Larissa Newman
Chicago, IL 60612
**************@*****.***
Objective
Administrative support professional looking to secure a position utilizing my education and over seven years of versatile office experience.
Education
Manchester College-North Manchester, IN
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration-Marketing May 2007
Experience
Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa
Executive Assistant/Human Resources Specialist January 2010-Current
• Manage Human Resource Director’s calendar
• Schedule travel arrangements
• Create outgoing correspondence for the director including, promotional and investigation/termination letters, companywide emails and Union related material
• Create PowerPoint presentations
• Reserve rooms and coordinate meeting logistics
• Create and send weekly reports to the Vice President/General Manager, 12 property directors and the upper level directors of the Human Resources Department at corporate headquarters
• Track departmental spending
• Responsible for all outgoing mail
• Bind, copy, scan and fax as needed
Administrative Assistant/Human Resources Specialist October 2008-January 2010
• Served as the main contact for all employees and external customers
• Coordinated schedules for new hire/recruitment purposes for recruiters and the Human Resources Manager
• Managed phone coverage for a department of 12 employees
• Administered Human Resources tracking system for new hires
• Sent correspondence to interviewees not selected
• Administered all paperwork for new hires and interviewees
Jenny Craig
Program Director November 2006-August 2009
• Answered incoming calls
• Met with all new clients
• Managed schedules of four consultants and Center Director
• Acted as the primary liaison between employees and physicians
Manchester College
Student Orientation Director April 2004-September 2004
• Acted as the Orientation Director’s Administrative Assistant and ran the office during her absence.
• Initiated community wide campaign to seek out volunteer service projects for over 300 incoming students
• Created and gave numerous presentations to groups of over 900 individuals including students, parents, and faculty
• Interviewed, selected, trained, and supervised sixty-five student volunteers
• Answered all incoming calls to the office
• Managed director’s calendar
Student Activities Student Assistant September 2003-May 2006
• Assisted the Student Activities Director’s with all administrative duties
• Coordinated contracts, schedule and set-up logistics with vendors
• Worked with other assistants and volunteers on many projects
Software Skills
Org Plus, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Adobe Acrobat