Experience

Search for Change, Inc.

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Specialist

  • Mar 2018 - Present

• Human Resources Associate

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  In this position, I work alongside the director of HR to optimize recruitment and onboarding. Additionally, I assist in benefit enrollment, training, among other duties. My responsibilities include:• Recruiting and onboarding of employees.• Analyzing trends and metrics to identify best practices in recruitment.• Conducting background checks in accordance to regulatory agencies.• Maintaining and auditing personnel files in compliance with federal, state, and regulatory laws and mandates.• Managing updates to internal HR database and external benefit enrollment/changes.• Creating quarterly newsletter for distribution.



Kohl's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resources/Customer Service

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2016

  In this position, I was the key figure in maintaining highly satisfied customers, well-trained associates, and recruiting new associates. Duties included:Conducting weekly interviews to maintain a candidate base for hiring. Brainstorming hiring marketing ideas, reviewing resumes, updating hiring advertisements.Guiding a four-hour orientation for all new associates to become educated in company policies and procedures. Adapting this orientation as policies change.Monitoring updated training and re-training as needed to ensure the full potential of associates.Maintaining more than 150 associate files to meet federal, state, and company audits.Maintaining confidentiality of associate files, conflicts, medical issues, etc. Design and implement strategies to exceed in important metrics, including sales, credit solicitation, retention, and customer engagement. Mediating any associate or customer conflicts.Investigating cash shortages, policy violations, harassment allegations, etc., by monitoring paper trails, security cameras, and conducting sit-down interviews. Troubleshooting faulty equipment, including computers, xerox machines, CRT, register equipment, palm pilots, etc.



The Legislative Gazette

• Staff writer/Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  -Covered all New York State government news and proposed bills-Attended press conferences held in New York’s capital-Conducted follow-up interviews the Governor’s office, legislators, and advocacy leaders (via phone, -email and in-person)-Edited and proofread drafts for paper-Photographed events-Contributed to the Empire State Update blog-Personally managed the newspaper’s social media websites-Conducted investigative research -Covered all New York State government news and proposed bills-Attended press conferences held in New York’s capital-Conducted follow-up interviews the Governor’s office, legislators, and advocacy leaders (via phone, -email and in-person)-Edited and proofread drafts for paper-Photographed events-Contributed to the Empire State Update blog-Personally managed the newspaper’s social media websites-Conducted investigative research



New York City Watch

• Staff writer/student

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  -Covered New York City news-Tracked court cases in Manhattan and Brooklyn courts-Collaborated on team coverage of larger stories (i.e. Occupy Wall Street)-Photographed events -Covered New York City news-Tracked court cases in Manhattan and Brooklyn courts-Collaborated on team coverage of larger stories (i.e. Occupy Wall Street)-Photographed events