ICIMS
Hazar Abedalqader
Richmond,TX
Summary
Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering over 8 years of recruitment strategy development.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Consor Engineers
10.2022 - Current
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
- Sourced and screened candidates for transportation engineering roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
- Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
- Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
- Developed and maintained applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Cisco Meraki
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Sourced and screened candidates for IT Engineering roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
Senior Recruiter
WSP
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events, and job fairs.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Recruiter
Michael Baker Engineering
11.2016 - 10.2018
- Cultivated in-depth understanding of the civil engineering industry trends and hiring desires.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Wrote and posted technical job descriptions
- Used Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
- Onboarded new hires and set up training.
- Interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Houston
Houston, TX05.2012
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Data-driven decision-making
- Workforce Planning
- Applicant Tracking Systems
Software
BRASSRING
TALEO
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Consor Engineers
10.2022 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Cisco Meraki
11.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Recruiter
WSP
07.2019 - 06.2020
Recruiter
Michael Baker Engineering
11.2016 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Houston
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