Jonathan Grado
********@*****.*** ● North Hollywood, CA ● 323-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
An up and coming HR/Recruiting Assistant seeking a full-time position in which experience and skills can be utilized
EDUATION:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona – March 2008
Bachelors of Business Administration, with an Emphasis in Financial Management
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Over 4 years of recruitment process s with regards to employee evaluation and development
• Over 4 years of managerial experience managing and training over 20+ team members
• Human Resources related experience dealing with confidential personnel and file maintenance
• Exceptional project management skills under minimal supervision
• Great communication skills both verbal and oral
• Over 4 years of customer service experience helping customers or guests as well as fellow peers
COMPUTER BACKGROUND:
• Human Resources Systems – UltiPro, File-bound, Kroll System, Oracle 11.5 & PeopleSoft 2, Brass-Ring, CCB & MDB
• General Software Application – Microsoft 2000-2007 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Adobe Acrobat
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
ASCENT MEDIA GROUP – Burbank, CA (June – August 2010)
Human Resources Assistant
• Prime responsibilities consisted of recruitment department on recruiting efforts and processes
• Created offer and termination letters for employees using mail merges
• Conducted first day employee orientation explaining company benefits, payroll process & timekeeping, company policies &
procedures, online training, employee handbook, and other information to new employees
• Collected and administered new hire paperwork information while sending them to the respective HR departments
• Facilitated phone interviews in terms of doing reference checks for all potential selected candidates for hiring managers
• Using Ultipro system coordinated inputting and/or updating job descriptions, employee applications, updating and inputting
employee information, as well as main database of employee On-boarding
• Took sole ownership to coordinate with HR Coordinators in different locations examining new employee background
information using Kroll background system while collaborating with legal department
• Data entry processing and file keeping for all employees using File-bound system to input all hardcopy employee files
electronically into database
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) – Downtown Los Angeles Campus, CA (April –May 2010)
Human Resources Assistant (Temporary Assignment)
• Sole duties were administrative and clerical assignment and customer service for entire department
• Enabling of on-campus recruiting development mainly focusing on the explanation of new hire paperwork to new employees on
first day orientation
• Used internal database to filter resumes of new hires based on job description for potential candidates as well as updating
system for job descriptions, deleted or suspended job requisites, and changing
• Conducted and assisted phone interviews and background checks of potential candidates either with hiring manager or acting
as primary point of contact
• Coordinated with other departments to conduct new hire recruitment regarding job requirements and descriptions
• Collaborated with other human resources departments acting as tour guide giving information about the campus for new hires
AECOM - Corporate Office, Los Angeles, CA (September 2008 – July 2009)
Human Resources Records Management Specialist
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• Primary duty of the handling of new hire employee information documentation such as W2, W4, Federal Tax Forms, State Tax
Forms, I-9, Direct Deposit Forms, and Medical Insurance forms
• Receiving, handling, distributing, and managing confidential documents pertaining to all 40,000 plus AECOM employees
• Collaborating with other Human Resources departments such as HRPCA, Payroll, Benefits and Compensation in the
development of new hire process and paperwork
• Using data entry applications on a daily basis such as HRIS, Oracle and HEAT Tracking system regarding employee
information look up as well as employee documentation
• Working closely with HRPCA in regards to the creation of new hire employee packets and troubleshooting employee
information corrections
• Seized ownership for creating, updating, and setup of documents of all AECOM new hire packets and paperwork
Corporate Recruitment (Assisted the Corporate Hiring Manager)
• Given some duties with recruiting and hiring processes appointed by the Corporate Hiring Manager
• Reviewed and screened over 50+ resumes daily for key components based on job description from Brass Ring HRIS
• Administrative support for company with regards to the preparation, tracking & database sorting of potential candidates
• Involved in selection process by phone screening potential applicants as well as provided support of face-to-face interview and
selection process ranging from entry level to executive level
PARSONS – Corporate Office, Pasadena, CA (July-October 2007)
Associate Human Resources Intern
• Organized and distributed submitted resumes to hiring management using in-house internal database
• Assisted in the organization of our cross-country recruitment job-fairs by sending recruiter information and documents
• Attended corporate conference calls/department meetings inquiring future and current job positions and projected projects as
well as changes to operational global recruitment processes and strategies
• Provided administrative support to the hiring managers handing the distribution and management of new hire packets
specifically new hire offer letters, new employee brochures and employee development documentation
• Briefly operated in the creation of company’s 2007 BEA (Black Engineers of America) Awards booklet
• Consistently used Excel spreadsheets to show logistics and inventory checks of new hire packet inventory being send out to
cross country recruitment/job fairs
• Worked in accordance with Student Manager position in Pomona
ASI - GAMES ROOM ETC, Pomona, CA (January 2005- March 2008)
Administrative Student Manager
• Managed over 20 plus employees both in our retail and entertainment department
• Clerical support to the leading recruiting HR manager with regards to new employee documentation, new employee orientation
and new employee development
• Facilitated all recruiting and interview processes for own department as well as assisted with the recruitment process of top
level executive positions
• Provided assistance of company recruitment tracking using excel spreadsheet and in-house database system to help facilitate
each departmental needs and requirements
• Leader of department for internal project teams regarding marketing efforts and budgeting control
• Controlled accounting and financing responsibilities by determining and coordinating fiscal budgets using Excel spreadsheets
and its pivot table options to show forecasted needs
• Administrative Human resources duties such as employee work schedules, payroll questions and corrections for all employees
using PeopleSoft system, and performance evaluations
• Responsible for daily reconciling with cash, credit cards and personal checks of up to $50,000
• Guided the creation and management of department manual process in regards to payroll, company requirements and laws,
operational processes, sexual harassment, and business code of ethics
• Worked in accordance with internship at PARSONS
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ACHIEVEMENTS & AFFILIATIONS:
• Member of School Contract Procurement Club SLCP (Society of Law & Contract Procurement) – 1 year
• Received awards for “Best New Employee for ASI” and “Best Employee of the Year” from ASI