Alexandra Evans, Lead Recruiter

Alexandra Evans

Lead Recruiter

Alshaya

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, ALevels
Experience
18 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 8 Months

Lead Recruiter at Alshaya
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2015

• Responsible for the selection, recruitment & administration of staff for the retail sector within SLA and budgets
• Maintain recruitment related records including all costs of those recruited using an ATS and Excel trackers
• Manages end to end recruitment campaigns
• Supervise 4 recruiters in the retail team
• Ensures that the more junior members of the team are contributing to deadlines through supervisory involvement
• Monitor and manage the retail desk performance including Fashion, Health & Beauty and Limited Brands
• Plan manpower requirements for business area working with HR Business Partners & Operations Managers
• Devise & implement the best attraction strategy deciding on an appropriate mix of local, GCC/Middle East & Overseas activity
• Run and organise overseas recruitment campaigns.
• Implementation and development of recruitment processes and Assessment Centres.

Career Consultant at Plan B Recruiters
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2013 to April 2015

• Drive and develop the Career Consultancy aspect of the business
• Coach and guide candidates on interview skills/techniques, salary negotiation, job hunting techniques and offer them support in job search.
• Created course content
• Developed and designed PowerPoint presentations for candidates
• Rewrite and develop candidate CV’s
• Headhunt candidates for roles
• Marketed and managed sales pipeline

Cabin Crew Recruiter at flydubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2010 to September 2013

• Responsible for the organisation and delivery of Assessment Centre Events.
• Preparing the Assessment Centre Events and ensuring efficiency and time management of each event.
• Managing high volume recruitment events in Dubai and overseas recruitment campaigns.
• Managing up to 500 candidates in one campaign
• Develop and improve on campaign and event processes.
• Ensuring the right candidate is selected for the role.
• Interviewing potential candidates using competency based interviewing.
• Being able to recognise skills and qualities in a candidate that fit the business model and company requirements.
• Preparing and presenting PowerPoint presentations to large numbers of candidates on the values and business model of flydubai.
• Responsible for the recruitment of over 200 Cabin Crew.

Events Manager at IMGulf
  • Other
  • June 2009 to September 2010

• Responsible for the organisation and running of events.
• Marketed and managed the Social Sector.
• Managing new and existing client relationships

• Organising Social Events

• Creating compelling flyers and advertisements

• Managing the Sales Pipeline

• Hosting the events. This included being responsible for and tending to the needs of groups of up to 40 people at one time.
• Being creative and innovative with new ideas and concepts for events and being able to spot any flaws in the current events.

• Creating content for the current website.

• Building event content and producing information packs.

Public Training Manager at Complete Business Solutions
  • Other
  • March 2008 to May 2009

• Responsible for the launch of the Public Training division.
• Marketed and managed the start up division.
• Managing new and existing client relationships

• Organising training events

• Creating compelling flyers and advertisements

• Managing the Sales Pipeline

• Hosting delegates for the training days, making sure everything ran smoothly and efficiently and ensuring delegates were relaxed and prepared for their learning experiences.
• Designed and produced PowerPoint presentations for sales meetings and training days.

Events at Teamwork Limited
  • United Kingdom - London
  • July 2005 to December 2007

• Worked at high profile events such as the Henley Regatta, looking after the needs of high profile guests

• Post event clear down and set up for the following day’s events

• Organised a trade show event, responsible for logistics, administration and customer service.

Education

Diploma, ALevels
  • at St Crispins Sixth Form College
  • July 2007

Specialties & Skills

Interviewing
Organised
Overseas

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Sales Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
CBS
Date Attended:
December 2009
Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
CBS
Date Attended:
November 2009
Interviewing Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead Training
Date Attended:
May 2012