FARHANA TASNIM
Contact Information
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PROFILE SUMMARY
An agile and highly organized Human Resource professional with extensive experience in evaluating jobs, preparing job descriptions, conducting internal and external surveys to compile candidate’s data, and analyzing information for reports and presentations. A graduate of Business Administration in Leadership and Human Resource Management, proficient in administering pre-hiring screening, recommending process improvements to streamline hiring process and improve the candidate experience and assisting with the on-boarding of new hires. Adept at managing the day-to-day data entry of all employee transfers, promotions, and salary changes into HRIS system. An astute learner with a strong knowledge of English and Bengali backed with an excellent interpersonal and leadership skills needed to foster a smooth recruitment exercise.
CORE COMPETENCE
Human Resources (HR) ● Recruiting
Employee Relations ● Onboarding
● Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) ● Applicant Tracking Systems
Interviewing ● New Hire Orientations
Performance Management ● Training
Payroll ● Time Management
Talent Management ● Employee Benefits Design
Benefits Administration ● Employee Engagement
Customer Service ● Teamwork
Personnel Management ● Organizational Development
Employee Training ● Microsoft packages
WORK EXPERIENCE
Team Assistant/HR Assistant 02/2016-05/2018
MIO Partners, Inc., Subsidiary of McKinsey & Company New York, NY
Provided assistance with all phases of recruitment and interview process such as (but not limited to) posting job description, following up with candidate sources, scheduling interviews, liaising with external recruiters and candidates, assisting with travel, greeting candidates, setting up video-conferences, scheduling feedback sessions, etc.
Collaborated with MIO’s Human Resources Coordinator in ensuring the smooth onboarding of team members, including coordinating new hire orientation, updating MIO documents, setting up desk, confirming hardware set-up, etc.
Successfully organized workshops such as MBTI, professional development, & values day workshops; coordinated welcome lunches and small group lunches with Co-CEO and senior team members; create and maintain MIO Org Chart
Assisted with contractor onboarding and off boarding which included scheduling interviews for various contractor roles and liaising with external recruiters, MIO managers, and McKinsey HR
Provided support to senior team members: scheduled meetings, submitted time entries and expense reimbursements, coordinated orders for meals or book arrangements for travel, car, and/or restaurants
Discharged duty as a system administrator for MIO’s timesheet tool: update users and user activities, conduct new hire training, generate and distribute monthly timesheet compliance reports, etc.
Assisted the team with organizing community-building events such as internal happy hours, external parties, annual social outings, and off-sites.
EOC Office Assistant/ Learning Resources Center 10/2013 – 02/2016
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
Significantly improved staff performance boosted employees' confidence and ensured they adapted faster by conducting staff training.
Attracted highly qualified candidates by posting clear and concise job posting.
Identified highly qualified candidates for a specific role by screening resume.
Monitored performance and compliance by supervising staff.
Maintain strict adherence to regulations when managing all seven different payrolls.
Collected data: prepare monthly, semester, yearly, and interim reports.
HR Intern 05/2015 – 09/2015
Henry Street Settlement New York, NY
Ensured candidates are aware of job requirements by uploading a well-written job posting to college career sites.
Identified highly qualified candidates for a specific role by screening resume and then forwarding them to various hiring managers.
Carried out a wide range of administrative duties such as (but not limited to) PowerPoint presentation update, creating flyers, filing and other duties as assigned by Human Resources Associate.
Conducted an onboarding process which provided a strong support network which assisted in reducing anxieties and building trust and alignment.
Ensured employee files were up to date which provided effective data management.
Atrium Learning Center College Assistant 10/2011 – 04/2013
New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
Maintained accuracy when carrying out data entry for tutoring logs and running statistical reports.
Performed miscellaneous clerical, administrative, and/or research work related to the Learning Center.
Maintained, scanned, and cleaned up student satisfaction and tutor surveys for departmental statistics.
Registered and assigned students for scheduled tutoring.
EOC College Assistant/Library Assistant 09/2008 – 06/2011
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
Made certain that students were on the right path by helping with professional development and graduation activities.
Developed keyword optimized job descriptions and ensured they were uploaded onto college career sites.
Actively participated in resume screening and group interviews.
Successfully spearheaded activities such as (but not limited to) the safe record keeping; tutor list, computer labs, and workshops.
Ensured new employees were trained which increased their contributions and built self-esteem.
Reviewed and revised library documents, prepared flyers for distribution; posted documents on information boards; catalog and shelve books.
Career Center Assistant 09/2006 – 01/2007
Federal Work Study
Updated students resume and conducted online research successfully by utilizing a perfectly honed research ability.
Constantly ensure a smooth work environment by delivering excellent administrative support to the career service unit.
Maintained accuracy when entering student’s information into the data management system.
Sales Associate 09/2004 – 04/2005
Cookies Department Store Brooklyn, NY
Provided adequate assistance to the customer to successfully identify merchandise and purchases.
Courteously welcomed customer and suggested applicable and relevant upsells to help customers.
Leveraged on a sound knowledge of products to ensure the absolute resolution of customer’s problems.
EDUCATION
City University of New York, Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor of Science in Business, Management, and Finance January 2013
Bachelor of Business Administration in Leadership and Human Resource Management
GPA: 3.3
City University of New York, New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Science June 2010
REFERENCE
Available upon request