Hired to manage recruitment and staffing for start-up venture
Trained and supervised one HR Assistant
Streamlined and unified group wide recruitment process
Set up company HR structure, including compensation and benefits—initiated recruitment, staffing, onboarding, inboarding, offboarding, and training for 200+ expatriates and local national hires
Oversaw human resources needs of 200+ employees across 15 locations—spanning the retail, restaurant, import distribution and beauty industry, from entry level employees across 5 business units, 11 departments, and all levels
Facilitated group wide communications cross functionally, inter-departmentally, top down and bottom up, as well as reduced cultural barriers between nationals based on owner's directions
Starwood Al Habtoor City Complex, St. Regis, W, Westin & St. Regis Polo Club and Resort - Pre- Opening, Dubai, UAE, Sep 2015 - Feb 2017/ Complex Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Recruited 2000+ customer service, administrative and hospitality personnel from 80+ countries across five business units
Created team budget for international recruitment trips
Prepared and maintained database of contract records
The Address Downtown Dubai, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 - Aug 2015/ HR Administrator
Executed employee engagement and supported general HR operations for 800 employees
Prepared documentation, including new hire letters, employee contracts, corporate policies/procedures
Acted as contact window for hotel suppliers and vendors
Designed and delivered one-time training workshops to clarify internal HR procedures for colleagues
The Address Downtown Dubai, Dubai, UAE, Jun 2013 - Dec 2013/ Hospitality Intern
Shadowed all operational departments in the hotel
Supported all HR department functions: General HR Operations, Learning and Development, Recruitment, Payroll
Performed various administrative functions, including filing paperwork, delivering and sorting mail
Education
Swiss Hotel Management School, Leysin, Switzerland, Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
Hotel Operations Management, Postgraduate Diploma, Graduated with Honors
With optional six months internship
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States of America, Aug 2008 - Sep 2012
Psychology and Social Behavior, B.A.
Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
UC Study Abroad Program - Psychology & Dutch Culture and Language Program