MARK A.

GROVE
55 MEADOWBROOK PLACE
CHESHIRE, CT 06410
203-272-5944
mg11256de@westpost.net
Innovative individual with a successful background and proven results in the hum
an resources field.
Professional Experience
July 1987 - Present
President
HR Recruiting & Benefits/Career Conferences of America, Wallingford, CT
* Provided consulting expertise to Fortune 100 companies with regards to their r
ecruiting and diversity needs. Companies included, but not limited to, AT&T, GE,
IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Citigroup, Pfizer.
* Directed operation of nationwide conferences and unique recruitment assignment
s.
* Negotiated all union contracts.
* Managed a staff of 10 full time employees and 25 temporary employees to fulfil
l clients' expectations.
* Developed cutting edge recruitment programs for candidates and employers focus
ed on diversity. Examples: College Diversity, International MBA/Masters, Career
Forum for Women and Minorities, The Morehouse/Spellman Event, The Howard Non-pro
fit Event and the SEC/SIA Women and Minority Conferences.
Highlighted Achievements:
* Company's success was covered nationally by the WSJ, Forbes, Major Television
Networks
* Developed over 2,000 clients and over 200,000 candidates.

November 1978 - July 1987

Director of Staffing & Diversity
Aetna Life & Casualty
Hartford, CT
* After realizing success as a recruiter and manager, promoted to Director of St
affing & Diversity
* Directed the sourcing, screening and interviewing of individuals from college
graduates to MBAs, with the ultimate goal focused on developing and maintaining
a high quality and diverse workforce.
* Reduced recruiting budget by millions by creating an internal recruiting depar
tment in lieu of outsourcing to recruitment firms.
* Developed and implemented new strategies and initiated one of the first "open
houses" in the country to reduce expenses and to maintain a strong and diverse
sourcing database for clients. Saved the company millions in agency fees.
* Developed recruiting strategies to include internal job postings, searches, p
rint advertising, networking and mailings to replenish candidate pipeline.
* Provided analysis on market conditions, the existing candidate pool as well as
anticipating projected openings.
* Managed and delegated recruiting assignments among the staff to meet internal
expectations.
* Created development and growth opportunities for the recruiting staff.
* Worked with internal and field management to understand the staffing prioritie
s and needs within each program and coordinated efforts consistent with those ob
jectives. Saved the company $900,000 utilizing targeted job tax credits.
* Built benchmark diversity programs from concept to completion and developed cr
itical organization support and buy-in. Managed projects to ensure successful d
elivery -- on time, within budget, meeting agreed upon success criteria.
* Designed and conducted surveys to assess diversity and inclusion program effec
tiveness; developed tracking strategies to monitor and evaluate impact and ROI o
f programs, developed reports on program effectiveness and made recommendations
for program enhancement and improvement.
Highlighted Achievements:
* Worked with Arthur Ashe to develop and implement company wide diversity strate
gies and programs.
* Recipient of the White House Presidential Award for outstanding achievement in
employment programs.

December 1977 - November 1978

HR Officer
Yale University - Medical School
New Haven, CT
* Responsible for the recruitment of various positions ranging from clerical to
professional and doctors.
* Conducted wage and salary audits to insure business managers were in complianc
e with compensation.
Education
L.I.U. - CW Post Campus
BA in Sociology - 3.7 GPA - Magna Cum Laude
Valedictorian
National Honor Society
Tennis & Basketball Team
References will be furnished upon request