A.J. Fidai

**** ***** **** *****, *****, TX, ****3

404-***-**** aczx5z@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary

Performance-driven professional with extensive expertise in Human Resources, Recruitment, Staffing and Talent Acquisition strategies. Proven experience in collaborating with senior management to identify staffing needs and create hiring plans to support and further corporate goals for multiple business units spread across countries.

Professional Experience

State National Companies – Founded in 1973, State National is a publicly traded business to business insurance company dealing with property, casualty and Collateral Protection Insurance (CPI) with services offered all over the United States.

-- Corporate Recruiter December 2016 – Present

Responsible for the entire recruitment lifecycle for all mid to senior level employees from Sourcing, Screening, Assessing, Interviewing and Closing.

Ensuring an effective working relationship with all stakeholders involved within the recruitment process such as hiring managers and external vendors.

Onboarding new employees by ensuring all new hire paperwork is complete such as I-9, W2 and other necessary documents are filed accurately.

Submitting weekly reports to the HR Director and hiring managers with recruitment process updates.

Assisting the HR Director with other HR related projects such as the implementation of a new ATS and a new Performance Management System.

Aban Investment (Ghobash Group) – Aban Investment is the holding company of all the business entities under Ghobash Group. Operating in the GCC and North Africa, it is a conglomerate with business activity in real estate, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, IT, insurance, retail and hospitality.

-- Talent Acquisition Manager December 2014 – December 2016

Developed recruitment strategies and hiring plans aligned with various Business Unit needs and objectives.

Actively recruited and managed the full lifecycle hiring processes for open positions within the Group. This process included: Planning, Sourcing, Assessing, Interviewing and Closing.

Sourced and developed a talent pool by developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and identifying talent needs

Ensured the recruitment budget was managed effectively for each Business Unit with a constant effort on reducing recruiting costs and spend

Ensured the use of behavioral based interview methodologies for mid and upper level candidates.

Continuously looked for ways to improve the selection process, staffing policies, programs, and overall effectiveness of talent selection

Maintained effective relationships with external vendors such as LinkedIn, Monster etc. to attract talent in the most effective and timely manner

Identified key recruiting metrics and measure for the recruitment departments overall objectives and reporting purposes.

Ensure recruitment process data is being managed on the Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) for effective tracking and reporting purposes

Effectively manage, train and develop the recruitment team.

--Notable contributions:

Reduced overall Time to Fill from 65 days to 45 days

Reduced external agency spend by $100,000

Revamped the on-boarding process

Hay Group - Hay Group is a global management consulting firm that works with leaders to transform their strategy into reality. With 87 offices in 49 countries its clients come from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors and across every major industry.

-- Senior Recruiter (6-months contract) July 2014 – December 2014

Custodian of the entire lifecycle of the recruitment process; responsibility of all regional recruitment mandates and objectives across the board. Key responsibilities and contributions are as follows:

Built strong relationships with stakeholders within the business and other Hay Group Talent Experts in the Middle East to identify talent needs.

Reduced Recruitment turnaround time by 70%.

Closed 80% Productized Services division’s hiring needs, within 3 months of joining.

Successfully implemented Taleo (Applicant Tracking System) for the Middle East.

Designed the Young Professionals Program for FY’15

Revamped the induction and onboarding process.

Provided weekly reports to hiring managers and HOD’s on recruitment status.

Assisted European team with recruitment mandates for African market expansion.

Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) - SMG, a division of Publicis Groupe, is ranked one of the largest brand communications groups in the world. SMG partners with the world’s leading companies including Procter & Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, Mondelez Intl., Samsung, Wal-Mart amongst others.

-- Senior Recruiter May 2011 – July 2014

Managed the full lifecycle of the entry to mid Level recruiting program and assisted in senior level requisitions and its related processes of sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating offers and closing candidates.

Held meetings with hiring managers and HOD’s to identify hiring needs and competencies required in candidates

Created on-boarding material for all levels and conducted new hire orientations.

Ensuring recruitment KPI’s of 40 days to fill each position, at least 10 new qualified candidates for open requisitions per week and a constant number of 2 qualified candidates in the pipeline for critical positions are met.

Served as a lead on the SMG Campus Recruiting Team preparing materials and programs for campus teams.

Created and sent weekly Recruiting Tracking reports to hiring managers and HOD’s

Provided managers with insight to the job market and the competitive salaries required to entice top talent away from our industry competitors.

Collaborate with internal recruiting partners to share resources, tactics, processes and ideas to reduce recruiting times across specialty and media divisions.

Kept up to date with the current trends and skills within the print and digital advertising industry and constantly networked with media professionals in order to develop and maintain a talent pipeline

Berlitz Corporation-Berlitz Corporation is a global leadership training and language education company with more than 550 company-owned and franchised locations in more than 70 countries.

-- Recruiter October 2007 – April 2011

Performed variety of HR tasks, with primary focus in the areas of recruiting and talent acquisition methods. Key responsibilities were as follows:

Confirm with supervisors and managers to identify recruiting needs and align candidate profiles to staffing needs accordingly

Network internally and externally by sourcing talent through social media, resume databases, and attending campus recruiting events

Pre-screen job candidates, conduct candidate phone screens, coordinate interviews cooperatively with hiring managers

Verify candidate references, employment history and schedule them for all required medical tests

Extend offer to new hires and schedule and conduct new hire orientation sessions

Managing candidate information in the applicant tracking system and providing weekly progress updates to the Recruiting Manager

Education, Certification & Achievements

--University of SZABIST (U.A.E.)

Master’s level courses in Strategic Human Resources Management.

Bachelors of Science in Social Sciences (BS/SS), Majors: International Relations, Minors: Psychology.

--Cambridge International Examinations – O Levels & A Levels

--Frankfurt Middle School - 1998-2004. (Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.).

--Jackson Elementary School - 1994-1998. (Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.).

--Certificate for representing Model United Nations Development Program as a candidate in Model United Nations.

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