Human Resources Sales
Resume:
Geraldine A. Ramos
Fairfield, NJ 07004
****.*****@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A results-oriented professional recruiter with over 10 years of hands-on
recruitment experience in fast-paced, growing corporate environments,
utilizing both innovative and cost-effective recruiting techniques
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. Fair Lawn, NJ
8/2008-3/2010
Senior Recruiter, Human Resources
. Initiated, managed and performed all full-cycle recruitment on a local
and national level, which included Administrative, Accounting,
Finance, Engineering, Project Managers, Senior Management, Auto Cad,
Sales and IT positions
. Successfully negotiated all recruiting vendor contracts, resulting
with an impressive cost savings of $300,000.00 for the year of 2009
. Consistently performed and exceeded hiring goals on a monthly,
quarterly and annual basis
. Created and submitted a weekly Sales and Operations reports, which
included interviews, new hires and pending activities for all major
markets, including corporate headquarters
Pearson Education Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ
3/2008-5/2008
Contract Recruiter, Human Resources
. Strictly hired temporarily as a contract recruiter, in order to
backfill open requisitions for Legal, Financial, and publishing
related positions for NJ and other specifically targeted regions
throughout the company
Berman, Larson & Kane Inc. Paramus, NJ / 7/2006 -
5/2007
Evonik/Degussa Corporation, Parsippany, NJ.
Contract Human Resources Recruiter
Drastically reduced spending on cost per-hire, by minimizing the use
of agencies for all open requisitions
Demonstrates the ability to quickly fill multiple and diversified
positions across the enterprise, meeting and exceeding the time
sensitive deadlines, without sacrificing the quality of hire
. Encourages and continues to build solid professional working
relationships with external candidates, vendors, internal clients and
colleagues
. Proactively attracts highly skilled professionals, with the ability
to hire the best professional talent for key positions throughout the
company
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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, Newark, NJ 6/2004-
3/2006
Staffing Consultant
. Provided full-cycle recruitment, for all senior level positions
throughout corporate headquarters and other NJ locations in a $5.9
billion/4,500 employee company
. Consistently demonstrated ability to strategize and share new sourcing
methods with others, often saving thousands of dollars on cost per
hire
. Communicated with local colleges by attending sponsored jobs fairs
throughout the region, attracting recent graduates and working
students prior to graduation
. Continuously met, exceeded, delivered and maintained all recruiting
goals and expectations while working in an ever-changing environment
. Remained proactive with recruiting by updating and rebuilding a
constant pool of candidates as well as resources
Norvergence, Inc., Newark, NJ
12/2002-4/2004
Human Resources Manager
. Created and designed specific job descriptions for a newly created
database
. Coached, mentored, trained, managed and developed Human Resources
staff
. Strategically sourced, identified, screened, tested and hired senior
level staff
. Continuously promoted open lines of communications with senior
management to effectively build-out each of their respective
departments
. Cultivated solid professional working relationships with all lines of
management
. Implemented and improved new processes and procedures regarding full
cycle of recruitment
. Created an open door policy with employees and management to discuss
topics within the workplace
Teletech/Nextel Communications, Rutherford, NJ 2/2002 -
4/2002
Recruiting Specialist, Human Resources
. Coordinated internal job fairs and performed mock interviews assisting
900 displaced/transitioning employees
Nextel Communications Rutherford, NJ
11/1999 - 2/2002
Recruiting Specialist, Human Resources
. Recruited over 600 employees during company build-out with minimal use
of agencies and utilizing a three-pronged approach to recruitment
. Managed all internal job opportunities via intranet job board
. Cost effective use of all internet sites such as Monster.com and
HotJobs.com
Employee Relations/Corporate Accounts Recruiter
. Assisted Employee Relations Director with ongoing fraud
investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations as needed.
. Consistently met recruitment needs and often exceeded staffing
goals/deadlines
. Built-out Nextel Corporate Accounts Department, increasing headcount
by 100%
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Nextel Communications (continued)
Recruiting Consultant
. Successfully doubled headcount for a major department while saving
over $130k
. Maintained resumes for all current and future openings
. Created a database of all networking contacts within tri-state area
. Participated at local job fairs to attract quality applicants
Bowne Business Solutions New York, NY
Recruiting Project Coordinator/Contractor 9/1999-
11/1999
. Contracted to assist regional recruiting team to surface and attract
highly skilled applicants
. Implemented techniques for direct candidate recruiting
Nextel Communications, Rutherford, NJ 5/1999-7/1999
Recruiting Contractor
. Performed high volume recruitment for Nextel's Digital Customer Care
Center
. Reviewed and identified candidates for Retention, Corporate Accounts,
Technical Support and Strategic Support Departments
. Orchestrated internal open houses and attended job fairs to cost
effectively source candidates
Education
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Achieved 81 credits towards BA in Communications/Psychology
Additional Skills/Training:
Windows, Outlook, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft HRIS, Restrac and Digit Cat,
Linked-In, ERE.NET
Nextel Management Essentials Training Programs
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, participated in continued educational
online courses, which focused on HIPPA laws and regulations, Compliance, HR
and the Law, Employee Relations and other course work related to current
issues and trends in Human Resources.
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