Lakeisha Vassell
Jersey City,United States
Summary
Well-rounded HR professional, with a keen interest in recruitment, benefits administration, employee engagement, and strategic problem-solving. Excited to leverage my HR expertise to enhance recruitment initiatives, boost employee morale, and deliver exceptional customer service as an HR generalist at NJCU.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acqusition Recruiter
Community Healthcare Network
08.2022 - Current
- Planned, organized and hosted a 2-Day Pride Month Career Fair that increased our Indeed applications by 57% and our LinkedIn impressions by 37%.
- Leveraged the company’s social media presence on LinkedIn through attention-grabbing content, consistent posting and by connecting with prospective candidates and community partners.
- Secured and developed strong partnership relationships with over 30 organizations and institutions looking to help their clients find career opportunities.
- Averaged 5 hires per week and 4 hard to fill positions per month through social media engagement, strong partnerships, strategic job postings, and by actively attending at least 4 community hiring events per month.
- Influenced hiring decisions to advocate for candidates who would not have received the opportunity otherwise.
- Scheduled interview quickly for hiring managers using instant messaging techniques.
- Assisted my team during weekly and biweekly new hire orientation and introduced fun new ways to keep the new hires attention.
Employee Experience Associate
Community Healthcare Network
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Gracefully addressed and/or resolved all incoming employee inquiries within a 24-hour turn around period.
- Guided employees through the Leave process (FMLA, Disability, PFL and personal) by helping them understand what they were entitled to and provided them with the resources/information needed to get started.
- Conducted exit interviews to assess employee experiences, gain feedback on what could be improved and to ensure a positive exiting experience.
- Assisted the performance management team in processing probationary and year-end performance reviews.
- Processed terminations, status and address changes.
- Produced employment verifications for former and active employees.
- Assured employee health compliance with NY state laws.
Benefits Assistant
Adapt Community Network
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Delivered exceptional customer service to employees by providing rapid responses to their inquiries and finding solutions to issues regarding their benefits.
- Improved the accuracy of employee benefit data internally and externally by performing weekly audits.
- Educated employees on all available benefit plan options during monthly benefit sessions.
- Managed daily benefit plan operations for all group plans (i.e. medical, dental, vision, FSA, commuter, 401k, 403b and tuition reimbursement plans)
- Partnered with the payroll department to ensure benefit deductions were up to date and adjusted when necessary.
- Entered all medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance deductions into the company HRIS and enrolled employees on vendor portals.
- Processed, monitored and tracked associate premiums, vendor invoices and payments.
Temp Recruitment Assistant
Fed Ex Ground
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Successfully surpassed recruiting targets by filling over 150+vacant positions before the seasonal deadline.
- Sped up the hiring process by assisting candidates with their background checks immediately after their interview.
- Assisted in the daily New Hire Orientation/Onboarding program
- Scheduled interviews daily.
- Answered all candidate questions regarding the hiring process and possible next steps.
- Maintained the company’s applicant tracking system (eHire) and ensured all applicants were properly dispositioned.
HR Coordinator
Lowes Home Improvment
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Kicked off a successful job-fair that led to the extension of 25 job offers.
- Conducted daily New Hire orientations for my location and two others.
- Screened resumes and scheduled all phone and in person interviews.
- Created and presented offer letters to new and potential hires.
- Processed employee status changes daily in the company HRIS (termination, hire, leave of absence etc.)
- Assisted with corporate payroll for over 1800 employees.
- Conducted employee investigations to identify the appropriate course of action with regards to employee issues and or complaints.
- Responded to unemployment claims.
- Planned several FUN-packed company events and activities that helped improve employee engagement and morale.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management
Bloomfield College
05.2018
Skills
- ADP Workforce Now
- Peoplesoft
- Namely
- Ultipro
- Workday
- Greenhouse
- Social Media Recruiting
- Indeed
- ZipRecruiter
Timeline
Talent Acqusition Recruiter
Community Healthcare Network
08.2022 - Current
Employee Experience Associate
Community Healthcare Network
03.2020 - 08.2022
Benefits Assistant
Adapt Community Network
01.2019 - 03.2020
Temp Recruitment Assistant
Fed Ex Ground
09.2018 - 01.2019
HR Coordinator
Lowes Home Improvment
05.2018 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management
Bloomfield College
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