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Vanessa Portes
Hiring Specialist & HR Strategist
Experienced human resources professional with 19 years extensive knowledge of human
resources principles. Expertise in recruitment/sourcing, onboarding, employee
engagement, employee relations, human resources administrative support, employee
retention, and business growth.
Core Competencies
Management:
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Partnered with all levels of management to recruit and hire key department personnel.
Counseled managers in handling employee relations issues.
Counseled employees on performance to improve quality of service and efficiency.
Coached managers on supervisory skills to increase communications, clarify expectations
and improve job performance.
Performed difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing
disputes, and administering disciplinary procedures.
Supervised staff and created an environment both nurturing and compassionate.
Recruitment:
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Recruited for positions which include supportive, administration, managerial, and
supervisory level.
Educated employees on company benefits, policies, and procedures.
Engaged with staffing agencies, search firms, and college placement offices to fill open
and specialized positions.
Developed the Applicant Tracking System, which provided updates on vacancies,
retention percentage and new hire employee status.
Performed on-site individual and/or group interviews and participated in in-person career
fairs, virtual job events, and exit interviews.
Negotiated and extended offers with a proven track record of closing talent in a highly
competitive marketplace.
Executed new and innovative ways to attract talent.
Conducted New Hire Orientation.
Sourcing through platforms such as, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
Worked effectively to keep retention numbers low by developing a strong relationship
with employees and implementing their suggestions into creating a positive workplace.
Benefits:
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Monitored benefit performance and identified areas where new or improved benefit plans
could improve their quality.
Created and maintained employee merit, perks, and fringe benefits.
Maintained benefits administrative support and recordkeeping.
Conducted New Hire Benefits Orientation and Enrollment training.
Resolved all benefits-related issues, including but not limited to health insurance, leave
of absence, wages, and accruals.
Development:
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Developed and delivered orientation and training programs to managers and employees.
Ensured high engagement level in the company and effectively managed diversity.
Advanced internalization of company core values and increased demonstration of core
competencies utilizing a variety of strategies including communication, training and
reward and recognition.
Formed an employee engagement strategy that improved morale, retained talent, and
business continuity through multiple changes with the executive leadership team.
Empowered Human Resources culture centered on responsiveness, responsibility, and
inclusion.
Worked closely with CEOs, Directors, and Business lawyers to revise policies, employee
handbook, and standard operating procedures codifying current business practices.
Human Resources Information System and Applicant Tracking System Expertise:
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ADP Workforce
Peoplesoft
Paychex
Breezy HR
Paycor
Lever
Zenefits
Jazz HR
Greenhouse
Recruiter Flow
Gusto
Paycor
LinkedIn Recruiter
Skills
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Microsoft Office
Google Business Suite
Conflict Management
Public Speaking
Labor Laws & Relations
Organization
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Team Building
Employee Development
Placement Management
Performance
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Time Management
Professional Experience
JANUARY 2021 – PRESENT
Founder
On the go HR INC., New York, NY
On the go HR, Inc. provides recruitment, sourcing, and hr planning to businesses throughout the
US. Currently, I handle the recruitment process by creating job descriptions, post job ads,
screening resumes, sourcing candidates using paid tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and organically,
conducting interviews via Zoom or Google Meet, and supporting the candidates until a decision is
made. With HR Planning, I work with business owners and train them in improving team
building, management, performance evaluation, and hiring skills. While, also creating customized
processes that will improve their relationship with their team and provide business growth longterm.
Additional Experience
DECEMBER 2021 – PRESENT
Human Resources Specialist (Subcontractor) | Hire My Mom, Spring, TX
JUNE 2021 – PRESENT
Recruiter (Subcontractor) | Real HR Hero, Encino, CA
APRIL 2021 – NOVEMBER 2021
Recruiting Coordinator (Subcontractor) | DUFF HR Professionals, Kennesaw, GA
JANUARY 2021 – JUNE 2021
Recruiter | New Horizon Counseling Center., Far Rockaway, NY
JANUARY 2020 – MARCH 2021
Human Resources Manager (Interim Director) | I’Raise Girls & Boys Intl. Corp., Harlem,
NY
APRIL 2019 – DECEMBER 2019
Recruitment Coordinator | Brookside Home Care., Lynbrook, NY
NOVEMBER 2018 – MARCH 2019
Human Resources Manager (Temporary) | New York Junior Tennis League., Woodside, NY
SEMPTEMBER 2018 – NOVEMBER 2018
Onboarding Specialist (Temporary) | New York City Health and Hospitals, Elmhurst, NY
JANUARY 2014 – AUGUST 2018
Human Resources Generalist | Innovative Resources for Independence, Queens Village,
NY
JANUARY 2013 – JANUARY 2014
Human Resources Administrator | Kolot Chayeinu, Brooklyn, NY
OCTOBER 2008 – JUNE 2010
Human Resources Assistant | Dodge YMCA, Brooklyn, NY
Education
JUNE 2012
B.S. IN HUMAN SERVICES | BORICUA COLLEGE, BROOKLYN, NY
Membership
JANUARY 2021
SHRM MEMBER | SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
