Sample Human Resources Resume

Professional Experience

• Serve as an integral member to implement strategic support to the human resources function, providing guidance for the long-range direction and goals of organizational planning.
• Implement processes to reduce turnover by partnering with managers on effective communication skills with staff in a five-state area covering Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina.
• Assist in the creation of the employee handbook and training manual, outlining corporate objectives, employee policies and company mission while adhering to respective state employment laws.
• Conduct investigations concerning EEO and ADA issues, workplace harassment and corporate compliance, serving as the representative during PHRC & EEOC fact-finding processes.
• Key Initiatives:
• Oversaw the unemployment and workers’ compensation programs, becoming an integral member in the selection of vendors that ultimately resulted in over a $200K savings in unemployment claims.
• Directed the organizations diversity initiatives, including locating resources, contracting consultants and developing training materials.
• Awards: 2008 PANPHA Innovative Program of the Year; 2006 Greater Valley Forger Human Resources Association Diversity Award Recognition.

• Provided necessary leadership to strengthen capabilities of the Human Resource function, resulting in increased visibility and acceptance of the function as a full business partner with senior executives, business units and employees.
• Educated division and regional managers on a variety of human resources practices, including diversity, harassment, interviewing and proper documentation disciplinary action and terminations.
• Managed recruiting, hiring, training, counseling, managing budgets and seeking ways to improve morale and retention through direct relationships with employees and staff.
• Responsible for all aspects of employee relations, including hiring, terminations, disciplinary actions, investigations and proper documentation to ensure consistent policies were enforced among labor force.
• Key Initiatives:
• Formulated recruitment initiatives, overseeing and managing the preferred executive search vendor list while streamlining internal advertising that resulted in a 40% overall savings.
• Acted as the corporate liaison for the organization’s Administrator-In-Training (AIT) program.

• Served as a liaison between management and employees, educating all employees on internal policy and procedure interpretation and the correct action to take when filing grievances.
• Oversaw numerous employee and benefit initiatives, including Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment, FMLA and STD across multiple locations, developing an internal “Return to Work” program.
• Acted as a consultant to supervisors and direct reports, providing seminars on hiring and EEOC compliance, interview questions, legal issues, retention strategies and guidance on employee relations.

• Responsible for staffing a 110 bed long-term care facility, including recruiting, interviewing and hiring healthcare professionals to deliver competent patient care.
• Oversaw internal staffing initiatives, ensuring appropriate staff was on hand to handle current workloads, presenting management with financial analysis to support the hiring of additional resources.
• Administered and maintained the employee benefits program, coordinating open enrollment while working with existing employees on “life-changing” events to their benefits such as children or marital status.
• Conducted salary surveys to justify merit increases, retaining employees in a competitive market.
• Administered workers’ compensation programs, chairing the Safety Committee to educate employees on safe working conditions to reduce accidents and time off of work.

• Performed complete life-cycle recruiting of clinical professionals for short-term placement in hospitals and LTC facilities, including screening, interviewing, hiring and the on-boarding processes.
• Fostered and nurtured relationships with administrative personnel in healthcare facilities while networking with industry professionals on hiring and retaining top talent.
• Trained and mentored recruiters and placement specialist on “best practice” recruiting methodologies.