1. PAM POLITO
pam.polito@outlook.com • (503) 750-8367
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE AND SKILLS
Strategic Planning –Experience in strategic HR/Recruitmentplanning and strategy developmentin alignment
with Human Resourcesvision and goals
Regulatory Knowledge– Strong working knowledgeof Federal/Oregon employmentlaw,EEO,ADA,veterans
preferenceand othergovernmentalregulations;laborrelationsand negotiations
ProgramManagement – Extensivebackground in all aspectsof the full-cycle recruiting process, communication
with managers,applicantsand screening committeemembers,creation and conducting of new employee
orientations/onboarding,implementation and administrationof applicanttracking systems
EmploymentLaw
HRIS
ApplicantTracking Systems
LaborRelations/Contract
Interpretation
Write Recruiting
Policies/Procedures
Website Updates/HTML
Write/Place Advertising
Salary Placements
Offers/Salary Negotiations
OfferLetters
New EmployeeOrientations
Scheduling
Leadership
ProjectManagement
EmployeeTraining
AssessStaffing Needs
Technical Skills/MicrosoftOffice
ExpertLevel
Staffing/Networking
Research Skills
Policy Development
EventPlanning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR July 2014 to May 2015
MHCC is thethird-largestcommunity collegein Oregon and oneof thelargestemployers in East County - providing foreducational and
community programs.My positionsthereincluded:
ExecutiveAssistant7/2014-4/2015
Performedadministrative supportof a highlycomplex andresponsible nature tothe Vice Presidentof Instructionand
Student Development including:
Interface with high-level internal and external contacts requiring considerable discretion and initiative, including
independently answering inquiries and correspondence.
Track and record time for all department members
Supervise part-time employees in the part-time faculty office
Work independently and in a team environment to support the vision, mission and goals of the College.
Assist with collective bargaining and labor negotiation proceedings.
Handle highly sensitive and/or confidential matters
Achievements:
Automatedseveral record-keepingprocessestoaidingreaterreportingefficiencies
Re-routedphone systemtomake itmore callerfriendly
RecruitmentSpecialist1/2006-7/2014
Under limited supervision, provided full-cycle recruitment as the sole recruiter, including managing the entire
process from requisition through new employee orientation. Duties involved:
Developing and executing recruitment plans
Creating position descriptions, postings, updating job announcements and writing/placing job
advertisements
2. PAM POLITO pam.polito@outlook.com• (503) 750-8367
Administering applicant tracking system including managing content and providing training for all users
Workingcollaborativelywithmanagersandadministratorstoensure theirpositionswerefilledinatimelymanner
and providing guidance to them on a variety of issues; primary point of contact for entire recruiting process
Assistinghiringmanagerswithcommittee selectionandprovidingleadershipthroughoutthe selection,interview
and hiring process; trained them to use behavioral interviewing techniques
Ensuring all aspects of the process were in accordance with state, federal and local laws governing human
resources (EEO, ADA, Veterans Preference); interpreting HR policies and laws
Calculating salary placements and negotiating with potential new hires
Developing and presenting trainings on a variety of human resources-related topics
Sourcing via social media, job fairs, diversity, military and sourcing tools
Handlingsensitive and/orconfidential mattersandinterfacingatall levelswithinternalandexternal stakeholders
Tracking demographic information to ensure compliance with the college's diversity mandate
Served as a member of the management team during contract negotiations
Providing general information to staff and community on Human Resources services, such as employment,
attendance, benefits and tuition waivers
Achievements:
Createdprocedural documentstouse intrainingmanagersandscreeningcommitteesandtoassistthem
throughthe selectionandhiringprocess
Created,implementedandpresentedanew employee orientationprogramforall employee groupsat
MHCC.
Producedanddistributedtipsforinternal applicantstohelpthemdotheirbestinthe college'sapplication
and interviewprocess.
HumanResourcesAdministrativeAssistant7/2004-1/2006
Responsibilities included performing a variety of advanced and complex, high-level administrative human resources
duties and activities while regularly exercising decisiveness, judgment and discretion including:
Providing support to the director including composing, editing and preparationof correspondence, projects and
reports/ recommendations, compiling and analyzing data
Implementing and administering the applicant tracking system
Providing back up to recruiter in all aspects of that position
Administratorforweb-based360leadershipperformanceassessmentprogram(implement,develop,maintainand
manage this system)
Providing support during contract negotiations for two of the college's three unions
Maintaining a large volume of confidential information
Performing advanced application of software programs of word processing, spread sheets, HRIS database and
online requisition and application software.
Helping to maintain department website
Providingbackup for the frontdeskreceptionist - answera wide varietyof questionsandprovide informationto
staff, faculty, students, applicants and general public
Achievements
Unsung HeroAward - awardedbystudentstosupportstaff theyobserve goingabove andbeyondthe call of
dutyto supportstudentsandemployees.
Spearheadedtwosuccessful state-wide diversityconferences
Part of implementationteamandadministratorforcollege’sfirstapplicanttrackingsystem
3. PAM POLITO pam.polito@outlook.com• (503) 750-8367
Quality Methods International, Portland, OR July 2003 to Jun 2004
QMIwasa training and implementation company,specializing in expertknowledgeand know-how on workplace
visualityand lean manufacturing.
OfficeManager
Highlyefficientskillsusedtoworkinaverybusysmall businesstorunall aspectsof the businesswhileownertraveled
most of the time, including:
Providing excellent customer service
Knowledgeable in all the areas of the business to answer customers questions
Bookkeeping, processing payroll and making payroll tax deposits
Arranging all travel and lodging for domestic and international travel for the organization
Shipping all company products
Managing accounting process
Organizing and setting up conferences
Hiring and supervising all part-time staff
Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, WA April 2001 to June 2003
This is the U.S.research and development(R&D) subsidiary forSharp Corporation of Japan. Forover100 years,Sharp
hascreated productsand technologiesthathavetouched thelivesof people acrosstheworld.
HumanResourcesAssistant
Responsibilitiesincludedperformingavarietyof advancedandcomplex administrative dutiesandactivitiesinsupport
of the Directorof Human ResourcesandHR Team under minimal supervisionwhile regularlyexercisingdecisiveness,
judgment and discretion.
Actedasliaisonbetweenemployeesrequiringimmigrationsupportandthe immigrationattorney.Included writing
and providing training to non-US employees and their managers; managing all cases in progress.
Produced accurate budget forecasting, tracking and reconciliation to Director of Finance with regard to legal
matters for six departments plus Human Resources.
Utilized all aspects of MS Office Professional to draft and compose correspondence,create training programs,
financial documents, etc.
Prepared monthly reports for company executives including: org chart updates, headcount, recruiting log, job
openings and closings. Also responsible to post this information to the company website.
Posted job openings, scheduled interviews and candidate travel, arranged area tours.
Set-up and maintained all HR files in compliance with legal regulations.
Achievements:
Wrote and conductedtrainingforcandidatesseekingH1-Bvisasor goingthroughthe greencard process,
whichwaswell receivedtothe pointthe company’slegal counsel alsoutilizedthistrainingfortheirother
clients.
Createda systemtotrack immigrationprocessestoensure deadlineswere metandemployeeswouldalways
knowwhere theywere atinthe process.
EDUCATION
Master's Degree – Teaching/Education, George Fox University
Bachelor's Degree - BS in History, University of Wisconsin