Mohsin Farooq, Senior Recruitment Consultant

Mohsin Farooq

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Norconsult Telematics

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Diploma, Certified Human Resource Management Professional (CHRMP)
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Senior Recruitment Consultant at Norconsult Telematics
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since December 2011

• Drives the full-cycle talent acquisition process in sourcing, screening, recruiting and interviewing qualified candidates.
• This includes identifying and assessing recruitment needs; developing candidate profiles that define necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies; and complying with company policy, practice, and procedures.
• Identifies and selects effective sourcing methods and techniques using the Internet, advanced search techniques, and advanced sourcing skills to identify talent.
• Selects methods and techniques with which to analyze recruiting-related data and situations and address and resolve problems; identifies areas for process improvement and drives the various components of the internal and external selection process.
• Works with appropriate internal and external parties to ensure that talent acquisition activities are timely and efficient and recruitment communications, including job postings reflect a professional, consistent, and marketable work product.
• Maintains data in the applicant tracking system ensuring information is up-to-date and accurate.
• Extends offers to final candidates, ensures written offers are expedited, and follows established procedures to close the recruitment process.

Sr. Officer Operational Excellence Team at ZONG (A China Mobile Company)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • June 2008 to November 2011

• Stream lined processes and procedures for smooth running of HR activities. Proposed and implemented HR strategy for recruitment and induction of new employees.
• Timely identification of vacancies, supporting the recruitment and placement needs of the organization in liaison with the respective units and ensuring effective induction of new employees
• Extensive Technical (Telecom Engineering) and Sales focused recruitment plans.
• Since Central (I&II) has the largest network in terms of subscribers base, it is the busiest and most robust when it comes to recruitment needs.
• Broad network of local and international recruiters to help the company’s sourcing needs.
• Assist Regional HR Manager to manage human resources staff, resources and budget in a cost effective and highly productive manner. Responsible for ensuring that total employment cost (payroll and benefits) for Zong remains within the authorized limit.
• Take measures (best practices) to maintain good candidate/employee relations, while managing day-to-day recruitment operations.
• Organizing effective platforms and meetings to educate the line managers about basic Dos and Don’ts of interviewing.
• Managing turn around time (TOT) on every hiring request to ensure compliance with the SOPs.
• Manage university liaison & internship program with the leading universities of Pakistan to attract fresh graduates & fulfill entry level requirement of departments.
• Conducting exit interviews to manage issues of employee retention. Also dealt with conflict resolution, grievances, disciplinary actions, terminations, and resignations.

Sourcing Agent at SG Communications
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2005 to May 2008

• Acquired hands on experience of preparing recruitment advertisements, application processing, short listing of applicants, conducting screening interviews and short listing of candidates for placement at open positions
• Conducted reference checks of candidates, prepared evaluation results and presenting job offers to selected candidates
• Supporting in design and implementation of an orientation system for all new employees in order to provide them an introductory insight about the organization and its operations
• Monitor the activities related to T&D in the area of staff training and management development/ staff capability improvement activities to support achievement of business objectives.
• Work closely with Operations Head to Enable Succession Planning in order to ensure that future capability needs of the organization are adequately met.

Education

Diploma, Certified Human Resource Management Professional (CHRMP)
  • at Highly Keen
  • October 2009
Bachelor's degree, Advanced Diploma in Business Studies (ADBS)
  • at Informatics
  • August 2007
Bachelor's degree, Diploma in Business Studies (DBS)
  • at Informatics
  • September 2006
Bachelor's degree, Bachelors of Science in Computing
  • at Staffordshire University
  • October 2004

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