CARA GRACE P. AGPALO
International Recruiter | Project Manager | Virtual Assistant
FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE
RECRUITER AND PROJECT MANAGER
Current
FII Institute
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CONTACT--
Quezon City, Philippines
Linkedin | Upwork
SKILLS
Full-cycle recruiting
Human Resource
Process Development
Digital Marketing
Project Management
Administrative Tasks
Audio Narration Customer Support
Video Editing
Audio Editing
Coaching
Research
Ensure job posts are published on different job portals as per the approved
format
Coordinate with different recruiters to enter data into the ATS.
Keep track of Recruiters activities and submit a daily summary report on all
activities
Hire more Recruiters thru Upwork as needed to ensure timely deliverables
Enter data of old candidates into Workable to keep the system updated.
Daily meeting with the HR Director to discuss progress, issues, and actions
Manage the rest of the freelancers to ensure productivity and timely
deliverables
Onboard new hires and end freelancers' contracts
Other project management tasks
PROJECT MANAGER | VA
Source It!
2021,-
Daily/weekly meetings with the client to touch base on priorities and to do's
Managed timelines as well as daily deliverables
Worked closely with team members to accomplish large and small tasks
Delegated tasks and set deadlines for team members
Conducted meetings with team members to resolve issues
Provided general administrative support.
Recruited and onboarded new hires
Managed payroll
Tested systems to ensure everything was working properly
Set up content in Kajabi as well as shopping cart
Setup Email Automation
Created cashflow statement
other ad-hoc tasks such as transcription, audits, etc
US RECRUITER
2016 - 2017
Standesk
CLIENT FEEDBACK
Stellar Recruiter for a Marketing Agency
5.00 Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 29, 2017
"Cara did an outstanding work for us.
Very responsive and professional. Loved
working with her."
Recruiter / Hiring Manager Needed
5.00 May 2, 2017 - May 30, 2017
"Cara was awesome. It was a real pleasure
and look forward to working with her again
in the future."
Recruiter and Project Manager
5.00 Mar 16, 2016 - Feb 16, 2017
"Cara did an amazing job. Will definitely hire
her again!"
Sourced candidates through LinkedIn, Upwork, Indeed and other
appropriate channels
Screened resumes to check skills and relevant experience
Communicated with all successful and unsuccessful candidates in a timely
manner
Conducted interviews to determine the job fit and culture fit of applicants
Endorsed shortlisted candidates to Operations for final interview
Tracked applicant movements until successful candidates reached
Operations
PROJECT TEAM LEAD (PART TIME)
My Team Philippines
Responsible for creating training clips for team members
Monitored everyone’s working logs
Promoted business through emails and Facebook marketing
Handled payroll and invoices
Scheduled team huddles to relay company updates
Sent proposals to prospective clients for potential partnership
Other administrative tasks
2014 - 2015
EDUCATION
ST. JAMES COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2012)
Best in Thesis Award
1.68 GWA
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English
Filipino
Hiliigaynon
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Asana
Greenhouse.io | ATS
Google Drive
Google Docs
Spreadsheet | Excel
Zoom | Skype | Hangouts
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST
2014 - 2016
Thumbtack Inc.
Worked closely with Thumbtack team managers to understand business and
role requirements
Sourced candidates through LinkedIn, Upwork, and other appropriate channels
Screened candidates for job skills and cultural fit
Matched candidates to the most appropriate role in customer operations
Communicated with all successful and unsuccessful candidates in a timely
manner
Worked with operations to achieve quarterly goals
Conducted interviews to determine the job fit and culture fit of applicants
Profiled candidates to different teams
Administered exams to applicants
Endorsed shortlisted candidates to Operations
Tracked applicant movements until successful candidates reached Ops
PROJECT MANAGER | VA
2013 - 2014
Ourdesk
Responsible for recruiting team members
Monitored agents on a daily basis
Client management
Database creation
Lead generation
Answer inbound calls
Transcription of voicemails
Calendaring
Other administrative tasks
GoToWebinar
Clickfunnels
VA, TRAINING AND RECRUITING GIGS
2013 - 2017
Bluehost
Filmora | Shotcut | Capcut
Canva
Active Campaign
Shopping Cart / Kartra
Webinarjam
Slack | Discord | TG
Kajabi
Teamviewer
Audacity
Loom
Crypto Platforms
Wordpress
TALENTS, HOBBIES &
INTERESTS
Dancing, Singing, Sketching, Calligraphy,
Playing instruments, Volleyball, Muay
Thai, Homeschooling, Crypto trading,
NFTs
OFFLINE WORK EXPERIENCE
RECRUITMENT SUPERVISOR
2012 - 2013
Pierre and Paiul Solutions
Lead the creation of recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position
Conducted interviews and company introduction
Processed and reviewed employment application to evaluate qualifications
and eligibility of candidates
Provided feedback and coached applicants for AFI’s
Profiled candidates based on their qualifications
Monitored team stats on a daily and weekly basis
Coached team on AFI’s
Created job description and advertisement
Efficiently filled open positions
Developed a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need
Recommended new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting
Built networks to find qualified candidates
Utilized appropriate channels to attract top talents
Client Management
Attended meetings and calibration with business partners on a regular basis
Responsible for maintaining a smooth relationship with the clients
BPO-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Customer Support and Sales Roles
2005 - 2012