Kareem Azab, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Kareem Azab

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

citPeak

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTING
Experience
12 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at citPeak
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since February 2023

- Prepare, maintain, and update CV database to ensuring the fulfillment of manpower plan targets.
- Determine selection criteria for candidates by liaising with managers and other members of staff.
- Source applicants through online channels, such as LinkedIn and other professional networks.
- Coordinate multiple recruitment process phases inclusive of scheduling interviews, ad placement, administering testing, submitting, and maintaining needed pre-hire process.
- Create job descriptions and interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position.
- Coordinating interviews with the hiring managers.
- Create candidates pipeline through posting job ads on all recruitment channels.
- Expand and maintain talent pools through continuous networking.
- Organize, compile and update company personal records and documentation.
- Collect and compile data, conduct research, prepare reports, and coordinate all management projects.

Senior Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Specialist at Amoun Hotel
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2019 to February 2023

- Identify and forecast staffing needs in different areas and departments.
- Source applicants through online channels, such as LinkedIn and other professional networks.
- Administering recruitment and selection process including (advertising - sourcing. screening, shortlisting, selection and interviewing).
- Conducting exit interviews, performing analysis and advice recommendations to reduce absenteeism and turnover.
- Create job descriptions and interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position.
- Collect TNA and compare it with the performance gaps to create training plan.
- Develop, organize, conduct and evaluate training programs.
- Review Annual Appraisal with Managers “Seniors & Supervisors” and employees.
- Integrate the employee referral program as a key component of the sourcing and talent acquisition process. This requires raising awareness levels and educating employees on its importance to the long term growth and profitability of the Company.

Senior Teller at Arab African International Bank.
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 2016 to June 2019

- Receive and handle cash / Cheques deposits (within authorized limits).
- Process cash withdrawal (within authorized limits).
- Sort customer deposited foreign currency for fraud banknotes.
- Responsible for Western Union Transactions.
- Authorize and verify customer position and signature, to approve certain transactions.
- Process outgoing cheques, bills and transfers.
- Input received clearing cheques.
- Process incoming cheques and bills.

Teller/ Branch Customer Service Officer at Union National Bank Egypt
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • November 2015 to January 2016

- Receive and handle cash / Cheques deposits (within authorized limits).
- Process cash withdrawal (within authorized limits).
- Prepare, Deliver and register customers check books.
- Answer customer’s daily inquires and responsible for Signatures Scanning (insert, modify and delete).
- Open customer time deposits.
- Renewal and breaking customers time deposits.
- Marketing Services to the potential Customers and new products.
- Open Current & saving accounts.
- Follow up (inactive letters - zero balance - ATM Fees...etc).
- Responsible for Inward and Outward cheque clearing.

Teller / Branch Cutomer Service Representative at Blom Bank Egypt
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2013 to November 2015

* Teller:
- Receive and handle cash / Cheques deposits (within authorized limits).
- Process cash withdrawal (within authorized limits).
- Sort customer deposited foreign currency for fraud banknotes.
- Authorize and verify customer position and signature, to approve certain transactions.
- Process outgoing cheques, bills and transfers.
- Input received clearing cheques.
- Process incoming cheques and bills.
- Issue draft cheques.
- Process received traveler's cheques.
- Promptly and efficiently handle escalated customer issues and feedback.
- Promote and sell full range of products / Services to current and potential clients at the counter or by referring to customer service area.
- Process outgoing transfers.
- Process incoming bills.
- Issue draft cheques.
- Ensure abiding to Bank policies, procedures and compliance regulations.

* Branch Customer Service Representative:
- Answer Customer’s calls within the agreed service level.
- Conduct the right customer identity verification and authentication.
- Answer customers inquiries and handover customers request to the back office within the agreed service level.
- Ensure customers request are executed within the right channel.
- Ensure using the right forms.
- Conduct follow up calls to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Handle customer complaints and propose solutions to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Communicate to higher authority all issues complaints (Reports, Statistics, Analysis…….) related to department performance, obstacles bottle necks and propose solutions.
- Communicate potential sales leads to Call Center Supervisor.
- Up sell, cross sell and market special offers and services tailor made by retail line made by line of business.
- Sell and Market branch products and services to meet target assigned.
- Issuing certificates of saving and reviewing cash category.

Customer Service Representative. at TEData Egypt.
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 2012 to November 2013

- Deal with walk in Customers.
- Report difficulties / Problems or comments within the application used.
- Follow up with delayed Customers request.
- To have an intimated knowledge of the Customers’ needs.
- Provide Customers with information regarding TEData’s new products.
- Identify the needs of Customers both internally and externally.
- Perform any other duties requested by the Direct Manager.

Customer Service Consultant at Sutherland Global Services.
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2012 to August 2012

- Handling Customers complaints and queries.
- Deal effectively with all support calls, investigating and responding to queries and progressing to a successful conclusion at the earliest time.
- Selling the company products by telephone and answer all questions about the company products and the latest promotions.
- Speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.

Sales Maker, Indoor at Radio Shack Egypt
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • January 2011 to November 2011

- Greeting every customer with enthusiasm and energy.
- Serving and selling to multiple customers.
- Offering customers cutting-edge solutions in a friendly, confident and knowledgeable manner.
- Sending daily report of store total sales invoices to the Head Office and Receiving daily e-mails from various departments such as “Sales Target”.
- Execution of non-negotiable standards of store operation including stocking, merchandising, etc.
- Other duties as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTING
  • at Tanta University
  • January 2009

B.Sc in ACCOUNTING, Faculty of Commerce, Tanta University. Graduation Year: 2009

Specialties & Skills

Human Resources
Customer Service Consultant
Branch Banking
oracle database developer
Recruitment
ACCOUNTING
AND SELLING
CONFIDENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
GREETING
INVOICES
SELLING TO
SOLUTIONS
STOCKING
Recruitment
HR Specialist
Oracle Application Developer
Banking
Bank Branch Customer Service Representative/Teller
Microsoft Database Administration

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Visio (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons
HRCI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2022
HR Management Diploma (Training)
Training Institute:
EgyCham
Date Attended:
May 2022
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2014
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2014
HR Specialist (Workshop) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
April 2013
Microsoft Office Outlook (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Valid Until:
April 2011
HR Specialist Diploma (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Valid Until:
February 2013
Microsoft Office Power Point (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2011
Valid Until:
March 2011
Microsoft Office Excel (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009
Introduction to Customer Service Skills and Introduction to Basic Selling Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2011
Valid Until:
April 2011
Oracle Program Unit PL/SQL (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011
Microsoft Office Word (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
October 2010
Oracle (SQL) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
July 2011
Customer Service Skills and Communications skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
March 2012
Oracle Forms Developer (Build Internet Application) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
October 2011