Generalist Position in Human Resources

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David Smith
123 Seacliff Way
San Francisco, CA 12345
123-555-1234
david.smith@bamboo.com

JOB OBJECTIVE
A generalist position in Human Resources

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Four years’ experience performing Human Resources duties: administration, supervision, employee service, employee counseling, training, budgets.

* Resourceful and detail-oriented; skilled problem-solver and multi-tasker.

* Effectively balance employee needs with company policy.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
At Corporate Mobility Services, Inc.

ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT

* Collaborated with human resources managers, recruiters and hiring managers to generate offer letters and individual employee benefits packages.

* Created and oversaw relocation programs for corporate clients such as Crimson Computer and Argyle Hotels.
- Planned and developed budgets.
- Designed policies tailored to client needs.
- Audited and tracked expenses, added tax gross-up and oversaw reimbursement.

* Coordinated relocation benefits for transferring or newly hired employees, including:
- Budget planning
- Home marketing
- Home sale buyout
- Travel coordination
- Temporary housing
- Permanent housing
- Household goods shipment
- Tax assistance
- Expense reimbursement

* Facilitated a monthly Round Table to identify and resolve department problems.

* Provided extensive on-the-job training and attentive supervision to a troubled employee, which resulted in the employee’s success as an empowered and accountable team member.

* Member of the National Reward and Recognition Team, which implemented monthly recognition of employee excellence.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

* Ensured that relocating employees — from entry-level staff to high-level executives — could function productively in their new positions by assuring that their immediate relocation needs were satisfied.
- Counseled employees on maximizing their relocation benefits and budget.
- Managed individual relocation packages according to company policy.

* Guaranteed that employees received their expense reimbursements in an accurate and timely manner through expense tracking and tax assistance.

* Received 100% satisfaction rating by relocating employees.

WORK HISTORY

2000-present, Corporate Mobility Services, Inc.
Relocation Specialist (2002-present), Walnut Creek, CA
Associate Relocation Specialist (2000-2001), Danbury, CT

1993-2000, Connecticut Telecommunications, Richfield, CT
Client Relations Representative

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration with emphasis on Human Resources, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and University of Maastricht, Netherlands

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Yale University, New Haven, CT

COMMUNITY SERVICE

ESL Tutor, Literacy Volunteers of America, New Haven, CT
* Identified individualized and group training needs for adults for whom English was a second language.

Mentor, New Haven School System, New Haven, CT
* Provided guidance for a young person facing learning and family challenges.

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