Christine Jacques

About Christine Jacques

Senior HR Professional motivated to identify passion, potential, and uniqueness in team members.• Exceptional networking, communication and interpersonal skills and cross-functional collaboration • Proven ability to leverage Operations background to identify the best candidates and create a Culture of Development to help ensure their ongoing success and engagement.• Demonstrated results in high volume multi-unit Leadership Recruiting, Professional Development, Training and Facilitation, HR and Legal Compliance, Bench Development, Succession Planning, Budget Creation/Management, Change Management, Process Improvement and Performance Management.• Able to leverage non-traditional talent acquisition and networking sources to reduce time to fill, cost per hire and positively impact bottom line savings. Responsible for creating digital and offline strategy for hiring within manufacturing and hospitality industries. • Strong knowledge of Social Media and how to create and implement strategies to connect with both today’s active job seekers and passive candidates for effective pipelining in Hospitality, Retail and Automotive Manufacturing industries.• Consistently recognized for High Volume Talent Acquisition, as well as Best in Class Retention Rates and Talent Management success. • Collaborative approach to Talent Management among HR and Production Operations, overseeing management staffing and hourly talent acquisition strategies for over 70 business units, 11 Regional Operations Directors, and multiple VPs.

Experience

1. Regional Talent Director

   First Watch Restaurants

   Apr 2022 — Present

Education

• Sinclair Community College

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Business Administration

  2002

• SUNY Empire State College

  B.S. Business Management, Economics and Marketing

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Coaching
• Sales
• College Recruiting
• Multi-Unit
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• New Hire Orientations
• Job Coaching
• Payroll
• Food & Beverage
• Income Statement
• Human Resources
• Build Strong Teams
• Personnel Management
• Internet Recruiting
• Multi-Unit Leadership
• Workforce Planning
• Leading Change
• Hospitality
• Recruiting
• Restaurants
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Benefits Administration
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Time Management
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Resume Writing
• Sourcing
• Temporary Placement
• Hris
• Training
• Restaurant Management
• Talent Management
• Employee Relations
• Team Building
• Social Networking
• Franchising