Senior Recruiter, TrueNorth Academy, LLC
Provo, Utah Area
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- Senior Recruiter at TrueNorth Academy, LLC
- Past
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- Senior Career Development Advisor at NewDay Financial LLC
- Advanced Language Instructor at Missionary Training Center
- Bilingual Claims Administrator at The Infinity/Leader Group
- Education
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- Brigham Young University
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Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Summary
I have a myriad of skill sets, but my motivation and ambition to overacheive are what set me apart from most individuals. I have a strong passion for what I do, and am committed to my own personal growth as well as that of my company, which I treat as if I were running my own business.
Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Specialties:
Recruiting, sourcing, interviewing, cold calling, negotiation, point of sales, networking, entrepreneur, interpretation and translation into Spanish, organizational development
Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Experience
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Senior Recruiter
TrueNorth Academy, LLC
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
TrueNorth is a Distance Learning company that focuses on personalizing the training for individuals to become educated and empowered for greater success in the investment industries of stock investing, options trading, foreign currency exchange, real estate, and cash flow consulting.
• Average 20 hires per month since starting (Sales and staff)
• Developed all 54 + job descriptions for every role within the organization to ensure complaince with the Department of Labor guidelines and other laws
• Developed an applicant tracking system using Excel to track candidates, links resumes to our database, and pull reports for management reviews
• Developed, track, and provide EEOC data to ensure compliance as well as show good faith for diversity in hiring practices.
• Designed and implement the hiring procedures for the organization as well as developed a system for ensuring fair practices for all positions within the organization -
Senior Career Development Advisor
NewDay Financial LLC
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
February 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 3 months)
- Networking to generate leads of passive and active sales professionals
- Sorting of resumes, data entry, follow-up, relationship building, applicant tracking
- The ability to communicate the requirements for the positions and being upfront and honest about expectations, salary, explanation of benefits, etc.
- Increased personal hiring production in 2006 by 400%
- Conduct face-to-face interviews with potential candidates to gauge compatibility with job requirements resulting in an 83% interview/hire ratio with the CEO in 2006
- Directly responsible for 12% of the employees working with our company at the end of 2006
- Maintained a 53% stick rate of personal sales professionals hired, about 30% higher than the company-wide average
- Developed and coordinated recruiting relationships with 8 different Universities across the country
- Contributed in hiring employees in starting up two new branches on the west coast in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado -
Advanced Language Instructor
Missionary Training Center
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2001 — February 2005 (3 years 3 months)
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Bilingual Claims Administrator
The Infinity/Leader Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IPCC; Insurance industry)
September 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 4 months)
- Interpreter for claims adjusters, new accident victims, lawyers, and other insurance claims representatives (Spanish)
- Translator of documents, including police reports, testimonials, etc (Spanish)
- Data entry of new claims
- Explanation of policies and procedures
- Obtained testimonies of accident victims and dealt with people in stressful situations to induce a calm demeanor and maintained professionalism to ensure proper and precise details about the accidents were obtained
- Claims adjuster of windshield claims and OTC claims due to adverse weather conditions.
Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Education
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Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science, Finance: Financial Services emphasis, 2002 — 2005
- I did it in exactly 3 years!
- I worked part time and full-time as well as started a family during my time at school
- Maintained a 3.55 GPA upon receiving my degree- Activities and Societies:
- BYU Business Management Society
Additional Information
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Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Groups:
ERE.Net
BYU Management Society
Pleasant Grove Business Alliance
SHRM
Salt Lake City SHRM Chapter
BAC - UVU
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Brigham Young University Alumni member -
BYU - Marriott School of Management Alumni member -
Corporate Recruiters member
Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Honors:
1996 - Eagle Scout BSA
1997 - Number one Sales Associate in the Western Region (covering 8 states)
2007 - Cambridge Who's Who of Executives and Professionals
2008 - PHR certification
Steven J. Smith, PHR’s Contact Settings
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