Luz Elena Castillo

**** **** ****** *** ***** CA 95624

916-***-**** or acvve0@r.postjobfree.com

I am a seasoned Bilingual (Spanish) HR professional with over 15+ yrs of General Corporate Human Resources Experience. In addition, I hold an HR Professional Mgmnt Certificate from San Francisco State University, College of Extended Learning. Lastly, my starting salary request is reasonably negotiable (based on the overall compensation package) and am available to start ASAP.

FULL-LIFE CYCLE Senior Corporate Recruiter 10+ years experience

Responsible for the recruitment & selection of approximately 45-55 active job requisitions for positions located throughout multiple states and throughout multiple lines of business for non-exempt, exempt and Executive positions as needed. Facilitated meetings with appropriate Hiring Mgrs to identify & analyze staffing needs, hiring metrics and recruitment plans. Created and Posted Job Requisitions throughout multiple employment/social websites and professional trade sources. Facilitated cost-effective hiring presentations at multiple career & community centers throughout various cities and also cold-calling as needed. Attended both local and out-of-state Job & College Fairs. Screened all resumes and conducted phone screens and all initial in-person interviews and all necessary pre-employment testing; thereby, only presenting the Hiring Mgrs with the final top candidates. Extended & Negotiated Job Offers as well as completing pre-employment Drug Testing. Composed and Compiled Offer Letter(s) & New Hire Packets to new employees. Completed Reference & Background Checks, Completed I-9 INS Forms, Scheduled New Hire On-Boarding and secured all new hire paperwork was properly completed. Mentored, Coached & Led other Recruiters and Staff at non-senior levels.

Human Resources Specialist/Generalist 5+ years experience

Payroll & Benefits Administration, Rewards & Recognition Programs, Re-vamping and Facilitation of New Hire Orientation, Conflict Resolution, HRIS & Applicant Tracking, Selection & Managing of Vendor Contracts & Services such as: Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Bilingual Testing Company etc. Responsible (as part of a small group) to Bench-market and ultimately Re-engineer various processes. Execute new & updated work flowcharts and/or org charts for processes such as: Employee Referral Programs, New Hire Data Entries etc.

Other Skills, Personal Attributes & Awards

Excellent Computer & Keyboarding Speed @ 55 WPM; MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT & Outlook), In-House HRIS & Payroll Software Systems incl. ADP Payroll & PPLUS New Hire(s) DataBase. Applicant Tracking Systems: Kenexa, Taleo & BrassRing. Google+ Docs & Cloud Technology.

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Luz Elena Castillo

916-***-**** or acvve0@r.postjobfree.com

Other Skills, Personal Attributes & Awards (continued)

High Degree of Professionalism and Confidentiality in handling or having access to sensitive employee/candidate information.

Ethical with Strong Morals and an Honest Sense of Personal Responsibility & Follow-thru skills

Excellent Adaptive & Change Management Skills and Able to work independently or as a team

Strong Communication Skills & Detail Oriented

Possess Strong Organization & Time Effective Multi-Tasking Skills

Consistently received high / exceedingly high ratings on my AAA performance reviews which resulted in obtaining various promotions throughout my tenure at AAA

Profiled, as a AAA Corp Recruiter, in the Sacramento Bee Newspaper for hiring an individual in an “out of the ordinary” situation, which resulted in making a huge difference in the life of [who turned out to be a struggling single mom] a young lady. In turn, I was also recognized by AAA for being a positive community representative and showcasing the company in such a positive newspaper story.

Excellent Employee Award while at AAA for the partnerships I built with various community organizations/centers where I was able to effectively recruit a high number of customer service reps and tow truck driver operators (on a monthly basis) with rapid fill times and for virtually no cost(s) resulting in extreme cost-effective savings to the company.

Basic Employment Information

Office Manager (Self-Employed @ Family Business)

Apr 2010 to Present, Castillo Mobile Auto Repair, Elk Grove, CA

Senior Employment Specialist

October 1998 to April 2009

AAA – Northern California State Automotive Association

Elk Grove & San Francisco Offices, CA

Human Resources Associate

September 1996 to October 1998

Chronicle Broadcasting, KRON TV-NBC Affiliate, San Francisco, CA

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