Employment Services Team Assignments

Employment Services Team Department Assignments

For a functional list of Employment Services' staff assignments, please see the table below. For a full listing of staff in Human Resources, please see the HR staff directory.

For a listing of assignments by Job Field, visit the Recruiter Assignments by Control Unit.

Note: If after reading the following you are unsure whom to contact in Employment Services, please call our main office line at 642-4621 for assistance.

Stephanie Wong-Ortiz Employment Assistant swong_ortiz@berkeley.edu 643-9420
Stephanie assists applicants and supports advertising invoicing.
Joan Otler HR Specialist jotler@berkeley.edu 642-6079
The HR Specialist is primarily responsible for managing the job requisition approval process and providing support to all campus departments in the eRecruit system (from job requisition inception through hiring). Please contact Joan regarding: Approving job requisitions for posting Accepting requisition approvals on behalf of the Authorizer Accepting Job Offer requests on behalf of the Authorizer Updating changes to requisitions that are in the process of being approved Cancelling dated requisitions and expediting their replacements when required Matters pertaining to the job requisition approval process Troubleshooting problems with eRecruit Procedural and navigational support for eRecruit Closing requisitions Specific examples of questions include: When will my job requisition be viewable to applicants? My department wants to hire for a limited position; are we required to post through eRecruit? The department is not happy with the current applicant pool; can we make changes to the job requisition? What do I need to do to expedite a replacement job requisition? Will you update the language/text in the job requisition? I’m having problems “Selecting an Applicant for Interview,” can you help me? I am having a problem with eRecruit: can you help me? Can you close my requisition to new applicants? Can you re-open my closed requisition? Where do I click to see my applicants/interviewees/offers? How do I close old requisitions in the eRecruit system?
Charo Albarran Manager, Employment Operations/Recruiter 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	Helen Park Recruiter helenp@berkeley.edu 642-1621
To find out which recruiter works with your control unit, see the recruiter assignments page. Charo, Arlene, Jennifer, and Helen provide consultation and advice regarding best practices for recruiting. They also assist with recruitment policies and procedures. Please contact the recruiters regarding: 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 Specific examples of questions include: How do I attract a diverse and qualified applicant pool? Where should I advertise my requisition? How do I build a fair and consistent process? Is this interview question legal? What is the policy on temporary employees/retirees? Can I participate at any upcoming job fairs?
Jesusita Alcorcha Senior Recruiter jalcorcha@berkeley.edu 642-1621	Maty C. Avila Senior Recruiter maty@berkeley.edu 643-8062	Kelly Howard Manager, Recruitment Services khoward@berkeley.edu 642-1013	Kim Sapp Dinwiddie Senior Recruiter ksapp@berkeley.edu (on leave)
The senior recruiters serve as the designated recruiters for all requisitions in eRecruit, and you will therefore select one of them as your recruiter when submitting requisitions. To find out which recruiter works with your control unit, see the recruiter assignments page. Jesusita, Maty, and Kelly work on strategic recruiting initiatives for campus. Currently efforts are being focused on Development and Information Technology. Kim is on leave as of May 31, 2008. Jesusita is also the point person for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. Maty serves as the sourcing resource for HR and Employment Services and she provides sourcing and research support across multiple job families/departments. Most recently, Maty re-established cooperation between Employment Services and the Cal Alumni Association in efforts to promote campus job opportunities among the association’s 100,000+ members.
Kelly Howard Employment Services Manager khoward@berkeley.edu 643-7825
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 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 advise me and provide information regarding the use of external search firms?