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Human Resources Specialist resume example

A complete, ATS-friendly human resources specialist resume you can copy from: summary, experience bullets with real numbers and a skills line. The sample person is fictional; the wording works.

Jordan Ellis

jordan.ellis@email.com · (555) 014-2290 · Columbus, OH · linkedin.com/in/jordanellis

Summary

HR specialist with 5 years of experience in recruiting, onboarding and employee relations. Cut time to hire from 45 to 28 days and built an onboarding program that raised 90-day retention.

Experience

Human Resources Specialist 2022 – Present
  • Manage full-cycle recruiting for 40+ roles a year across operations and corporate teams.
  • Cut average time to hire from 45 to 28 days with structured interviews and a talent pipeline.
  • Built a new onboarding program that raised 90-day retention from 78% to 91%.
Human Resources Specialist 2019 – 2022
  • Advise managers on performance issues and employee relations cases.
  • Run open enrollment for 350 employees with HRIS updates and benefit communications.
  • Keep employee files and policies compliant with federal and state law.

Skills

Recruiting · Onboarding · Employee relations · HRIS (Workday, BambooHR) · Benefits administration · Compliance · Interviewing · Performance management · Policy writing · Payroll basics

Education

Degree or certificate relevant to the role 2019
Recruiter's noteHR results can be measured too: time to hire, retention, cases resolved. Use them to show impact beyond paperwork.

How to write a human resources specialist summary

Three lines are enough: your title and years of experience, the one result you are proudest of, and what kind of work you want next. Write it last, after the bullets, so you can pull the strongest number into it.

Bullets that get past the scan

Start each bullet with a verb, keep it to one line or two, and end with a number: money, time, volume or percentage. Copy key words from the job posting exactly. An ATS matches words, so "Epic EHR" and "electronic health records" can count as different skills.

Format that the software reads

Use one column, standard headings (Summary, Experience, Skills, Education), your contact details in the body of the page and a common font. Export a PDF from Word or Google Docs so the text stays selectable. Every Halden template is built this way.

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