Mohammed Kassim Fawaz

Lead end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across multiple business units, including hospitality, food production, facilities management, engineering, supply chain, IT, and HR. Manage high-volume recruitment for a workforce of 3,000+ employees, delivering over 800 hires annually across operational, technical, and leadership roles. Partner closely with senior leadership, HR Business Partners, and department heads to forecast workforce requirements and build proactive talent pipelines aligned with business goals. Drive recruitment efficiency by reducing time-to-hire and improving quality of hire through structured sourcing, screening, and selection processes. Implement employer branding initiatives, referral programs, and diversity hiring campaigns to strengthen talent attraction and enhance organizational reputation. Develop and maintain recruitment dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to support data-driven decision-making and continuous process improvement. Build succession pipelines for critical roles, supporting long-term workforce planning and business continuity. Collaborate with Compensation & Benefits teams to ensure competitive and market-aligned reward structures. Optimize Applicant Tracking Systems (Taleo and similar platforms) to improve recruitment accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency. Represent the organization at career fairs, recruitment drives, and industry events, promoting the employer value proposition and strengthening external talent networks. Enhance candidate experience through competency-based assessments, structured interviews, and effective onboarding practices.

•Conducts phone interviews to pre-screen candidates, verifying their qualifications, availability and compensation requirements; documents these interviews. Provides quality service to candidates by earning their respect, acting with the greatest amount of professionalism and expressing the highest sense of urgency •Sources resumes of qualified candidates for specific job orders, using job boards, applicant tracking systems, company web sites, etc. •Sets up interviews between candidates and hiring managers •Is involved in recruiting passive candidates, through phone calls, emails and general relationship-building •Makes recommendations on additional candidate pools and recruiting techniques, after evaluating market conditions •Fosters long-term relationships with candidates, clients and stakeholders, and MSP team, and maintains on-going relationships by providing solutions for all questions and problems •Researches new technologies

· Identify and qualify high-quality candidates in America who are precise fits for job orders sent by our US-based clients · Contact candidates through phone calls and e-mails to determine interest and availability · Conduct in-depth phone interviews to qualify candidates, negotiate salaries or rates, and schedule interviews · Work with candidates throughout the recruiting process from candidate submission, scheduling interviews, compensation negotiation, offers, and onboarding · Interact with US-based clients to develop recruiting strategies and build long-term relationships · Build a pipeline of candidates who can be considered for future job orders and generate referrals · Maintain daily and weekly client reports · Work closely with and assist senior team members

Directed full-cycle recruitment for IT roles across the United States, managing high-volume and niche technical hiring. Partnered with hiring managers and MSP partners to define requirements, design sourcing strategies, and resolve escalations. Conducted competency-based and behavioral interviews (Targeted Selection) to ensure both technical and cultural fit. Oversaw the end-to-end recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, and offer negotiations. Led and mentored a team of recruiters, providing coaching on sourcing strategies, role alignment, and best practices. Drove advanced sourcing initiatives, leveraging passive talent searches, market intelligence, and innovative sourcing tools to build sustainable pipelines.

Oversaw end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for U.S. staffing needs. Handled sourcing, screening, interviews, negotiations, and compliance across staffing lines. Built recruitment dashboards to inform management and improve staffing efficiency. Worked with multiple employment categories (W2, 1099, C2C) for diverse candidate pools.

Managed IT & non-IT recruitment across departments with diverse skill sets. Sourced candidates using portals (Naukri, Monster, Shine) and headhunting via LinkedIn & Google. Organized recruitment drives and managed onboarding programs. Closed roles including developers, project managers, and senior-level non-IT roles. Led employee engagement initiatives and team mentoring programs.

Firstcry.com is Asia's largest online shopping portal for kids and baby products with more than 70000 products and 5 lac happy customers. The company has been growing rapidly since its inception and the trend continues to grow. With the headquarters in Pune, it also has presence in terms of warehouses in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai & Kolkata and many logistic hubs in various states. The company is also expanding through the Franchise route, with more than 65 stores opened across various states in India making it the second largest player in offline stores after Mahindra Mom and Me. Responsibilities: Currently handling full-lifecycle recruitment in a fast-paced environment. Working on Non-IT/IT requirements in the Retail and E-commerce domain. Working on active job portals like naukri, monster, shine, etc. Also head-hunting candidates for niche skills. Performing passive search through Google, LinkedIn, etc. Achieving targets and meeting deadlines. Providing quality candidates within the stipulated timeframe. Conducting Campus Interviews and Walk-In drive as per requirement. Conducting telephonic as well as face-to-face interviews. Arranging Skype / Telephonic / Face-to-Face interviews with the Category or Department Heads. Negotiating Salaries and creating a win-win situation for both candidates as well as the company. Conducting Induction sessions and completing all on-boarding formalities along with opening of bank account for salary.

iPlace is an offshore recruiting company with headquarters in Vienna, Virginia, USA . We provide professionally managed sourcing and full lifecycle recruiting services for staffing firms. Our approach – risk-free pricing, a novel business structure, and the best attributes of American operational processes – results in more placements than is typical with other offshore recruiting companies. That’s our guarantee.

Developed recruitment strategies for IT roles, delivering strong pipelines. Led sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and full recruitment lifecycle. Trained new team members on sourcing, ATS usage, and job requirement interpretation. Generated recruitment reports and insights to support staffing operations.

• Setting up the stage • Framing and branding • Screening sound and light setup • Getting the event license • Coordinating with vendors and clients • Billing Events: Live concert, corporate events, seminars, conference, product launch, club events, fashion shows, festival events.

• Handling calls and customer queries. • Handling commercial invoicing and HS Codes of Customers. • Follow up with forwarder for Deliveries of the shipments. • Coordinating with various departments to ensure customer satisfaction • Utilize and manage daily report of Pending Orders in a timely manner with the ability to recognize and predict future trends. • Develop & maintain Customer relations.

• Handling calls and customer queries • Booking shipments and updating clients proper documentation • Coordinating with various departments to ensure customer satisfaction • Managing and coordinating Receiver Pays Bookings. • Helping Customers track & trace shipments & escalating with supervisors if required • Providing customers with all relevant information required for sending shipments or documents. • Forwarding sales leads and enquires to concerned departments. • Feedback and proper update to customers in case of any delay/ lost shipments • Handling cross border bookings

MphasiS consistently delivers global Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing, Applications Services Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing services through a combination of technology know-how, domain and process expertise. MphasiS brings to their clients a credible and experienced global leadership team driving service delivery through the next generation global delivery model. MphasiS supports global companies around the world in the improvement of their business processes. We service clients in Financial Services & Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Government, Transportation & Logistics, and Consumer & Retail industries worldwide. Specialties Application Services, BPO, Consulting, Solutions, Healthcare; Finance & Banking; High Tech; CI & R