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SAARUNIYA KANDASAMY

Montreal

Summary

Dedicated Human Resource Assistant skilled in supporting employees and managers with diverse HR needs. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, clients and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.


Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resource Assistant (CR-05)

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
01.2023 - Current
  • Multi-task actions for three human resource advisors
  • Create candidate files in OneNote
  • Request priority clearance for candidates
  • Create and send letters of offers
  • Create and draft posters for hiring processes
  • Update and maintain employee records
  • Process documentation for employee actions such as new hires, acting, etc
  • Respond to candidate inquiries regarding hiring processes
  • Create and complete personnel action forms for hires and title changes
  • Screen applications for processes

E-Care Technical Advisor

Shaw Communications
12.2016 - Current
  • Deal with technical calls and chats in a highly professional manner.
  • Deliver exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Maintain excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Increase customer satisfaction by resolving their technical issues.
  • Offer friendly and efficient service to all customers while handling challenging situations with ease.
  • Inform customer about benefits of promotions.

Event Coordinator & Event Decorator

Niya Events
07.2017 - 06.2023
  • Supervised onsite team including caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team.
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning, including contract signing, fee collection and event booking.
  • Fulfilled contractual obligations, including communications, vendor coordination, schedule creation, budget administration and rehearsal and day of event coordination.
  • Accurately calculated and processed expenses during and after events.
  • Worked closely with couples to meet wedding goals, maintain deadlines and resolve complaints or service issues.
  • Coordinated schedules and timelines for all events.
  • Coordinated florists, photographers, videographers and ceremony participants during ceremony and events.
  • Selected and ordered décor and event materials

HR Program Coordinator (ODP)

Department of National Defence
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Build relationships and network with colleges and universities
  • Identify on-campus recruitment events and other brand-building events
  • Review and renew college and university partnerships
  • Promote and pitch ODP program to schools
  • Designed ODP program implementation and maintenance plans.
  • Pitched and built new recruiting strategies to boost program awareness to universities and colleges.
  • Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development.
  • Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program recruiting operations through employer branding.
  • Developed posters and flyers to increase public awareness of the ODP program and the Alumni program to engage with graduates, students, and alumni workers.
  • Maintained consistent communication between students, colleges and universities

Human Resources Assistant - Student

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
09.2021 - 04.2022

Assistant Project Lead for PILOT PROJECT: Employment of Individuals with Disabilities through Non-Profit Organizations (CIRNAC/ISC)

  • Created project management schedule for new pilot project
  • Answered and directed outbound and inbound phone calls with non-profit organizations
  • Gathered information on hiring and selection process of persons with disabilities
  • Worked closely with local organizations to potentially onboard persons with disabilities within federal government
  • Created presentations for higher board members to present project
  • Created guide, Q&A and tip sheet for hiring managers
  • Improved productivity initiatives while coordinating meetings
  • Tracked various statistics and kept detailed records to support human resources department.
  • Supported efforts to optimize employee engagement, diversity and inclusion to enhance performance management and retention.

Other:

  • Improved productivity initiatives while coordinating potential new hire processes
  • Created and updated tracking spreadsheets using MIRO.


Brand Ambassador

SOS Tutoring
04.2021 - 02.2022
  • Increased brand awareness through event marketing, demonstrations, sales and brand promotion.
  • Communicated service value, quality and style to educate and entice students while providing a unique discount code.
  • Used social media platforms to create communications.
  • Provided customer service using extensive knowledge of tutoring services.

Co-Designer Intern

Concordia University
04.2021 - 08.2021
  • Created communication templates: host organization recruitment, on-boarding, and follow-up.
  • Designed and developed a welcome package for host organizations (FAQs, supervisor responsibilities, benefits of hiring student interns).
  • Designed and developed support resources (create student work-plans).
  • Developed recruitment materials to sensitize supervisors to the student experience and to help find the right kind of student supervisors.
  • Revised the current internship agreement template to include clear expectations for the supervision and mentoring of student interns.

Customer Service Agent

Aldo Group
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • Recommended products to customers and suggested other options if preferred product was unavailable.
  • Responded proactively and positively to rapid change.
  • Educated customers on promotions to enhance sales.
  • Conferred with customers about concerns with products or services to resolve problems and drive sales.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management

Concordia University
Montreal, QC
08.2023

Skills

  • Fluency in English, French and Tamil
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Proactive Team Player
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Time-Management Abilities
  • Customer Service and Assistance
  • Administrative Support
  • Understanding of HR Policies

Volunteer Experience

Mentor - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

Springdale Elementary School, Montreal (2018 - 2019)

  • Demonstrate leadership, empathy, excellent communication and listening skills
  • Provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modeling
  • Plan activities and create a safe space for communication
  • Report back to leader of any important or life threatening information the child provides


Timeline

Human Resource Assistant (CR-05)

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
01.2023 - Current

HR Program Coordinator (ODP)

Department of National Defence
05.2022 - 12.2022

Human Resources Assistant - Student

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
09.2021 - 04.2022

Brand Ambassador

SOS Tutoring
04.2021 - 02.2022

Co-Designer Intern

Concordia University
04.2021 - 08.2021

Event Coordinator & Event Decorator

Niya Events
07.2017 - 06.2023

E-Care Technical Advisor

Shaw Communications
12.2016 - Current

Customer Service Agent

Aldo Group
08.2016 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management

Concordia University
SAARUNIYA KANDASAMY