Nicole Running

Background

About Nicole Running

Nicole’s an adaptable, detail-oriented aspiring Human Resources Professional looking to leverage a strong education background and exceptional leadership abilities to transition into the HR field. Spearheading recruiting/hiring, payroll, and regulatory compliance for various organizations such as Once Upon a Childcare/Harbor View Creative Learning Center, Child Youth Services at Replica Child Development Center, and Nordstrom Rack, she is known for planning and implementing staff training programs to ensure adherence to best practices and company policies. Nicole is incredibly passionate about improving the end-to-end recruitment and payroll processes to drive positive outcomes. With a strong focus on continuous improvements, she is highly skilled at overseeing HR practices and implementing HR-related policies and programs. She is also a motivational leader with experience building and guiding high-performing teams in delivering complex projects on time, under budget, and above expectations. Additionally, Nicole possesses exceptional academic qualifications, including a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from American Military University, and is working towards an MA in HRM. A few recent accomplishments:+ Utilized exceptional leadership abilities to develop numerous business teams from 0 to 30+ employees, focused on effectively implementing core business values and expectations.+ Demonstrated track record establishing three business locations within two states in full compliance with state licensing regulations, labor laws, and health department regulations.+ Analyzed areas for improvement and implemented family accounting data to optimize and streamline the tuition collection process.+ Outstanding success interviewing, hiring, and training new staff members, assuring the selection of highly-qualified candidates for each position. Nicole’s high-level performance has been acknowledged with an Employee of the Month Award and Employee of the Quarter Award. In her free time, Nicole enjoys painting, jewelry making, scrapbooking, biking, spending time with family, traveling, shopping, reading, art, nature, dogs, meditation, and yoga. Specialties, Expertise, & Attributes: HR Policies/Programs, Recruiting/Hiring, Payroll, Training Program Planning/Implementation, Best Practices, Policies/Procedures, Goal Setting/Review, Regulatory Compliance, Employee Coaching, Disciplinary Processes, Case Review/Planning, Team Leadership, Technical Expertise, Employee Relations, Performance Evaluations You can reach Nicole at jandnrunning@gmail.com