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Usamah Zariwala, Senior Recruitment Officer

Usamah Zariwala

Senior Recruitment Officer·One Facilities Management

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Finance & Accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 0 months

Senior Recruitment Officer

February 2021 - Present

One Facilities Management

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

February 2021 - Present

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Recruitment Officer

June 2018 - January 2021

IMCO Engineering

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

June 2018 - January 2021

• Receive Recruitment Request from business units for requested positions and check details for position specifications to initiate process of recruitment.
• Source CVs for requested positions by using recruitment method such as walk in, job portals, social media, recruitment agencies etc to match position requirements with candidate profile.
• Conduct shortlisting of candidates through telephone screening to confirm suitability of candidates to requested position and advise business units on the outcome of shortlisting.
• Check candidate documents for compliance to company policies and Government regulations and forward to business unit for approval, schedule technical interview with business units and follow up on feedback.
• Review documents received by the business unit and forward to Manager, HR for approval to initiate process of employee mobilization.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Human Resources Officer

August 2016 - June 2018

HEISCO (Heavy Engineering Industries

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

August 2016 - June 2018

 Managing recruitment trips of different units (Civil, Mechanical, E&I, IM etc.) for longterm/ shutdown contracts.
 Sourcing and screening of non-manual (white collar) professionals for different departments.
 Preparing accurate report to update the concerned departments on their open requisitions.
 Finalizing personnel file for each candidate mobilized before their arrivals and submitting to payroll upon their arrivals.
 Arranging technical interviews between project delegates and candidates.
 On-boarding of new comers and providing short orientation.
 Coordinating and updating different departments on their requirement status.
 Handling recruitment agencies for regular follow ups on mobilization status and candidates line up for upcoming recruitment trips.
 Maintaining detail logs for tracking candidates and regular check on visa validity and other critical information.
 Applying work / shutdown visas for the given projects and solely responsible for their mobilization and documentations within the time frame.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Recruiter

January 2014 - August 2016

KRH (Kuwait Resources House)

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2014 - August 2016

 Responsible for multiple projects from sourcing till mobilization of candidates.
 Sourcing & Screening candidates for specific vacancies from job portals and overseas agencies.
 To follow up for visa processing and manpower arrival with several departments.
 Keep applicants updated regarding their status in the recruitment process.
 Preparing Demand letter and Job Order for the overseas agencies.
 Coordinating with Indian Embassy, Kuwait for processing of demand letters.
 To liaise with overseas recruitment agents to gather all required documentation from applicants.
 Client and agency follow up for manpower mobilization.
 To keep all recruitment reports up to date and accurate.

Company industry:
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Secretary to Manager of Projects

August 2012 - December 2013

Kharafi National

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

August 2012 - December 2013

 Handling Leave/ Resignation/ Termination process of the employees (90).
 Preparing monthly Timesheet and Overtime for all employees in Oracle ERP.
 Preparing monthly Invoice for Clients.
 Preparation of all forms of communications to provide information to Ministries, Manager of Projects,
peers, subordinates and to communicate with other Departments.
 Document/ record information, maintain files, process all paper work, and to perform day to day
administrative tasks.
 Coordinate with others to receive or submit regular reports / forms in time.
 Arranging, coordinating meetings / Conferences as required.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Secretarial

Sr. Resource Executive (Recruitment)

April 2011 - April 2012

Anlage HRO Services

Mumbai, India

April 2011 - April 2012

 Understanding client’s business and their exact requirement for sourcing right talent.
 Sourcing & Screening of the resumes and taking initial interviews of candidates.
 Creating Job Description and posting on job portals and other networking sites.
 Use of website like ‘LinkedIn’ for headhunting and referencing.
 Involved in handling of Mid - Senior level requirements for top IT Corporate.
 Utilizing job portals (Monster & Naukri) and internal database for sourcing right talent.
 Hands on experience in Headhunting, Referencing, and Mapping.
 Use social and professional networking sites to identify and source candidates.
 Well versed with the recruitment software called HIRECRAFT.

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Process Trainer

July 2010 - December 2010

Andromeda Marketing Pvt. Ltd

India

July 2010 - December 2010

 Product and Process Training to the new recruits.
 Handled batch of 25 Trainees.
 Arranging all required Training materials to ensure smooth flow.
 Involved in Bulk Hiring and taking up final interviews.
 Delivering process training in stipulated time efficiently.
 Training on Soft skills & Selling skills.
 Handled OJT and Refresher Trainings.
 Interacts with the quality team to seek feedback on the new joiner’s performance.
 Providing minimum 90% certification of the Training Batch.

Company industry:
Call Centers & Customer Care Outsourcing
Job role:
Training and Development

Consulting Executive (Recruitment)

January 2008 - June 2009

Octaware Technologies Pvt. Ltd

India

January 2008 - June 2009

Clients: - Qatar Gas, Omnix, Qatar Petroleum, Pitney Bowes etc.
Key Responsibilities:
 Successfully handled Administration & HR Generalist responsibilities.
 Handling employee’s grievances and coordinating with HR manager for any assistance.
 Getting the new requirements from USA and Middle East clients by doing cold calling.
 Sourcing and Recruiting right skilled candidates matching client’s specification.
 Understanding the given requirements from the respective business unit head by regular meetings &
act accordingly.
 Initial screening of the candidates and modification of resumes.
 Follow up with the clients & candidates and fixing the interviews.
 Organizing events for employees on different occasions under given specific budget.

Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

L.S. Raheja College, Mumbai University

January 2010

January 2010

Bachelor's degree, Finance & Accounting

India

GPA (percentage): 58%

GPA (percentage): 58%

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Expert
Talent Acquisition
Expert
Headhunting
Expert
Headhunting
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Screening
Expert
Screening
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Headhunting
Intermediate
Headhunting
Intermediate
HUMAN RESOURCES
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCES
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
RECRUITING
Expert
RECRUITING
Expert
Talent Acquisition
Expert
Talent Acquisition
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Sourcing
Expert
Screening
Expert
Screening
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Intermediate

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Urdu

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
Effective Communication Skills
HEISCO
Oct 2017