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NIDA ARSHAD

NIDA ARSHAD

Islamabad

Summary

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist experienced in working with executive search firms, recruiting firms, staffing agencies, and job boards. Skilled in identifying, evaluating, and recruiting top talent for a wide variety of industries ( IT, Healthcare, aviation, Finance and life sciences). A strong history of building world-class organizations centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Adept at coordinating with C-level executives, department leaders, and cross-functional teams.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Organizational Psychologist/ Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

VISION ACHIEVEMENT LIMITED
03.2022 - Current
  • Leveraged excellent verbal and written communication skills to understand the business and technical requirements of client and convey job opportunities effectively
  • Coordinate recruitment activities across different time zones, ensuring effective communication and timely candidate engagement
  • Conducted individual counselling sessions with employees to improve their interpersonal skills and increase communication within teams
  • Led end-to-end recruitment processes, utilizing different ATS ( greenhouse, manatel) and manage candidate interactions and pipeline status
  • Monitor recruitment metrics, identify trends, and optimize sourcing strategies, resulting in a 37% increase in hiring efficiency
  • Collaborated with upper management to create comprehensive development program for all employees
  • Assisted in the integration of new CRM features and functionalities, improving overall efficiency of the operations
  • Conducted psychometric testing to determine best fit for job applicants and employees including aptitude tests, personality assessments, cognitive ability tests and behavioural interviews.
  • Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals.

Compliance officer

IMPACT CARE SERVICES
02.2022 - 06.2022


  • Regularly audit company procedures as per NHS regulation practices and documents to identify possible weaknesses or risks
  • Recruit, review and qualify candidates to ensure their suitability and commitment for clients Build and maintain candidate's pipeline based on their area of specialty and continue to build own knowledge of their Specialties and subspecialties to proactively develop in partnership with candidates.
  • Developed and maintained compliance database, tracking all compliance activities and documents.
  • Assisted with internal and external audits to confirm compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address compliance concerns, fostering a culture of shared responsibility.
  • Reduced the risk of financial penalties by conducting thorough internal audits on a regular basis.
  • Mitigated legal risks by proactively identifying gaps in existing policies and recommending improvements.
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders, auditors and legal counsel to confirm compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Leveraged technology solutions for efficient tracking and reporting of compliance-related activities and metrics.
  • Designed risk assessment frameworks to evaluate organizational vulnerabilities and prioritize areas requiring attention.

Recruitment Consultant

ISLAMABAD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY-REHABILITY
12.2019 - 02.2022
  • Recruiting healthcare staff (Nurses, support workers, care) and administrative staff for 1800+ care home across UK Largest spread (profit) increased by 17% in region over 6 months' span Posting position, reviewing resumes, screening applicants, coordinating interviews (by phone, Skype or in person) administering test to applicants, checking references
  • Developed marketing programs (internal and external) in order to ensure high visibility with potential candidates Worked with human resource manager to ensure compliance with all CQC regulations and regulation including ACAS and local
  • Increase offer-to-sales ratio and candidate pipeline 45% by effectively using recruitment platforms and resources, including social media, ATS, Boolean searches, networking and referrals
  • Drove performance improvements and profitability increase in targeted within the company's portfolio.
  • Reduced time-to-fill metrics by efficiently managing multiple requisitions simultaneously and prioritizing tasks effectively.

Psychologist

HELLO DOCTOR
03.2020 - 12.2020
  • Provide in App video counselling to users Makes notes on user's progress and sessions Keep up to date with current counselling techniques Provide support on variety of topic like depression, anxiety, stress management, relationship abuse and harassment
  • Managed over 50 customer calls per day
  • Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports
  • Cooperated with other practitioners to conduct researches to devise improvements and discuss treatment innovations
  • Studied and applied practices from professional reports and literature along with therapies focused on patient needs.

Teacher

BEACONHOUSE SCHOOL SYSTEM
09.2017 - 02.2020
  • Prepare implement unique and personally developed lessons to classrooms averaging 20 students between 4-5 years
  • Coordinate planning and logistics for field trips with planning method becoming school widen standard operating procedures
  • Frequently contact and work with families to discuss student's development and behaviour as well as maintain records and open communication about student's physical and academic development
  • Help to establish music art activities and programs for kindergarten students to help students to develop creativity
  • Use classroom observation to create written assessments of student performance developmental progress behaviour and curriculum Carries out administrative duties such as filing , typing, coping ,scanning, preparing and maintain records etc
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

Internee

SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
05.2018 - 06.2018
  • Patient's initial check-up
  • Inform patients about post- check-up plans
  • Observe and provide assistant to consultant
  • Completed research, compiled data, updated spreadsheets and produced timely reports and collect case histories covering personal work and social details for permanent records
  • Assisted with documenting and evaluating behaviors of individuals with mental health diagnoses Observed service delivery for cases involving specific problems and broadly disordered behavior
  • Delivered counseling services under close supervision of psychologists Identified psychological, emotional or behavioral issues and diagnosed disorders using information obtained from evaluation techniques
  • Identify concerns research methodologies and optimal experimental designs to collect desired information

Education

Master of Science -

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY
01.2018

Bachelor of Science in Psychology -

E AZAM UNIVERSITY
01.2015

High school diploma -

IMCG
01.2010

Skills

  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Project Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Effective Communication
  • Time Management
  • Data-driven decision-making

Languages

Urdu
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Organizational Psychologist/ Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

VISION ACHIEVEMENT LIMITED
03.2022 - Current

Compliance officer

IMPACT CARE SERVICES
02.2022 - 06.2022

Psychologist

HELLO DOCTOR
03.2020 - 12.2020

Recruitment Consultant

ISLAMABAD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY-REHABILITY
12.2019 - 02.2022

Internee

SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
05.2018 - 06.2018

Teacher

BEACONHOUSE SCHOOL SYSTEM
09.2017 - 02.2020

Master of Science -

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science in Psychology -

E AZAM UNIVERSITY

High school diploma -

IMCG
NIDA ARSHAD