Ohoud ALZaid
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Seasoned in talent acquisition with focus on strategic recruitment and candidate relationship management. Capable of revolutionising recruitment processes and enhancing employer branding, leveraging unique skills in analytics, social media sourcing and behavioural interviewing. Committed to fostering positive candidate experience and building robust talent pipelines.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Bayut KSA
Riyadh
09.2024 - Current
- Drive full lifecycle of recruitment by:
• Preparing requisitions and obtaining sign off from all stakeholders
•Advertising all vacancies internally and externally within 24 hours of obtaining sign-off
•Screening and shortlisting applicants from Workable and LinkedIn
•Conducting various assessments applicable to the role
Submitting shortlisted candidates to hiring manager (minimum 4 candidates)
•Obtaining feedback on shortlisted candidates from hiring manager (minimum 2 candidates)
•Setting interviews with all stakeholders (first/second/culture)
•Informing all unsuccessful candidates on the status of their application
•Sitting in all interviews to ensure compliance (all scorecards to be completed)
•Perform entry interviews for all new recruits who have been with the company for 3 months
•Provide new employee interview feedback to managers
•All interview notes to be captured on Workable
•All successful shortlisted candidates to be saved on Workable for future pipeline
•Track and capture feedback on all entry interviews Monthly Reporting
•Update recruitment activity sheet
•Ensure the applicant tracking system (Workable) is updated with prospective candidates and interview feedback
•Meet with Talent Acquisition Team Lead and Hiring Managers to discuss the progress of open positions, quality of candidates and strategy to find and engage more talent
•Provide pre-screened and qualified candidates to Hiring Manager within agreed time frames
•Ensure all recruitment documents are scanned and saved on Workable
•Coordinate and implement university graduate recruiting initiatives
•Build recruitment networks through industry / global contacts to keep up to date with recruitment practices
•Perform any other reasonable task which might be required from time to time
•Manage relationships with recruitment agencies
•Maintain good relationships with internal stakeholders
•Develop superior knowledge of all roles we have
Recruitment Specialist
Elite Talents Recruitment Agency
Riyadh
10.2022 - 08.2024
- Conduct intake meetings with clients to agree on qualification criteria for candidates.
- Publish job ads on careers pages, job boards and social media.
- Source and contact passive candidates online (e.g. via LinkedIn).
- Network with candidates offline during job fairs.
- Screen resumes and job applications.
- Interview candidates and provide shortlists of qualified potential hires.
- Update clients on hiring status (e.g. number of screened candidates).
- Prepare candidates before interviews with clients.
- Create talent pipelines with high-potential candidates for future job opportunities.
- Keep detailed records of past applicants' information, including resumes, assignments and interview evaluations.
- Manage a portfolio of clients and maintain good relationships with them.
Recruiter
Dar Al Arkan Company
Riyadh
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Identifying future hiring needs and developing job descriptions and specifications.
- Collaborating with department managers to compile a consistent list of requirements.
- Attracting suitable candidates through databases, online employment forums, social media, etc.
- Conducting interviews and sorting through applicants to fill open positions.
- Assessing applicants' knowledge, skills, and experience to best suit open positions.
- Completing paperwork for new hires.
- Managing internship programs.
- Staying up-to-date on current employment legislation and regulations and enforcing them within the company.
- Providing recruitment reports to team managers.
- Responsible for all matters related to the outsource company's employees (attendance and departure, checking monthly bills, termination of employee services).
- Support the head of Sales department with updates on new joiner and sales team structure.
Talent Acquisition Specialist - Trainee
Dur Hospitality Company
Riyadh
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Responsible for hosting job training following Tamheer Program through Taqat website.
- Responsible for monitoring attendance of all Tamheer trainees through Taqat website.
- Conduct phone screening to create a shortlist of qualified candidates.
- Maintain a database on candidates for future vacancies.
- Mediat between candidates and hiring managers.
- Counsel the candidate on corporate benefits, salary, and corporate environment.
- Manage respective candidate tools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - English language
King Saud University
09.2016 - 05.2019
Foundation degree - People Practice
CIPD Qualification
London 01.2023 - 06.2024
Skills
- Team Management
- Contract Negotiations
- Talent Assessment and Acquisition
- Social Media Recruiting Tools
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Oracle system
- Confidentiality management
- Talent pool development
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
Personal Information
Nationality: Saudi
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Bayut KSA
09.2024 - Current
Foundation degree - People Practice
CIPD Qualification
01.2023 - 06.2024
Recruitment Specialist
Elite Talents Recruitment Agency
10.2022 - 08.2024
Recruiter
Dar Al Arkan Company
03.2021 - 09.2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist - Trainee
Dur Hospitality Company
09.2019 - 03.2020
Bachelor's Degree - English language
King Saud University
09.2016 - 05.2019
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