignments, across multiple industries. His clients have included many major financial services organizations, top industry manufacturing organizations, niche & boutique companies within the greater marketing/ad-com industries & several major consumer products companies.
Today, Brian is focusing on talent acquisition system and process excellence and full-cycle recruiting with ZipRealty, Inc.
My unique skills include, recruiting/employment system and/or process:
-Execution
-Mapping
-Design/redesign
-Automation
-RFP/Vendor selection
-Integration/alignment
-Training program design
(Public Company; ZIPR; Real Estate industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
Leadership role for a $200 million public residential real estate brokerage corporation.
• Collaborating with corporate Director of Staffing on social media and viral networking concepts. Multiple projects underway here.
• Developing and delivering a formal Real Estate Team Supervisor interview and selection process, from defining competency areas and developing selection tools to working with stakeholders and new organizational structure as supervisors are selected
• Solely responsible for delivering high-tech, targeted data mining initiative to populate company talent acquisition databases across the nation, reporting directly to the VP of Real Estate Sales on a project basis.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2005 — 2009 (4 years )
• DePaul University: Teach Your Work and The World, in conjunction with undergraduate student's internship, as part of the university internship program
• Benedictine University: Facilitate graduate and undergraduate studies in Human Resources Management and Managerial Communication
• Governor’s State University: Recent delivery of master’s courses in Human Resources Management Strategy and Global Organizational Behavior
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years )
Senior executive and practitioner for this small recruitment process outsourcing start-up.
• Research/Sourcing- Based on specific locale, industry, company, & position, to identify high-potentials.
• Job Posting/Description Design- We articulate what makes someone successful- what they do & how they do it.
• Resume Review/Processing- Removing the bottlenecks in your recruiting process.
• Prospecting- We reach out, introduce, & sell an opportunity.
• Screening- Screens are designed to not only qualify the knowledge, skills & abilities to be successful, but the attitude & behaviors essential to be a strong contributor on your team.
• Candidate Tracking/Trend Analysis- We use your own data & external data to conduct an analysis resulting in information about your business that is important to you.
• Offer/New Hire Processing- From background checks to offer letters, to company orientation program design.
• Beyond the basic compensation & benefits guides we can assemble for you, we build a program that gives your employee a sense of purpose with your organization.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
·Develop strategic alliances with select vendor-partners based on organizational needs and ROI potential
·Market recruitment system and process outsourcing line of business to existing customers and prospective clients
·Create local market presence through networking and public speaking and working with business owner to develop a global marketing and branding strategy for deployment
(Privately Held; Mining & Metals industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years )
Top leadership position in talent acquisition for a $5.8 billion primary metals distributor, over 150 locations and 5,000 employees.
• Designed, Enhanced, Directed, and Deployed the talent acquisition system and process, covering over 150 locations in the North America, resulting in efficient and effective uniform recruiting and hiring practices. Presented “internet recruiting” to the industry association (Metals Service Center Institute, or MSCI, in November, 2005)
• Conducted recruitment cost & needs analysis and presented recommendations to executive management. Results included: 75% cost reduction, 25%-50% reduced time-to-fill, and an increase in the quality of hire (particularly at hourly, salaried entry-level, and sales) measured by performance and retention data. Annual recruiting system/process qualitative and quantitative ROI analyses
• Evaluated, selected, and implemented applicant tracking system, increasing operational efficiencies and automating data capture for analysis
• Leveraged purchasing power through company-wide human resources and business process outsourcing vendor bidding, evaluation, and selection, resulting in further reducing human resources transaction, employment, and recruiting costs
• Championed the education of line management on new recruiting system and process and behavioral interviewing. 2nd Edition of the Recruiting System and Process Guidebook (an A to Z customized selection and interviewing guide) authored and published
• Project lead for the design and delivery of a custom performance management system and process for an 800+ member sales organization. Certified under Development Dimensions International (DDI) to compile and validate competency data to be used in designing this performance management system and process.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
• Aggressive Full-Cycle Recruiting for top-quality co-workers, sales professionals, technicians, and managers
Supervisory responsibilities over a six state area and six recruiters included, but not limited to:
• Designed, Implemented, Monitored/Evaluated, and Improved recruitment Metrics to measure recruitment and retention targets, resulting in an improved recruiting process and 50% quicker time-to-fill
• Facilitated a weekly conference call with all the recruiters, identifying urgent needs and coordinating action plans, resulting in 50-75% quicker time-to-fill for the entire division
• Collaborated with Area Director and Human Resources Manager on any urgent matters and new developments
• Accountable for continuous recruitment support in the absence of any recruiter
• Trained new recruiters on all systems and processes
MBA , Human Resources , 2001 — 2003
Society of Human Resources Professionals (SHRP)
Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)