Stephanie Parks
(402)214-1269

Objective:	To gain experience and opportunity with a strong company while having
the opportunity to use my excellent customer service skills and knowledge.  

Experience:	Lutheran Family Services	Omaha, NE
	Career Specialist	August 2006 to Current
•	Managing Staff of 2 
•	Training new employees
•	Executed daily operations of the Employment First Program with the Refugee
Immigrant Population 
•	Career Counseling
•	Educating clients on cultural differences in the American work place. 
•	Education assessments
•	Managing 100+ clients 
•	Understanding and implementing the State Employment First Policies and
Procedures.  
•	Ensuring that all clients were in compliance with the Employment First
Program.  
•	Advocating for and understating the cultural needs of our refugee immigrant
population.  
•	Understanding employment issues that affect our refugee immigrant population. 


•	Interviewed individuals and family members to compile information on social,
educational, criminal, institutional and drug history.
•	Attended group meetings to provide information on agency services,
requirements and procedures.
•	Helping plan large events such as World Refugee Day
•	Company wide moral committee 
•	Public speaking events 
•	provided rudimentary counseling to agency clients.
•	Referred individuals to various public or private agencies for assistance.
•	Complied weekly and monthly reports using computer programs such as Excel,
Word, INFOCUS, Lotus Notes.  



	


	C&A Industries	Omaha NE
	HR Assistant	February 2004 to June 2006
•	Kept record of insurance coverage, pension plan and personnel transactions,
such as hires, promotions, transfers and terminations.
•	Responsible for biweekly payroll / People Soft
•	Responsible for Cobra and basic insurance information.   

	Express Personnel Service	Springfield MO
	Office Coordinator/ Light Industrial Recruiter	January 2003 to January 2004
•	received callers at establishment, determined nature of business and directed
callers to destination.
•	Obtained caller's name and arranged for appointment with person called upon.
•	Typed memos, correspondence, reports and other documents.
•	made future appointments and answered inquiries.
•	provided information regarding activities and location of departments, offices
and employees within organization.
•	Performed variety of clerical duties and other duties pertinent to
establishment.
•	Recruiting and interviewing new employees. 
•	Placing staff in appropriate positions
•	Coaching new employees on work place issues.
•	Marketing the office for new business
o	Received an award from National office recognizing my recruiting and marketing
efforts.   

Education:	University of NE	Lincoln NE
	Art, Japanese

	Metro Community College                                                  Omaha
NE
                           Interior Design	
Salary Requirements:  $38,000.00, Negotiable 

References:	Available upon request