Free human resources resume example

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HR generalist. 38 hires in 2025, time-to-offer 41 → 29 days, Workday I-9 errors 12% → 2%.

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Patrice Holloway

HR Generalist

Charlotte, NC · patrice.holloway@email.com

Summary

HR generalist. 38 hires in 2025, time-to-offer 41 → 29 days, Workday I-9 errors 12% → 2%.

Skills

recruitingATSonboardingemployee relationsHRISWorkdaycompliancebenefitsI-9performance reviews

Experience

HR Generalist · Pinebelt Logistics · 2021 — Present

38 roles filled in 2025; median time-to-offer 29 days.
Workday onboarding; I-9 errors 12% → 2%.
Open enrollment for 210 employees, 97% on time.

Education

B.A. Psychology — UNC Charlotte, 2018 · SHRM-CP

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ATS keywords for human resourcess

recruiting
ATS
onboarding
employee relations
HRIS
Workday
compliance
benefits
I-9
performance reviews
headcount
offer letters

Bullet formulas (bad → good)

Skip: Recruited people.
Write: Filled 38 roles in 2025; median time-to-offer 29 days (was 41).
Skip: Onboarding.
Write: Workday onboarding checklist; first-week I-9 errors 12% → 2%.
Skip: Employee relations.
Write: Closed 14 ER cases in policy; zero escalations to counsel.
Skip: Used an ATS.
Write: Greenhouse workflows for 6 hiring managers; interview-no-show 18% → 9%.
Skip: Benefits.
Write: Open enrollment for 210 employees with 97% completion by deadline.
Skip: HRIS.
Write: Cleaned 1,400 Workday records; audit sample 100% accurate.

What to skip for this role

Photo
Confidential employee stories
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FAQs

Confidentiality?: Never name employees. Use counts and cycle times.
Length?: One page for generalists; two for HRBPs with labor relations.
Photo?: No for US HR ATS.
GPA?: New grads only.
GitHub?: No.
SHRM/PHR?: List the credential and year.

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