Responsible for providing complete recruitment and staff augmentation services for the group including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA and Canada regions.
Full-cycle recruitment of contract and direct personnel: extensive interviewing and pre-screening of candidates, submitting candidates to the hiring manager, organizing and facilitating interviews, negotiating pay/bill rates, extending offers and following up till joining.
Sourcing candidates from various resources including job postings, on-line services, job boards, user groups, and company-sponsored recruitment events.
Conducting interviews with applicants and administers examinations as needed, check references and suitability of applicants
Forwarding a selection of suitable CV’s to the hiring managers.
Searching and maintaining a pool of qualified candidates based upon job orders.
Supervising the recruitment and visa processing agencies and maintaining the relationship with them in order to make sure the smooth on-boarding of employees for the group.
On an average managing and prioritizing 15-20 positions per week and securing 2-3 placements each month. 

Employed to bring on-board the top notch real estate professionals and to establish a recruiting department for Ayedh Dejem Group’s real estate portfolio in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Responsibilities include;
• Develop and execute recruiting plans.
• Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees.
• Create job descriptions.
• Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position.
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
• Build networks to find qualified passive candidates.
• Assist in preparing and sending new employee orientation packages.
• Acting as a key liaison between the business and overseas Recruitment Agencies on all matters related to overseas recruitment.

Achievements:
• Successfully completed the project before the deadline and brought talent on-board.
• 80% recruitment was done via direct recruitment and saved AED 160,000 for the group.
• Developed and enhanced Group’s brand and image on LinkedIn.

Responsible for delivery against annual MANPLAN for the Almarai Group , Managerial & Bulk recruitment within Sales & Marketing , Quality & Product development, Business systems[IT] , Finance, Supply chain & Transportation, Food Manufacturing & Central Procurement divisions.

• Responsible for Overseas & local E&M grade recruitment.
• Managing end to end life – cycle for sourcing the best talent to the business of manpower requirement for new / existing Manplan with Business heads for 03 divisions Corporate / Manufacturing / Support Services.
• Managed and organized all hiring processes from start-to-finish - recruiting candidates, assessing resumes, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding all new employees.
• Created and maintained strong relationships with Business & community employment agencies, resulting in status as preferred recruitment company.
• Advising Hiring Managers and HR on steps of the recruitment and selection process
• Leading job briefing/recruitment meetings with Hiring Managers
• Sourcing internal and external candidates according to relevant job criteria, mining databases, networking, internet recruitment activities, cold calling, and media such as LinkedIn and employee referrals.
• Pre-screening resumes and utilizing recruitment tools and systems (SAP / ATS / Success Factors) to track all candidate information and ensuring compliance
• Conducting thorough phone-screening of candidates to obtain relevant job related information including but not limited to work history, skills, abilities, education and motivation
• Presenting a relevant candidate slate (shortlist) with recommendations to Human Resources Managers and Hiring Managers
• Developing innovative sourcing strategies, meeting service goals and providing exceptional customer service.
• Provide bespoke reporting and metrics for internal clients.
• Participate in Talent mapping projects
• Ensure general compliance with HR policies/procedures and practices.
• Respo

Soft Source Inc, Georgia, USA. www.softsourceinc.com OCT 2010 – FEB 2015 (4.4 years)
Soft Source, Inc., a Georgia Corporation was founded in 1999 as a primary provider of Workforce Solutions for engineering and information technology industry and has evolved as a successful solution provider in federal as well as commercial space.

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• Training, leading and checking the work of other junior recruiters and team members.
• Reviewing the submissions of junior team members.
• Submitting & uploading candidates directly on the client’s portal.
• Assigning jobs and different duties to team members.
• Client Relationship Management i.e. establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with offshore clients to generate repeat business with key partners.
• Handling visa processing issues as well.
• Searching and maintaining a pool of qualified candidates based upon job orders.
• Headhunting - Identifying and approaching suitable candidates.
• Sourcing and profiling suitable candidates worldwide to ensure a constant flow of outstanding permanent/contract applicants.
• Candidates sourced via a wide variety of search methodologies including networking, referrals, internal database searches, organizational affiliations, online searches, Internet postings, user/technical groups, job boards, and cold calling.
• Responsible for constant business communication with international clients and candidates to develop an effective communication channel globally.
• Responsible for working in partnership with International Offshore clients to agree innovative recruitment solutions in order to deliver client objectives.
• Updating candidates on their progress through the assessment process, notifying them via Emails or phone, regarding th