Melissa Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Supports the day-to-day administration of all human resources matters, including inquiries, benefits elections, transactions, recruiting, on/off boarding and employee programs. • Oversees the recruiting process: meetings with hiring managers, job description updates, posting positions and scheduling and conducting phone interviews • Screens and refers qualified applicants to hiring manager for interviewing • Manages and performs the prescreening process for all candidates (Background Checks and Drug Screenings)• Completes the off-boarding process of data entry, final paperwork and Cobra • Responsible for Form I-9 compliance• Provides internal and external customer service by providing timely, accurate information in response to HR-related inquiries and/or requests • Prepares offers of employment and approved relocation agreements for successful candidates • Administers new hire orientation; prepares new hire packets, gifts, desk set-up and obtains all legal documents within timelines • Conducts benefit orientations for new hires, processes benefits enrollments/changes • Maintains online database with current job openings • Process verification of employment requests • Creates, maintains, and archives all personnel files (new hires, termination, etc.) within regulatory compliance

Pearland, Texas, United States

• Work within a 6-person team to staff up to 230+ private duty homecare patients• Daily sourcing of candidates via job boards, referrals, and ad response• Pre-screen 20+ candidates daily via phone and email correspondence• Manage hiring process, including recruitment, interview, and assessment of qualifications/credentials• Responsible for initiating background checks and administering drug screens• Ensure the completion and accuracy of all pre-employment processes and forms according to policy • Perform Verification of Employment, post-interview, on potential hires• Conduct tri-weekly New Hire Orientation sessions to complete the onboarding process• Track results of recruiting efforts, formulating plans to improve applicant members and qualifications

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

• Researched, created, and conducted Hootsuite training for CEO and executive staff; presented via Zoom• Consolidated current employee positions and their corresponding job descriptions; researched and added KSAs to all descriptions• Assisted with evaluating, refining, and implementing a new marketing plan for the continued growth of H43• Aided the Chief Association Executive in the success of a mass-data conversion involving over 1,000 individuals, families, companies, and donors; performed data editing at a microscopic level

Alvin, Tx

Supported an organization of 5,500+ students (per fiscal year), alumni, and constituents to identify and explore career ideas, plans, and goals; included an international, veteran, traditional and non-traditional population.• Accomplished a 29% increase in departmental attendance, engagement, and retention within first • Oversaw the recruiting, hiring, and termination processes of on-campus student employment; 80+ individuals employed, per fiscal year• Conducted over 200+ informational workshops and training sessions to 60+ technical and non-technical programs; conceptualized and executed 4 to 5 Career Week activities; and hosted 2-5 daily appointments• Processed and securely managed student employee New Hire paperwork including I9's (both domestic and foreign nationals)• Spearheaded Career and Resource Fairs; attended by up to 40 employers and over 400 attendees• Coordinated speaking events, hiring events, and demonstrations with employers / industry professionals• Designed and developed resourceful training materials, workshop handouts, and webpage content • Conceptualized, planned, and executed Q&A Lunch and Learn with industry-leading hiring managers

Performed complex individualized tasks in the operation of registration, financial assistance, clerical support, and records maintenance for 200+ certificate, non-degree, and human-interest courses and programs.• Administered above par customer service to current students, prospective students, business and industry cohorts and in-house customers • Department liaison and SME when collaborating on projects with Information Technology Department, Business Office, Admissions, Financial Aid, Records, and program-specific areas of the institution • In-house educator for computer management software; trained 30+ employees and instructed on software updates• Pioneered and collaborated with Information Technology Department (Programmer) to create, test, and implement online registration process for department; trained 100+ colleagues and upper management

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Human Resource Development, Gpa: 3.6

Activities and Societies: Student Society of Human Resource Development (SSHRD)Minor: Leadership Technology and Innovation Management.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, General Studies