Kara Petersen
addxqn@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY:
Over 10 years of experience in human resources and staffing. Proficient in human resources, recruiting, payroll, employment law, sourcing, and contract negotiations. Highly experienced with employee relations, recruiting engineers, architects, designers, financial, management, clerical and industrial professionals. I have worked as an HR Manager, Payroll Assistant, Corporate Recruiter, On Site Recruiter and Staffing Specialist. I have supported logistic companies, high tech startups; international and national engineering firms; manufacturing; and retail companies.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Applicant Tracking Systems – I have worked with numerous and can easily learn new systems
PayCom
LinkedIn Recruiter, Zip Recruiter, Indeed, CareerBuilder and Monster
Microsoft Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
WORK EXPERIENCE:
8/19 to 2/20
Jungle Trux Inc.
3rd Party Amazon Company
HR Manager/Recruiter for a multi-state logistics company.
HR Reports
Onboarding and off -boarding employees
Payroll utilizing PayCom
PTO
Unemployment claims
Workman comp claims
Full cycle recruiting of full-time employees
Staying up to date on current employment laws
Maintain confidential employee files
Worked with upper management to create and implement and aggressive hiring plan
Created and implemented plan to raise retention
Supervised Terminal Manager
5/17 to 7/19 - Technical Recruiter
ITS/Integrated Talent Strategies
Supported an International Architect and Engineering Consulting Firm
Full Cycle recruiting for AEC industry. Positions included - Electrical, Structural, Chemical and Mechanical Engineers; Architects; and Designers
Sourcing Candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, Boolean searches and networking
Collaborated with corporate recruiter to match candidates with the needed skills and cultural fit for the position
Screening and interviewing candidates
Coordinating interviews with Human Resources
10/16 to 5/17 - Associate Recruiter
All About People
Full cycle recruiting for administrative and financial positions
Sales and cold calling companies to build a client base
Responsible for creating a candidate pool for new office
Sourcing candidates using resume databases, job boards, ghost –google, Boolean searches, and networking
Work closely with hiring managers to match candidates with the needed skillset and who are a cultural fit with their company
Work with hiring managers to create hiring plans that match the company’s growth and changes
Screening and qualifying candidates by phone and in person
12/14 to 8/16 - Division Director/Senior Recruiter
Resource Staffing Services
Responsible for staffing national and local companies with contract to hire and direct hire employees in various positions including, Accounting, Clerical, Human Resources, Customer Service and Light Industrial
Sourced candidates using resume databases, job boards and networking
Worked closely with hiring managers to match candidates with the needed skillset and who are a cultural fit with their company
Worked with hiring managers to create hiring plans that match the company’s growth and changes
Screened candidates by phone and in person
Scheduled interviews with hiring managers
New hire paperwork
Organized and ran job fairs
10/08 to 10/14 - Corporate Recruiter
Princeton Property Management
Responsible for hiring management and maintenance professionals for multi-million- dollar real estate investments
Reviewed resumes and phone screened candidates
Interviewed candidates
Scheduled interviews with hiring manager
Performed background screenings
Reviewed benefits with potential hires
Drafted employment offers letters and salary detail sheets
Prepared and compiled new hire packets
Processed salary updates
Performed stay and exit interviews
Set up and utilized applicant tracking system
Set up and worked job fairs
Trained new employees