Elizabeth Below Garrett

Executive Search Research Consultant, Information Services

The Nimble Problem Solver - Armed with Knowledge

Elizabeth Below Garrett's Bio:

Elizabeth Below Garrett's Experience:

• Information Specialist, Talent Acquisition Strategic Services at Allstate Insurance

  April 2012 - March 2014 | Chicago, IL

  As a founding member of Talent Acquisition's Strategic Services team, I partnered with recruiters, sourcers, and TA leaders to coach and develop rich and thorough research strategies, allowing them to tap into new talent pools and recruit the best people to Allstate. My responsibilities increasingly evolved to support and train individuals across all teams within Talent Acquisition and other departments within HR.

• Information Specialist, Global Information Services at Spencer Stuart

  March 2010 - April 2012 | Chicago, IL

  o Researcher for Competitive Intelligence, Legal and Business Services practices; o Researched time-critical requests for analysts, associates, and consultants worldwide; o Developed and executed search strategies for press searches and advanced LinkedIn searches; o Created in-depth company reports and target lists across industries and geographies; o Reported to management on competitors' activities and identified trends; o Maintained and enhanced the firm's competitive intelligence tracking and executive search industry knowledge management activities using SharePoint and proprietary repositories;

• Undergraduate Business Writing Consultant Coordinator at Purdue University Writing Lab

  January 2008 - May 2009

  Completed a semester-long class as prerequisite to become a Writing Consultant. o As Coordinator, the highest undergraduate leadership position, led monthly meetings and communicated with Writing Lab directors on behalf of Writing Consultants o As Writing Consultant, tutored students with business and professional documents such as resumes, cover letters, personal statements, documentation and memos o Developed and ran a year-long usability study of the Online Writing Lab (OWL) o Created workshops, online tutorials, displays and promotional materials for the Writing Lab

• Senior Research Consultant at Morgan Samuels

  March 2014

  Elizabeth Below Garrett is a Senior Research Consultant at Morgan Samuels and is responsible for the setting of search strategy for new engagements, including industries targeted and identification of best-in-class companies and executive talent. This includes all facets of search support, including but not limited to name generation, verification, and industry, competitor, and compensation analysis.

Elizabeth Below Garrett's Education:

• Dominican University

  2009 – 2010
  Master of Library and Information Science
  Concentration: Knowledge Management

• Purdue University

  2005 – 2009
  BA
  Concentration: Professional Writing