1. 1 Shawn Arbid
Hicham “Shawn” Arbid – PHR, CIR, ACIR, CSSR
6857 Didrikson Lane
Woodridge, IL 60517
C: 630-240-3052
shawnarbid@hotmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
 Passionate recruiting professional with 18+ years of hands-on full life cycle recruiting experience.
 Adept at developing innovative staffing strategies including enhancing diversity recruitment
efforts, lowering cost per hire, and time-to-fill ratio.
 Proficient at building and managing relationships with hiring managers and exceeding delivery
expectations.
 Accustomed to interfacing with and counseling hiring managers in recruiting and interviewing
best practices and procedures.
 Advanced skills with software packages, MS Office, Internet, ATS (Taleo, Kenexa, Virtual Edge,
etc).
 Recognized for excellent customer service, interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
and partnerships based on integrity and trust.
Talent Acquisition Core Competencies
 Recruitment and Selection
 Full life cycle recruiting
 ATS (Taleo, Kenexa, ADP/Virtual
Edge, etc.)
 Recruiting for niche skills
 College recruiting
 Social Media recruiting
 Engaging passive candidates
 Trained Hiring Managers on LinkedIn
networking
EXPERIENCE
10/12-Present Brunswick Corporation
Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract)
 Full life cycle recruitment across all brands of Brunswick (i.e., Mercury Marine,
Boat Group, Life Fitness and Bowling & Billiards) for IT, engineers
(Manufacturing, quality, Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Materials,
Production), Lean Six sigma, Program Managers, product managers, control,
process & PD&E),Accounting (Cost, Audit, Inventory, Tax), Finance
(Reporting, Analyst), Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing professionals.
Typical load is 25-29 concurrently active requisitions.
 From the point a requisition is approved, I take ownership and manage it through
to an accepted offer. Develop a recruiting strategy for each requisition,
incorporating sourcing methods aimed towards passive & active candidates (i.e.,
social media, AIRS sourcing techniques, referrals, etc). Source, screen & present
candidates to hiring manager, and manage the offer process.
 Continuously build pipeline of candidates.
01/11-10/12 Panduit Corporation
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract-to-hire)
 Responsible for full life cycle recruitment for IT, engineers (Manufacturing,
Process, Reliability, Validation, Software, Hardware, Electrical and Mechanical
engineers, R&D), Product Development Managers, Supply Chain, Supplier

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Quality, Lean/Six Sigma, Quality and Accounting professionals. Key contributor
on 20-25 concurrently active requisitions.
 Successfully utilizing expertise in sourcing and attracting candidates from vast
network on LinkedIn & social media contacts, online job boards, employee
referrals, Boolean search, cold calling and more.
 Contributing to Panduit’s diversity recruiting initiative by sourcing tough to find
diversity candidates and engaging them in the talent acquisition process.
 Partnering with hiring manager to review and establish required KSA attributes
of potential candidates, provide progress, coordinate interviewing and offer
processes.
 Leading the Oracle iRecruit user testing process (creating scenarios and testing
scripts).
 Trained hiring managers and employees on networking on LinkedIn.
 Mining and maintaining Taleo ATS system.
 Successfully planned and hosted open houses.
04/10-12/10 Follett Higher Education Group - Retailer
Sr. Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
 Responsible for full life cycle recruiting of passive & active candidates via
personal contacts, employee referrals, universities, online job boards, LinkedIn,
and social media networking. Conducted behavioral interviews, coordinated pre-
employment checks and testing, managed offer process; on-boarding steps and
30-60 day touch base.
 Built partnerships and FHEG brand awareness for college recruiting (Interns,
New graduates).
 Partnered with hiring managers to execute strategic recruitment plan, build talent
base and promoted development of talent pipeline strength. Key contributor on
10-15 concurrently active requisitions (IT, accounting & finance).
 Collaborated with hiring managers to review & discuss job descriptions, and
establish the most important qualities, experiences, education and characteristics
of targeted candidates and coordinate interviews throughout the recruiting
process.
 Actively participated in ongoing strategic staffing and recruitment best practices.
 Developed process of internal candidates recruiting.
 Provided ad hoc coaching to hiring managers in behavioral interviewing and
hiring consistency.
 Facilitated and coordinated online assessment tools.
 Maintained and utilized Kenexa ATS and ensured compliance with employment
laws and diversity inclusion.
02/09-04/10 Independent Executive Recruiter
 Filled IT, engineering, accounting and manufacturing (CNC, Technicians)
positions on contingency search assignments.
11/07-02/09 Orin USA
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
 In a high-volume, dynamic and multi-state environment, conduct full life cycle
recruiting. Source, screen, interview, check references, and coordinate interviews
with hiring managers. Make contacts with candidates through job boards,

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referrals, cold calling, user groups, internal database and networking resources.
Personally recruited over 95 new employees in a 14 month period. Consistently
managed 15-25 concurrent requisitions.
 Continuously pursue passive candidates and build pipeline for current and future
needs in accordance to hiring strategies. Promote the organization to candidates
to differentiate Orin USA for top notch candidates. Resulting in lower time to
fill and cost per hire.
 Present and negotiate offers. Arrange background and drug tests, and conduct
new hire orientation process. Ensure all employment paperwork is complete (I-9,
federal and state W-2, consents, employment agreement, etc.).
 Consistently exceeded targeted 80-100 hires per year, while achieving a diversity
hiring result of 27% and increased employee referral by 10%.
 Assist and lead HR initiatives to advance the goal of an “Employer of Choice”,
improve efficiencies, and foster team work and increase productivity. Conduct
orientation and perform first level of employee contact for employees’ questions
and problem resolution.
 Assist and counsel managers and employees with employee relation issues.
 Respond to inquiries regarding benefits, payroll and other company sponsored
programs. Substantially improved employee relations and retention.
11/96-11/07 RJO Consulting, Inc.
Recruiting Manager
 “Lead by example” on 20-30 concurrently active requisitions, performing full
life cycle recruitment utilizing a variety of cold calling, Internet, open house and
job fairs, referrals, networking and cost effective sourcing methods.
 Hands-on Sr. recruiter. Led, developed and mentored a team of five recruiting
specialists, sourced, screened, interviewed and completed skills analysis profiles
for candidates.
 Implemented best in class pipelining & sourcing strategies leveraging both
internal and external resources
 Developed a recruiting/ strategy, policies/procedures to enhance the quality of
new hire through enhanced review and selection, background investigations &
testing. Resulting in 15% in lower per hire costs, substantial improvement in
time-to-fill ratio, employee retention and productivity.
 Consulted with hiring authorities to provide staffing solutions and customer
satisfaction. Maintained an active pipeline of candidates. Reduced cost per hire
and time to fill.
 Effectively utilized appraisal reviews, performance tracking and feedback to
positively impact employee retention, succession planning and overall
productivity.
06/96-10/96 Interim Technology
Consultant
 For a distribution client, lead analyst in charge of a conversion project including
project planning and management of day-to-day operations, analysis and
programming of the Accounts Receivable, Autodraft and Royalty processing
systems.

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 Provided detailed research and analysis of existing D&B software, software
structure, and operations. Developed business recommendations to improve
process.
09/88-05/96 Home Depot
Assistant Store Manager
 Recruited, interviewed, and hired associates. Processed new associates
paperwork, conducted orientation and training classes. Supervised, mentored and
developed 20-70 associates.
 Provided HR functions that included: Performance reviews, employee
recognition, explained benefits to employees, coordinated and scheduled training
and development courses, investigated accidents and prepared reports.
 Responsible for the merchandising and operation departments. Worked with the
Store Manager, Department Heads, Associates, Installers, and Vendors to drive
sales, ensured high levels of customer service, and solved complex problems.
 Worked with associates, peers, store manager and regional director to pro-
actively anticipate problems and plan for upcoming events, set objectives and
ensured they are met.
Project Leader/Lead Analyst
 Planned, directed and administrated a project to automate the import buying
process. The system ran on IBM and Data General using COBOL, DB2 and
QMF under TSO.
01/87-08/88 Massachusetts Indemnity & Life Insurance Company (MILICO)
Sr. Programmer Analyst/DB2 DBA
 Participated in the functional analysis, design and implementation of a client
database project.
01/85-12/86 Cap Gemini America / Informatics General Corp.
Senior Consultant
 Responsible for the design, development, production support and enhancement of
multiple application systems
06/83-01/85 Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Louisiana
Programmer Analyst
 Performed enhancements and production support to the membership and billing
systems. Environment: COBOL, IMS DB/DC.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
B.S. Computer Science, May 1983
MBA level courses (Kennesaw State College)
Home Depot training and development program
PHR (HR Certification Institute)
CSSR - Certified Social Sourcing Recruiter – (AIRS)

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CIR – Certified Internet Recruiter – (AIRS)
ACIR – Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter – (AIRS)