Gwendolyn Smith – HR SPECIALIST

Chicago, IL ***17 773-***-**** ad007c@r.postjobfree.com Gwendolyn Smith LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Ambitious Human Resources Specialist with over 10 years of experience in Recruiting, Interviewing, Scheduling, Career Event Coordination, Benefits & HR Administration. Adept in recruitment strategies and onboarding processes. Advanced knowledge of Human Resources principles and procedures, proficient in scheduling interviews, closing offers, posting, and managing requisitions. Highly skilled in time management, organizing, and planning skills while maintaining confidentiality. Innovative, motivated, trustworthy, friendly, resourceful, and flexible with a proven history of reliability and assertive, yet personable nature.

SKILLS

WorkDay PeopleSoft Oracle MS Office Suites MS Outlook MS Visio MS One Note Google Docs SharePoint

Benefits HR Administration - Recruiting Interviewing Scheduling New Hire Orientation Nuance

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DeVry University – Chicago, IL

AA-ISP CERTIFIED RECRUITER SALES PROFESSIONAL June 2022

Recruiting Certification – CareerDash MilSpo Academy Recruiter Bootcamp, Remote Focused learnings and certification based upon key strategic learnings:

Knowledge of selling aspect in recruiting, reviewing best practices and key methods of qualifying, investigating, closing, handling objections and personality styles

ISSI-CERTIFIED LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT August 2022

MicroTrain Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), Remote

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION CERTIFICATION HR TRAINING CLASSES, Remote September 2022 Focused learnings and certification based upon key strategic learnings:

HR Best Practices Diversity and Inclusion Labor Relations Employment Law

HRCI/SHRM – SCP CERTIFICATION PREP COURSE, Remote September 2022 – Present

CAREER EXPERIENCE

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Chicago Public Schools – Chicago, IL 08/2023 – Present

RECRUITER

MM Healthcare – Chicago, IL 05/2023 – Present

Forecasted expected personnel demands and developed forward-thinking approaches to achieve objectives.

Success Results Sourced for viable candidates to fill “High Priority” roles with accelerating success. Creating and revising organizational compliance policies, and identifying innovative strategy solutions for sourcing and staffing.

HR SPECIALIST

City Of Chicago – Aviation, Chicago, IL 07/2020 – 03/2022

Forecasted expected personnel demands and developed forward-thinking approaches to achieve objectives. Devised a newly implemented streamlined process to conduct in-person interviews. Managed onboarding processes for seasonal associates.

Success Results

Onboarded 413 Drivers for the City of Chicago O’Hare and Midway Airports within three months

Implemented newly devised digital strategy streamlining onboarding processes

Coordinated and facilitated multiple New Hire Orientations conveying expected workplace ethics, compliance, culture, training, and benefits administration for up to 40+ candidates bi-monthly

HR - ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR III (CONTRACT)

US CELLULAR - Chicago, IL 06/2019 - 02/2020

Provided advanced, analytically diverse, and confidential administrative office support, while serving as a resource to all department staff. Coordinated, scheduled, and managed meetings, calendars, catering, conference rooms, travel and business expenses as well as system access, desk/laptop equipment, and office supplies.

Success Results Devised a 45-page SOP PowerPoint Presentation indicative of processes and procedures for the Administrative Coordinator role by way of demonstrated innovation and forward-thinking

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (CONTRACT)

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – Chicago, IL 05/2018 - 01/2019 Provided advanced, analytically diverse, and confidential administrative office support while serving as a resource to all department staff.

Success Results

Implemented a newly devised scheduling template in the coordination and management of the Resident schedules for the Department of Radiology

HR-ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (CONTRACT)

COOK COUNTY HHS – Chicago, IL 12/2016 – 08/2017

Provided advanced, analytically diverse, and confidential administrative office support while serving as a

resource to all department staff. Managed calendars for three Divisional Nursing Directors.

Success Results

Scheduled up to 20 interviews weekly, tracking hiring processes

Filled up to 30 roles monthly upon completion of Onboarding: background, drug, I-9, and prior employment verifications utilizing WorkDay ATS

HR COORDINATOR (SEASONAL)

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Chicago, IL 03/2015 – 08/2016

Forecasted personnel hiring objectives, utilized variable tools to include Taleo ATS, LinkedIn and MS Excel to monitor hiring and onboarding practices. Coordinated and facilitated both on-site and off-site Career Events attracting talent to the hiring pool. Managed and tracked the onboarding completion of each candidate.

Success Results Collectively and collaboratively with the team devised a newly implemented streamlined process to conduct in-person interviews successfully staffing over 3,000+ Teachers and support personnel for two consecutive school calendar years

Coordinated, scheduled, and conducted interviews qualifying up 40 candidates weekly

RECRUITING COORDINATOR (CONTRACT)

BANK OF AMERICA – Chicago, IL 03/2014 – 10/2014

Forecasted personnel hiring objectives, utilized variable tools to include Taleo ATS, MS Excel candidate tracker to monitor hiring and onboarding practices supporting three Recruiters for banking roles with Bank of America.

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