John Pearson, MBA

Experience

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  Clemson University

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Administrative Officer

  • As the administration officer I was responsible for maintaining day to day financial, accounting, administrative and personnel services in order to meet legislative requirements and support municipal operations within Student financial Services at Clemson University.

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  Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

  Jan 2012 - May 2014

  Scholarship Coordinator

  - Designated to lead and manage over thirty members who were newly initiated within the SC Gamma Chapter.- Challenged and managed study hours, and was in constant communications with over fifty professors within Clemson University.- Improved cumulative GPA for newly inducted members from a previous year of a 2.5 to an overall 3.07 in five months.

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  Course Hero

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2013

  Business Development Intern

  -Developed an entry strategy and scaled the revenue opportunity for advertising supported products.-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define the overall digital advertising strategy for display, mobile, and online video. -Manage university program coordination team, directing full-cycle brand ambassador recruitment strategies for Clemson University.- Develop referral programs, social media marketing, targeted outreach, and development of a Talent Acquisition Internship.

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  Microsoft

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  HR Training Coordinator Internship

  -Led a sales team responsible for 10,000 student trials in annual advertising for digital, newspaper, magazine, direct mail, and event sponsorship.-Provided the strategic direction for the transformation of a traditional media sales organization to a multimedia sales organization.-Planned and successfully launched the first student accommodations of the new Microsoft tablet. -Maintain positive employee relations by creating a responsive, open environment and being available to team members to facilitate open and continuous communication; coach others on techniques used to establish and maintain positive employee relations- Improved the production process by successfully reporting customer satisfaction reports with the new Windows Tablet- Developed Management Refresher training based on updated processes, consistent pain points, and continued opportunities Show less

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  Target

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2018

  -Partner with Sr. Campus Recruiters to define a recruitment strategy to find the best talent, based on the business needs and goals.-Coordinate a structured interview process to ensure candidates are interviewed, assessments are completed and candidates are worked through the hiring process.-Ability to effectively evaluate candidate responses during the interview process. - Motivate a team of 30-60 members and leaders to improve performance, and ensure guests have the best possible experience during every visit.-Participate in campus recruiting activities, job fairs and networking events.- Motivate store leadership teams to achieve exceptional results while developing their entire team.- Continue to lead a team to complete the work of effectively executing our flow process, including overseeing unloading trucks and placing product. -Along with spending time on the sales floor, I partner closely with distribution centers while ensuring that both incoming and outgoing product is well organized. Show less -Drive sales by overseeing the guest service and merchandising of two to three departments with sales ranging from $2 - $9 million.-Increased conversion of our credit/debit cards from 0.13 to 13.06 in 10 months. Conversion rate number one out of sixty six stores in the group. -Work to attain maximum profits, sales, return on investment, market share, guest goodwill and team member satisfaction. -Track position openings to ensure that targeted hiring timeframe is evaluated and met on a consistent basis. Prepares requisition in partnership with Store Managers and obtains the necessary approvals to begin the recruiting process. -Partner with Sr. Campus Recruiters to define a recruitment strategy to find the best talent, based on the business needs and goals.-Coordinate a structured interview process to ensure candidates are interviewed, assessments are completed and candidates are worked through the hiring process.-Ability to effectively evaluate candidate responses during the interview process. -Participate in campus recruiting activities, job fairs and networking events. Show less

  • Executive Team Leader Logistics & Campus Recuiter

    May 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Executive Team Leader-Guest Experience & Campus Recruiter

    Sept 2015 - May 2017
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  UBS

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Associate Director Of Corporate Center Campus Recruitment

  - Produce a quality to hire internship conversion rate of 93% percent compared to the previous summer of 73%- Develop tactics that increased female diversity within corporate center that led to a 67% conversion rate compared to the previous year of 38%- Build a strong pipeline of talent at the analyst and associate level, considering our firm wide diversity agenda and subsequent target of one hundred and ten candidates- Pre-identify and attract top talent by attending on/off campus presentations and other events, such as: career fairs, networking receptions, skills sessions, pop-up’s, virtual and diversity events and through interviewing candidate Show less

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  Unilever

  Jun 2019 - now

  -Lead North America Internship program for over 200+ university students while ensuring high-quality programming focused on student achievement, access to community volunteers and opportunities, and development of 21st-century skills through hands-on learning experiences.- Coordinate activities to expand the college frontiers, such as trade shows, school orientations, community service and business presentations of college offerings to potential industries.- Develop and implement the campus strategic plan to meet the retention, graduation, placement and licensure rates required by the accreditation bodies.- Participate in scheduled discussions with the college president and other corporate officers regarding the management report, pl, student population data, withdrawal data, new start data, account receivable data, financial data, student satisfaction, and graduate employment.-Develop and implement a marketing plan and coordinate with campus community presence through personal contacts and through involvement in committees, councils, boards and community organizations.-Assess employee performance and develop/implement training and development programs for process/performance improvement and career. Laddering opportunities.-Identified qualified candidates from sources including employee referrals, online and offline job postings, network/marketing at local schools, alumni and other organizations, job fairs, placement agencies, and other sources. Show less • Working closely with the Employer Branding team and HR Business Partners to build symbiosis connecting the “beginning” and “closing” of the talent journey, while owning the full cycle recruitment process • Create and drive strong diversity sourcing plans, as part of an integrated sourcing strategy that not only identifies active, but also passive candidates, ensuring there is a strong slate of candidates under consideration; Help hiring leaders and stakeholders understand the importance of having and cultivating strong, diverse, innovative networks and teams. • Increased under represented minority hires within University roles by over 30% within 2 years of taking on role. While also improving diversity inclusion metrics within African American, LatinX and Asian American applicants who self identified by over 37% percent year over year• Responsible for building and maintaining hiring manager relationships to understand talent gaps, the external market for talent, current hiring trends and other talent implications in the respective industries and partnering with them throughout the hiring process. Fill to hire efficiency improved by 45 days on average for each internship role. Show less

  • North America Early Careers Manager

    Sept 2021 - now

  • University Recruitment Lead

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2021