Ronald Hamilton
New York,New York
Summary
Highly motivated a team player detailed oriented 35 years of work experience with numerous awards and certificates hardworking and paasionate.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Career Transition Specialist
MTC / Job Corps
11.2020 - 09.2023
- Provided ongoing guidance and support to clients throughout job search and onboarding process.
- Monitored client progress and adjusted job coaching strategies to meet needs and navigate challenges.
- Collaborated with local employers to identify job opportunities for clients.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community resources to support job coaching.
- Kept detailed records of individual histories, scores, and documents.
- Conducted mock interviews to help clients prepare for interviews with potential employers.
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
Job Developer
Goodwill Industries Of Greater NY & NJ
01.2008 - 03.2009
- Prepared and maintained records and case files detailing clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided and relevant correspondence.
- Coordinated community resources and secured referrals.
- Led vocational assessments for clients with physical, emotional, intellectual and behavioral disabilities.
- Mobilized case management system to document service delivery and case progress.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Placement Specialist
Job Corps Trade Schools
09.1989 - 12.2007
- Devised and oversaw job fairs and career events.
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
- Explained benefits to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.
- Attended job fairs and visited classrooms to provide wide range of information to prospective job seekers.
- Led workshops for job seekers to provide information on job searching, application completion, and resume building.
- Developed program to work with students and increase interest in higher learning.
- Assisted students in exploring and selecting career paths.
- Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
- Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate and career-related opportunities.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Oversaw career and job fairs to connect students with area schools and employers.
- Trained new team members in policies and procedures and offered insight into best ways to manage job tasks and duties.
- Directed and controlled 401K, medical, dental, and vision benefit packages.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
- Assisted with onboarding and orientation of new hires to expedite acclimatization process.
- Created and delivered HR training sessions to staff, managers and executives.
- Coordinated implementation of people-related services, policies and programs through departmental staff.
- Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
- Advised managers on best practices to maintain compliance with applicable laws.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
- Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Administered employee benefits programs and assisted with open enrollment.
- Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
- Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
- Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
- Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
- Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process.
- Emphasized job benefits and perks to applicants to improve organization's attractiveness.
- Collaborated with HR leadership regarding candidate salary determinations.
- Consulted businesses on successful recruiting and retention practices to help minimize turnover.
- Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.
- Developed and monitored employee recognition programs.
- Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
- Worked alongside global business leader to deploy new training strategies.
- Reduced expenses by analyzing compensation policies and implementing competitive programs while ensuring adherence to legal requirements.
- Developed disaster and recovery strategy to prepare company for hazardous weather conditions, nuclear accidents and terrorist attacks.
Education
High School Diploma -
Penn
Scranton, PASkills
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Job Search Coaching
- Performance Assessment
- Active Listening
- Team Meetings
- Job Fairs
- Data Gathering
- Community Networking
- Job Placement Referrals
Timeline
Career Transition Specialist
MTC / Job Corps
11.2020 - 09.2023
Job Developer
Goodwill Industries Of Greater NY & NJ
01.2008 - 03.2009
Placement Specialist
Job Corps Trade Schools
09.1989 - 12.2007
High School Diploma -
Penn
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