Jeff McCord

Current

Training Specialist at Fossil

Past

Senior Recruiter at Fossil Inc.
Corporate Recruiter at imc2
Senior Recruiter at TEKsystems

Intern (Computer Information Services Dept) at Williams

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Education

University of Tulsa
Université Laval

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Jeff McCord’s Summary

Jeff McCord currently resides in Dallas, TX. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and went to college at The University of Tulsa. After obtaining his BSBA in Marketing in 1999, Jeff began working as a recruiter for TEKsystems, Inc. He worked in the Tulsa office for 5 years.

In 2004, Jeff decided to move to Dallas where he transferred to the TEKsystems Dallas office and became a Sr. Recruiter. Towards the end of 2006, Jeff decided to change direction in his career and recruit on the corporate side of the business. He joined imc2, a top-10 digital advertising agency as a Corporate Recruiter in December 2006. Jeff had the opportunity to hire over 300 people at imc2 with the help of his recruiting partners. In July of 2008, Jeff accepted a Sr. Recruiter position with Fossil where he recruits for their IT, Finance/Acctg and E-Comm divisions.

Jeff has placed all levels of talent including executive level to administrative level. He has over 10 years of recruiting experience (staffing and corporate) as well as a strong passion in social networking/social media to find top-notch talent. He's a hands on recruiter and leads the recruiting process full cycle with any candidate he's currently recruiting. Jeff has a strong network and believes that proactive recruiting is what fills positions with the best candidates.

Jeff McCord’s Specialties:

IT/Technology, Infrastructure/Service Desk/Helpdesk, Director and VP level, eCommerce, Tax and Accounting, Finance, Creative (Writers/Designers/Creative Directors), Relationship Marketing/Strategy, Retail recruiting.

Jeff McCord’s Experience

Training Specialist

Fossil

(Public Company; FOSL; Retail industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Work as a training specialist for PI. Currently support Fossil's SAP POS implementation world wide and I am responsible for training the field as well as all business partners.
Senior Recruiter

Fossil Inc.

(Public Company; FOSL; Retail industry)

July 2008 — March 2009 (9 months)

Full cycle recruiting for Fossil's IT, Accounting and E-Commerce divisions. Identify top-notch talent and oversee the entire recruiting process from source to hire. Work with a group of talented recruiters and HR partners to ensure Fossil employees have the best experience possible.

Fossil is a design, development, marketing and distribution company that specializes in consumer products predicated on fashion and value. The Company's principal offerings include an extensive line of fashion watches sold under the Company's proprietary and licensed brands. The Company also offers complementary lines of small leather goods, belts, handbags, sunglasses, jewelry and apparel. The Company's products are sold in department stores and specialty retail stores in over 90 countries around the world, in addition to the Company's e-commerce website at www.fossil.com.
Corporate Recruiter

imc2

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 2006 — July 2008 (1 year 8 months)

• Recruit all positions within the ad agency: IT/Tech, Marketing, Financial, User Experience (Creative) and Project Management. Specialize in IT/Tech and User Experience: recruited Creative Directors, Information Architects, Writers, Designers, Multimedia Specialists as well as SAP, J2EE, Cold Fusion, and Solutions Architects.
• Trained recruiters on imc2’s recruiting and HR processes: recruiting process (cradle to grave), employee relations training, benefits training
• Filled over 300 full time positions in 2007 with support from two partnered recruiters
• Lead all recruiting efforts for contracting acquisition, manage the contracting process for imc2, as well as manage all approved staffing vendors
• Lead the recruiting initiative for social networking/social media for imc2. Created and maintained imc2’s Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and blog for the recruiting team. Educate and train others on using social media/social networking to attract and find the best talent
Senior Recruiter

TEKsystems

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1999 — December 2006 (7 years 6 months)

Staffing Vendor for IT and Telecommunications
Intern (Computer Information Services Dept)

Williams

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Jeff McCord’s Education

University of Tulsa

BSBA , Marketing (Minor in French) , 1995 — 1999

Activities and Societies:

Captain, Varsity Cheerleader
Exec Officer, Kappa Sigma Fraternity
President, University Ambassadors (formerly President's Ambassador Council)

Alum:
Vice-President (2000 to 2006), TU Alumni Association (Executive Board, Nat'l Board)
President-elect (former) - TU Alumni Association, Dallas Chapter
Université Laval

French 1997 — 1997

Studied abroad for a semester (while attending the University of Tulsa) and obtained a minor in French at the Universite de Laval in Quebec.