Sarah Farooq

TORSTAFF PERSONNEL, Toronto, ON. April 2012-Present
Executive Recruiter

• Focus time on calling, emailing and qualifying pre-identified clients that require staffing needs.
• Meet sales quotas weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly (goals set by you and management)
• Engage potential clients (via phone, internet), identify the key decision maker, and setup meetings to sell potential clients on our recruiting services.
• Work closely with our recruiting team to place their top candidates into companies that need our assistance.
• Follow corporate initiatives and use the business development system provided to learn and drive success.
• Negotiate recruiting fees, guarantees, and contracts with new clients- business development
• Gather requirements for next steps and meet in person with potential clients to gain the business.
• Executive recruitment and searching for candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Workopolis, Monster, Facebook, Twitter etc.
• Pre screening, conducting phone interviews and behavioural face to face interviews.
• Coordinating interview time/date with hiring managers and controllers.
• Conducting references checks on request.
• Coordinating client meetings and company events.

Peer Recruiter
• Assist in the implementation of internal/external recruitment standards/programs/policies for all positions (Couriers, Customer Service Representatives, Data Systems Agents, Cargo Handlers, Ramp Handlers, and Marketing associates) on a nationwide basis (recruited for Toronto, Mississauga and Edmonton office locations)
• Corporate recruitment and selection process; external job postings through multiple sources such as First Advantage, Hire.com, assess internal applicant pool resume/applicant screening, administer pre hire computer tests through Self Management, knowledge of technical skill assessments, participate in interview panels, driver pre-placement assessments, administer criminal record checks, draft letters of offers.
• Conduct initial phone interview, behavioural interview and criminal record check and reference checks.
• Set up and coordinate interviews with hiring managers and candidates accordingly.
• Ensure the appropriate internal guidelines and policies are applied
• Educate managers on internal/external process and policies.
• Conduct comprehensive new hire orientation training: -Ensure hourly and senior hourly employees comply policy.
-Ensure safety requirements before transitioning to active duty
- Dangerous Goods training
- Review internal processes-safety standards etc
- Introduce corporate culture; organizational structure etc.

FEDEX HEAD OFFICE, Mississauga, ON.
July 2011-January 2012
HRIS Administrator
• Receive and prepare verifications of employment letters and provide verbal confirmations to external institutions eg. banks.
• Receive and prepare responses to external legal requests pertaining to employee files- administer Short Term/Long Term *Disability claims, accident/insurance claims and communicated to appropriate parties.
• Review pension/benefits program on an ad hoc basis to maintain currency.
Prepared pension/benefit presentations and delivered to management regarding concerns and issues through researching bench marked external pension programs.
• Contact FedEx payroll department to obtain payroll information requirements in the development of HR application and reporting needs (crystal reports)
• Oversee annual pension adjustment process, employee pension statements/audits and technical issues pertaining to pension/benefits programs in British Columbia using PeopleSoft.
• Prepare and distribute Express Choice and Pension Packages for new eligible employees.
• Develop company communications regarding pension/benefits programs including management and administrative guidelines, ad hoc employee literature, videos, and brochures on company programs (affiliation with Sun Life Financial)
• Knowledge of relevant databases: BC Health Services, PeopleSoft, HR Connections
• Covered the HRIS coordinator when she was absent- coordinated flower arrangements, company events, client meetings, meeting with accounting, payroll and other departments.

Nimble Integrated Solutions, Brampton, ON. January 2010 - March 2011 Accounting Clerk

*Assisted with all recruitment
• Responsible for responding to inquiries: -Set up logistics, scheduling, payroll, etc.
• Responsible for specific client accounts pertaining to;
-Retail and Health Care Professional vendors.
• Reconcile accounts receivable and accounts payable using QuickBooks.

Wireless Inc. Toronto, ON. May 2008 - May 2010
Recruiter/ Administrator
• Develop and document job descriptions and interview guidelines for sales associates, managers and IT.
• Ensuring company adhered to health and safety standards.
• Making staff aware of all policies and procedures.
• Maintaining open in-store communication between management and employees.
• Coordinated interviews with hiring manager and candidates.
• Conducting face to face/over the phone behavioral interviews with hiring managers.
• Administering employee schedules.
• Assisted with payroll.