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Karla C. Salazar

Karla C. Salazar

La Puente,CA

Summary

Bilingual Human Resources Specialist offering 7 years of progressive success in HR roles. Experience in sourcing, recruiting, hiring and onboarding. Well versed in employee benefits, payroll, performance tracking methods and HR records. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.


Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruiting and Onboarding Associate

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2022

Responsible for executing a complex of onboarding process for over 300 clinical and nonclinical new hires, promotions and transfers within the organization. Offer subject matter expertise to audit data, educate employees and leaders who have questions about HR related questions. Serving as a liaison for the hiring department, and multiple departments inside and outside of HR.

  • Perform variety of verification processes for licensure, certification, education. Coordinate all other onboarding items to ensure efficient and compliant hiring for the organization.
  • Provide support for the organization’s internal and external careers sites, applicant tracking system and HR service portal. Provide education to internal HR staff, Managers and Employees regarding policies and procedures to the recruitment and onboarding process.
  • Coordinate onboarding process initiating and monitoring background checks, drug screens, employee health screens.

People Lead

Walmart
07.2019 - 10.2021

Managing associate recruitment, hiring, staffing, development and succession planning. Responsible for over 300 associates scheduling, attendance, and performance as well as identifying and analyzing HR related issues.

  • Initiated and finalized HR actions regarding faculty and staff position management, compensation, and employment postings, hiring proposals and new hire onboarding.
  • Directed and controlled various benefit programs, including 401K, medical, dental and vision packages.
  • Developed succession plans and promotion paths for all staff.
  • Oversaw exit interviews and off-boarding process for resigned and terminated employees.
  • Addressed employee conflicts with appropriate urgency, following all company procedures.
  • Adhered to all federal and state guidelines and manage payroll.

Service Coordinator (Recruiter)

PriorityWorkforce
01.2019 - 05.2019

Source and acquire candidates for temporary, long term temp and temp to hire positions through various avenues. Conducting in-person interviews and qualify individuals of various experience levels within Light Industrial environments.

  • Responsible for screening, hiring, onboarding, placing, training and employees. Selecting ideal positions and matching candidate’s skill sets.
  • Attending to employee concerns, complaints, grievances, or work-related incidents or injuries by reporting and communicating to appropriate channels.
  • Ensure retention of existing business by having thorough understanding of client needs and expectations.

On-boarding Specialist

Zūm Services Inc.
04.2018 - 01.2019

Responsibilities included recruiting, communicating company and position details to applicant, gathering necessary information, scheduling and conducting in-person and virtual interviews.

  • On-boarding new and existing Zumers (drivers)
  • Collaborate with Operations team on a daily basis.
  • Interview potential drivers in person and via webcam.
  • Trained drivers how to use Zum driver app.
  • Copied, logged and scanned supporting documentation.
  • Responded to customer requests via telephone and email.

Human Resources Supervisor

Toys"R"Us
03.2015 - 04.2018

Responsible for over 100 associates during holiday season and over 50 associates during off-season in a big box retail store environment. Handling request such as payroll, recruiting, pre-screening potential candidates, pre-employment paperwork, orientation, training and scheduling. Set up and conducted groups, one on one interviews and orientation for new hires.

  • Oversaw recruitment, interviewing and onboarding of all new employees.
  • Adhering to all state and federal regulatory employment requirements I-9 compliance, work permits, payroll practices, and Company minor regulations.
  • Schedule external recruiting in various selling oriented organizations to attract top talent.
  • Review and maintain Applicant tracking system
  • Maintain store staffing to numbers required by store staffing model.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communications

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
06.2024

Associate of Arts - Communications

Citrus College
Glendora, CA
08.2020

Skills

  • Recruiting (Sourcing & Interviewing)
  • HRIS (Workday proficient)
  • Payroll administrator
  • Strong client relations
  • Bilingual (English and Spanish)
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • MS Windows proficient
  • Onboarding administrator
  • Federal and state regulations

Timeline

Recruiting and Onboarding Associate

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2022

People Lead

Walmart
07.2019 - 10.2021

Service Coordinator (Recruiter)

PriorityWorkforce
01.2019 - 05.2019

On-boarding Specialist

Zūm Services Inc.
04.2018 - 01.2019

Human Resources Supervisor

Toys"R"Us
03.2015 - 04.2018

Bachelor of Science - Communications

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Associate of Arts - Communications

Citrus College
Karla C. Salazar