Ernesto Bas Gonzalvo
Unit 309, Bldg. 37, Wasl Village, Al Qusais, Dubai
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven Talent Acquisition and Human Resources specialist with a track record of over 10 years in progressively responsible roles. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates.
Certified coach and creative thinker possessing excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Skilled in developing and maintaining strong business partnerships, leading, and motivating teams, ensuring project success, conveying complex technical requirements with attention to detail and quality, and exceeding stakeholders’ expectations, gained and enriched through my experiences across UAE, MENA, North America, and Asia with renowned multinational companies.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Consultant/HR
Sun Life Financial
07.2018 - 02.2024
- Manages end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing to offers, implementing recruitment strategies in collaboration with HR executives and TA teams
- Generates new candidate leads through referrals, centers of influence, professional networks, and social media platforms i.e. ATS/Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Taleo, Salesforce, and Boolean techniques
- Completed talent acquisition and management for over 100+ internal and external placements.
- Ensures leadership and coaching culture cascaded through the department where diversity, equality, and inclusion programs are promoted. Works with hiring managers to ensure new employees have memorable first impressions
- Fostered greater understanding of company culture and engagement through employee communication plans, promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Sun Life Financial
07.2015 - 06.2018
- Partners with business leaders in hiring and placement of the best-fit talents from the market within agreed SLAs
- Advised Managers, HR Business units, and Recruitment Managers in career development, global activities, transition to new roles/assignments, performance management, disciplinary issues, and conflict resolutions that emphasize safety, engagement, growth, productivity, and teamwork
- Supervised, mentored, and coached 10 direct reports for various work performance related matters
Recruiter
AJ Insurance Services
01.2013 - 03.2015
- Managed full cycle recruitment process from sourcing, and selection to offers
- Generated new candidate leads through referrals, social media platforms, i.e. LinkedIn, Taleo, etc., and centers of influence
- Organized career events and campus recruitment programs
- Ensured all candidates were assessed fairly and objectively in line with the company’s standards achieving holistic hiring decisions that promoted diversity, equality, and inclusion
- Worked with line managers in planning the talent pipeline requirements in line with their business objectives.
- Supported HR Directors in identifying external candidates for key leadership roles through networking and referrals as well as providing advice or coaching line managers where appropriate
Sr. Business Psychologist/Consultant (HR Corporate Psychology)
Emirates Airlines
12.2005 - 12.2012
- Provided HR expertise from administration of comprehensive psychological assessments through profiling and in-depth personality analysis of VP’s, Directors, GMs and mid-level managers, Pilots - FO, Captains, Chief Pilots, cabin crew, engineers, air traffic controllers, medical staff, etc., with focus on high-performance selection, retention, coaching/counseling, conflict resolution, training, and retention
- Performed comprehensive assessments report integral to broader decision-making processes for candidate selection, promotion, and professional development. These evaluations offered invaluable insights and support to the candidate selection process, talent development, and succession planning, for HR business partners (HRBPs), leadership teams, and overall talent development initiatives
- Coached and counseled more than 500 referred employees with different work performance and psychological issues which resulted in improved performance, safety, collaboration, teamwork, and devised developmental plans
- Collaborated with recruitment managers and senior management to evaluate and select candidates to analyze results and provide feedback as part of the candidate selection process, talent development, and succession planning, for HR business partners (HRBPs), leadership teams, and overall talent development initiatives
- Led the creation and implementation of a cutting-edge candidate database and scheduling system, significantly streamlining report generation and metric tracking
- Orchestrated the setup and oversight of 27 workstations dedicated to conducting precise psychometric assessments of candidates, ensuring a seamless evaluation process
Psychologist (HR Corporate Psychology)
Emirates Airlines
07.2000 - 11.2005
- Performed comprehensive assessments report integral to the broader decision-making processes for candidate selection, promotion, and professional development
- These evaluations offered invaluable insights and support to the candidate selection process, talent development, and succession planning, for HR business partners (HRBPs), leadership teams, and overall talent development initiatives
Education
Certificate in Organizational Coaching - Organizational Coaching
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC05.2015
Courses in Employment Law (Provincial and Federal Legislation), Recruitment and Selection, Human Resources Administration, Training and Development, On-boarding - Employment Law
BCIT
Canada01.2011
Master of Arts - Educational Management
St. Joseph’s College
Manila03.2006
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
St. Joseph’s College
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Candidate Assessment
- Organization
- Employee Relations
- Job Coaching
- Community Engagement
- Client Relations
- Project Management
- Skilled Multi-tasker
- Strong Analytical and Influencing Skills
- Intercultural Fluency
- DEI
- Sourcing and Talent Acquisition
- Management Support and Advisory
- Onboarding and Employee Engagement
- Coaching and Counseling
- Training and Development
- Performance Management
- Psychometrics/Psychological Assessments
- HRIS and Data Reporting
- HR Consulting
- Employee Retention
- Vendor/Stakeholder Management
- Contract Negotiation
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Current Status
Visit visa
Professional Development
- Fierce Conversations Training (Coaching for Leaders - DEI) Vancouver, Canada
- Group leadership and Team Dynamics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Courageous conversations for leaders, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Coaching Matters: Skills for the Coaching Conversation, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
- Coaching Skills for Leaders & Managers, Applications, Douglas College, Canada
- Individual & Group Crisis Intervention, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, USA
- Employment Law, Labor Relations and Foundations of Human Resource Management, Canada
Personal Information
- Nationality: Canadian
- Marital Status: Married
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Consultant/HR
Sun Life Financial
07.2018 - 02.2024
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Sun Life Financial
07.2015 - 06.2018
Recruiter
AJ Insurance Services
01.2013 - 03.2015
Sr. Business Psychologist/Consultant (HR Corporate Psychology)
Emirates Airlines
12.2005 - 12.2012
Psychologist (HR Corporate Psychology)
Emirates Airlines
07.2000 - 11.2005
Certificate in Organizational Coaching - Organizational Coaching
University of British Columbia
Courses in Employment Law (Provincial and Federal Legislation), Recruitment and Selection, Human Resources Administration, Training and Development, On-boarding - Employment Law
BCIT
Master of Arts - Educational Management
St. Joseph’s College
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
St. Joseph’s College
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