Kashif Munawar

January 2015 - Present | Senior Recruitment Specialist
August 2008 - December 2014 | Recruitment Specialist

● Sourcing candidates through various internet job-boards such as Monstergulf, Bayt, Mihnati, gulftalent, Linkedin, Naukrigulf, Social Media and candidate referrals.
● Sourcing candidates through searching company’s extensive database of candidates.
● Matching candidates to the job specification for different vacancies.
● Interview candidates specific to each client’s need and ensuring that all key skills are matched
● Carry out Recruitment Processes and perform end-to-end assignment management
● Take ownership of the assignment and project deliverables
● Manage service delivery issues and escalate where appropriate
● Prepare and place advertisements and manage responses
● Schedule candidates interviews and monitor the assignment to completion including negotiation of offer and also carry out reference checking
● Providing support to all internal department & division, searching for, identifying, screening and short-listing candidates for vacant positions
● Establish understanding of all the Client’s business unit requirement through participation in regular meetings, resource planning and forecasting sessions
● Undertake client visits
● Complete post placement follow up and servicing of candidates
● Provide Weekly/Monthly recruitment reports, or as required
● Effective time management, planning the day week and month to ensure goals and recruiting metrics are achieved
● Candidate maintenance and following up with candidates for extension details, rate negotiations, any special negotiations and contract administration
● Extensive experience and knowledge of full recruitment life cycle. Provided full life cycle recruiting by sourcing, interviewing and placing for temporary, contract and permanent positions after negotiating salaries and hourly rates
● Working for the for the Major Telecoms vendors and Banks in Middle East, Africa and Asia
● Proactively searching for new leads from candidates, clients and websites, liaising with registered candidates to keep them up-to-date on vacancies and progress

● Sourcing candidates through various internet job-boards such as Hot Online, Monster, CW Jobs, Jobsite and Job Serve etc
● Looking for referrals by establishing a good relation with the candidates
● Sourcing candidates through searching company’s extensive database of candidates using remote-desktop connection technology
● Advert-response management by data management and updates besides responding to the candidates applying for vacancies through e-mail and phone
● Matching candidates to the job specification for different IT & Telecoms vacancies
● Screening of prospective candidates through telephone interviews
● Dealing with any call and queries from the candidates
● Preparing monthly/weekly vacancy listings and reports
● Direct contact with senior and influential staff of the company by telephone and email
● Adding and updating candidate records with key information, market research - client, candidates and competitors into an in-house application tracking database known as HUMANA