Eftychia Kourounioti, Career Break For Maternity Leave

Eftychia Kourounioti

Career Break For Maternity Leave

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Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Management - HR
Experience
19 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months

Career Break For Maternity Leave at Home
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since March 2016

An extended period of maternity leave to bring up my son until he was old enough
to start nursery school.
Provide support, empathy and guidance to child.

HR Officer/Recruiter at Al Barakah Investment Holding Company LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2014 to February 2016

Coordinated with HR manager and other Head of Departments for current and future staff requirements (Manpower Plan). Arranged job openings in various portals, screened applications and shortlisted candidates, arranged interviews and assessed candidates.

Prepared Offer, Evaluation, and Assessment Letters. Gathered required documents for Visa Processing in coordination with the PRO Department regarding Employees Visa update.

Coordinated with Local and Over Seas Recruitment Agencies. Prepared Demand Letters, provided agency with our requirements, selected candidates, followed up on Visa Status and travel arrangements and coordinated with appropriate departments for staff arrival.

In charge of documenting Employee Resignations, Terminations and Warning Letters.

Prepared memos pertaining but not limited to Contract Comparisons, Visa Expenses, Agent Back
Charges, Investigation Reports, Notices, and Salary Adjustment & Reclassification.

In charge of drafting the Employee Awards such as Employee of the Month, Company Appreciation
and Game Winners.

Assisted in the Annual Increment, Performance Appraisal and Payroll.

Recruitment Internship at NADIA – Recruitment & Management Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2014 to March 2014

Gathering information of clients requirements through the job description and company's profile. Conducting Recruitment and Selection procedures using NADIA's sourcing database in order to shortlist candidates.

Tracking down talent, screening, selecting, interviewing (via phone and face to face) verifying experience, work history, technical skills, personality, salary and making placements according to the job requirements. Get feedback from companies on interviews in order to know if reassessment in qualifications is required.

Customer and Technical Support Representative - Tier1 at Teleperformance S.A. for Apple
  • Greece
  • October 2011 to April 2012

Handled incoming calls from the UK and Ireland in order:
- to assist business, public and private customers on all aspects of Apple iOS devices, apps, 3rd party devices and accessories
- to inform customers of new trends, set up repairs and sales of
items and services
-Achieve monthly group goals and targets through standardized operational and quality management processes (Northstars, KPI’s, CSAT’s)
-Continuous collaboration with co-workers and team leaders -Continuous on going training through hands-on workshops as well as intranet module training
-Showing professionalism and empathy throughout every call while following companies regulations

HR/Administrative Assistant at N.J.A. Group: Andrico Maritime, Lakitira & Akti Helona Hotels
  • Greece
  • October 2009 to October 2010

General Assistance Duties: Provided support to both shipping and tourism sectors.
HR and Administrative Duties: Collected and sorted resumes based on position, experience and company requirement. Provided updated folder of shortlisted candidates for final selection, contacted candidates for additional information and arranged interviews. Translated documents, assisted in creation of promotional material and press releases, arranged meetings, followed up on deadlines, handed interoffice memos and contacted new and existing clients.
Office Management Duties: updated databases, collected, organized and analysed both sectors resumes, accounting - receivables/payable.

Sales Associate & Cashier at Village Roadshow Operations
  • Greece
  • December 2006 to October 2009

Advise customers on products, handle orders, returns and issue invoices.
-Interior presentation of merchandise and staying up to date on new products infiltrating our market in order to request managements approval of purchase

Sales Representative & Cashier at Answer S.A., Hondos Center
  • Other
  • February 2002 to August 2006

Provided information on product quality and availability, completed and submitted orders, handled all monetary transactions, returns and electronic invoicing, visited retail expositions.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Management - HR
  • at Deree - The American College of Greece
  • June 2008

GPA: 3.32 / 4.0 Received a College grant for 2005-2008, Deputy Vice-President for the Management Society where we received the Business Society of the Year Award in 2008, Vice President of the Environmental Club where we received the Co- Curricular Program Excellence Award in 2007 and 2008.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Focus
Problem Solving
Organised
Learner
MS Publisher
MS Word
MS Powerpoint
MS Excel
Internet (Firefow & Explorer)

Languages

English
Expert
Greek
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certification in Human Resource & Administration Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Valid Until:
February 2014
ICT - Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2008
Valid Until:
July 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading Adventure Novels, Photography, Hiking