Brandi Simmons
**** ********** *****, ************, ** 28078
abifia@r.postjobfree.com
c: (407) 415 - 3464
PROFILE Enthusiastic and resourceful professional with a solid
educational foundation and experience in Human Resources
administration.
Superior interpersonal communication skills and expert proficiency in
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook.
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE American Tire Distributors 3/2010-8/2010
Human Resources Assistant
. Provide administrative support to the Human Resources
Department and 45 distribution centers.
. Identify, screen, and recruit potential candidates for 45
distribution centers and conduct employee orientation for
all new corporate employees; built strong relationships
with hiring managers to ensure hiring requirements are met
. Run MVR and background screening through USIS/HireRight and
conduct reference checks in order to make hiring decisions
and relay these decisions back to hiring managers.
. Work with NDI and Concentra clinics in order to arrange pre-
employment drug screens and confirm results.
. Streamlined company's applicant processing and tracking
system by producing step by step guidelines, negotiated
contracts with CareerBuilder and Snagajob.com for online
advertising
. Ensure Federal and state law poster compliance for all 84
distribution centers. Responsible for reporting results of
drug screens to managers and approving candidates for hire.
. Compose, post, and manage job advertisements in nationwide
newspapers, job-specific websites, and employment websites
(i.e.CareerBuilder.com).
. Manage all 2,300 employee files by maintaining all
personnel, benefits, and payroll paperwork.
. Responsible for coding of all departmental billing to be
sent to Accounts Payable.
. Sort and distribute all departmental mail.
The Salon Professional Academy 6/2009-2/2010
Administrative Intern
. Provide direct administrative support to the Academy
Administrator.
. Manage the front desk of the salon by scheduling
appointments, greeting clients, and answering a multi-line
telephone system.
. Provide technical support for the Academy by
troubleshooting and solving all computer problems.
. Perform extensive data entry and manage all employee daily
schedules in the Envision system.
. Maintain an accurate inventory system both manually and
electronically.
Secret Products Inc. 5/2008-6/2009
Administrative Assistant
. Provide administrative support to the Chief Executive
Officer and Vice President of the company.
. Schedule and greet customers; answer telephones; purchase
supplies; perform data entry, billing, and coding in the
warehouse computer system.
. Manage packing, shipping, receiving, and billing for all
customer orders; responsible for all UPS shipping and
receiving; identify and resolve any delay in customer
shipments and/or payments.
. Maintain quality control of merchandise; regularly stock
and maintains an accurate inventory system.
Pall Corporation 10/2007-5/2008
Human Resources Intern
. Assist HR Manager in the hiring process by recruiting,
sourcing, interviewing, and selecting candidates for a
variety of exempt and non-exempt positions (e.g. Quality
Engineer, R & D Scientist, etc.)
. Organize details of special events, travel arrangements,
and candidate agendas and itineraries.
. Develop and post job advertisements in local newspapers and
job-seeker websites (e.g. Careerbuilder, Monster.com, job-
specific communities)
. Performed phone screens and personal interviews with
potential applicants for employment
. Process all new hire paperwork including reference checks,
drug screens, and criminal background checks.
. Keep all employees up to date on Performance Development
Programs (PDP).
. Create a confidentiality agreement and non-compete
questionnaire for all new employees at Pall.
. Assist and support the HR team with additional projects as
needed
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT Technology Skills: Microsoft Office Suite 2003/2007/2010,
HRIS, Ceridian, SPSS 15.0, Adobe Photoshop, basic HTML;
Ability to type 60+ wpm
Training: Knowledge of legal and ethical practice in the
workplace; FMLA administration; EEOC compliance
Professional Affiliations: Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology; Society for Human Resource
Management;
Leadership: Founding Sister & Recruitment Chair, Delta
Delta Delta Fraternity, Epsilon Delta Chapter, 8/2004-
5/2005; President, Psychology Club, Elon University, 8/2004-
5/2005; Vice President, Psi Chi National Honor Society in
Psychology, Elon University Chapter, 8/2004-5/2005; Vice
President, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society for the
Social Sciences, Elon University Chapter, 8/2004-5/2005
EDUCATION M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology 2010
The University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
GPA ~ 3.83
B.A., Psychology
2005
Elon University, Elon, NC
GPA ~ 3.62; Cum Laude; Dean's List