Human Resources Manager

Vanesha M. Morales

Pasadena, CA *****

310-***-****

*********@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS

. 10 years experience in Human Resources/Recruiting environment.

. Excellent Customer relations and interpersonal communication skills.

. Organized with strong analytical skills, work on deadlines in high-

pressure situations.

. Self-Motivated, Reliable, Dedicated, Energetic, Team player, Multitask

. Able to deliver effective results, during tight deadlines and targets.

. Good judgment and decision-making skills.

. Able to motivate and empower others to reach organizational goals

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix

Bachelors of Science Business Management

Graduated November 2007

COMPUTER AND OFFICE SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet, Outlook, PowerPoint, 50+wpm

typing, Access, PeopleSoft, BrassRing, Taleo, Vuru, SAP, Lotus Notes

EXPERIENCE

2011-Present Optimedia International, USA- 4D (Disney Account)

Los Angeles, CA

Talent Acquisitions/HR Coordinator

. Provides hiring managers with exceptional service, advice, direction

and direct feedback throughout the interview and selection process to

assist them with making informed hiring decisions

. Sources candidates through a variety of recruitment methods such as

employee referrals, internet, cold-calling, and networking to ensure

we find the most qualified candidates

. Meets with hiring managers to develop specific recruiting plans that

support their business goals and functional needs

. Screens resumes, interviews and refers qualified applicants that meet

the functional needs of the department to hiring managers for

interviewing

. May provide initial screening for managers to obtain work history,

education, training, job skills, competencies and salary requirements

. Maintains positive relationships with new hires and hiring managers

once the new hire has started and confirms both parties are satisfied

with the selection process

. Helps develop recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing

levels

. Attracts applicants by writing advertisement and job postings based on

hiring criteria

. Develops and maintains professional relationships with college,

university and community college placement offices as a source to

generate qualified candidates

. Performs administrative duties, when needed, such as scheduling and

updating and maintaining Job Requisition databases

. Assists with projects and initiatives

. Experience with high volume, full cycle recruiting in a corporate

office setting

. Proficient in using various search tools (Monster, CareerBuilder,

Social Media etc.) to attract and recruit applicants

. Responsible for recruiting activity, such as writing and placing

advertising, developing

. Participates in strategic planning with departments to meet

recruiting objectives;

. Researches and recommends new tools for more effective recruitment;

. Manages recruiting software and internet recruiting tools;

. Ensures compliance with rules and regulations;

. Manages special projects;

. Considerable knowledge of:

. Principles, practices and standards of recruitment;

. State and federal labor laws and regulations;

. Analytical techniques applied to human resources management;

. Obtaining, verifying and evaluating general and statistical

information.

. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees,

other agencies

. Follow written and verbal instructions, communicate verbally and in

writing

. Provide guidance, support, and coordination in the consistent and

effective application of policies, procedures, and practices of Human

Resources department.

. Assist the HR Director in every aspect of human resources by

responding to any queries of employee.

. Administer New Hire/Benefits Orientation

. Administer updating, filing spreadsheets, reference checking,

invoicing, and issuing of letters and contracts.

. Acting as initial degree of contact for inquiries and issues related

to payroll.

. Organizing, managing, coordinating, and directing the operations and

functions of personnel.

. Identifying, reviewing, and advising on tasks related to recruitment

process and employment strategies to meet human resources

requirements.

. Interpreting, assisting and advising employees and managers regarding

cooperative agreement applications, leave management and benefit

administration, and HR procedures and policies within the specified

guidelines.

. Supporting in completion of job application materials and documents,

and preparation of employment interviews.

. Establishing, organizing and supervising the maintenance of department

records, ensuring complete accuracy and confidentiality.

. Preparing, reviewing, interpreting, analyzing and approving a variety

of data, information and reports, and making recommendations depending

on findings.

. Conducting with and advising management and supervising human resource

issues; investigating human resource related problems and making

recommendations to the organization.

. Ability to speak, write and read the English language.

. Able to work alone on a broad variety of projects.

. Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with

people in course of work.

. Strong level of influence and negotiation skills.

2010-Present Hutch's BBQ Restaurant

Pasadena, CA

Business Developer

. Grow and expand the Hutch's Brand by reaching new customers

. Gather data regarding customers' markets

. Intensive research pertaining to Restaurant development

. Develop new business strategies, conduct market analysis, and develop

new and improved methods for marketing products through various new

and traditional media

Extensive research experience

. Essentially develop by finding new customers to dine at the restaurant

. Heavy influence on the policy and long-term strategies of the

Restaurant

. People person and like generating innovative ideas

. Responsible for locating new business opportunities in new markets and

with new customers

. Responsible for finding ways to exploit these new markets and bring in

revenue

. Responsible for determining the potential profit that the restaurant

can garner from a given market and must compare this to the costs that

the restaurant might incur

. Able to prioritize the opportunities that are the most likely to

generate a profit

. Remain highly informed on what is going on in the industry that the

business is a part of, including what the competitors are doing.

. A sober understanding of what the restaurant is capable of and how the

restaurant can measure up to competitors

. Very creative and innovative

. Lead and oversee the development and growth of profitable new

business and to develop and maintain effective key agency

relationships

. Responsible for all aspects of managing and motivating the

Business Development Team

. Ensure business growth through directing and managing business

development activities to ensure these are delivered in accordance

with the organizational strategy

2008-2010 The Walt Disney Corporation/Radio Disney

Burbank, CA

Recruitment Coordinator

. Support the recruiter directly, including: creating requisition file

folders, posting positions to the internal and external job board

websites, scheduling interviews, organizing travel arrangements for

candidates and preparing offer letters.

. Assist the recruiter with posting jobs to the local markets and keep

track of all the sites posted for legal compliance purposes

. Create, distribute, gather and track employment-related

correspondence (applications, forms, offer letters, and on-boarding

materials.)

. Responsible for initiation of background investigation process and

consistently follow up with the status.

. Maintain responsibility for entry, maintenance, and integrity of data

in ATS as well as producing ad hoc recruiting reports.

. Maintain requisition file folders and send out to the HR dept when the

position is filled.

. Communicate professionally, tactfully and with the utmost diplomacy

at all times, treating all candidates with dignity and respect.

Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times.

. Perform various administrative duties that support the recruiting

function.

. Participate on process development and process improvement teams.

. Develop and maintain relationships with outside vendors and support

staff.

. Build and maintain relationships with hiring managers throughout the

Radio Disney Business Unit.

. Conduct initial kick off meetings when hiring manager has a new

requisition.

. Source candidates through internet sites, i.e. Monster, CareerBuilder,

Hot Jobs, dedicated websites for select industries, i.e. Inside Radio.

. Research social networking sites.

. Research industry specific sites for job postings.

. Follow up with hiring managers and get detailed information on

feedback regarding the candidate, assist in making the best decision

on which candidates to proceed with.

. Onsite recruiting events/Networking.

2007-2008 California Pizza Kitchen Los

Angeles, CA

Recruitment Administrator

. Maintain an organizational system for handling all management resumes

. Post and maintain open requisitions on the CPK website as well as

online job boards

. College Recruiting

. Direct Sourcing

. Source and distribute all incoming resumes to Recruiters and

Restaurants

. File all resumes using electronic filing system

. Maintain all existing internet sites

. Manage and promote all hourly recruiting materials to restaurants

. Prepare informational packets for schools, candidates, and job centers

. Rejection letters

. Administrative letters for new hires

. Job Hotline

. Manage Boomerang Program

. Mange and promote the Referral Program

. Oversee new restaurant hourly ad campaigns

. Occasionally place current restaurant hourly ads

. Organize and submit the Human Resources portion of the weekly

newsletter

. Organize and coordinate management Open Houses when needed

. Conduct research and write "New Market Reports"

. Maintain Recruiting Department Budget Spreadsheet

. Organize College Recruiting Fairs at Universities across the United

States

. Create and order promotional items for college Recruiting

. Interview candidates for positions at the Restaurant Support Center

. Conduct face to face interview with candidates at Hospitality Career

Fairs

2006-2007 Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center Inglewood, CA

Recruitment Assistant

. Establish and maintain relationships with Senior Healthcare

Recruiters to stay abreast of current and future hiring and

business needs.

. Collaborating with our Advertising and Sourcing departments

. Direct Sourcing

. Reviewing resumes in a timely fashion.

. Conducting detailed phone interviews.

. Providing reports, feedback and status updates for Senior

Healthcare Recruiters

. Extending employment offers.

. Screen and refer applicants to Senior Healthcare Recruiters, making

hiring recommendations when appropriate.

. Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans

with Disabilities Act.

. Conduct new hire orientations.

. Completing new-hire process.

. Draft offer letters.

. Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job

criteria, using computer databases, networking, Internet

recruiting resources, and employee referrals.

. Provide continuous recruiting support.

. Assist in reporting and tracking of recruitment activity.

. Suggests methods of improvement necessary for a more effective

recruiting process.

2001-2006 Warner Brothers Burbank, CA

Employee Service Associate

. Problem resolution as it relates to employee concerns with payroll,

benefits, garnishments, company policies and procedures by researching

and taking necessary actions.

. Process administrative transactions over the phone, or email by

collecting required information or back up documentation.

. Assist administrative team by handling processes and paperwork related

to payroll, benefits, new hire orientation, and recruitment.

. Facilitate new hire orientation, setup orientation room, sort new hire

paperwork, arrange tour, and issue identification badges to new

employees.

. Coordinates candidate background checks and conduct reference checks.

. Maintain detailed recruitment records in applicant tracking system.

. Screen incoming resumes, and recommend candidate to Senior Recruiter.

. Use recruitment systems to create and generate reports to manage

applicant flow, position time to fill, and other recruitment

performance metrics.

. Responsible for compiling weekly department meeting agendas.

. Follow up on escalated calls to specialist in payroll, and benefits

for training purposes.

. Interim Supervisor while Manager was on a leave of absence.

. Planned, organized, and followed up on all details to be able to

participate in 2005 Health and Safety Fairs located on Warner Brothers

Studio Lot.

. Work on special projects with department Managers to improve the

department procedures, on training, new hire procedures/orientation,

recruitment and implemented offsite information stations.

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