Tameerah Hodges
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Skilled Human Resources Specialist with background in managing comprehensive HR tasks, including recruitment and employee relations. Possess strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to effectively address and improve workplace dynamics. Implemented innovative staff development programs that significantly enhanced team performance and productivity. Adapt at navigating complex HR software systems to streamline administrative processes.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Generalist and Disability Rights Coordinator
NYC Office of the Public Advocate
New York, NY
04.2024 - Current
- Creates and maintains accurate and up-to-date digital and electronic human resources files, records, and documentation
- Creates and amends HR documents, including employment contracts
- Creates, updates, and introduced new office policies (Childcare policy, Recruitment Policy, Onboarding Policy: 90 Day Workplan, New Hire Work Syllabus, New Hire Quick Guide)
- Handles all Employee Benefit Enrollments (NYCERS (pension), Management Benefit fund (Management), Organization of Staff Analyst (Non-Managers), Health Benefits, FSA, DCP, etc.)
- Works closely with the Office Assistant to ensure that digital/electronic files are also converted to hardcopy versions for retention in physical personnel and benefits files
- Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records
- Supports EEO Officer (attends EEO meetings/trainings, assist with reasonable accommodations, etc.)
- Serves as the sole Human Resources point of contact
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Prepares training and staff informational sessions (ie health benefits, open enrollment, NYCERS, Deferred Compensation Plans, etc.)
- Liaise between employees, managers, and the executive team
- Creates and advises on workplace policies around employee issues and needs
- Helped with the creation of the Office of the Public Advocate Employee Handbook
- Resolves issues between employees and management
- Communicates HR policies
- Coordinates Staff Appreciation event
- Works with NYC WorkWell to create healthy initiatives and events for employee participation
- Provides counseling services to employees
- Identify staffing needs in the office
- Collaborates with hiring managers to develop strategies that meet department needs
- Works with hiring manager to create, revise, and/or update vacancy job descriptions and interview metrics
- Advertise vacancies on office websites, social media pages (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), NYC Jobs Newsletter and job boards (Indeed)
- Participates in job fairs, and hiring events
- Screen all incoming resumes (management and non-management)
- Provide the hiring committee with a qualified list of candidates (Management positions)
- Work with hiring committee to schedule virtual first round interviews (Management positions)
- Schedule and conduct first round virtual interviews (non-management positions)
- Utilize interview metrics to identify top candidates, and recommend candidates to the hiring managers
- Coordinates and schedules all in person second round interviews with department hiring managers
- Responsible for all written and verbal offers
- Point of contact for all pre-onboarding compensation, and employee benefit inquiries
- Coordinates and schedules new hire onboarding meeting with Human Resources
- Welcomes newly hired employees and execute engagement during the onboarding process
- Meets with new hires to provide and review onboarding documents
- Review 90-day workplan, new hire work syllabus, and one-page new employee quick guide
- Reviews all office policies (time and leave, dress code, etc.) with new hires
- Handles all paperwork including, I-9 verification, Union membership, Pension, etc
- Ensure compliance
- Provide support for new hires in understanding his/her, they/their role in a new position
- Coordinate with Administration and IT, to set-up all log-in credentials, office equipment (cellphone and laptop), desk location, and company swag (shirts, jackets, etc)
- Works directly with hiring managers and new hires to track, provide support, and report successes and issues during the 90-day onboarding process
- Coordinates and assists hiring managers with new hire orientation
P/T Recruiter/Onboarding Specialist
Hudson Guild
New York, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Maintained applicant-tracking system by posting and updating open roles, adding candidates from external sources, etc
- Maintained HRIS BambooHR by updating and entering employee data
- Posted internships and entry-level roles on school job boards
- Selected appropriate resumes and forward them to hiring managers for consideration
- Conducted phone screens for all Hudson Guild vacancies (Executive, Managerial, and Supportive Staff)
- Conducted reference checks for job candidates
- Greeted candidates, prep interview rooms, and collect feedback on candidates
- Followed-up with hiring managers to expedite hiring process
- Ensured the receipt of all necessary documentation/procedures for specific positions, (such as fingerprinting, criminal background checking, receipt of original diplomas/transcripts, professional licenses, health testing, SCR forms, and/or funder approval of candidates) prior to hiring job candidates
- Prepared for and attend job fairs
- Prepared bi-weekly recruitment report
- Responded to requests for hiring status of candidates for employment
- Created recruitment cheat sheets/Guides/interview questions for all Hudson Guild vacancies
- Coordinated monthly meeting with department hiring manager's
- Participated in HR meetings and other department meetings/seminars
- Researched and collected data for various HR initiatives
- Prepared and organized employee personnel files for audits
- Researched employee questions and responds to inquiries timely and as needed
- Participated in community-building activities sponsored by programs and agencies and encouraged participants to support these activities
- Performs other duties as assigned
Recruiter (Salaried/Hourly Team)
The Outreach Team
Brooklyn, NY
05.2022 - 11.2024
- Worked as part of a team of recruiters to hire 7,000+ hourly and salaried staff
- Developed ad strategies to meet hiring needs and managed day to day progress
- Monitored effectiveness of ad content and recruitment funnel rates
- Hosted multiple group interview sessions each day
- Interviewed for professional salaried positions and hourly campaign positions across the country
- Made hiring decisions and worked to onboard new recruits
- Accurately logged hiring decisions and coordinated with Field Directors on the ground to onboard staff
- Worked with Project Managers to understand recruitment needs and deliverables for multiple projects
- Managed moving parts simultaneously
P/T Human Resources Assistant
NYC Office of the Public Advocate
New York, NY
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Creates and maintains accurate and up-to-date digital and electronic human resources files, records, and documentation
- EEO initial contact for all Reasonable Accommodation Requests
- Handles all MBF, NYCERS, OSA Employee Enrollments
- Works closely with the Office Assistant to ensure that digital/electronic files are also converted to hardcopy versions for retention in physical personnel and benefits files
- Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records
- Assists with onboarding of staff, interns and volunteers
- Prepares training and staff informational sessions (ie: health benefits, open enrollment, NYCERS, Deferred Compensation Plans, etc)
- Conducts or assists with new hire orientation
- Recruitment and employee onboarding
- Supports EEO Officer (attends EEO meetings/trainings, assist with reasonable accommodations, etc.)
- Serves as the sole HR point of contact in HR Manager's absence
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education
Sourcing and Recruitment Certification -
AIHR
New York, NY02.2025
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter -
AIRS powered by ADP
New York, NY02.2025
Diversity and Inclusion for HR Certificate -
Cornell University
New York, NY02.2025
Bachelors of Arts -
College of New Rochelle
New York, NYHS Diploma -
John Jay High School
Brooklyn, NYSkills
- Microsoft Office 2020
- Access
- Excel
- MS Word
- Visio
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Ad Hoc Reporting System
- CTS System
- SharePoint
- QuickBooks
- Internet
- LRS
- Google Docs
- Google Meets
- Mind Body Online
- Zoom
- Sling
- DRAKE 2020 tax software
- JazzHR
- Zoho -TOT Recruiter
- BambooHR
- Dialpad
- WorkDay
- Teams
- NYCAPS
- Slack
- Boolean Search
- Diversity and inclusion
- Recruitment
- Record preparation
- Compensation planning
- Employee file management
- Talent management
- Personnel engagement
- Employee surveys
- Interviewing
- ADA compliance
- Labor law compliance
- Team building
- Retention strategies
- Policies implementation
- Performance evaluation
- Report generation
- HRIS systems
- Onboarding processes
- Policy optimization
- Performance management strategies
- Best practices implementation
- Project management
- Performance appraisals
- Compliance control
- Termination procedures
- Exit interviews
- Workforce planning
- HR management
- Off-boarding
- Staff training/development
- HRIS applications proficient
- Personnel recruitment
- Change implementation
- Benefits administration
- Organizational development
- Procedures implementation
- Employee engagement
- Records management
- Grievance handling
- Employee onboarding
- Labor relations
- Employee programs
- Staffing and recruiting professional
- Recruitment strategies
- Employee handbooks
- [Software] HRIS tools
- Employee recruitment
- Policy implementation
- Diversity programs
- HR policies implementation
- Dispute resolution
Programmingandsoftwareskills
- Microsoft Office 2020 (Access, Excel, MS Word, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Ad Hoc Reporting System
- CTS System
- SharePoint
- QuickBooks
- Internet
- LRS
- Google Docs
- Google Meets
- Mind Body Online
- Zoom
- Sling
- DRAKE 2020 tax software
- JazzHR
- Zoho -TOT Recruiter
- BambooHR
- Dialpad
- WorkDay
- Teams
- NYCAPS
- Slack
- Boolean Search
Timeline
Human Resources Generalist and Disability Rights Coordinator
NYC Office of the Public Advocate
04.2024 - Current
P/T Human Resources Assistant
NYC Office of the Public Advocate
10.2023 - 04.2024
P/T Recruiter/Onboarding Specialist
Hudson Guild
05.2023 - Current
Recruiter (Salaried/Hourly Team)
The Outreach Team
05.2022 - 11.2024
Sourcing and Recruitment Certification -
AIHR
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter -
AIRS powered by ADP
Diversity and Inclusion for HR Certificate -
Cornell University
Bachelors of Arts -
College of New Rochelle
HS Diploma -
John Jay High School
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