Monica Rios
**-** ****** ******, ***. *E, Forest Hills, NY 11375 917-***-****
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
*/**-******* ***** *******, New York, NY
Generalist II, Human Resources
. Participate in weekly departmental meetings to review
viable candidates, open job orders, marketing efforts
and best practices.
. Play a vital role in Compensation Planning period by
attending meetings with Management in review of employee
performance for both Field and Corporate population.
. Monthly Team Incentive Reports for both Full price and
Outlet (East Coast/West Coast).
. Address all employee relations hotline calls for the
field population both full price and outlet (118
stores), ensuring that all issues are resolved in a
timely manner.
. Conduct exit interviews
. Manage all new store openings: recruit, reference check,
interview, prescreen, extend offers and hire.
. High interaction with managers (field and corporate).
. Point of contact for all Unemployment Claims (Talx).
. ICims - Weekly Reports, post/close job requisitions,
source resumes, etc.
. Point of contact for all stores (PTO policy, benefits,
payroll issues, short term disability, errors in
reporting structure etc.).
. Assist and follow up with internal job transfers, new
hires, terminations and job requisitions.
HR Manager - 5th Avenue Flagship
. Address employee relation issues, ensuring that all
issues are resolved in a timely manner.
. Serve as resource and coach for store management team
regarding all issues of corrective action and performance
management to ensure fairness and consistency in
application of all company policies.
. Coordinate and execute recruitment strategies, in
partnership with store management; determine and achieve
optimal staffing levels for peak and non-peak periods.
. Identify talent and assist in moving to new levels or
assignments.
. Conduct one on one meeting with management to discuss
staff performance, talent, development and action plans.
. Ensure performance plans are being utilized at all
levels.
. Partner with store management to meet on strategic
objectives.
Generalist I, Human Resources
. Partner with Talent Acquisition/Recruiting professionals
and hiring managers in the business to assure a seamless
recruiting process for both Corporate and Field.
. Conduct interviews with potential candidates for our
internship program.
. Conduct exit interviews below the Director level;
prepare severance and retention agreements.
. Run reports on turnover information monthly and on
quarterly basis.
. Approve all field new hires for (Juicy Couture) and
ensure data accuracy within Peoplesoft.
. Process FMLA requests (approval, designation and
tracking).
. Schedule Travel for all new District/Store Managers in
training.
Monica Rios
1/04 - 4/07 JetBlue Airways, Forest Hills, NY
Coordinator, Human Resources
. Ensure timely data input for payroll purposes, legal
requirements, regulations and operation standards for
the retention of Crewmember data.
. Ensure data accuracy and manage controls within the
master data in the Human Resources Information System
(HRIS).
. Interact with client departments, payroll and internal
Crewmembers.
. Perform verifications and on-line entry of source
documentation into SAP and other related systems.
. Ensure proper recording, approval and disposition of all
electronic workflow received, in accordance with
established policies and procedural guidelines.
. Follow up with department representatives as necessary
to ensure resolution of problems involving, in complete,
inaccurate, or non-compliant documentation.
. Review and process data and documentation pertaining to
new hires, terminations, leave of absence and employee
status changes.
Coordinator, Recruitment
. Target Selection trained, prescreen, schedule and
interview candidates on a daily basis.
. Manage a high volume of resumes, phone calls, and e-
mails from both internal and external applicants.
. Send out offer letters, agreements, rejection letters
and informational emails with PDF files to potential and
new applicants.
. Attend weekly meetings, pilot interviews, and special
events. Represent company at job fairs and offsite
visits to other bases.
. Collect, process, and verify that all paperwork for
potential candidates including background checks, DOT
testing, and setting up employee orientations.
. Update and use Vurv on a daily basis. Create and update
databases, spreadsheets, type own correspondence.
5/01 - 5/03 Fulcrum Global Partners, LLC, New York, NY
Human Resources Associate
. Benefits Administration: gathered and processed
pertinent employee information in order to register them
for company benefits including drug testing.
. Provided support in recruitment, employment personnel
records, compensation management, and organization
development and assembled new hire packages.
. Processed HR transactions i.e. (new hires, transfers,
job salary changes, terminations etc.)
. Responded to telephone, written, fax and email inquiries
from employees.
. Updated census, employee directory and vacation
spreadsheets.
. Scheduled domestic/international travel arrangements and
hotel accommodations.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Software: Peoplesoft, SAP, Kronos, Microsoft Office
(Visio, Word, Excel, Knowledge of Powerpoint), Windows
XP, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Mainframe, Recruitmax, Vurv,
IRecruit, ICims, Workhere 2.0, RBI -MicroStrategy 9,
Netscape Navigator, Explorer, all search engines
CERTIFICATES: Conducting Effective Investigations, DDI Target
Selection, Focus Time Management, Write On, Excel
Intermediate, Visio, RBI - Microstrategy
EDUCATION: LaGuardia Community College - 36 Credits
Course of Study: Computer Information Systems