Experience

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  The Salvation Army Employment Plus

  • Australia
  • Staffing and Recruiting
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Work For the Dole Advisor, NE Region

    • Aug 2017 - Jan 2019

    A regional support role to ensure there are sufficient Work for Dole activities available to cater for the candidates spread over 5 sites in the North East region. Also has primary responsibility of enforcing WfD KPIs / targets for the region is met in order to achieve our star rating, provide administrative support to respective sites in the rolling out the WfDole requirement and other necessary follow-ups and enforcements as may be required or mandated by the Regional Manager.

  • Recruiter

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

    Responsible for end to end recruitment, assisting the highly disadvantaged or unemployed candidates find suitable employment. Other key responsibilities include meeting site KPIs / providing motivational support to increase employability to our candidates via identifying skills gap, correctly job matching and / or sourcing suitable employers to match available skill sets, in addition to working closely with stakeholders to identify suitable skill training required to bridge gap in labour market. Represent one of 2 key 5 star sites within North East Region of Employment Plus, awarded by the Dept of Humans Services.

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  Bank of Queensland, Doncaster Branch

  • 704 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC 3108

  • Lending Manager

    • Sep 2014 - May 2015
    • 704 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC 3108

    Business development activities primarily lending based including cross selling of other income generating products with view to increase branch profitability.

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  JM&KM Investments P/L T/As Howards Storage World Highpoint

  • Maribyrnong

  • Self-Employed

    • Oct 2008 - Jan 2014
    • Maribyrnong

    Co-Owner of Howards Storage World Highpoint in Maribyrnong. Responsible for all aspects of marketing/driving business to the store, staff recruitment training & development, and floor sales. Constant analysis & evaluation of business performance to achieve optimum return and efficiency. Key skills: analytical, strong business development and sales focus, consultative and very apt in providing end to end solution.

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  AMES Employment Services

  • Box Hill

  • Recruitment Consultant

    • Oct 2004 - Jul 2008
    • Box Hill

    As a Recruitment Consultant attached to Box Hill Site, I am responsible for business development - encouraging more employers to hire AMES’ jobseekers plus cross-selling of education/traineeships/apprenticeships and/or offer of employer incentives to support successful placements. My employer, AMES Employment Services is a division of AMES Education Services. Its principal business is to provide recruitment services to the long term unemployed, the highly disadvantaged and/or multicultural jobseekers. It is a member of the JobNetwork Program, a government initiative under the Department of Employment and Work Relations (`DEWR’).

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  Korn/Ferry International

  • Hong Kong

  • Senior Associate

    • Dec 1999 - May 2003
    • Hong Kong

    Headhunting / Executive Recruitment with focus on the financial services industry including salary and compensation survey assignments.

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  United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd

  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Assistant Vice President

    • Aug 1996 - Feb 1999
    • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Account Officer in the Commercial Banking Dept responsible for credit account management of pre-IPO (pre-listing to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange `KLSE') clients.

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  Bank of Melbourne

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Commercial Accounts Manager

    • Jul 1988 - May 1996
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Account management and business development. Responsible for credit processing ranging from the analysis to preparation of full credit report for approval. Includes cross-selling of banking products extending from business to personal needs.