Human Resources & Recruitment Officer
Laureate Vocational Saudi Arabia
Total years of experience :3 years, 2 Months
•Participate in the implementation of recruitment strategies and processes
•Partner with Recruitment Manager and Deans of Colleges in order to better understand their needs for a new role and assess long and short term staffing goals
•Manage the entire recruitment process for 3 Vocational Colleges based in KSA
•Identify, source, screen (around 100 CV’s per day), interview (15 per week), provide proactive and timely feedback & recommendation to hiring managers, and recruit candidates including faculty, managerial and admin positions
•Communicate and work directly with third party recruitment/staffing agencies
•Participate in recruitment events such as career fairs and training workshops
•Draft and revise job descriptions
•Generate weekly status updates for the Deans of 3 colleges while providing ongoing reporting regarding the status of current candidates in the recruitment process
•Update status recruitment reports on a weekly basis for our recruitment agencies
•Participate in the implementation and design of new HR system/software to be launched
•Communicate with potential candidates and answer queries
•Post job ads on multiple job portals
•Liaise with relevant HR departments based in the U.S and KSA
•Enhancing Laureate’s brand by networking and building long-term relationships with relevant institutions to attract candidates
•Endure that the recruitment process is in compliance with the country regulations and organization policies
•Selected for Graduate Trainee Program in the Human Resources Department
•Assisted in recruitment and training processes
•Revised Job Descriptions to include key leadership and functional competencies
•Attended Interviews to observe and give views
•Conducted Interviews with Hiring Manager
•Worked with hiring managers to learn about open roles, determined core capabilities/ experiences for success in these roles, and created a plan for filling these roles (including timeline, interviewers etc.)
•Sourced for candidates for open roles (including internal & external)
•Pre-screened candidates using phone interviews, video-conferencing, face-to-face, etc.
•Managed the interview process including scheduling interviews, facilitating debrief meetings
•Sent invitation letters to shortlisted candidates and ensured smooth administrative process
•Organized Panel Interviews; Agenda, Files, acted as Administrator for case studies, prepared folders for panel assessors, flights, accommodation, transportation and visas
•Arranged calendar appointments for candidates, Hiring Managers and Recruiting Manager
•Coordinated Recruiter agency relationships
•Updated organizational structure of company to meet recent challenges based on newly crafted vision
•Updated Spans and Layers chart
•Updated Recruitment Tracker on a weekly basis and provided ongoing reporting regarding status of current open roles
•Updated and documented all training conducted in 2013 to ensure correct metrics in the Balance Scorecard
•Organized training & venue for associates at Wrigley
•Built knowledge in compensation and benefits
•Assisted with the drafting of selected Policies
•Selected for Summer Internship Program in the Foreign and Commercial Services Department
•Prepared market research reports
•Attended exhibitions and business meetings
•Recorded Client Data into Business Client Tracking System
•Arranged appointments for visiting VIP's, U.S business clients and colleagues
I am currently completing my Master's Degree in HR & Organizational Development & Change in the United States at Eastern Michigan University.
American University in Dubai - Dubai, UAE Sep/10-Jly/13 Bachelor of Business Administration, Major-Finance • GPA: 3.76/4.00 • Earned University Scholarship during Senior Year; Dean's List since Spring, 2012.
American University of Beirut - Beirut, Lebanon Sep/09-Jly/10 • Completed Freshman Year and attended 10 courses including Microeconomics