HADEEL T. QARNOUS
Senior Recruitment Officer
Kuwait
Summary
Passionate and results-driven Senior Recruitment Officer with 5+ years of experience in academic and healthcare talent acquisition. Expertise in end-to-end recruitment, strategic workforce planning, and stakeholder collaboration. Proven track record of exceeding staffing targets (90% achievement rate) and optimizing hiring processes. Currently pursuing SPHRi certification to advance strategic HR leadership.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Recruitment Officer
Australian University
12.2024 - Current
- Mentor junior recruiters, refine hiring policies, and implement data-driven recruitment strategies to reduce time-to-hire.
- Spearhead partnerships with local and international academic networks to enhance talent pipelines.
- Ensure adherence to labor laws; generate monthly reports on recruitment metrics for senior management.
- Organize and participated in career fairs and recruitment events, effectively promoting the university's values and employment opportunities to prospective candidates.
- (Continue previous responsibilities from 'Recruitment Officer' role as needed.)
Recruitment Officer
Australian University
03.2022 - 12.2024
- Develop, facilitate, and implement all phases of the recruitment process for faculty and admin positions by identifying qualified candidates, developing and maintaining pipelines, and meeting staffing goals.
- First point of contact for newly recruited faculty including screening interviews to final interviews, overseeing the scheduling, tracking, communication, and logistical needs of the candidate.
- Source local and overseas candidates by posting jobs in print media, recruitment websites and other sourcing channels.
- Develop a strong knowledge of academic programs to articulate program purpose and alignment of requirements.
- Screen qualified candidates, schedule interviews, and oversee preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.
- Collaborate with the line manager and other human resource staff during the offer process, identifying and recommending salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and perform salary analysis when needed.
Recruitment Officer
Dar Al Shifa Hospital
10.2020 - 02.2022
- Established recruitment requirements according to hospital's policies, procedures and objectives.
- Participated in manpower planning, monitoring, and recommending appropriate solutions for identified bottlenecks or opportunities for improvement.
- Coordinated with Human Resources Manager and Heads of Departments/Sections in preparation of job vacancy specifications, requirements and job descriptions.
- Prepared job posting and advertising through appropriate venues such as recruitment agencies, Bayt.com, hospital's website, and social media channels.
- Developed and maintained pool of qualified candidates and organized data bank for various positions.
- Promptly corresponded with applicants and conduct interviews; and provided appropriate structured feedback and recommendations.
- Recruited staff according to approved manpower plan and established friendly business relationship with them as part of onboarding experience.
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to develop variety of recruitment events.
Quality Coordinator
Dar Al Shifa Hospital Kuwait
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Designed, tested, and implemented Patient Experience Surveys of hospital for outpatient, inpatient, and special units’ patients.
- Performed data analysis on collected data on a monthly basis to extract reports for improvement action plans shared with heads of concerned departments.
- Participated in Accreditation Canada tracer survey to maintain Diamond level accreditation to hospital.
- Prepared, submitted, and followed up on reports / Key Performance indicators to initiate actions plans based on annual operation plans.
- Participated in development of departmental operational plan's objectives and action plans and ensuring their implementation.
- Guided departments in developing documents (policies, procedures, guidelines) in alignment with accreditation standards, professional ethical consideration, and Kuwait laws and regulations.
- Conducted studies and analyzed data to evaluate different departments' performance in quality improvement plans.
Research Assistant (Part Time)
GUST
02.2018 - 07.2019
- Assisted professors heading research panel in collecting data from different resources to help publish reviewed papers in worldwide journals of MIS field.
- Executed technical requirements for research, enhancing system models, coding, and calculations.
- Communicated weekly to expand and reshape different representations of data collected.
Administrative Assistant
Warba Bank
02.2017 - 05.2019
- Managed the office of Chief Strategic Planning Group and organized the financial budget of the group.
- Handled payment process for Marketing & Corporate Communication dept. day-to-day expenses.
- Managed press releases for Warba Bank by editing Arabic & English releases, communication with the PR agency, and confirming full representation in media and newspapers.
- Followed up with different projects in pipeline, recorded updates, and arranged reports regarding weekly updates of all departments.
Math Peer Tutor (Part Time)
GUST
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Lectured university students on different math topics in fields of Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, and Business Statistics.
- Organized review sessions for students before exams.
- Prepared and arranged tests and review notes for students.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Kuwait University
Kuwait 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Gulf University For Science & Technology (GUST)
Kuwait 04.2001 -
Skills
Problem-solving abilities
Job posting creation
Candidate sourcing
Interviewing expertise
Screening resumes
Technical recruiting
Onboarding processes
Websites
Certification
SPHRi (Senior Professional in Human Resources – International), In Progress
Accomplishments
- Promoted to Senior Recruitment Officer (2024) for exceptional performance in talent acquisition.
- Recruited 200+ staff (90% average fulfillment rate) and trained 400+ new hires.
- Won Best Business Idea Project (2016) | Dean’s List Honoree (GUST).
Timeline
Senior Recruitment Officer
Australian University
12.2024 - Current
Recruitment Officer
Australian University
03.2022 - 12.2024
Recruitment Officer
Dar Al Shifa Hospital
10.2020 - 02.2022
Quality Coordinator
Dar Al Shifa Hospital Kuwait
07.2019 - 09.2020
Research Assistant (Part Time)
GUST
02.2018 - 07.2019
Administrative Assistant
Warba Bank
02.2017 - 05.2019
Math Peer Tutor (Part Time)
GUST
01.2013 - 01.2016
MBA - Business Administration
Kuwait University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Gulf University For Science & Technology (GUST)
04.2001 -
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