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Sandra Matos

Sandra Matos

Senior HR Manager
V. N Gaia

Summary

Conscientious and compassionate human resources professional with drive for helping employers recruit, develop and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

HR Manager

Marques & Vale, Lda
Brussels
08.2023 - Current
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Assisted with onboarding and orientation of new hires to expedite acclimatization process.
  • Collaborated with HR leadership regarding candidate salary determinations.

HR Manager

Synchro - Grupo EGOR
Porto
06.2008 - Current
  • Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with external recruiters to obtain referrals to qualified candidates.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
  • Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
  • Coordinated immigration process for visa and green card applications to support mobility requests for domestic and international long and short-term assignments.
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Advised executives on best practices for employee growth and productivity goals, consistently helping companies improve retention.
  • Recommended, initiated and finalized HR actions regarding faculty and staff position management, compensation and employment postings, hiring proposals and new hire onboarding.
  • Supervised and mentored direct reports and developed talented HR teams.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Psychology

Faculdade Psicologia E Ciências Da Educação - UP
Porto
10.2015 - 11.2018

Skills

Employee retention

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Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 50 staff members.

Software

Excel

Interests

Reading, Travelling, Cooking

Work Availability

monday
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Quote

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
Barack Obama

Timeline

HR Manager

Marques & Vale, Lda
08.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Psychology

Faculdade Psicologia E Ciências Da Educação - UP
10.2015 - 11.2018

HR Manager

Synchro - Grupo EGOR
06.2008 - Current
Sandra MatosSenior HR Manager