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Syed Afzall Shah

Dammam,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Proactive Senior Recruitment Executive with extensive background and experience in recruitment, managing on-boarding process and supervising team. Diligent in sourcing and reaching out to qualified applicants to complement organisation and team.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Recruitment & Mobilization Specialist

Al Kifah Holding
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
01.2022 - Current
  • Screened candidates, conducted interviews and selected ideal talent to fill open roles.
  • Met with managers to discuss vacancies, applicant qualifications and characteristics of high-performing candidates.
  • Concurred with department managers to forecast future hiring needs and requirements.
  • Provided guidelines and interviewing techniques to hiring managers to streamline process.
  • Executed new sourcing methods by using social media or online job resources.
  • Customised strategies for different vacancies, like creating engaging job adverts and social media techniques.
  • Informed recruiters and managers regarding changes in regulations and labor legislations.
  • Built and strengthened successful relationships with external recruiters and agencies.
  • Sourcing Key Personnels from Different Job Portals
  • Engaged in job fairs and career events to increase visibility.
  • Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.

Recruitment & Mobilization Specailist

Diversifiedlines for Petroleum Services
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Communicating with hiring managers to identify future job openings and technical requirements for those jobs.
  • Writing job descriptions and posting to relevant media platforms.
  • Screening applicants for competency with job requirements.
  • Arranging telephone, video, or in-person interviews.
  • Performing background and reference checks.
  • Presenting resumes of most suitable candidates to hiring manager.
  • Offering job positions and completing relevant paperwork.
  • Keeping track of all applicants as well as keeping applicants informed on application process.
  • Forecasting recruitment budgets.

Recruitment Specialist (Overseas)

Arkad Engineering & Construction Company
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
05.2016 - 12.2021

Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.

vDetermines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analysing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.

Identifies difficult job vacancies and investigates the best recruitment approach for them

Manages new employee relocation by determining new employee requirements; negotiating with movers; arranging temporary housing; providing community introductions.

Sourcing and attracting candidates by using databases, social media etc.

Screen candidates resumes and job applications.

Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule.

  • Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process.
  • Promote company’s reputation as “best place to work”.
  • Keeps the documentation of the recruitment process up to date

Visa Processing, Coordinating with the agencies.

  • Tracks the list of the recruitment agencies and their terms and conditions; introduces standardized terms and conditions for the recruitment vendors if possible.
  • Working on emigrate (Indian emigration System) and preparing required documents for emigration clearance for Selected ECR Passports.
  • Coordinating with GR Dept. for the documents required for Visa Endorsement.
  • Allocation of Visa, Tracking them through Enjaz.
  • Maintaining Visa Reports & Updating on weekly basis.
  • Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/newspapers/colleges etc
  • Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated.

Working with Indian, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan etc agencies.

Recruiter

Al Mashriq Trading & Contracting
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
06.2013 - 05.2016
  • Develop recruitment goals and objectives
  • Develop sustainable recruiting strategy based on our goals and needs
  • Source passive candidates
  • Search resume databases for the most fit candidates
  • Communicate with Hiring Managers
  • Determine the effectiveness and success of current recruiting plans and strategies
  • Build talent networks to find qualified active and passive candidates
  • Use multi channel approach to recruit
  • Identify key recruiting KPIs
  • Plan and implement a Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding strategy to attract high quality applicants
  • Review applicants to evaluate if they meet the position requirements
  • Adhere to laws, rules and regulations
  • Adhere to personal data privacy regulations
  • Prepare a report on a weekly basis for the tasks completed or in progress

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Computers

Osmania University
India
04.2010 - 02.2013

High School Diploma - Computers

Orbit Vocation College
India
03.2007 - 02.2010

Skills

  • Talent acquisition
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS) proficient
  • Interviewing skills
  • Employee relations
  • Recruitment
  • Pre-employment screening
  • Organizational development
  • Candidate sourcing
  • HRIS applications proficient
  • Wages and salary
  • External recruitment

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Native
Telugu
Fluent
Urdu
Native

Certification

  • Certified Technical Recruiter from Bayt.com

Timeline

Recruitment & Mobilization Specialist

Al Kifah Holding
01.2022 - Current

Recruitment & Mobilization Specailist

Diversifiedlines for Petroleum Services
01.2020 - 01.2022

Recruitment Specialist (Overseas)

Arkad Engineering & Construction Company
05.2016 - 12.2021

Recruiter

Al Mashriq Trading & Contracting
06.2013 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Commerce - Computers

Osmania University
04.2010 - 02.2013

High School Diploma - Computers

Orbit Vocation College
03.2007 - 02.2010
  • Certified Technical Recruiter from Bayt.com
Syed Afzall Shah