My business is a recruitment agency specializing in recruiting for EPC / EPCM companies in all disciplines, including financial roles, related to the engineering / construction project environment in RSA and internationally. This business was run concurrently with assignments at Hitachi and SPX.

Full recruitment and selection functions on all levels, including recruitment for sites and Head Office roles: - Conducting in-take meetings with hiring managers - Compiling job specifications - Placing internal and external adverts - Screening of applications / CVs - Conducting screening interviews - Shortlisting CVs for presentation to Hiring Managers - Conducting interviews with hiring managers in Head Office and on sites - Taking part in de-brief meetings after completion of interviews ACHIEVEMENTS Achieved a saving of R5.5 million in potential recruitment fees that company would have paid to agencies for the period from August 2012 to April 2013

full function recruitment and selection for the following roles: project managers document controllers financial controllers welders welding engineers mechanical engineers site managers construction managers site HR/ER managers etc. Full recruitment and selection functions on all levels, including recruitment for sites and Head Office roles: - Conducting in-take meetings with hiring managers - Compiling job specifications - Placing internal and external adverts - Screening of applications / CVs - Conducting screening interviews - Shortlisting CVs for presentation to Hiring Managers - Conducting interviews with hiring managers in Head Office and on sites - Taking part in de-brief meetings after completion of interviews - Taking part in weekly EMEA talent sourcing conference calls - Agency fee savings +- R4 million for the period March 2011 to March 2012

Developing a client base (cold calling) Maintaining regular contact with clients to generate business Taking comprehensive job specs Analyzing the salary requirements for the position on offer Placing adverts in the newspaper and on Career Junction Online Handling advert response Screening telephone calls Communicating and setting up interviews with prospective candidates Finding optimal fit between a candidate and a job specification Interviewing candidates Preparing and forwarding CVs to Clients Communicating with Clients regarding sent CVs Setting up interviews for referrals to clients Maintaining contact with candidates and clients throughout the process Regretting unsuccessful candidates Completing candidate’s reference checks Completing Credit and Criminal checks Presenting offers to candidates Monthly follow-up with placed candidates Communicating with clients to ensure successful placements