Sheren Abbas, INTERNATIONAL TALENT ACQUISITION

Sheren Abbas

INTERNATIONAL TALENT ACQUISITION

Cross Border Talents

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, International Human Resources Management
Experience
7 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 8 Months

INTERNATIONAL TALENT ACQUISITION at Cross Border Talents
  • Portugal - Lisbon
  • My current job since February 2022

Sourcing, attracting, and selecting candidates for European clients
Identify qualified candidates' profiles using various sourcing techniques (Boolean search)
Develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs Promote our employer brand online and offline Maintain candidate database
Interact with potential candidates on social media and professional networks

HEAD OF RECRUITMENT / SUCCESS MANAGER LEAD at Turing Talent
  • Great Britain (UK) - London
  • November 2020 to June 2021

Directed and supervised the activities of the candidates and success-managers
Acted as a single point of contact for managers regarding recruitment & success-managers topics
Designed training for candidates & success-managers teams Sustained business growth & profitability by maximizing value
Liaised between clients and the organization
Analyzed customer data to improve customer experience

HR Associate at Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2009 to November 2011

conjunction with ADACH HR when appropriate:
• Work with ADACH HR to ensure ADFF is in compliance with their policies
• Solicit resumes from local hiring sources
• Write and publish job postings
• Review resumes and make recommendations to departments
• Solicit and track down new hire paperwork for CID process - with applicants and Managers
• Prepare written job offers
• Work with festival management to craft job descriptions
• Liaise with government staff in preparation of work visas for international employees
• Monitor completion of contracts
• Monitor completion of the new hire paperwork
• Manage all festival wrap paperwork submitted by employees
• Work with the Volunteer Departments to combine recruitment efforts of staff and volunteers

Personnel Manager / HR Officer at ADAC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2010 to December 2010

In conjunction with ADACH HR when appropriate:
• Developed strategy for recruitment of festival seasonal staff
• Worked with ADACH HR to ensure ADFF is in compliance with their policies
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• Solicited resumes from local hiring sources
• Scheduled interviews with prospective employees
• Reviewed hiring choices with department heads
• Prepared written job offers
• Liaise with government staff in preparation of work visas for international employees
• Drafted and Monitored completion of contracts
• Drafted and Monitored completion of the new hire paperwork
• Maintained and updated staff budget
• Tracked and administered employee payroll
• Conducted exit interviews as necessary
• Managed all festival wrap paperwork submitted by employees
• Worked with the Volunteer Departments to combine recruitment efforts of staff and volunteers
Recruitment and Selection
• Tracked and organized all resumes received
• Wrote and published job postings
• Reviewed resumes, made suggestions for potential positions
• Conducted written and telephone follow ups with potential candidates
• Worked with festival management to craft job descriptions
• Liaised with

HR Coordinator at Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage/ Middle East Int. Film Festival
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2009 to October 2009

Handled all Subtitling requirements for chosen films.
• Coordinated all required materials from film makers/ producers and directors for subtitling needs.
• Managed daily updates to the Production Director and provided weekly reports.
• Coordinated Simultaneous and consecutive Translation through Third Party Company.
• Managed transportation scheduling for the Production departments’ team.

Real Estate Agent at Better Homes Real Estate
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2007 to September 2009

Residential Leasing
• Led a large team of residential leasing consultants over three offices.
• Ensured effective working relationship with owners, developers and clients.
• Briefed the leasing manager promptly on any significant issues arising from contracts and clients.
• Followed up on paperwork as necessary and ensured accurate up to date system information.
• Attend meetings with the leasing manager and performed meetings with leasing agents
• Prepared adequate and complete supporting documentation for submission to the Finance division to
ensure accurate, timely remittances, including payroll
• Trained new agents and managed performance reviews
• Supervised tasks assigned by the leasing department head

Assistant Manager of Festival Human Capital at Dubai International Film Festival
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2006 to December 2006

of Festival Human Capital
• Office and Administrative support: maintained filing and database of contact information and other paperwork of staff, including corresponding with staff by email and phone.
• Booked staff flights and maintained rooming list with festival accommodation provider.
• Attended meetings and interviews and took notes and minutes meetings.
• Maintained a calendar of appointments for the HR Director.
• Managed office space requirements for staff, including planning of optimum space usage.
• General office tasks as required: photocopying, preparing packages for delivery.
• Liaised with all DIFF staff, and managed troubleshooting issues such as computer problems.
• Directly led a team of two junior HR staff

Education

Master's degree, International Human Resources Management
  • at Rome business school
  • March 2020
Higher diploma, CIPD Level 5 - CIPD Intermediate Certification
  • at AVADO
  • June 2018

Completed CIPD Level 5 - CIPD Intermediate Certification

Bachelor's degree, Human Resources Management
  • at York University
  • June 2011

Bachelor of Human Resources Management (in progress)

Diploma, Human Resources Management
  • at Humber College
  • April 2007

Business Management Diploma (Graduate) Achieved an honours award in 2006

High school or equivalent, Travel and Tourism
  • at International Institute Of Travel
  • January 2000

Travel and Tourism Certificate

High school or equivalent, Travel and Tourism
  • at St. Francis Xavier & St. Joseph S. S
  • January 1998

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Specialties & Skills

Human Resources
Organisational Skills
Team Management
Social Media
Recruitment
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
DELIVERY
GENERAL OFFICE DUTIES
GESTIóN DE ARCHIVOS
HUMAN RESOURCES
LOTUS NOTES
MEETING FACILITATION

Social Profiles

Personal Website
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Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker

Memberships

CIPD
  • Associate CIPD
  • April 2017