POOJA SOOD
Bonn
Summary
Experienced Recruitment Specialist with over 5 years in national and international hiring, talent acquisition, training, and corporate consulting. Demonstrated success in active sourcing, CV screening, and onboarding processes, particularly through platforms like LinkedIn, XING, and Stepstone. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on emotional intelligence, cultural adaptability, and client relationship management. Passionate about organizational development, training delivery, and building effective HR solutions to meet evolving business needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Recruitment Consultant
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Screening potential candidates and posting job advertisements on various job portals such as XIINK, LinkedIn Indeed and Stepstone.
- Good knowledge of recruitment KPIs.
- National and International recruitment and applicant management
- Conducting telephone interviews and personal interviews
- Keeping regular contact with HR Agencies in abroad.
- Administrative help, onboarding and offboarding of employees
- Report to the CEO on ongoing projects
- Creating and helping candidates with their professional CVs
- Building positive relationships with clients' companies.
Corporate Trainer
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Overseeing the creation and development of instructional training methods, such as individual training, group training, lectures, demonstration, conferences, and workshops in Germany.
- Conduct skills gap analyses.
- Map out long-term training plans for internal teams.
- Prepare educational material (e.g., design manuals and order books).
- Select educational methods, like on-the-job coaching, conferences, workshops, and e-learning courses.
- Schedule regular soft-skills development and management training.
- Assess the impact of training on employee performance.
- Consult with external partners and outsource training, as needed.
- Gather feedback from trainees and trainers after each session.
- Update curriculum database and training records.
Virtual Intern and CO-OP HR
GAO Tek Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Replying to applicants' emails, screening replies, and scheduling interviews by senior HR staff.
- Posting job ads on general career websites, university, and college career websites, and internship websites.
- Developing relationships with universities and colleges that have intern programs.
HR Executive
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Recruiting, training, and developing staff.
- Make sure that staff get paid correctly and on time.
- Pensions and benefits administration.
- Approving job descriptions and advertisements.
- Looking after the health, safety, and welfare of all employees.
- Organizing staff training sessions and activities.
- Monitoring staff performance and attendance.
- Advising line managers and other employees on employment law and the employer's own employment policies and procedures.
- Ensuring candidates have the right to work at the organization.
Trainer and Consultant
I Proassist Ltd.
01.2014 - 06.2015
- Consulting with management and supervisors to stay current on organization policies, procedures, business initiatives, technologies, and regulations.
- Coordinating corporate training programs with hiring and training periods and events.
- Formulating curricula and instructional delivery methods to accommodate hiring and training requirements.
- Overseeing the development of instructional training methods, such as individual training, group training, lectures, demonstration, conferences, and workshops.
- Selecting teaching aids that help in training, such as handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, webinars, and computer tutorials, among others.
- Testing trainees to measure progress and effectiveness of training programs.
- Maintaining correct training records.
- Receiving feedback from employees about effectiveness of training methods.
HR Recruiter
M4 Food Services Ltd.
09.2009 - 12.2013
- Pre-screened and interviewed over 20-30 resumes per day.
- Reference and background checks.
- Created, updated the job description, and posted the job advertisements on online platforms.
Education
Master's - International Management (Human Resource Management)
IU International University of Applied Sciences
08.2019
Master of Arts - Marketing and Innovation
Anglia Ruskin University
04.2015
Postgraduate Diploma leading to MBA - International Business Administration
Cardiff Metropolitan University
04.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Business and HRM
Middlesex University
04.2013
Skills
- Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
- Organizational Development
- CV Screening & Interviewing
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills
- Active Sourcing (LinkedIn, XING, Stepstone)
- Cross-cultural Collaboration
- Applicant & Candidate Management
- Customer Service Orientation
- Onboarding & Offboarding
- Emotional Intelligence
- Recruitment KPIs & Reporting
- Leadership & Teamwork
- Employee Relationship Management
- Time Management
- E-Recruiting & Cold Calling
- Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
- Training Design & Delivery
- HR Policies & Employment Law
- Performance Assessment
- Data Visualization (Power BI, Tableau)
- Social Media Job Postings
- MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Teams
- Corporate Coaching & Soft Skills Training
- Power BI and Tableau Basics
Certification
- GAO Tek Inc., New York, U.S.A., 10/01/19, Certificate of Internship, Certificate of Training and Digital Marketing, Certificate of Training on Human Resources
- Hestia, Richmond, U.K., 06/01/15, Commitment and Contribution as a Volunteer
Languages
English
Hindi
Punjabi
German (Deutsch)
Timeline
Recruitment Consultant
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
07.2022 - 06.2023
Corporate Trainer
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
11.2019 - 11.2020
Virtual Intern and CO-OP HR
GAO Tek Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2019
HR Executive
Future Connect Training & Recruitment Ltd
09.2016 - 05.2019
Trainer and Consultant
I Proassist Ltd.
01.2014 - 06.2015
HR Recruiter
M4 Food Services Ltd.
09.2009 - 12.2013
Master's - International Management (Human Resource Management)
IU International University of Applied Sciences
Master of Arts - Marketing and Innovation
Anglia Ruskin University
Postgraduate Diploma leading to MBA - International Business Administration
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Arts - Business and HRM
Middlesex University
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