Jennifer Dykes
*O KENT PLACE SEWELL, NJ *****
CELL: 856-***-**** EMAIL: **************@****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Established Human Resource Professional with experience in many aspects of
Human Resources. Proven ability to collaborate with staff of all levels to
meet organization goals and objectives. Results driven and people-oriented
with a proven track record of full-cycle recruitment with initial
accountability for various positions within the state of New Jersey,
background in benefit support and administration, including Health and
Welfare Benefits, COBRA, health insurance, account management, and high
level customer service.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Full Cycle Recruiting Recruitment & Retention
Policy Design and Implementation Project Management
Applicant Tracking System Oracle
Supervision and Coaching Audits and Reporting
Benefit Administration Community Relations
Professional Experience
NEW JERSEY MENTOR - MT. LAUREL, NJ AND SOMERSET, NJ
HR Talent Recruiter, 04/2012 to Present
. Conduct full life cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt, full
time, part time, temporary (clinical and non-clinical) positions from
research and sourcing to execution of hire.
. Managed between 10-15 open positions at any time.
. Consults with hiring managers regarding qualified candidate selection
. Supports Hiring Managers in negotiation of employment salary terms
with candidate and extends offer and ensures the candidate has the
greatest candidate on boarding experience.
. Conduct and coordinate new hire orientations and exit interviews.
. Provides administration support to HR Director and Operations
leadership with audits, personnel files management & remediation,
reports, special projects, and open enrollment presentations.
. Serves as a HR liaison for related issues that arise that relates to
benefits, sick time, compensation, incident reporting, leave of
absence inquiries, payroll inquiries, employee relations and other HR
functional areas.
. Participates in Career Fairs within the community and local
universities.
Key Achievements:
. Implementation of Internal Employee Application Process in effort to
assist employees to reach their professional goals through internal
promotion and transfer opportunities.
. Created, coordinated, and maintained job descriptions for all internal
positions
. Lead Project Manager for updates regarding NJ Law Against
Discrimination notices.
. Trained Leadership on Applicant Tracking System
xerox corporation - Cherry Hill, NJ
Benefits Specialist, 12/2011 to 6/2012
. Support active, inactive, and COBRA participants in the completion of
enrolling in Health and Welfare benefit programs and Defined Benefits.
. Provided Health and Welfare details and provide guidance of benefit
program options.
. Served as a liaison in processing qualifying life events, New Hire
events, and employee separation and pension processing. Maintained
overall 92% Quality score for first month.
Aerotek - Cherry Hill, NJ
Customer Care Specialist (Contractor), 7/2011 to 12/2011
. Analyzed new client process and programs and works with management
to implement employee communication programs.
Brooks Staffing - Somerdale, NJ
Community College Secretary (Contractor), 4/2011 to 7/2011
. Contracted to Camden County Community College to perform secretarial
duties for the Department of Biology and Dental Programs.
. Provided support to faculty and Biology and Dental students.
. Filing of student grades and other student documents.
. Responsible for printing and distributing faculty class schedules and
student rosters, special projects, and other clerical tasks.
Horizon blue cross blue shield - Mount Laurel, NJ
Health Insurance Benefits Service Representative, 2004 to 2009
. Promoted to fulfill a broad range of Administrative functions,
including client inter-face, education of benefit plans, and
overseeing complex account maintenance.
. Researched and resolved claim and benefit conflicts
Key Achievements:
. Collaborated and resolved high-level executive and Department of
Banking and Insurance claims within 24-48 hours.
. Acted as a liaison between internal and external contacts including
Brokers, Consultants, and Human Resource Managers to ensure timely
complex claim inquiries were researched and processed timely and
ensured clients received optimal level of service.
. Strengthened client retention and nominated for Operational
Excellence Award in 2006 and 2008.
cooper health system - Camden, NJ
Practice Receptionist, 2001 to 2002 Departmental Clerk, 1999 to 2001
. Promoted to fulfill a multi-surgical practice, including secretarial,
clerical, and administrative support including registration,
scheduling and preparation of patient billing.
. Assisted Chief of Surgery, Dr. Del Rossi and provide administrative
support to Department Head.
. Familiar with Cooper IDX program.
Education & Certifications
AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY - HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration, 2011
Concentration:
. Human Resource Management
Affiliations
. US JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - CHAPTER PRESIDENT
. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) - Member
. Notary Public - Commission Expires 09/2014