Karina Braojos

HR Professional @ Wal Mart

Location
buenos aires, argentina
Work Category
Human Resources
Interests
Business partnerships, Job opportunities, References, Ways to stay in touch
Currently working on...
I started working at Wal Mart Argentina.

About Me

I’m a bilingual (Spanish-English) Human Resources professional with more than 9 years of experience in the human resources field getting successful results in multicultural companies.
Some of my specialties are: human resources generalist support, recruitment, personnel administration, training, compensation and benefits, job descriptions, performance evaluations, employee surveys, internal communications.

Work Experience

  • Dec 2009 - present
    buenos aires, argentina
    HR
    Wal-Mart
  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2009
    buenos aires, argentina
    HR Consultant
    Consulting Services
    •Providing companies with the following services: human resources policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, job descriptions, performance evaluation and review, career development, training, coaching and internal communications
  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008
    buenos aires, argentina
    Recruiting Manager
    Teleperformance Argentina
    •Responsible for the day to day Recruiting operation.
    •Report major performance metrics to the HR Director and Operation Managers.
    •Supervise the recruiting team and controls the fullfilment of the recruiting procedures in order to ensure the quantity and quality of applicants assigned to each program.
    •Explore and develop new recruiting sources when necessary according to a specific advertising budget.
  • May 2005 - Feb 2008
    denver, CO (US)
    HR Generalist
    First Revenue Assurance, Vertex Outsourcing
    •Supported the development, implementation and administration of human resources programs, policies and procedures.
    •Coached managers in resolution of employee relations issues.
    •Managed the recruitment process: tests, interviews and administrative processes for the corporate office and offices in Texas, New Mexico and Indiana.
    •Conducted new employee orientations and benefits enrollment meetings.
    •Provided pro-active planning and day to day solutions, expert counsel and accurate and timely human resources information to clients, employees and managers.
    •Prepared human resources and statistical reports for offices in India, UK and Canada.
  • Dec 2002 - Apr 2005
    denver, CO (US)
    HR Specialist
    Re/Max Elite, Inc.
    •Participated in the recruitment process including discussing staff needs with line managers, screening applicants and interviewing.
    •Assisted in the development and implementation of human resources policies communicating through meetings or the policy handbook.
    •Administrated programs covering several areas including recruiting, training, employee relations, compensation and employment.
    •Prepared materials, made presentations and conducted training sessions regarding new or revised human resources administrative processes.
    •Provided functional training, advice and guidance to the human resources staff.
  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2002
    denver, CO (US)
    HR Representative
    Re/Max 100, Inc.
    •Coordinated all human resources processes (promotions, performance management, hire/exit compensation and salary administration).
    •Assisted in development, implementation and management of company benefit programs in coordination with company goals.
    •Researched and reported human resources metrics (attrition, retention, trend analysis thorough headcount and exit data).
    •Managed employee set up and headcount deployment (job codes, personnel mapping and alignment).
    •Assisted with technical questions in on-going performance feedback processes.
  • Feb 2002 - Jun 2002
    denver, CO (US)
    HR Coordinator
    Coldwell Banker
    •Recommended, developed and maintained human resources data bases, compiled data and prepared narrative and statistical correspondence reports and presentations.
    •Processed new hire, termination, and employee change of status paperwork.
    •Assisted management in defining hiring needs, job candidate screening and coordinating the interview process.
    •Counseled employees and management to resolve work issues.
    •Communicated company policy to all levels of employees.
  • Nov 2000 - Nov 2001
    buenos aires, argentina
    HR Manager
    Perfiles on line.com
    •Recruited new employees for one year with more than 80% of effectiveness.
    •Developed and initiated creative resources to attract qualified individuals.
    •Conducted skills testing and background investigations.
    •Led human resources seminars and wrote human resources notes for newspapers.
    •Applied knowledge of job analysis, job descriptions and position grading to determine relative worth of jobs and translate into monetary value.
    •Designed and placed employment ads in newspapers, trade magazines, Internet and on the company’s website.

Education

  • 2001 - 2001
    Master's - Business Communication
    FLACSO
  • 1992 - 1998
    Bachelor's - Human Resources and Public Relations
    Moron University