It has been our privilege to work with several public libraries, and this month’s success story is about our latest collaboration. Cleveland Public Library is the driving force behind a powerful culture of learning that will inspire Clevelanders from all walks of life to continually learn, share and seek out new knowledge in ways that are beneficial to themselves, their community and the world. They are the People’s University, the center of learning for a diverse and inclusive community. OA was recommended to CPL based on the work we had done for another large system. CPL needed to recruit a Chief Talent Officer, and wanted to work with a firm that understood the landscape of both top HR talent and also the public sector. The team of Mark Fiala and Ryan Sheehan worked together on behalf of the selection committee at CPL. Our project partner was Tena Wilson, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff for Cleveland Public Library. She said: OA was recommended to us by trusted colleagues in the public library space. We were aware of their success sourcing and screening public sector HR talent, and their strategic approach to recruitment. Like most recruiting consultants, they spent time with us to understand our expectations for the role, the characteristics we sought in the ideal candidate, as well as drafting for the job description, job posting, and screening questionnaire. Of great significance, they provided valid and reliable benchmark compensation data. Just as important to us is how they treated candidates. CPL has a sterling reputation in the community and we wanted our values demonstrated in the recruitment process. The OA team worked hard to make the candidate experience meaningful and respectful. No finalist candidate wants to find out that they will not be offered the position, but Mark and Ryan made sure that communication was open and direct. On top of all of that, they were fast!…they jumped on this project and soon we had a number of quality candidates to choose from. It made our final selection easy, and we are excited to welcome our new leadership team member. Do you need assistance with a strategy for effective recruitment? Contact us to learn how we can help and check out...
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We are pleased to assist another public library system with their search for their Human Resources leader. Our client the Cleveland Public Library is seeking a Chief Talent Officer to lead its Human Resources strategy and service delivery to its over 700 employees in 27 locations throughout Cleveland. The Chief Talent Officer is responsible for leading all Human Resources activities including employee relations, performance management, succession planning, training and development, talent management, and more. This includes leading a staff of Human Resources professionals engaged in these activities. The Chief Talent Officer will be part of the Executive Team and report to the Deputy Director. We are seeking candidates who display a high level of skill in the competencies required for senior level Human Resources professionals, along with the following: Innovative with an eye toward process improvement and enhancing effectiveness and efficiency. Entrepreneurial with the capacity to seek new ways to create demand for the services provided by Cleveland Public Library and help develop new offerings to serve our patrons. Strategic thinker who can develop staffing plans to serve our patrons now and in the future. Tech-savvy and adept at using MS Office effectively and comfortable using multiple social media and social networking platforms. You should bring the following education, experience and qualifications to the role: 10 to 15 years of experience in all Human Resources disciplines [employee relations, performance management, training and development, recruitment, compensation, benefits, compliance, personnel administration, etc.]. A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PHR/SPHR certification. Experience leading the Human Resources function in a large, multi-unit organization with a distributed workforce. Experience in pubic-sector organizations at the municipal, county, or regional level. Experience with the requirements of transparency and openness in all matters required of public organizations. Experience working with bargaining units. Experience with capturing metrics and producing various employment-related reports. Experience with developing and managing affirmative action plans. Experience developing and driving diversity and opportunity for all employees. Experience collaborating with and influencing board members or trustees. If you are interested in any of these roles, please send your resume and cover letter to ryansheehan@oahumanresources.com. If you have a colleague who may be interested, please feel free to...
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Most organizations reach a point where they need to get really specific about what traits make leaders successful in their organization. Sometimes organizations get lucky and promote the right people from staff positions into supervisory roles and these people are successful leaders. But many times, the wrong person gets promoted, and this is because they focus more on the person’s success in their current role and less on what the expected behaviors are for leaders and whether this person has demonstrated their ability to exercise them. This month’s success story shares our recent work with a company that came to that conclusion. Aim Transportation Solutions is the largest, privately owned truck leasing company in North America. Aim Leasing Company was founded in 1982 as an affiliate of McNicholas Transportation who was, at that time, the largest steel hauler east of the Mississippi. Their initial goal was to purchase and maintain equipment for companies that didn’t have internal logistics capabilities. Since then, they have achieved steady growth and are now considered the largest, privately owned truck leasing company in North America. Like many growing business, identifying and promoting the right people into the critical middle management role was something Aim struggled with. Their people are truly passionate about solving their customers’ problems, but this passion does not necessarily mean that these employees would be good leaders. What Aim wanted to do was develop tools and processes to identify potential leaders in a consistent manner, in order to increase newly-promoted supervisors’ success, and continue to enhance their ability to solve customers’ problems. Vice President of Human Resources Patty Durkin said: We knew that by implementing a process to identify potential leaders in a consistent fashion would greatly enhance our succession planning efforts. We are a growing company in a very dynamic industry…we need to make sure we have the right people in the right place and trained the right way for our customers. This is especially true for anyone with the great responsibility for leading people. We connected with OA based on their experience helping companies implement leadership development programs. They have a solid methodology for identifying leadership competencies, defining them, and helping organizations integrate them into their succession planning...
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Organizational Architecture is proud to help our clients find great people! Reese Pharmaceutical Company is adding a Customer Service Representative role. Here you will responsible for serving customers and consumers by providing product and service information, resolving product and service issues, and providing and processing information in response to inquiries, concerns, and requests. This is an exciting opportunity to build your career as a customer service professional in a successful company! Please contact us at recruiter001@oahumanresources.com to learn...
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Organizational Architecture is proud to help our clients find great people! Shaffer Capital is seeking candidates for the Business Development Associate position. In this role, you will assist with new client acquisition, event planning, outreach opportunities in local communities, and area advertising and marketing efforts. This is a great opportunity to start your career in financial services working for a great mentor! Please contact us at recruiter001@oahumanresources.com to learn...
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Our clients look to us to help them fill critical positions in their organizations. We are pleased to assist our clients with their recruiting needs. Here are some of the positions we are helping them right now: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE / INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE Medina Ohio ALICE Training Institute is looking for a competitive Account Executive / Inside Sales Representative to develop sales strategies and attract new clients. The successful salesperson will source new sales opportunities and close sales to achieve quotas. The successful candidate will play a key role in increasing income and revenue by managing and negotiating with clients, generating leads, qualifying prospects and managing sales of products and services. They will also research sales competition. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Columbus Ohio Shaffer Capital is seeking a Business Development Associate to assist with new client acquisition, event planning, outreach opportunities in local communities, and area advertising and marketing efforts. Email us directly at oa@oahumanresources.com for information on this role. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Cleveland Ohio Reese Pharmaceutical Company is seeking a Customer Service Representative. In this role, you will responsible for serving customers and consumers by providing product and service information, resolving product and service issues, and providing and processing information in response to inquiries, concerns, and requests. If you are interested in any of these roles, please let us know. If you have a colleague who may be interested, please feel free to share this with them. If you need assistance with other HR projects and want to learn more about our talent acquisition consulting, contact us and check out our blog for more...
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