Human Resources Management

JENNIFER M. COTE

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Human Resources professional with extensive experience looking to add value

to an organization by demonstrating my professional abilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

Somerset, NJ

September '07 - present

Employment Specialist

. Full cycle recruitment of non-exempt office and warehouse positions:

coordination of staff requisitions and job postings, scheduling

interviews, meeting with candidates, reviewing qualifications with

hiring managers, extending offers and new hire orientation

presentations.

. Utilization of applicant tracking system to manage candidate review

and scheduling.

. Conduct reference checks, coordinate background checks for office

positions and drug and alcohol screening for safety-sensitive

positions.

. Work with the Human Resources Director on Affirmative Action

recruitment efforts and preparation of exhibits for the annual

Affirmative Action Plan.

. Recruitment and management of the annual summer intern program.

. Negotiation of contracts with temporary staffing agencies.

. Partnering with managers to provide guidance on complex employee

relations issues as well as company policies and procedures.

. Provide guidance on performance management issues including formal

warnings and probation memos.

. Management of short-term disability and worker's compensation claims;

tracking of FMLA.

. Reporting of Human Resources statistics on a quarterly basis including

analysis of retention, promotion and turnover data.

. Conducting new hire follow up meetings as well as exit interviews for

voluntary terminations. Conduct involuntary terminations as they

arise.

. Coordination and participation in company volunteer efforts such as

the "M.E.R.T." (Medical Emergency Response Team), the United Way

"Baby Bundles" program and the Wiley Read Aloud program, which

involves reading to elementary school students twice per month.

BRAVO BUILDING SERVICES

Piscataway, NJ March '07 -

September '07

Human Resources Manager

. Enter new hire paperwork into ADP payroll system.

. Liaison with field managers to respond to HR related inquiries and

employee issues.

. Supervision of Payroll Coordinator and weekly payroll processing.

. Organization and management of personnel and I- 9 files.

CEREBRAL PALSY OF NORTH JERSEY

Maplewood, NJ

December '05 - March '07

Human Resources Generalist

. Provided Human Resources generalist support to elementary school staff

for disabled children.

. Presentation of new hire, benefits and open enrollment presentations.

. Management of new hire process from start to finish: background

checks, new hire paperwork and orientation.

. Tracking of paid time off accruals for school staff.

. Represented the agency at job fairs to recruit qualified staff for the

school.

PUBLICIS GROUPE

New York, NY

May'01 - December '05

Human Resources Associate

. Source candidates for exempt and non-exempt positions within the

advertising industry.

. Primary contact for all freelancers and independent contractors.

Organized, hired and coordinated payments for all temporary staff.

. Presentation of new hire and benefits orientations.

. Respond to daily inquires such as benefits and payroll inquiries.

. Management of employee relations issues.

. Conduct exit interviews and process termination paperwork.

. Interact with senior members of Human Resources team on confidential

projects and initiatives.

. Coordination of office moves and employee events such as the annual

health fair and benefits open enrollment.

Human Resources Coordinator

. Supporting and assisting the EVP and VP of Human Resources on high-

level confidential projects.

. Processing of bi-monthly payroll and personnel change forms.

. Management of new hire paperwork and offer letters, tuition

reimbursement and personnel change forms.

. Presentation of new hire and benefits orientations.

Human Resources Assistant

. Supported and assisted SVP, Human Resources with administrative tasks.

. Prepared offer letters and new hire kits.

. Maintained vacation tracking, tuition reimbursement, executive fitness

reimbursement and employee discount programs.

. Tracked all freelance billing and administrative overtime costs for

non-exempt employees.

. Management of the weekly open position report provided to recruiters

and managers.

. Performed employment verification and reference checks.

. Organized and paid HR Department expenses and budget tracking.

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EDUCATION:

B.S, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes and multiple HR

Database programs, including ADP, Peoplesoft and HRMS.

REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST

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