Human Resources

Kelly Howard
Manager, Employment Services
khoward@berkeley.edu
642-1013

As Employment Services Manager, Kelly provides leadership for the Employment Services unit and collaborates with HR leadership about the direction of the unit. 

Please contact Kelly regarding:

• Requests for temporary agency waivers
• Requests for extensions of existing temporary waivers
• Feedback regarding the Employment Services unit
• Request for full service recruitment
• For those rare occasions when, for a high-level senior management position, you would like to consider the use of an external search firm

Specific examples of questions include:

• How do I request a temporary agency waiver?
• Can you assign a recruiter to assist with my search?

Charo Albarran
Manager, Employment Operations/Special Placement Analyst
calbarran@berkeley.edu
643-0653

Charo provides analytical support to HR and Employment Services, and works on the Special Placement Consideration process.

Please contact Charo regarding:

• Special Placement Consideration process: layoffs and medical separations
• Criminal Conviction Screening

Specific examples of questions include:

• How do I schedule an appointment for a future layoff or medical separation?
• How does the criminal conviction screening process work on campus?

Charo Albarran
Manager, Employment
Operations/Recruiter
calbarran@berkeley.edu
643-0653

Arlene Asuncion
Recruiter
aasuncion@berkeley.edu
642-0627

Jennifer Bellenger
Recruiter
jbellenger@berkeley.edu
642-9080

Kim Sapp Dinwiddie
Senior Recruiter
ksapp@berkeley.edu
643-3442

The Recruiters will provide support to all campus departments with the job opening approval process, advertising and recruitment support. The Recruiters will provide consultation on recruitment policies and procedures.

Please contact the recruiters regarding:

• Approving a job opening for posting
• Accepting job opening approvals on behalf of the Authorizer
• Accepting Job Offer requests on behalf of the Authorizer
• Updating changes to job openings that are in the process of being approved
• Cancelling dated job openings and expediting their replacements when required
• Matters pertaining to the job opening approval process
• Procedural and navigational support for TAM
• Closing job openings
• Advising on recruitment strategies for fair, consistent and effective recruitments
• Advising on advertising
• Advising on attracting a diverse and qualified applicant pool
• Recruitment policies
• Job Fair Coordination
• Request for full service recruitment

Specific examples of questions include:

• When will my job opening be viewable to applicants?
• My department wants to hire for a limited position; are we required to post through TAM?
• The department is not happy with the current applicant pool; can we make changes to the job opening?
• What do I need to do to expedite a replacement job opening?
• Will you update the language/text in the job opening?
• I'm having problems "Selecting an Applicant for Interview," can you help me?
• I am having a problem with TAM: can you help me?
• Can you close my job opening to new applicants? Can you re-open my closed job opening?
• Where do I click to see my applicants/interviewees/offers?
• How do I attract a diverse and qualified applicant pool?
• Where should I advertise my job opening?
• How do I build a fair and consistent process?
• Are these interview questions legal?
• What is the policy on temporary employees/retirees?
• Can I participate at any upcoming job fairs?

Linda Lundberg
Transition Coordinator
llundberg@berkeley.edu
642-1621

Linda provides direction and support to staff regarding outplacement efforts and career transition.

Please contact Linda regarding:

• Participation in the Transition Services Program
• Career transition and Outplacement assistance for displaced UCB Employees

Specific examples of questions include:

• Can my displaced employee participate in the Transition Services Program?
• Where do I sign up for the Transitions Services Program?