Yasmine Elkabir

Yasmine Elkabir has more than ten years experience in Human Resources management and consulting. She has worked with a vast list of clientele inclusive of corporate, small business, non-profit, and government sector.

In her role as the Senior Human Resources consultant, she utilizes her skills in small business strategic planning, effective management and problem solving for human capital efforts. She is the "go to" person on many accounts; listening carefully to the needs of the client and building the appropriate team to meet those needs.

Previous to her up-start efforts with the THE HR-SPOT based in San Francisco, California, Yasmine Elkabir was a thriving and accomplished Human Resources Specialist for various staffing firms in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Her responsibilities included managing multiple projects, and executing human resources procedures such as recruiting, training and assisting in the direction of staffing solutions.

Yasmine Elkabir is extremely diversified and practiced; which enables her to deliver efficient results. She is dedicated to bringing an adept sense of competence and a proactive style of management to each individual project. Her vital information base of policies/procedures and thorough knowledge of ever changing human resources laws continue to contribute to her consistency of success.

Yasmine Elkabir received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia and has conducted numerous workshops and seminars in organizational development and behavioral hiring strategies.

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THE HR-SPOT took the time to understand our culture and to assess our needs, constructively challenging and advising appropriately. They understood exactly what we needed as a small company and provided it in a cost-effective, no-nonsense manner.

Not only did THE HR-SPOT help design a quality recruitment program, they found the best quality candidates. THE HR-SPOT put all the candidates through a rigorous screening processes, making sure that they had the skills and competencies required for the role as well as the cultural fit. Our days to fill on our direct positions went from 10 (ten) in Q1 to 0 (zero) in Q2. Totally amazing!

In addition to recruiting support, THE HR-SPOT provided exemplary support in benefits administration, policy development, and compliance. They are very well rounded in their knowledge and understanding of the HR function and how it is fundamental to the strategic plan of any organization. The HR Spot's professionalism is second to none and they always deliver a high quality service that is of great value. I would have no hesitation in recommending THE HR-SPOT to any organization that is looking for a quality solution for any HR need.

Colleen Monaghan
HR Director
Amyx, Inc.

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When I decided to become a small business owner I had know idea that I would one day need human resources. To me, the term seemed very "big business" and corporate. The HR-Spot came into my life when I needed her most, as if the stars had aligned to bring us together. My business definitely felt the challenges that our country's economy has had to overcome. The HR-Spot staff helped empower not only myself but also my staff. They helped revise my staff's contract agreements, set incentive programs, and the overall moral of the studio. I have referred The HR-Spot to numerous other small business owners and I highly recommend her no nonsense approach.

The HR-Spot helped design and recruit new instructors as well as front desk staff. The candidates were met with the quality of service that would be expected of them should they be asked to join the Core Pilates on 17th team. They have continued support along the way as certain issues have come up in order to find solutions. Yasmine has also set standard policies in performance and accountability.

Yasmine and The HR-Spot are only a phone call or email away and I am always impressed with the response time that my questions are answered.

Chandler Moore
Owner
Core Pilates on 17th

Yasmine and The HR-Spot have been a blessing to Core Pilates Sausalito. Her professionalism and consistency have helped shape-up the core of our small business-literally! From the hiring process of new instructors to the partnerships of other small business owners, Yasmine has been a huge asset to the success of Core Pilates Sausalito. I highly recommend The HR-Spot and all their wonder!

Brooke Leary
Owner
Core Pilates Sausalito

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Yasmine and The HR-Spot have been a blessing to Core Pilates Sausalito. Her professionalism and consistency have helped shape-up the core of our small business-literally! From the hiring process of new instructors to the partnerships of other small business owners, Yasmine has been a huge asset to the success of Core Pilates Sausalito. I highly recommend The HR-Spot and all their wonder!

Brooke Leary
Owner
Core Pilates Sausalito

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Starting a small business with all of the complicated start up issues, it's essential to have an outside source who can manage HR concerns. My partner and I did not even take notice of all of the responsibilities that are needed to maintain and manage staff/employee matters. Yasmine and THE HR-SPOT has not only built infrastructure for us but raised the bar for standards. She has been imperative in helping us create, cultivate and establish a solid reputation in the industry.

Danilo Torres Jr.
Co-owner
D & D Productions

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Running a small business is a 24-hour a day, 7 day a week job. Sometimes the little things like answering a client's detailed question or solving the mystery of a missing invoice can eat up hours! The last thing you want to deal with at the end of the day are staffing issues; especially when you fee like you don't know the first thing about human resources. You didn't start your business to spend hours on end researching the do's and don'ts of how to handle disgruntled staff members or how to appropriately reward the ones who deserve it....but Yasmine did. She is only a phone call away when you have a last minute question about how to set up a new contract or discipline an employee. She is happy to come to you to support your business in any way she can. Yasmine is organized, always on time and always on point. We couldn't have taken our business to the next level of staff management without her. Thank you HR Spot and Yasmine!!

Stephanie Gerk
General Manager
Therapeia Massage

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Orion Technology Solutions faced several challenges in regards to our HR needs. As a small company, we neither had the expertise nor the time to handle several functions that typically are done by entire departments in larger firms. THE HR-SPOT was able to step in as our human resources department and handled several tasks that we were unable to perform.

THE HR-SPOT took over our recruiting and negotiating for potential hires on one of our consulting contracts. THE HR-SPOT was able to handle all aspects of this process, from solicitation of candidates to initial interviews, as well as follow up conversations and salary negotiations.

Furthermore, THE HR-SPOT also assisted Orion in preparing our tax documentation. Corporate taxes can be daunting for a small firm, but THE HR-SPOT employees were able to help us organize our sizable amount of paperwork to make filing much easier.

Finally, THE HR-SPOT also has assisted Orion in many of our standard document templates, such as offer letters, employment agreements and the like. THE HR-SPOT employees have always exceeded our expectations, and have stepped in to take personal responsibility for the human resources needs of our firm. I cannot recommend them highly enough!

Shane Sleighter
CEO
Orion Technology Solutions

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A year and half ago MetroStar was faced with recruitment challenges that were hindering our ability to respond quickly to our customer needs as well as our ability to manage growth. Our part time efforts for recruitment were yielding minimal results, adversely affecting our bottom line, customer relations and employee morale. We quickly made a strategic decision to bring more attention to our recruitment and HR efforts. We were fortunate to have Yasmine Elkabir accept the challenge.

Because MetroStar offers Microsoft technology services, we had concerns on her ability to pick up the terms and to affectively filter for the stronger candidates. Yasmine quickly diminished our concerns and produced immediate results that positively impacted our organization. Our pipeline and recruitment activity increased nearly 400% and we noticed the quality of the candidates were also at much higher levels. In addition to recruitment Yasmine has coached our management team in all areas of HR to ensure the transition for new employment is as seamless as possible. It is clear that Yasmine is a very talented person that understands the cultural, psychological and technical aspects to all aspects of HR.

Executive Team
MetroStar Systems, Inc.

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I can't begin to tell you what a valuable resource THE HR-SPOT is. Yasmine and staff have immensely helped to make sure that my small business is taken care of promptly, with professionalism and no surprise costs. It is refreshing to have such a strategic thinker and problem solver at hand. Yasmine really listens to my needs and delivers customized solutions that benefit my business and my state of mind!

Marla Price
Owner
Marla Designs

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The type of high quality consulting and training that THE HR-SPOT provides is a rare find and is what small businesses need. Our clients have benefited from THE HR-SPOT and will continue to do so.

Christina Durdella
Assistant Director

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How many companies would you REALLY wholeheartedly recommend? After working twenty plus years I will say there are but a few - and THE HR-SPOT is one of them. I've known Yasmine and her company since 2006 when I managed a large government contract support the Department of Defense. THE HR-SPOT impressed me that first day and continues to do so. Why do I recommend THE HR-SPOT? They “Get it!”

They are team players and team builders. Now a few years down the road in my current position I needed the skills of THE HR-SPOT to build our HR infrastructure. They were quick to assess and defined our requirements, develop a comprehensive solution and DELIVER! Yasmine demonstrates strong leadership in all she does, which makes THE HR-SPOT the right HR professionals to have on your team.

Doug Keeton
Chief Operating Officer
WhiteOak Group

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I finally decided to start a small business, and when I was set to hire my first employee, THE HR-SPOT and Yasmine helped me design my recruiting and pay scale strategy. She started by answering a lot of my questions, but there were liability, paperwork, and other issues I didn't know anything about, and she's saved me a ton of time not dealing with huge mistakes I would have otherwise made. Yasmine is so much fun to work to with, but really knows her stuff, and at the end of our meetings, I'm always impressed with how much she's helped me to understand, and how much more motivated and excited I feel about my business. Yasmine has been such an invaluable part of growing my business.

Rachel Allen
Owner
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dog Adventures

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It is my professional pleasure to recommend The HR-Spot as a premier human resources (HR) firm that I have worked with over the last three years in the capacity as a Senior Vice President responsible for a P&L of $165M within a $2 Billion a year Government Contracting Firm and now as the CEO of gTANGIBLE Corporation. At gTANGIBLE Corporation we are focused on providing tangible results for our Government and Business clients, so I would like to take a tangible/measurable approach to quantifying Yasmine Elkabir and THE HR-SPOT'S efforts in support of the two organizations. The following table presents a summary of significant accomplishment and contribution to our efforts:

THE HR-SPOT performed exceptionally in a number of different roles within the recruiting arena inclusive of augmenting corporate recruiting efforts on $100M+ Government proposals, identifying innovative sourcing techniques for international linguist positions, and consistently producing qualified candidates (across a broad spectrum of disciplines: engineers, business development, analysts and advisors) in a significantly shorter period of time than the industry average. I would and will use THE HR-SPOT, without hesitation, in the future.

Jack Gallagher
CEO
gTangible Corporation

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