Guadalupe Leiva Escareno

408-***-**** (cell)

Sunnyvale, CA aduknu@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To effectively use extensive skills and experience to contribute to a company’s day-to-day operations in a Sr.HR Generalist capacity.

Summary of Qualifications

●Bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish

●Ability to take initiative with strong interpersonal skills and to work effectively as part of a team.

●Great research and analytical problem-solving skills for more effective recruitment management.

●Strong organizational and time management skills with applicant scheduling and onboarding.

●10 years Full-Cycle Recruiting and HR expertise and thinking outside the box extraordinaire.

●Implementation of company policies and procedures by following applicable federal and state laws.

Relevant Coursework

Compensation and Benefits Employment Law

ATS/HRIS (ADP Vantage, Workday, Taleo etc.) Human Resource Management

Labor Relations Compliance

Strategic Staffing/Recruiting Training and Development

Professional Experience

Sr. HR Generalist-Remote Role (High Tech)

Hirect (hiring app) - - San Francisco, CA 11/2021-Present

●Generating official internal documents such as offer letters, developing job descriptions and policies and procedures per California and other state laws. Full onboarding process with background checking through Checkr background software.

●Payroll Processing on Bamboo HR and Gusto for 60+ employees. Plus auditing timecards and keeping track of employee pay dates.

●Produce employment-based documentation, including contracts of employment,

correspondence regarding changes to terms and condition of employment, and creating, sending, and tracking separation agreements.

●Employee Relations Advice - providing information to employees and line managers

regarding process, policy, and labor laws.

●Coordinated and developed logistics for new hire orientations and entering employee data into computer database HRIS systems (BambooHR and Gusto).

●Maintain CA Law compliance by researching new laws and conveying new regulations to all staff and management.

● Continuously learn the latest HR best practices to improve workplace efficiency

●Creating onboarding plans and educating newly hired employees on HR policies, internal procedures, and regulations

● Maintaining digital files for employees and their documents, benefits and attendance records Researching new vendors for HRIS (BambooHR and Gusto) and Benefit programs as needed

●Taking appropriate disciplinary action against employees who violate rules and regulations and addressing employee grievances

●Supporting internal and external inquiries and requests related to the HR department Compiling and maintaining paper, digital and electronic employee records, including holiday and sickness leaves. (FMLA and CFRA knowledge and experience)

●Processing multi-state payroll and assisting with the documentation of employee compensation and benefits (working with Filice broker and implementing new benefits package for Hirect)

HR Generalist/Recruiter-Remote Role- Contract Ended (person came back from leave)

PRC Baker Places - Temp - San Francisco, CA (Non-Profit) 03/2021-09/2021

●Develop and implement strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent in a multi-site organization (Handle 20+ requisitions)

●Builds applicant pipeline by researching and contacting and partnering with community services, colleges, employment agencies, media, and internet sites; providing organization information and job opportunities, making presentations, attending job fairs; maintaining rapport.

●Develop creating sourcing methods to expand visibility and network for potential candidates in a highly-competitive market and industry.

●Arranges management interviews by coordinating schedules with managers and candidates. Track and report key metrics designed to measure and predict staffing activity.

●Pre-screen candidates to assess qualifications, recommend candidates to hiring managers and coordinate interviews. Develop and maintain job descriptions.

●Host and facilitate ongoing onsite & virtual job fairs on a monthly basis. Facilitate a high-touch candidate experience.

●Improves organization employment branding and overall attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices. Transfer updates to support licensing requirements

●Prepare offer letters and ensure all pre-employment requirements are met.

●Plan and conduct new hire orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives. Enter new hires on (ADP Workforce Now)

●Conduct HR Generalist duties surrounding employee issues and compliance. Work in a union environment. Involved in employee relation issues and meetings.

AI Industries, Redwood city, ca (manufacturing)

HR Generalist/Recruiter (laid off, Covid related closure) 08/2020-01/2021

●Recruit ad Source for candidates (20+) under tight timelines and needs of the business.

●Be a resource to teammates and managers on company policies, practices, and regulations. Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws

●Assist with recruiting efforts by sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting phone-screens, scheduling and performing interviews.

●Manage over 200 temp employees with agency contact. Manage hiring, recruiting, screening, orientations, background checks, employee relation matters and send emails to end assignment as needed.

●Maintained and monitored Covid-19 cases by working closely with Regular and Temp employees to obtain doctor notes and return to work date.

●Assisted in providing payroll updates by utilizing Prime Pay system to make sure all term employees were paid on time.

●Conducted Harassment Prevention, Safety and Procedure meetings with over 200 employees to make sure company was in compliance.

●Audited I-9 forms for all employees and updated employment status as needed.

●Involved in updating company procedures, providing announcements to employees, and interpreting policies as needed

Casino M8trix, San Jose, CA (gaming)

HR Generalist/Recruiter (laid off, Covid related closure) 11/2018-02/2020

●Provide HR generalist/recruiting support and help lead Human Resource projects and key initiatives.

●Be a resource to teammates and managers on company policies, practices, and regulations. Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws.

●Recruit and Source for candidates (50+) under tight timelines and needs of the business.

●Assist with recruiting efforts by sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting phone-screens, scheduling and performing interviews, and performing reference and background checks (Checkr).

●Write job descriptions and recruiting postings after consultation with managers to clarify job specifications, job duties, and skill requirements; manage pre-employment administrative processes; oversee the onboarding process and conduct new hire orientations.

●Process employee benefit data for new hires, open enrollment terminations/COBRA, leaves of absences and other employee changes, including updating the HRIS and notifications to insurance carriers.

●Serve as back up for any FMLA/CFRA and termination requests of employees. Also assist in Spanish translation of all policies.

●Assist with ACA compliance and reporting and explaining the policy to employees

●Ensure compliance and maintain Human Resource Information Systems (Paylocity), including data entry of employee data, support, maintenance and setup of system, auditing to ensure data integrity, and production of reports and payroll as needed.

Hyatt Place, San Jose, CA (hospitality)

HR Generalist/Recruiter (Laid off, management company change) 04/2018-09/2018

●Recruit and Source for candidates (20+) under tight timelines and needs of the business.

●Responsible for creating, opening, sourcing, interviewing, and maintaining job postings and necessary updates that are needed within Workday (ATS System)

●Coordinate with hiring managers to determine position requirements

●Identify qualified candidate profiles

●Coordinates exit interview process and communication of findings to management

●Analyzes data, prepares reports, and makes recommendations on a variety of human resources issues.

●Coordinates recruiting and retention strategies and succession planning process.

Contract Positions 05/2017-12/2017

Tesla, Fremont, CA (West Valley Staffing)

Recruiter/Benefit Specialist

U.S. Security Associates, San Jose, CA (Internal Role)

HR Generalist/Recruiter (Security Industry)

●Generate a high-volume pipeline of candidates (20 +) under very tight timelines to deliver upon both immediate and strategic long-term talent needs.

●Conduct phone screen to pre-qualify candidates; conduct in-person interviews to qualified candidates within the framework of the position specifications.

●Assisted in open enrollment of current employees and new hire staff

●Utilized Business Solver software to enroll employees and new hires

●Explained benefit options (Medical, Dental, Vision, etc) and answered employee questions

●Conducted I-9 audits and compliance with E-Verify process.

●Attend career fairs and find creative ways to source candidates outside of the online applicant pool by creating ideas to attract new candidates by calling outside agencies and partnering with vocational programs.

●Implement new processes and fine-tune standard processes for candidate sourcing by utilizing Indeed, LinkedIn, Zip recruiter, Craigslist, etc

Corovan, San Jose, CA

HR Generalist/Recruiter (Moving and storage Industry) (Full-Time) (Laid Off, company budget) 10/2016-05/2017

●Screened and process (20 +) applicants/requisitions a day for blue collar, IT techs, administrative, accounting and management positions. Think outside the box for other recruitment strategies we can use to gain a larger candidate pool

●Scheduled phone screens and in person interviews with hiring managers by sending a calendar invite and confirming with candidate.

●Worked with hiring managers on hiring strategy and set up meetings to evaluate progress and how we can improve our process for the best quality candidates.

●Posted job ads on Indeed, Cal Jobs, Applicant Tracking System (Workforce Ready) and other sites as appropriate also reached out to outside organizations to gain a larger candidate pool

●Coordinated and participate in recruiting events such as job fairs, college career fairs and etc.

●Maintained applicant logs through Applicant Tracking System and Excel Spreadsheets of progress and how many applicants we have coming in the office to apply.

●Conducted new hire orientation by processing new hire paperwork – ex I-9s, policies and procedures.

HR Generalist/Recruiter (GCA Services Group) (Janitorial Industry) (Full-Time) 03/2015-10/2016

●Create and Source candidate through opening job announcements; post announcements on company website and major job posting websites such as CareerBuilder, Monster, Indeed, Zip Recruiter and Craigslist to attract interested candidates

●Management of full-cycle recruiting process for roles across the entire organization with a focus on non-technical roles through On-boarding candidates and acceptance of new hires

●Address questions from public, employees, and outside agencies regarding current employment opportunities and application status

●Interview prospective candidates to assess qualifications and capabilities; guide candidates through application process, score written exams, and notify candidates of results.

●Schedule and Recruit talent from various job fair events. Follow up right after job fair and provide company info.

●Take initiative to develop job descriptions with hiring managers by understanding required skills and background, the impact on the role, and the ideal fit to the team and organization

●Partner closely with schedulers, hiring managers and recruiters on daily and one-off recruiting needs

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company, San Mateo, CA (Staffing Industry) (Full-Time) 03/2014-1/2015

Program Coordinator/HR Representative/Recruiter (Sony PlayStation) (High-Tech Industry) (Full-Time) (Laid off, company budget)

●Work on-site at Sony PlayStation with contract staff and serve as the first line of communication for contractor administration & compliance including educating contractors on Yoh/Client HR policies/procedures

●Work with clients & contingent workers to ensure that the timecard approval process is compliant weekly.

●Partner with the HR team members to ensure a smooth handoff from offer acceptance to new hire onboarding

●Manage the customer and contractor data including providing reports to the client and Program Manager by data entering information in IQNavigator, SharePoint, and SAP

●Assist Program Manager with on-boarding the contingent workforce by providing proper paperwork and conducted travel arrangements for candidate pool.

●Manage expense reports and upload into IQNavigator on a weekly basis

●Maintain contract compliance within the Length of Service & Break in Service.

_Contract Roles with various Temp agencies from 2008-2015_

Stanford University Bookstore, Stanford, CA (Retail Industry) (Higher Education) (Full-Time) (Laid off) 05/2006 to 10/2008

HR Generalist/Recruiter/Customer Service Manager/Event Coordinator

●Involved in full life cycle onboarding recruiting for full-time, part-time, and temporary positions for twenty managers by screening/reviewing resumes/candidate assessments/reference checks

●Created and distributed employment-related correspondence; e.g., applications, forms, offer letters, I-9 and W4 audits and assisted in LOA and Workers Comp issues.

●Processed payroll for 50+ employees in Office Administration/ADP Database.

●Provided confidential administrative support for three directors, twenty managers and VP management

●Maintained HRIS (Office Administration) by inputting new hires and terminations into system

●Assisted employees with benefit enrollment and inquiries on insurance coverage

Education

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) June 2008

Concentration: Human Resource

Devry University, Fremont, CA

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Associate of Applied Science January 2005

Major: Office Administration

Heald College, Milpitas, CA

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Computer Skills

●Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP/2000/7, Vista, Mac

●Type 60 wpm, 10 key

●Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook (Calendar), Power Point, Publisher, Project, Adobe Acrobat, File Net Workplace, Access 2003/2007/2010, HRIS Systems, Win Team Payroll System, ADP/SAP/Bamboo HR and Gusto payroll, ADP Vantage, ADP Workforce Now, Business Solver Benefits portal, Newton, Liberty and Checkr Screening Background Checks E-Verify and Salesforce.com,Workday, Paylocity, Paylogix invoicing, Benefit invoice auditing.

●Internet tools: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Google Docs, Gmail, MSN and Yahoo search engines

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