عبد الله بن عفيف

Key Courses: Organizational Development (OD), Compensation & Benefit, Staffing and Selecting, Human Resources Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Training and Development, Talent & Performance Development, Statistic and Data Analysis, Motivation & Retention, Reward System, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Design. ----------------------------------- My Master’s program is applied program, which means that I performed at least one project with a company for each course I took. This not gives me the knowledge I need but also the skills and abilities to apply them right away in any organization. Below are selected projects and case studies I handled while pursuing my master’s degree: Performance Management - Demonstrated the ability to improve performance management for a FMCG company via developing an appraisal strategy and techniques, utilizing 360 feedbacks, and evolving performance standards to meet the organization’s objectives. Also, worked on Performance Management system "Taleo". Talent Development - Involved in designing and developing the global, early, and mid-career talent development strategies, programs, learning events and assessments to enhance talent performance. - Participated in designing and facilitating an effective talent movement process that led to accelerate the readiness of talent for key positions by clarifying key competencies related to firm’s core talent needs. - Developed talent management and development systems and processes including succession planning, mentoring, coaching, job rotation, and talent assessments to retain and attract talented employees Organization Development/Effectiveness - Acted as a change agent and utilized Organizational Development (OD) techniques and process consultation style to help a global bank to develop a major on-going change effort regarding HR and OD issues. Several OD interventions were utilized to address the identified concerns of leadership development, teambuilding, employees’ motivation and retention, and total rewards systems. - Increased my knowledge and skills in utilizing various assessments including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) and Gallup Strengths Finder to better assess and develop an individual and teams. Recruiting/Talent Acquisition: - Conducted a job analysis for a branch manager at FedEx and developed an interviewer’s guide for the job. Then, utilized the job analysis to design behavior questionnaires and conducted an interview to determine whether or not a candidate was fit for the position. Training - Developed training sessions on various topics for Auto company with a team of five students, assessed individuals’ needs by using questionnaires and interviews, designed and developed the training sessions, developed instructional material, used both the Gange-Briggs Model and the Social Learning Theory to guide the process and the evaluation of the training sessions. The results of the evaluation indicated an 83% increase in knowledge and skills among trainees Organization Design (OD) and Strategy - Analyzed ABC Energy Corporation and Sapient Corporation by using organizational theory and concepts and provided practical recommendations to assist these organizations improve their processes. The 7-S model and a SWOT analysis were utilized to define organizations' issues and then creative solutions were delivered.

Selected Achievements: - Led training and development committee at King Abdulaziz University's Rover club in 2006. - Led over 12 programs inside and outside the university, benefiting more than 1,400 people in 2006 and 2007