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Rocklin, CA, US

Rocklin, California, United States

• Provide recruitment and selection support by posting jobs, screening applications, administering exams, and corresponding with candidates
• Coordinate pre-employment process by conducting reference checks, drafting offer letters, scheduling medical exams, and mailing paperwork
• Onboard new employees by conducting onboarding meetings, processing I-9s and other documents, and entering employee data into HRIS
• Process new hire benefit enrollments and benefit changes due to open enrollment, qualifying events, promotions, etc.
• Administer leaves of absence: explain applicable leave process, pay, and benefits to employees; determine eligibility for protected leave; review certifications; send notices

Sacramento, California, United States

• Entered personnel actions into the Senate payroll system to ensure accuracy of bimonthly payroll
• Onboarded new employees by answering questions, providing orientation information, and ensuring completion of required paperwork
• Administered Senate benefits, processing new enrollments and benefit changes
• Maintained employee personnel files
• Assisted with other day-to-day HR functions and duties, including completing employment verifications (VOEs) and performing labor statistics reporting

Roseville, California, United States

• Administered, tracked, and reported leaves of absence, including medical disability, FMLA/CFRA, PDL, USERRA, and personal leaves
• Administered Short-Term Disability Plans, California Voluntary Plans, and leave pay, ensuring accurate and timely payments
• Engaged in responsive and clear email and phone communication with clients and employees while explaining leave laws, policies, and procedures
• Managed appropriate documentation and generated related correspondence as required for leaves and claims
• Updated and maintained employee statuses in leave management system

Westmont, IL

• Prepared and placed purchase orders with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborated with print vendors to process proofs, address manufacturing issues, and ensure that products arrived on time
• Reviewed vendor invoices for correct pricing and resolved any discrepancies to ensure accurate accounting
• Input product publication data into company database
• Supported the development of systems and procedures to improve the efficiency of Production workflows
• Assisted with the testing and implementation of new/upgraded software technologies and systems

Westmont, IL

• Collaborated with editors and authors to obtain endorsements of forthcoming publications
• Prepared correspondence to notify authors of changes to the print status of their books
• Ensured timely processing of honorariums for manuscript reviewers by routing check requests and mailing payments
• Maintained filing systems for books and documents
• Performed general clerical work related to assigned duties (making copies, distributing mail, sending packages, etc.)

Lombard, IL

• Guided daily activities of the three-person Workflow team to guarantee timely and accurate turnaround of edited reports
• Edited surveillance reports
• Reviewed surveillance footage and condensed video data into highlight reels to make investigation results easily accessible to clients
• Entered client and case information into customer relationship management (CRM) database
• Sent physical and electronic shipments of reports, invoices, and DVDs to clients

Lombard, IL

• Edited surveillance reports
• Reviewed surveillance footage and condensed video data into highlight reels to make investigation results easily accessible to clients
• Annotated images and videos; performed data labeling and processing
• Updated physical storage system for over 3,000 surveillance DVDs and created a detailed Excel log for ease in future access of information

Sacramento, CA

• Supported caseworkers by completing government-required paperwork on behalf of refugee clients
• Aided World Relief staff members by completing phone reference checks on potential volunteers
• Supplied excellent customer service as office receptionist by welcoming visitors and answering phone calls

Wheaton, IL

• Collaborated with students to determine how best to focus each consultation
• Communicated areas of perceived strength and weakness in each student’s writing and suggested strategies for improvement
• Answered student questions about writing strategies, organization, and grammar