Human resources associate resume examples for 2025
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How to write a human resources associate resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in human resources associate-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the human resources associate position.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a human resources associate resume:
- Customer Service
- HRIS
- I-9
- Performance Management
- Exit Interviews
- Payroll Processing
- E-Verify
- Background Checks
- PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- EEO
- Excellent Interpersonal
- FMLA
- Provides Administrative Support
- Open Enrollment
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Training Programs
- Life Insurance
- Unemployment Claims
- PeopleSoft
- Shared Services
- Cobra
- Reference Checks
- Workers Compensation
- Benefits Administration
- Tuition Reimbursement
- ADP
- Health Insurance
- Status Changes
- Management System
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the human resources associate.
How to write human resources associate experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are effective examples from human resources associate resumes:
Work history example #1
Human Resources Manager Assistant
McKesson
- Escalated benefits/payroll issues, coordinated/conducted job fairs, recruited, and conducted new hire orientations.
- Conducted monthly training sessions HR professionals across US locations on I-9 and e-verify using LiveMeeting and MS Communicator.
- Served as HR Functional Consultant in the full cycle implementation of HCM v8.8.
- Created absences and attendances and linked them to Absence quota and attendance quotas using counting rules and deduction rules.
- Pioneered strategic workforce planning models, Diversity Awareness initiatives and succession planning activities to grow internal bench.
Work history example #2
Human Resources Associate
Johns Hopkins University
- Reviewed individual service requisitions (ISR's) ensuring all required information is accurate and available for entry into SAP system.
- Partnered with management and identified high potentials for development and growth opportunities as well as those needing performance improvement plans.
- Supported 2 Sr. Employment Specialist with completion of pre-employment process.
- Processed terminations; FMLA; long term sick leave requests; Coordinated the annual faculty and staff service awards luncheon,
- Developed payroll training manual for incoming Human Resource Assistant.
Work history example #3
Human Resources Associate
Freeport-McMoRan
- Processed data validation and analyzed system data extracted from SAP and PeopleSoft.
- Reviewed counseling statements prior to issuance for accuracy and advised management of changes necessary for compliance.
- Worked configuration of Work schedules, absences, quota's, CAT's, User exits and fixing of Schema's.
- Maintained employee relations, oversaw payroll management, and administered benefits and insurance.
- Co-developed first-ever standardized disciplinary procedures and tracking system that insulated company from legal risk and ensured consistent and fair discipline processes.
Work history example #4
Human Resources Associate
General Motors
- Managed manpower at various facilities by maintaining salaried personnel database with records reflecting workforce.
- Updated, collected and imported hourly employees hours on ADP E-time electronic time keeping system.
- Processed payroll weekly through ADP Kronos software.
- Facilitated Global Requirement Sessions with HRIS business users.
- Performed weekly audits on KRONOS time keeping system and sent reports to department managers.
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in business
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
2008 - 2011
Highlight your human resources associate certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on human resources associate resumes:
- Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
- Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
- Travel and Tourism Professional (TTP)
- CompTIA Project+
- Certified Security Supervision & Management (CSS)
- Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management 11g Human Resources Essentials