Barbara Sala

2008 – 2012 HR Business Partner
/Recruitment & Employer Branding & Employee Relations Manager/

Main responsibilities:

HR BP/Employee Relations Responsibilities:

• Acting as the first contact for the management and employees in HR related matters and facilitate communication between operations and Human Resource teams.

• Providing support to the management regarding staff retention, performance management, talent management, succession planning and resourcing needs.

• Building, maintaining and developing relationships with managers in order to diagnose organizational needs, propose solutions aimed at teams and individual development.

• Ensuring knowledge transfer of the HR related topics to the managers.

• Advising managers on labor law and regulations.

• Implementing and developing HR policies and procedures.

• Developing and conducting trainings regarding: performance management, talent management, recruitment.
• Conducting assessment and development centers for team leaders and managers.

• Monitoring performance management and rating appeal processes.

• Coordinating the process of increasing employee satisfaction by acting upon Employee Opinion Survey results.
• Coordinating the outplacement process of employees.

Recruitment & Employer Branding Responsibilities:

• Managing the team to ensure timely and high quality entire recruiting and hiring processes for all positions.
• Planning and controlling Employer Branding and Recruitment budget.
• Developing and implementing Recruitment and Employer Branding strategies.
• Managing Employer Branding activities.
• Negotiating trading conditions with Employer Branding and recruitment tools suppliers.
• Cooperating with external recruitment agencies.


06/2003 - 01/2008 HR Senior Resourcing Specialist

Main responsibilities:

• Developing and controlling Employer Branding budget.
• Developing creative sourcing solutions to attract potential candidates.
• Cooperating with marketing department to retain coherency in corporate image.
• Planning and organizing events such as: job fairs, company open days, conferences, workshops and trainings for students and graduates from various colleges and universities.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with Universities authorities, Career services, Student organizations, Student clubs, regional job agencies, labor offices, etc.
• Developing and organizing mutual program of Krakow University of Economics and Capgemini BPO called Capgemini Academy.
• Developing and managing Student contests.
• Developing and managing various recruitment campaigns.
• Coordinating the sponsorship processes.
• Developing and conducting presentation during the organized Employer Branding events.
• Coordinating processes of job advertisements and publications development and publishing.
• Cooperating with job boards, and chosen internet media for Employer Branding and Recruitment purposes.

Main responsibilities:

• Acting as the first contact for all PWC BPO employees in Krakow concerning all HR issues.
• Providing timely and high quality entire recruiting and hiring processes.
• On boarding new joiners including contracts preparation and providing other personnel administration services.
• Conducting HR and office administration induction trainings.
• Implementing PwC HR procedures for Krakow BPO Centre.
• Supervising appraisal and PDP processes.
• Planning and organizing trainings for employees.
• Preparing job descriptions, establishing career paths.
• Responding to employees’ queries and requests concerning HR issues.
• Dealing with employees’ relationship issues.
• Managing the office.
• Organizing events (integration parties, conferences, Away Days, etc.)