HR Administration

Posted on: 2007-07-23

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HR Administration (02.2007-present) Mercer University Macon, GA - Assisted new employees in completing (pre-) employment paperwork - Screened candidates for open positions, assisted candidates with completing online applications - Data analysis on topics related to recruiting, affirmative action, compensation and personnel administration - Analyzed job descriptions and defined standardized requirements for similar jobs - Identified factors that define pay grades for clerical job category - Created new exit interview questionnaire - Implemented recruitment metrics: sourcing effectiveness, cost of hire, cost of poor hire, time-to-fill Project Manager (05.2006-10.2006) Sauter Kilpatrick Timisoara, Romania Privately held executive search and management consulting company with offices in The Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania, member of International Executive Search Federation. - Responsible for setting up the company: location, office, logistics, staff, legal compliance - Hired, lead and trained a team of 3 Research Assistants and 1 Junior Recruiter - Managed all aspects of the Romanian office: liaison with potential clients, building company image including website, building a candidate database, managed financial, technical and human resources - Sourcing& recruiting international and national candidates for assigned executive search projects Achievements: - Successfully recruited and hired the Branch Manager for the Romanian office as my replacement - Completed company start-up for fully operational turnover HR Controller (10.2002-05.2006) Solectron Romania Timisoara, Romania Solectron Corp. (NYSE:SLR) is an F500 leading global provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and integrated supply chain solutions. Solectron Romania 2.300employees and +$70mil revenue. Controlling - Identified, tracked& analyzed key performance indicators (KPI) of HR function such as: compensation budget, benefits costs, overtime, personnel turnover, absenteeism, headcount, technical training ROI - Conferred with management and recommended corrective action plans when KPIs exceeded limit - Performed various analysis on issues affecting the workforce effectiveness (productivity, cost of absenteeism, cost/ hire, local production costs versus Asia) - Developed& administered operations budget of HR& Training departments Staffing& recruiting - Assessed company needs and developed recruiting strategies for professional and management positions - Managed internal, external recruiting as well as relation with staffing agencies - Sourced, interviewed and assessed candidates, extended appropriate job offers - Assisted supervisors in determining effective organization design: eliminate/ create/ redefine positions - Assessed labor market trends and adjusted recruiting strategies Compensation - Coordinated periodical update and assisted supervisors in modification of job descriptions - Reviewed and submitted job description for re-classification/ re-grading - Participated in compensation surveys - Analyzed survey results versus company’s actual compensation ranges/ company compensation policies and particular situation of position analyzed and recommended appropriate adjustments Policy Development& Administration - Administered company’s policies and procedures and ensured legal compliance - Updated/ developed policies based on legal/ corporate requirements or organizational changes ALINA GILMORE ♦ resume page 2 - Advised management and employees on application of policies, especially on “gray” areas. Special Projects: - Temporary Workforce Project: - managed project involving 2 temporary staffing agencies and 15 internal key accounts with a very aggressive hiring plan in a newly created legal frame and a labor market unaccustomed with temporary work concept - Performance Management System: - train middle management on the MBO based performance management system, act as project sponsor reporting progress and status to corporate office, facilitate interdepartmental calibration meetings - Employee Communication: developed/ improved communication methods within the company including editing the monthly internal newsletter, received& responded to employees queries, suggestions and complaints and ensuring the open- door policy is being followed. - Succession Planning – developed succession plans for the top, middle management and key positions for year 2003 Achievements: - Successfully coordinated recruiting projects for up to 20 different professional positions simultaneously with a filing average rate of 4 weeks/position - Improved middle level managers interviewing skills by co-participating in interviews, providing feedback and developing behavioral sets of questions for each position - Temporary Workforce Project = Initiated development of communication and operation protocols between staffing agencies and company, resulting in more effective response time from all parties involved: agencies, key accounts, Health& Safety, Security, and Training departments = Together with agencies developed recruiting& retention strategies resulting in an average of 70-100 new hires/ week - Redesigned/ improved internal communication methods, ensuring a better communication flow from employees to management and increasing their work psychological comfort HR Assistant (07.2000-10.2002) Solectron Romania Timisoara, Romania - Recruiting: selecting, screening, interviewing, assessing candidates and extending appropriate job offers - Internal communication: edited internal newspaper, updated communication board, and created presentations - Conducted new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives - HRIS: member of Kronos time attendance software customization& implementation team - Conducted exit interviews and analyzed data - Prepared and delivered presentations and reports to corporate officers or local management regarding human resource management policies and practices Achievements: - Sole HR team member participating in Kronos implementation, creating the main rules & procedures - Worked with management in creating job description for all positions, resulting in a 95% complete& updated database - Created and implemented two policies: Exit Interview and Job Opportunity Manager Assistant (10.1998-07.2000) Solectron Romania Timisoara, Romania - Provided general secretarial cover for Operations department, - Created business presentations and maintained the internal presentation boards, - Organized the manufacturing department’ schedule: meetings, training sessions, customer visits. EDUCATION Banat University- Timisoara, Romania BS in Political Science Computer skills: M.S. Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher; Adobe, People Soft, Kronos