Posted on Tue, May 15, 2012
Novo Continues to Expand to Meet High Demand for Its Unique Recruiting Solutions
St. Louis (May 15, 2012) – The Novo Group, a fast-growing managed recruitment services firm, announced today that it has opened an office in St. Louis, Missouri. Steve Williams, a veteran in the human capital industry, has joined the company as Business Development Director and will be responsible for growing and cultivating client relationships within St. Louis and surrounding areas.
“Opening up an office in St. Louis was a natural choice given the robust large middle-market companies and need for strong technology talent,” said Cindy Lu, president and CEO of The Novo Group. “The addition of Williams and the opening of the St. Louis office continues to allow Novo to expand its services and provide new opportunities for businesses located in the mid-west.”
Having worked with numerous Fortune 1000 companies in St. Louis, Williams brings invaluable market knowledge and experience that will help Novo continue to expand business relationships. In addition to his strong track record for building and managing new business initiatives, Williams has over 14 years of experience in working with HR leaders and helping them transform their departments into a strategic resource.
“Novo has a unique recruiting model driven by its understanding that in order to attract and retain top talent, clients need proactive strategies and processes along with world class recruiters who work with them every step of the way,” said Williams. “I am excited to work with such a collaborative and innovative company.”
Over the past nine years, The Novo Group has been transforming corporate recruiting with offices in Milwaukee and Chicago, serving clients nationwide. And now, Novo brings its innovative business model to St. Louis. Novo provides a unique alternative to traditional 3rd party recruiters and search firms through its best-in-class search process that delivers, on average, more qualified candidates at half the cost of contingent and retained search firms.
While some organizations have the resources to hire recruiters who are dedicated to talent acquisition, according to a recent Novo survey of 100 HR leaders, over 80% still outsource some portion of their recruitment function. Not surprisingly, Novo has been growing quickly, having experienced 67% growth last year as more companies continued to turn to Novo for flexible, scalable recruiting with a unique, hourly pricing model that transforms recruitment into an easily manageable operating expense. In 2011, Novo recruiters filled over 500 professional positions at an average cost per hire of only 11% and 50% were passive candidates.
ABOUT THE NOVO GROUP
The Novo Group is a managed recruitment services firm providing a unique alternative to more traditional 3rd party recruiters and search firms. Novo’s Recruiting Services focus on recruiting mid- to executive-level professionals. They range from full to partial outsourcing, including:
- Interim Support Recruitment – An effective way to handle the peaks and valleys of the recruiting workload, helping existing HR and recruiting teams meet the needs of internal clients.
- Search - A tailored, full cycle search program based on a deep understanding of clients’ business model, culture, and mission.
- Managed Recruitment Outsourcing – A fully managed and staffed recruitment outsourcing solution that includes project management, recruiting professionals, training, tools and technology.
- Talent Pipelining – A proactive and flexible approach to recruiting, talent pipelining can be an economical way to successfully manage a recruitment process, especially when hiring cycles are unpredictable.
Novo is a national company headquartered in Milwaukee, WI with offices in Chicago and St. Louis and a remote workforce in Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. To learn more about The Novo Group go to www.thenovogroup.com.
Media Contact:
Kelly Shumaker
The Novo Group
Kellyshumaker2@thenovogroup.com720.938.5646
Posted on Tue, Apr 17, 2012
MILWAUKEE (April 17, 2012)
WHO:
Cindy Lu, President and CEO of The Novo Group, a Milwaukee-based managed recruitment outsourcing firm that uses a best-in-class search process to deliver, on average, more qualified candidates at half the cost of contingent and retained firms. In 2011, Novo recruiters filled over 500 professional positions at an average cost per hire of only 11%.
WHAT:
Eighty percent of HR leaders Novo recently surveyed listed finding top talent as their number one recruiting challenge. During the upcoming Metro Milwaukee SHRM Spring Conference, Lu will address HR’s top challenge in a session on “Innovative Strategies for Engaging and Recruiting Top Talent – Passive and Active”.
The presentation will showcase Best-in-Class recruitment practices gathered from real world experience, in-depth interviews, and case-study research from companies who have mastered the art of recruiting. Additionally, Lu will share her inside knowledge on strategic recruiting practices that will help turn recruiters into Recruiting Heroes.
WHEN:
The Milwaukee SHRM Spring Conference will be held on April 26, 2012.
Lu’s presentation on “Innovative Strategies for Engaging and Recruiting Top Talent – Passive and Active” will be from 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm.
WHERE:
Italian Conference Center
631 East Chicago Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DETAILS:
To register and learn more about the Milwaukee SHRM Spring Conference go to http://www.mmshrm.org/events-a-programs/spring-conference.
Media Contact:
Kelly Shumaker
The Novo Group
Kellyshumaker2@thenovogroup.com
720.938.5646
ABOUT THE NOVO GROUP
The Novo Group is a leading managed recruitment outsourcing firm that uses a best-in-class search process to deliver, on average, more qualified candidates at half the cost of contingent and retained firms. Highly skilled recruiting professionals partner with clients to understand their business/culture and take a collaborative and transparent approach in delivering results. In 2011, Novo recruiters filled over 500 professional positions at an average cost per hire of only 11%.
Novo is headquartered in Milwaukee with offices in Chicago and St. Louis as well as professional recruiters throughout the country. To learn more about The Novo Group go to www.thenovogroup.com.
Posted on Tue, Feb 07, 2012
CHICAGO (February 7, 2012) – The Novo Group, a fast-growing management recruitment outsourcing firm, will partner with Lou Adler, the leading expert in Performance-based Hiringsm and award-winning author of “Talent Rules! Using Performance-based Hiring to Hire Top Talent”, to reveal best-in-class recruitment practices for finding and hiring top talent. The Webinar will be held on February 28th at 12 pm CST.
During the presentation, Novo and Adler will share insider knowledge on strategic recruiting practices, particularly how to find and attract passive candidates.
“Eighty-three percent of fully-employed members on LinkedIn consider themselves passive when it comes to their job-hunting status,” said Adler. “You can’t recruit and hire passive candidates using the same workflow, nor the same recruiters, used for active candidates. If you’re not an expert at recruiting passive candidates, you’re missing the 800-pound gorilla.”
Additionally, the webinar will cover:
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What can be learned from the large, well-known employer brands and how to translate these ideas for success in any size environment
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What creative, unconventional and surprising approaches companies are pursuing in their recruitment functions…and the results
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How companies with best-in-class recruiting functions maintain their level of excellence in the face of dramatic economic fluctuations, rapid technology advancements, and ever-changing workforce dynamics
“Companies looking to successfully add top talent to their company need to be strategic and innovative in their approach. HR leaders who work directly with top executives to align business strategy and talent acquisition strategy will see powerful results,” said Cindy Lu, CEO of The Novo Group. “This Webinar will provide the knowledge and tools to help HR professionals take talent acquisition to the next level.”
This program is part of the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago’s (HRMAC) six-part Webinar series and is approved for 1 hour toward PHR/SPHR recertification. All participants receive access to the slide deck along with a whitepaper that covers tips on how to implement best-in-class recruitment practices in their organizations.
To register go to http://www.hrmac.org/events/event.asp?EVENT_ID=604.
Contact Rae Ann Good at raeanngood@thenovogroup.com or 414-935-6402 to learn more about the upcoming Webinar and the latest trends in recruiting.
Media Contact:
Kelly Shumaker
The Novo Group
Kellyshumaker2@thenovogroup.com
720.938.5646
ABOUT THE NOVO GROUP
The Novo Group is a leading managed recruitment outsourcing firm that uses a best-in-class search process to deliver, on average, more qualified candidates at half the price of contingent and retained firms. Highly skilled recruiting professionals partner with clients to understand their business/culture and take a collaborative and transparent approach in delivering results. In 2011, Novo recruiters filled over 500 professional positions at an average cost per hire of only 11%.
Novo is headquartered in Milwaukee with offices in Chicago and St. Louis as well as professional recruiters throughout the country. To learn more about The Novo Group go to www.thenovogroup.com.
Posted on Wed, Dec 28, 2011
HRO TODAY
Magazine Issue: Vol. 10 No. 10 - December 2011
Topics: Benefits, RPO & Staffing,
Novo’s award winning, flexible work environment was recently featured in HRO Today Magazine.
http://www.hrotoday.com/content/5036/flex
Posted on Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Novo Receives Prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
Milwaukee, WI (October 18, 2011) – For the third year in a row, The Novo Group has earned a national Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, ranking the firm among the top 20% of employers nationwide in terms of flexible work programs, policies and culture. The Sloan Award honors organizations that use workplace flexibility as a strategy to increase employee and business success and retain top talent.
The Novo Group, a managed recruitment outsourcing firm, has witnessed firsthand what a powerful tool workplace flexibility can be. Since implementing workplace flexibility options in 2008, the Novo Group has reduced employee turnover by over 20%, while increasing employee productivity by 28%.
One great example of how Novo’s workplace flexibility has helped the company retain top talent is employee Emily Ling. Emily joined Novo in 2006 to recruit IT professionals and was quickly recognized as a great asset to the company. When her husband accepted a job in San Francisco, Novo didn’t want to lose her. She continued to service a major client from a remote location. After Emily had her first child, Novo supported her with a flexible work schedule that was mutually beneficial for her growing family and her clients. Even while working remotely and on a flexible work schedule, Emily has remained one of Novo’s top-performing recruiters and has since been promoted into a director level role.
“I love working with Novo because I truly believe in our best-in-class recruiting model and am proud of the work that we do,” said Emily. “Novo has been extremely supportive throughout the various phases of my life, allowing me to achieve a work-life balance and providing me with the tools to grow my career.”
The Novo Group notes that when working on hard-to-fill positions, the clients who offer workplace flexibility options more successfully attract and retain top talent. As companies become global in their scope of services, suppliers, and products, the ability to interact with customers and clients all around the world requires a workforce that can operate flexibly in terms of hours and locations.
“More and more businesses that compete globally are embracing workplace flexibility options,” said Cindy Lu, president and CEO of The Novo Group. “Like Novo, they are finding that providing employees with flexible work options creates a team that works smarter and is more dedicated to the company and clients.”
The Novo Group will be recognized as a 2011 Sloan Award recipient, along with other companies including, Deloitte, KPMG, Microsoft and PricewaterhouseCoopers, at an upcoming celebration event on October 27th. The event will be hosted by FUEL Milwaukee.
ABOUT THE NOVO GROUP
The Novo Group is a leading managed recruitment outsourcing firm that uses a best-in-class search process to deliver, on average, more qualified candidates at half the price of contingent and retained firms. Highly skilled recruiting professionals partner with clients to understand their business/culture and take a collaborative and transparent approach in delivering results.
Novo is headquartered in Milwaukee with an office in Chicago as well as professional recruiters throughout the country.
Posted on Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Novo Hires VP of Business Development to continue to build and support growing client base
CHICAGO – October 11, 2011 – The Novo Group, a managed recruitment outsourcing firm, announced today that Rae Ann Good joined the company as VP of Business Development. A marketing and sales veteran with extensive experience in general management and new business development, Good will lead Novo’s direct sales force in generating and cultivating new and existing client relationships. Good will be based in Novo’s Chicago office.
“Good’s impressive marketing and sales background brings invaluable knowledge and experience to The Novo Group, which will help us continue to expand our business relationships,” said Cindy Lu, president and CEO of The Novo Group. “Her strong track record of building and managing new business initiatives makes her a solid addition to Novo’s senior management team.”
Previously, Good ran her own branding and communications company, Good Communications, where she developed innovative marketing communications programs for new business opportunities. Before starting her own company, Good was the Senior VP and Partner, Deputy General Manager at Fleishman Hillard, where she managed Fleishman’s $14MM, 70-person Chicago office. While at Fleishman she started and built their Brand Marketing Group into a $3MM profit center with 12 individuals within 15 months, operating at a 30% profit margin.
Before helping head up Fleishman’s Chicago office, Good held the position of Senior VP, General Manager of Fleishman’s Milwaukee office where she developed an aggressive new business plan and led competitive new business pitches which resulted in high-profile client wins including Harley Davidson, Briggs & Stratton and Johnson Controls.
Prior to working with Fleishman Hillard, Good was Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller, a leading global communications firm. While at Burson-Marsteller, she managed a portfolio of $4.5MM in client revenue with a consistent profit margin of 28% and led a group of 18 individuals.
“I was drawn to the organization by the energy and passion within the company,” said Good. “The Novo Group is comprised of a team of very talented, driven and enthusiastic employees with a defined strategy and market specialization, who understand what it takes to find and hire top talent for their clients. I am excited to be a part of such a forward looking company like The Novo Group.”
About The Novo Group
The Novo Group is a managed recruitment outsourcing firm providing a unique alternative to more traditional 3rd party recruiters and search firms. The Novo Group has a proven, best-practice recruitment process that’s deployed by highly skilled recruiters resulting in more qualified candidates at half the cost of contingent and retained firms. Instead of engaging in a series of one-off, costly contingent exercises, Novo forms a partnership with its clients, helping to embed a deliberate recruitment process that acts as an ongoing resource to help companies stay in front of their hiring needs.
Novo is a national company headquartered in Milwaukee, WI with an office in Chicago and a remote workforce in Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Posted on Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Novo Receives Prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for
Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
CHICAGO, (August 10, 2011) – The Novo Group, a managed recruitment outsourcing firm, has been honored with the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for its use of flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success. This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project, recognizes employers of all sizes and types in theChicago area and across the country.
“We are thrilled to be recognized for our workplace practices,” said Cindy Lu, president and CEO of The Novo Group. “We value our employees and work hard to maintain a company culture of open communication, truth, respect and fairness. By actively listening to our people to understand what it is they need to succeed, whether it's work from home schedules, a condensed work week, or creative approaches for childcare, we’ve established an environment where our employees are passionate about their work and dedicated to the success of The Novo Group and our clients.”
According to the Families and Work Institute (FWI), workplace flexibility—such as flextime, part-time work and compressed workweeks—has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while benefiting employees as well.
“Our research consistently finds that employees in effective and flexible workplaces have greater engagement on the job and greater desire to stay with their organization. In addition, they report lower stress levels and better overall health,” states Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute (FWI), a research think tank on workforce and workplace trends that administers the awards.
The Sloan Awards are unique for their rigorous selection process, which includes both an evaluation of employers’ flexibility programs and practices and a confidential employee survey. All applicants are measured against national norms from FWI’s National Study of Employers.
“As a recipient of the 2011 Sloan Award, The Novo Group ranks in the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,” states Galinsky. “In addition, what makes this honor so special is that their employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace.”
The Novo Group will be recognized as a 2011 Sloan Award recipient, along with other companies including, Deloitte, KPMG, Microsoft and Verizon, at an upcoming celebration event on August 10th. The event will be hosted by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. For details please contact Eric Mraz, Director of Human Resources at The Novo Group, EricMraz@thenovogroup.com.
When Work Works is a national project to educate the business community on the value of workplace flexibility by sharing research and promising practices, and conducting the annual Sloan Awards. It is an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute first funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. In 2011, the Society for Human Resource Management and FWI formed a ground-breaking, multi-year partnership to grow When Work Works and help businesses become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces. The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is the official When Work Works partner for the greaterChicago area.
For more information about the When Work Works project and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, visit www.whenworkworks.org.
ABOUT THE NOVO GROUP
The Novo Group is a managed recruitment outsourcing firm providing a unique alternative to more traditional 3rd party recruiters and search firms. The Novo Group has a proven, best-practice recruitment process that’s deployed by highly skilled recruiters resulting in more qualified candidates at half the cost of contingent and retained firms. Instead of engaging in a series of one-off, costly contingent exercises, Novo forms a partnership with its clients, helping to embed a deliberate recruitment process that acts as an ongoing resource to help companies stay in front of their hiring needs.
Novo is a national company headquartered in Milwaukee, WIwith an office in Chicagoand a remote workforce in Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. To learn more about The Novo Group go to www.thenovogroup.com.
ABOUT WHEN WORK WORKS
When Work Works is a leading national initiative to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces.
When Work Works is one of the foremost providers of rigorous research and employer best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility in the nation, and administers the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility annually, which recognize exemplary employers for using flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success.
www.whenworkworks.org @FWInews
Posted on Mon, Jun 06, 2011
Cindy Lu, Novo's CEO and co-founder, is featured in June 2011's Wisconsin Woman of Greater Milwaukee as a female entrepreneur filled with ambition.
The article highlights Cindy's inspiration for owning her own business and developing a model that helps people help their own. It also points out the success that Novo has had in 2010 with over 660 hires in a recovering economy.
The Article by Judith Berger starts out:
A wildfire can devastate a mountainside; however, by the next season, the cleared land and rich soil give way to a profusion of wildflowers. That’s what Cindy Lu sees when she looks at the singed ground of the Recession of 2008. From massive layoffs and businesses going under, entrepreneurs have sprouted from the ashes. Lu knows a thing or two about being an entrepreneur. She is the president, co-founder and CEO of the Novo Group.
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Posted on Fri, Aug 06, 2010
August 9, 2010 (Milwaukee, WI) – The Novo Group, a Managed Recruitment Outsourcing firm headquartered in Milwaukee with an office in Chicago announced today that Barbara Kennedy, the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for United Stationers has joined Novo’s Board of Directors.
Mike Harris, one of Novo’s founders and Chairman of the board, commented “I am very pleased to have Barbara as a member of the Novo Board. Her strong and progressive HR leadership will be valuable to us as we continue working to deliver the highest value recruiting solutions to our clients.”
“With a true understanding of the creative, scalable and flexible model Novo has brought to market I am impressed and confident in their business model.” said Kennedy. “Being a strategic leader in Human Resources over the years I have always seen the value a great talent partner can deliver to an organization.” added Barbara, “Novo is just that partner – bringing their top talent and process to help organizations find theirs.”
Prior to joining United Stationers as Senior VP of Human Resources in 2008 Ms. Kennedy spent nine years with Swift Transportation Company, Inc. where she was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Safety, Recruiting and Driver Services. Ms. Kennedy also served as Vice President, Human Resources promoted from within as a Director of Quality Assurance. Before joining Swift, Ms. Kennedy spent five-years at Barr-Nunn Transportation, where she held various management positions in human resources. In addition Barbara had a highly successful sales career at Dale Carnegie and was the #2 sales representative globally one year. Ms. Kennedy received her Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Cindy Lu, Novo’s President and Co-Founder noted “Barbara is a rare combination of sales experience coupled with a global Human Resources perspective and her energy is contagious. We are thrilled to have her join the Novo family!”
Posted on Mon, Jun 14, 2010
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June 18 Seminar at Schroeder Solutions focuses on Recruitment - How to Hire Top Talent in Today's Business Environment
Submitted By Susie Falk
Posted: June 14, 2010 8:57 a.m.
Your company’s employees play a critical role in your success. But how are you finding and hiring talent? In today’s business environment, recruiting top performers isn’t as simple as it used to be.
Kimberly Kane and Tony Walby, Directors of Client Solutions with The Novo Group, Milwaukee’s top ranked executive search firm, will join us at Schroeder Solutions to talk about the Recruiting Evolution: how companies are changing the way they hire talent and seeing big returns. Today’s strategies are high tech, proactive, targeted, scalable and much more cost effective than they used to be.
Specific take-aways include:
• How the principles of lean manufacturing are influencing recruiting
• Reactive vs proactive recruiting
• Using social media to build your brand and find talent … and the legal risk of social media that you should be aware of
• The performance differential: the bottom line difference companies see when they change the way they value talent
Who: Kimberly Kane and Tony Walby, Directors of Client Solutions,
The Novo Group
When: Friday, June 18, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Lunch will be provided)
Where: Schroeder Solutions
1920 S. Calhoun Rd.
New Berlin, WI 53151
RSVP: Amanda Stein, 262-207-6396, astein@schroedersolutions.com