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Bushra Khan

Bushra Khan

Recruitment Consultant
Dubai

Summary

Associate with 8+ years' experience in executive search in UAE, MEA & EMEA region.


Accomplished management career reflects multiple years of talent acquisition experience working with Global Executive firms offering a different perspective to attract and retain top talent for their clients across multiple sectors in UAE, MEA & EMEA

Sectors: FMCG, Finance, Retail, Luxury, Outlet, Lifestyle, Fashion, Beauty, Technology. Nuclear, Net Zero & Real Estate

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruitment Consultant

Thomas Thor
06.2023 - Current


  • Industry - Nuclear, Utilities & Net Zero
  • Qualifying live vacancies to ensure maximum chances of successfully delivering on the commitments to our clients mainly for ENEC/NAWAH (Barakah Nuclear Power Plant) and others in Net Zero/Utilities companies like ACWA Power, EWEC, Laborelec, Altrad, Nusam etc.
  • Utilising the right tools and resources when identifying and attracting candidates to ensure the clients get access to the right mix of both active and passive candidates during the interview process
  • Screening and interviewing candidates to ensure they are fully suitable (i.e. both qualified and interested) for a live job
  • Building and maintaining the high-quality Thomas Thor reputation by consistent high quality communication and relationship management with all candidates and applicants
  • Proactively building our nuclear community by identifying and qualifying ‘high potential’ candidates and recommending these candidates for representation
  • Responsible for managing the full recruitment process with your clients and candidates.
  • Presenting shortlisted candidates to clients to maximize the chance of moving them forward to the interview process
  • Managing the interview, offer & acceptance process
  • Post-placement client & candidate relationship management
  • Working extensively on Mercury (HRIS).
    Successful Placements - Plant VP (Nawah), Plant Manager (Nawah), Mechanical Supervisor (Nusam/Altrad), R&D Technology Manager (BNPP), Electrical Supervisor (Nusam/Altrad) etc.

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Lobo Management Services
01.2022 - 05.2023


  • Industry - Consumer Goods, Retail, Finance, FMCG, Consumer Durable, Real Estate
  • Extensive experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Xing.com, Bayt.com, Naukri Gulf, Gulf
    Talent, Rocketreach.com and other job posting sites
  • Search Consultant executing assignments in MENA, India, South East Asia and UK region for industries such as FMCG, Consumer Durable, Retail, Construction, Banking
  • Responsible for managing end to end recruitment of mid to senior management
    professionals for partnered clients
  • Continuously partner with clients and consultants to design, refine, and implement
    innovative recruiting strategies that ensure repeat business and a seamless process
  • Hands-on experience with various interview channels- Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts
  • Provide clients with market intelligence (e.g. potential talent pool, compensation, target companies, geographies, etc.) to support decision making
  • Develop quarterly recruitment plan and manage pipeline
  • Source and screen candidates from diverse channels, plan interview procedures,
    including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews
  • Creating the job description based on roles and assignments.
  • Design and report recruitment KPIs (e.g. turnaround time, funnel ratio, etc.) to client
    HR team and hiring managers
  • Stakeholder Management - Clients and candidates
    Successful Positions: General Manager - Finance, General Manager - Operations, Investment Risk Manager, Marketing Communications Specialist, Category Manager, General Manager - Food etc

Senior Associate - Executive Recruiter - EMEA

Blackbook London - Skyline Institute
01.2009 - 01.2020


  • Blackbook is a London based intelligence led executive search and consultancy practice working across consumer-facing industries in retail, luxury, fashion, lifestyle & outlet sectors across EMEA and the USA
  • Industry - Retail, Fashion & Luxury, Beauty, Lifestyle, Property and Hospitality & Leisure businesses
  • Delivering bespoke recruitment solutions in partnership with our clients within the Global Fashion, Retail, Luxury & Lifestyle sectors from mid-level to leadership hires
  • Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles helping consultants find, hire, and retain quality talent
  • Extensive experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Xing.com
  • Accountable for the research and offering of targeted and results driven talent
    acquisition solutions across all areas of the business for agency and client-side
    businesses in the UK and globally (for global giants like Value Retail – Bicester Village, Kildare Village, ingolstadt Village, Michael Kors, LVMH, Cath Kidston etc.)
  • Proactively partner with hiring managers and executives to understand their hiring
    needs
  • Develop sourcing models and plans to generate talent pools; create and execute
    robust search strategies
  • Facilitate the entire recruiting process for all roles: this includes sourcing, screening
    candidates, and managing the interview process
  • Interview candidates combining various methods - structured interviews, technical
    assessments and behavioral questions
  • Working extensively on the Recruitment software – “Invenias”
  • Successful Positions: Marketing Director, European Head of Retail, General Manager - HR, Regional Director, Finance Head, CFO, Marketing & Sales Director etc

Customer Service Officer

RAK Bank
01.2008 - 01.2009

  • Interacting with clients and understanding the requirements
  • Responding and resolving to branch queries within predefined turnaround times
  • To achieve set targets in terms of service standards for customer transactions
  • To capitalize on cross sell opportunities with new promotions
  • Plan and organize sales promotion (in the branch and assist) in coordination with other
  • CSOs

Assistant Manager

ICICI Bank Limited
01.2007 - 01.2007

  • Customer Service & Back End Operations:
  • Handling of Account Opening activities for various accounts including Salary Accounts
  • HNI accounts, General Accounts, Fixed
  • Deposits, and Recurring Deposits
  • Operational excellence in the Transaction
  • Segment (transfers, closures and modifications of various Accounts)
  • Deposits: Handling of Traditional Fixed
  • Deposits, Cumulative & Recurring type of deposits
  • Thus, enabling the bank to monitor the inflows and outflows expected for the deposits
  • Clearing: Handling of Clearing operations and Local Clearing house
  • Managing different financial transactions through Finnacle
  • To achieve set targets in terms of building assets and liabilities of the branch

Education

MBA: Human Resources Management -

Aligarh Muslim University

BCom.(Hons) -

Aligarh Muslim University

High School Diploma -

La Martiniere Girls' College

Skills

Microsoft Word

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Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Advanced
C1
Arabic
Elementary
A2

Accomplishments

  • Fitness & Travelling
  • Countries visited - Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Austria,
    Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Saudi Arabia, Oman & UAE

Affiliations

Will be furnished upon
request.

Timeline

Recruitment Consultant

Thomas Thor
06.2023 - Current

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Lobo Management Services
01.2022 - 05.2023

Senior Associate - Executive Recruiter - EMEA

Blackbook London - Skyline Institute
01.2009 - 01.2020

Customer Service Officer

RAK Bank
01.2008 - 01.2009

Assistant Manager

ICICI Bank Limited
01.2007 - 01.2007

MBA: Human Resources Management -

Aligarh Muslim University

BCom.(Hons) -

Aligarh Muslim University

High School Diploma -

La Martiniere Girls' College

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