RECRUITMENT MANAGER
ESP INTERNATIONAL
Total years of experience :8 years, 10 Months
ESP International is an international recruitment company specialized on the event industry with offices in London and Dubai. I was initially employed to develop their design and creative division and was quickly assigned more sectors such as Exhibitions & Conferences, Event & Exhibition Services as well as Hotels & Venues. I was made redundant with the rest of the team for the Director to streamline the business and partially manage it from the UK.
Main Responsibilities:
• Manage all recruitment projects from client briefs through, research, candidate screening and assessments to final contract negotiations and on-boarding
• Market research and business development
• Implement new marketing strategies for assigned sectors
• Build strong client relationships and maintain high level of client servicing
• Continuous career consultation for candidates
• Attend events and expand industry network
Achievements:
• Successfully set up a new division for the company and quickly expanded my responsibilities within the company
• Mapped out all potential clients within the UAE and other GCC markets and successfully signed several new accounts to the company
• Reached my sales target the first year while building a completely new sector
Successfully set up and managed a recruitment company with 4 staff
and made it profitable within the first year of operation
• Independently developed the company to become the go-to agency for
creative recruitment in the region
• Developed business from global companies and consulted them on TA
strategies, recruitment and employer branding initiatives
• Successfully set up a new division for ESP International in Dubai
PAE Design Talent was the leading recruitment agency for the creative and design industry in China, working with companies such as Mercedes Benz, Lenovo, BMW Design Works, Kholer to design and communication agencies such as the WPP Group, Futurebrand and IDEO just to name a few. After a year with the company in Beijing I was relocated to Shanghai to open and manage the Shanghai office. In January 2014 PAE Design Talent was unfortunately closed down since the CEO decided to leave China.
Responsibilities:
• Independently responsible for everything from setting up the office, generating new clients, marketing the company’s Shanghai presence to recruiting and training personnel and overlook the activates and results of the business unit
• Independently in charge of the PAE Design Talent Shanghai office, employees and clients
• Manage a team of 4 Recruitment Managers, Consultants and Researchers
• Recruitment: consult clients on recruitment projects, write job descriptions, review portfolios, conduct interviews, reference checks, write CV reports and consult both parties during the hiring process
• Oversee Consultant’s recruitment cycle, manage their workflow and attend all client meetings
• Together with MD, advice on general business strategies and internal KPI systems
• Staff training and development
• Manage forecast reports, contracts and invoices
• Client Services Management and Business Development
• Office Management: P&L, forecasting, contract negotiations, managing KPIs, company trainings and marketing
• Consult candidates on career development, CV writing and interview skills
Achievements:
• Successfully set up the PAE Design Talent office in Shanghai and made it a profitable unit for the company
• Signed retainer clients such as: frog design, IDEO, Sennheiser, Interbrand and many more
• Individually brought in a yearly revenue of over 160, 000 USD for the company for 4 consecutive years
• Independently, without marketing budget, developed PAE Design Talent to become the go-to agency for creative recruitment in the region
• Successfully placed candidates, locally and internationally from junior roles to MDs and high level Executives
• Was invited to consult clients on talent acquisition strategies, internal recruitment processes and employer branding initiatives
• Managed to turn the majority of the clients into retainer contracts and still worked with them after PAE Design Talent closed its doors in China
DMG is a full-service, international, independent advertising and entertainment agency with presence in Beijing, Shanghai and Los Angeles. The agency has been awarded the world’s best independent advertising agency by Campaign Magazine and has over 500 employees across China.
Responsibilities:
• Working directly with the CEO on recruitment needs and HR issues for the agency’s Beijing and Shanghai offices
• Independently in charge of all international and high level recruitment for the agency
• Create and manage the talent database
• Research and contact potential candidates, conduct interviews, reference checks, review portfolios and write CV reports
• Advice on employer branding initiatives
• Train HR team in research and interview skills
• Write all HR templates, job descriptions and manuals as well as developing new recruitment channels
• Staff development and mentoring
• Keep track on market trends and salary surveys
Achievements:
• Quickly trusted by CEO to independently manage all high level and international recruitment projects
• Established a broad international network of creative talent
• Successfully hired 15 new employees for the agency
• Was promoted and tripled my salary within 6 months of employment
during the hiring process
• Oversee Consultant’s recruitment cycle, manage their workflow and attend all client
meetings
• Together with MD, advice on general business strategies and internal KPI systems
• Staff training and development
• Manage forecast reports, contracts and invoices
• Client Services Management and Business Development
• Office Management: P&L, forecasting, contract negotiations, managing KPIs, company
trainings and marketing
• Consult candidates on career development, CV
Advice on employer branding initiatives
• Train HR team in research and interview skills
• Write all HR templates, job descriptions and manuals as well as developing new recruitment
channels
• Staff development and mentoring
• Keep track on market trends and salary surveys
Achievements:
• Quickly trusted by CEO to independently manage all high level and international recruitment
projects
• Established a broad international network of creative talent
• Successfully hired 15 new employees for the agency
• Was promoted and tripled my salary within 6 months of employment
CIPD Level 3 HR Certificate