Jody Larimer

English trainer providing group courses and one-to-one tuition. Courses are tailored to meet your needs. Experience in teaching all levels in Business English, General English, Certification prep courses and after-school help (Tutor). Translation services available.

Managed and motivated a team of 35 telephone interviewers. Project management of 3-5 projects daily ensuring production and quality while maintaining quotas. Recruited, hired, disciplined and rewarded employees as necessary. Created and initiated procedures to help streamline efforts in my office and their integration in each subsidiary office. Created sales contests to motivate and incent employees. Integrated these contests across all offices.

Recruitment of information technology professionals in support of business development in Cedar Rapids and across the nation. Recruited, screened and interviewed candidates for job requirements. Made phone and in person marketing calls to new and existing clients. Assisted clients in defining and refining job requirements and skill sets. Scheduled phone and in person interviews between candidates and clients.

Developed and improved processes using Qualtec’s Six Sigma Process Management philosophy. Calculated ROI reports to show the benefits of the process creation and improvement. Extracted data from several different database and legacy systems to streamline reporting for different departments throughout the company nationwide. Analyzed data and produced high level reports using trend analysis.

Hired, trained and managed operations staff of three. Responsible for making a dynamic training organization run smoothly. Orchestrated all the details that ensured maximum utilization of all instructors, classrooms, computers and courseware. Created and implemented processes optimizing operation productivity, increasing revenues and cutting expenses. Coordinated the production of the marketing course catalog on a trimester basis.

Lead femals vocalist in a country & western band.

In staffing industry, supervised a base of approximately 50 positions including applicant interviewing, screening, testing and counseling; development of job/position descriptions, relations performance evaluation and disciplinary efforts. Acted as representative of company to fill client service requests revenue annually. Client accounts ranged from $50 to $150,000. Supervised a staff of 20 warehouse workers. Recruited, tested temp to hire situation.

Lead female vocalist for a country & western band. Promoted the band through marketing brochures, posters and a monthly newsletter. Secured 'Miller Lite' as a sponsor for the band. Was instrumental in acquiring gigs in new venues throughout the state of Iowa. Obtained 1st Place in a local Battle of the Bands competition and won the opportunity to perform on 'Be A Star' in Nashville, TN.

In staffing industry, supervised a base of approximately 200 employees in clerical and professional positions including applicant interviewing, screening, testing and evaluation; employee orientation and counseling; development of job/position descriptions, policies and procedures; employee relations performance evaluation and disciplinary efforts.

Lead female vocalist in a country & western band.