Michelle Stewart Walsh

biography

Recruiting Consultant

Stewart-Walsh Associates

February 2016 – Present (2 months)Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Does your recruiter push forward candidates who aren’t what you need, telling you what a great “fit” they are?Does this sound familiar?

• “I keep sending you blue-chip talent, and they’re not good enough”

• “We’ve sent you (x) candidates in the past (y) months and you’ve only hired (0) of them”

• “(Competitor’s name) would love to see people with this kind of a background, but I’m sending them to you.”

You know, you could be saying this:

• “…first recruiter I’ve met who ‘gets it’”

• “…very strategic about her direction and continuously evaluating to benefit the client and the outcome.”

• “…stands miles above all the recruiters I worked with…”

How much time do you spend doing your recruiter’s due diligence? You’ve got a sales force to manage, VP’s to appease, customers to contend with. You can get that lost time back. You can make the frustration and the aggravation of dealing with recruiters who don’t produce results a thing of the past. You can find the sort of people who will take your organization from good – to great. The right person for your role, who has exactly what you’re looking for (plus a bunch of other qualities) is out there. I’ll find them, bring them to you, and you can go back to doing the sort of things that actually fall into your job description.

I starting recruiting in 1994-you’ll get to benefit from the lessons I’ve learned, as well as taking advantage of the wisdom that comes from years of finding just the right person a hiring manager is looking for. You’re not going to get stuck with some kid who has little (or no) recruiting experience-someone who’s taken up recruiting after selling office copiers.

You’re frustrated with your external recruiting partners. I know that. I’ve been on your side of the bench. You probably have searches that are older than your dog. Give me call, shoot me an email, or connect with me on LinkedIn. The sooner we get started, the sooner you can have The Wizard that you're looking for.

Previous:

Senior Recruiting Consultant

SC Johnson (Onsite for The Novo Group)

April 2015 – February 2016 (11 months)Racine, Wisconsin

Initially contracted to fill in for HR Specialist being deployed internationally, worked on-site at SC Johnson as part of corporate initiative to continue to attract world-class talent within Sales, Marketing and Category Management.

Recruiting Consultant

The Novo Group

August 2011 – February 2016 (4 years 7 months)

Greater Milwaukee Area

Full-cycle recruiting across manufacturing, consumer products, healthcare and business services companies in the United States.

Well-versed in Applicant Tracking Systems including Taleo, Ceridian and Lawson. Adept at the use of Social Media for passive candidate sourcing. Reputation for success with difficult searches.

Selected Novo Assignments:

Manufacturing:

Sales/Technical Sales Engineer/Sales Management Production Supervision

Human Resources Management Distribution/Logistics

Mechanical Design Transportation/Compliance

Customer Service Quality Control/Quality Assurance

Technical Maintenance Strategic Sourcing/Analysis

Marketing Management Safety Coordination

Product Development/Management Purchasing/Operations

Consumer Products

Talent Management/Development Social Media/Mobile

Marketing/Analysis Product Development/Management

Email Marketing/SEO Quality Control/Quality Assurance

Marketing Management Design

Purchasing/Operations Sales/Sales Management

Transportattion/Logistics

Human Resources

Executive Recruiter

Management Recruiters of Racine

March 2011 – May 2011 (3 months)Racine, Wisconsin

Full Desk recruiting, focusing on purchasing-related roles in Manufacturing

Recruiter (Part Time)

Susan Rosenstein Executive Search Limited

March 2002 – May 2006 (4 years 3 months)Greater Chicago Area

Performed placement searches for select clients including Tag, Ltd., American Medical Association, Transworld Exhibits and market research firms. Assignments focused on consumer product marketing and promotion, brand management and marketing-related service positions.

Recruiter

Susan Rosenstein Executive Search Limited

August 1994 – August 1997 (3 years 1 month)Greater Chicago Area

Executive search placement for clients including Sara Lee, Amoco, A.C. Nielsen, IRI, Jim Beam, Leaf Candy Company, Candle Corporation of America, Acco, Inc., Enesco, and Solo Cup Company. Placements focused on consumer product marketing, brand management and marketing-related service positions.

Product Manager

Quintessence, Incorporated

June 1987 – June 1991 (4 years 1 month)Chicago, Illinois

Consumer product marketing in mass-market cosmetics and fragrance industry, specific assignments included new product launch of Nouvage Cosmetic line, management of Jovan Florals and Aspen fragrance brands.