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• Recommends, designs, develops, plans, organizes, and implements innovative HR related learning and development programs that support the full employment lifecycle, including onboarding, career development, wellness.
• Assesses needs, analyzes gaps, researches best practices, and partners with employees, managers and HR colleagues to identify, develop and implement successful and innovative learning and development programs.
• Continually monitors and evaluates effectiveness of programs and makes needed adjustments.
• Maintains expertise and knowledge of best practices in online and in-person educational trends, changes. developments, and service strategies. Recommends new approaches, modifications or changes that will improve.
• Researches and arranges training from outside companies based on necessity.
• Handles the creation, set-up, and administration of the trainings in the HR system or other learning platforms.

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

• Accountable for independently developing, coordinating, and teaching up to seven comprehensive classes per day.
• Established, reviewed, and updated tailored study plans for students of all levels throughout their progression in the course.
• Researched, sourced, and supplied effective study materials to students which led to exceeding thesales goal by 118%.
• Spearheaded the implementation of innovative school-wide initiatives aimed at improving courses in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Improved student engagement by tailoring courses to individual student interests and growth opportunities.

• Demonstrated expertise in performing in-depth analysis regarding the store’s financial, team, and operational performance, realizing a 20% improvement in customer satisfaction ratings.
• Originated and executed effective strategies for enforcing personnel policies and supporting professional development for the team.
• Delivered accurate forecasts concerning store requirements and coordinated shifts for 50 team members on a biweekly basis.
• Established onboarding and training schedules for employees such as register training, salesfloor training, and company policies training.
• Administered all phases of the hiring and recruiting process for the store, including external recruiting at job fairs.
• Communicated with potential job candidates, contacted candidate references, and verified education listings.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Delineated, delegated, and tracked daily tasks for teams of up to 12 employees and ensured tasks were completed within the set timeline.
• Reviewed and evaluated staff performance on a regular basis and provided written and oral feedbackon areas in need of improvement.
• Optimized the appearance of Intimates, Active, and Infant departments through effective merchandising techniques.
• Orchestrated all aspects of the large-scale transition of departments which resulted in a 32% increase in sales across all three departments.
• Collaborated with coworkers to create higher level standards throughout the entire Softlines department.

Bloomington, Indiana

• Responded promptly to inquiries via phone, email, and in person in regard to office processes and services.
• Organized student networking events, director talk backs, and professor lectures.
• Implemented promotional campaigns for events and services by creating and distributing a weeklynewsletter and updating the center’s website.
• Systematized and maintained the office filing system, ensuring documents were easily located and retrievable.

Communication And Culture, Communication And Media Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, East Asian Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, East Asian Studies