SHEETAL PAREKH **********@*****.***
**** ******* ***** **** *** NJ 07024 cell: 610-***-****
EDUCATION: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduation: May 2011
Major: Human Resource Management
Minor: Management Information System
EXPERIENCE: Thomas Jefferson University/Hospitals Philadelphia, PA
H.R. Representative February 2015 – March 2019
Assist with annual benefits open enrollments and benefits fairs
Manage: Leave of Absence Expiration Process, Leave of Absence Billing Process, Affordable Care Act Process, and Adoption Assistance Process
Assist with annual planning and coordination of service awards
Run discrepancy reports, daily, and correct errors, in the system, as needed
Ensure completion of all new employee paperwork, including compliance of the Form I-9, eVerify, and maintaining an I-9 binders for, both, active and terminated employees
Register new hires for fingerprinting via Cogent website
Respond to associate inquiries submitted via in-person, phone, email, postal service, or fax related to HR systems, recruiting, benefits, and general HR Policy and procedures questions in a timely and efficient manner
Process letters/paperwork for employment verifications, unemployment claims, and loan forgiveness form
Obtain paperwork for an employee name change and process the name change in the system
Ensure dependent data documentation, for all employees, is up to date in the system
oResources used daily: PeopleSoft, Red Carpet, Sharepoint, Cogent, Kronos, MyTime, ACD Phone System
Collingdale Vision Center Collingdale, PA
Office Administrator September 2003 –October 2015
Assist the doctor and optician, with contact lens training and dispensing for twenty patients per day
Maintain all forms of patient records
Obtain insurance authorizations
Handle patient inquires and patient complaints
Maintain appointment calendars and perform general office duties
Handle all financial transactions between patients, vendors, and others
Train newly hired optician and/or office help
Keep track of and order office supplies as needed
Penn Del Medical Holmes, PA
Office Assistant August 2014 – February 2015
Assist the doctor by prepping the patients by checking their weight, height, and collecting personal/health information
Maintain appointment calendars
Maintain all forms of patient records
Obtain insurance authorizations
Handle financial transactions between patients
Open Systems Technologies Philadelphia, PA
Technical Recruiter February 2014 - July 2014
Used an internal database, internet sites and referrals to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract-to-perm, and permanent positions
Conducted in depth interviews with candidates, via telephone, to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value, and availability
Negotiated salary, presented verbal offers of employment to selected candidates, and completed necessary paperwork after hire
Conducted interview preps, reference checks, and pre-employment testing as required
On a daily basis, worked, closely, with the Account Manager responsible for each position
Cross referenced candidates from job boards to company’s database
Called old candidates and updated resume and contact information in company’s database
Matched the candidate with appropriate jobs and marketed candidates to a senior recruiter responsible for that position
oRecruited: Software Developers (Distributed and Mainframe), Network Administrators, Database Developers and Administrators, Support Analysts and Engineers, Web Developers, QA Testers, QA Analyst, Business Analyst, Program and Project Managers.
Database: Bullhorn and JobDiva
Time to Fly Philadelphia, PA
Sales Associate January 2010 – October 2011
Provide prompt, courteous and quality service by providing a friendly environment, which includes greeting and acknowledging over 200 customers
Maintain solid product knowledge and answer questions regarding the products
Assist customers with the selection and purchase of merchandise
Communicate customer requests and concerns to management
Advise customers on the use, care and repairs of merchandise
Complete product and cash inventory at the beginning and end of every shift
Process payments and accurately handle money, checks and other types of payment received for products sold
Maintain display areas and overall cleanliness
Train new sales associates
ACTIVITIES & AWARDS:
Member, Business Society (DCCC), Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
AIDS Walk, MS Walk (2002 – Present)
Member, Indian Student Organization at Temple, 2009 – Present
SKILLS & LANGUAGES:
Windows XP, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Acrobat
Fluent in Gujarati, Moderate Hindi
REFERENCES: Available upon request