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Sara A. Paschke

Sara A. Paschke

West Lafayette,IN

Summary

Motivated Human Resource Management student looking to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth in this field.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Intern

Wabash National
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
  • Assisted human resources and recruiting teams by conducting over 100+ interviews and helping these candidates with any questions they may have had with their employment paperwork during onboarding.
  • Manifested a completely new personnel filing system for onboarding new candidates that brought the company into the 21st centaury with their filing practices.

Customer Service Specialist

Best Buy
08.2018 - 06.2019
  • Approached each problem with fresh mind and analytical strategies to quickly resolve concerns, while offering each customer top-notch, personal service and polite support to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Supported loss prevention goals by maintaining accurate drawers and monitoring shopper behavior.
  • Actively engaged customers to provide general assistance and information on store merchandise.
  • Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options, while employing strategic tactics such as cross-selling and up-selling to drive sales.
  • Balanced and organized cash registers by handling cash, counting change and stores safe.

Gas Turbine Technical Mechanic

US NAVY
04.2012 - 04.2016

Independently managed and operated over $1M in equipment vital to the USS Sterett, which encompasses 300 personnel. Solely responsible for all Administrative functions to include HAZMAT and training for 15 personnel on board the ship. In addition, prepared the daily maintenance of the engineering plant along with the weekly maintenance plan which resulted in a combined 85% passing score.

Education

Paralegal Studies

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
West Lafayette, IN
05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Development

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
12.2025

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
2019

High School Diploma - General

Stephenville High
Stephenville, TX
2011

Skills

  • Professional written, oral, and phone etiquette
  • Excellent planner and coordinator
  • Time management
  • Administrative Support
  • Background Checks
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • New Hire Processes
  • Policy and Procedure Writing
  • New Hire Orientation

Accomplishments

  • Received the honor of being accepted into the Phi Beta Chi sorority at Purdue University- 2021
  • Received the honor of being on the Dean's List in 2019- present at Purdue University
  • Was a voting member on the Student Grade Appeal Board 2018-2019 at Milwaukee Area Technical School
  • Was elected President of Student Government in 2018 - served two terms at Milwaukee Area Technical School

Timeline

Human Resources Intern

Wabash National
05.2022 - 08.2022

Customer Service Specialist

Best Buy
08.2018 - 06.2019

Gas Turbine Technical Mechanic

US NAVY
04.2012 - 04.2016

Paralegal Studies

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Development

Purdue University

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences

Milwaukee Area Technical College

High School Diploma - General

Stephenville High
Sara A. Paschke