Sofia Cannavina

• Maintain and manage employee files, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

• Assist in gathering and addressing employee feedback to support a positive work environment.

• Oversee various HR software, including open enrollment platforms and benefits management systems.

• Enroll new hires in benefits and ensure a smooth onboarding process.

• Manage employee benefits, compensation packages, and the open enrollment process.

• Develop and optimize HR processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Handle day-to-day HR administrative tasks to support the agency’s operations.

• Receive and respond to general HR questions and concerns from managers and associates
• Understand and explain HR policies, procedures, and processes to provide accurate guidance to associates and managers.
• Support manager and associate understanding and execution of life-cycle, day-to-day HR processes: general interviewing, onboarding, and talent.
• Be the Face of HR to bring the desired experience to life for Associates by partnering with HR Leaders on people practices and process execution
• Maintains HR files, electronic and paper, as required, to meet compliance requirements in a timely manner
• Maintains compliance with required labor laws, including process documentation and posting/tracking of all labor law notices for Home Office and satellite offices
• Ensures 1-9 file compliance
• Prepares for weekly new employee orientation, including booking calendars, meeting rooms, swag materials, etc
• Coordinates and supports company events sponsored under the HR umbrella (fundraising, training, socials)

• Hired 17 trainees independently with end to end recruitment which included:
• Attractively advertising job postings
• Conducting Tech and IT candidate searches
• Pre-screening and interviewing candidates
• Supported Talent Attraction team in scheduling virtual and/or face to face interviews
• Ran administrative tasks related to recruitment requests
• Delivered candidate feedback

• Initiated contact with potential qualified candidates for specific job openings
• Reviewed applications and created shortlists of candidates
• Screened applicants to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements, as well as provided applicants with information about the organization and the position
• Coordinated additional interviews with hiring leaders in the organization
• Performed reference checks on applicants
• Coordinated communications with applicants
• Assisted with general Talent Management and HR administrative needs and requests

• Posted job ads on general career websites, university and college career websites, and internship websites
• Developed relationships with universities and colleges with intern programs
• Replied to applicant's emails, screened replies, and scheduled interviews for senior HR staff

• Networked with professors and student organizations to secure up to five TFA presentations and meetings per week throughout the year, exceeding the fall semester goal achieving 133%
• Utilized Salesforce to enter campaign data and submit reports of completed tasks and results
• Partnered with campus recruiting manager to develop and execute a strategic plan to build awareness for educational inequity on campus and inspire top students to apply for the TFA corps