Adriana Castro Avendaño

Adriana Castro Avendaño

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HR Operations Specialist | Talent Acquisition | Onboarding | Employee Wellbeing | Process Improvement | People Analytics | US & LATAM
Colombia

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  • Quiroga Law Office, PLLC
    Talent Development Assistant public Remote experience
    Quiroga Law Office, PLLC
    Feb 2024 - Current (2 years 5 months)
    ● Coordinate end-to-end onboarding operations for U.S. and LATAM hires, including offer calls, welcome packet distribution, and collection of hiring documentation, such as academic and employment records, background checks, I-9, W-4, and other required forms. ● Serve as a key point of contact for new hires and internal stakeholders, providing clear guidance on HR processes. ● Support recruitment operations through candidate sourcing, resume screening, and interview coordination. ● Maintain data accuracy across recruitment and onboarding systems by conducting regular database audits and preparing weekly HR reports on key metrics to support data-driven decisions. ● Identify process gaps and propose practical improvements to HR workflows and s
  • Pan American Solutions
    Technical Recruiter verified_user Verified experience public Remote experience
    Pan American Solutions
    Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 (11 months)
    ● Recruited junior-to-senior SAP specialists for U.S. government projects, supporting searches for technical roles with specific project requirements. ● Built and managed SAP candidate pipelines through targeted sourcing, cold outreach, screening, and follow-up. ● Managed candidate information and process updates to support accurate tracking and timely hiring decisions.
  • Mainsoft
    Technical Recruiter verified_user Verified experience public Remote experience
    Mainsoft
    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 1 month)
    ● Led LATAM-wide recruitment processes for IT roles, including software developers, QA engineers, DevOps/SRE engineers, software architects, and other senior technical profiles, from job posting to candidate presentation with hiring managers. ● Monitored recruiter performance and conversion rates to identify bottlenecks and support process optimization. ● Developed employer branding content through social media to attract candidates and support engagement. ● Supported employee wellbeing initiatives by collaborating with internal teams on engagement activities Key Achievements: ○ Promoted to Recruitment Lead for outstanding performance.
  • Veolia Colombia
    Psychology Intern public Remote experience
    Veolia Colombia
    Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 (8 months)
    ● Designed and implemented impactful wellness and leadership programs. ● Analyzed psychosocial risk assessment results, providing data-driven reports and intervention recommendations to senior management. ● Executed nationwide recruitment processes across strategic, tactical, and operational roles. ● Developed Assessment Centers for objective candidate selection. Key Achievements: ○ Increased recruitment capacity by 222% compared with the prior internship report. ○ Improved leadership performance by 17.7%, based on pre- and post-test results.
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    Clinical Psychology Intern public Remote experience
    Centro de estudios y atención psicológica CEAPSY
    Jun 2020 - Oct 2020 (5 months)
    - Provided counseling psychology to individuals, couples and families in order to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans. - Aproached clinical cases incorporating behavioral assessments and treatment plans.
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  • Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
    Psychology - Bachelor's degree verified_user Verified experience
    Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
    Feb 2016 - Feb 2022 (6 years 1 month)
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  • Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
    First place as speaker. XI Symposium of Basic and Applied Psychology.
    Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
    Nov 2017
  • ICETEX
    Full Scholarship - Ser Pilo Paga 2
    ICETEX
    Feb 2016