Louis Sutherland
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Aizaz Ali
Anyone who has worked with Louis would agree how professional, disciplined and hardworking he is and how supportive he has been to everyone. Louis maintains the highest standards through hard work and perseverance not only in the HR role but guidance on actions when there had been senior decisions that needed to be made, he was always there to provide advice and support. I would without hesitation recommend Louis as a great person to work with who knows his stuff and also a great friend too.
Aizaz Ali
Anyone who has worked with Louis would agree how professional, disciplined and hardworking he is and how supportive he has been to everyone. Louis maintains the highest standards through hard work and perseverance not only in the HR role but guidance on actions when there had been senior decisions that needed to be made, he was always there to provide advice and support. I would without hesitation recommend Louis as a great person to work with who knows his stuff and also a great friend too.
Aizaz Ali
Anyone who has worked with Louis would agree how professional, disciplined and hardworking he is and how supportive he has been to everyone. Louis maintains the highest standards through hard work and perseverance not only in the HR role but guidance on actions when there had been senior decisions that needed to be made, he was always there to provide advice and support. I would without hesitation recommend Louis as a great person to work with who knows his stuff and also a great friend too.
Aizaz Ali
Anyone who has worked with Louis would agree how professional, disciplined and hardworking he is and how supportive he has been to everyone. Louis maintains the highest standards through hard work and perseverance not only in the HR role but guidance on actions when there had been senior decisions that needed to be made, he was always there to provide advice and support. I would without hesitation recommend Louis as a great person to work with who knows his stuff and also a great friend too.
Experience
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Aqovia
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United Kingdom
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IT System Custom Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager, HR Aqovia
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Jan 2021 - Present
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HR Manager
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Sep 2016 - Present
Deliver a comprehensive HR service to the business• Abiding by EU labour law• Employee relations, including managing absence, disciplinarians, grievances and sickness• Measuring employee satisfaction and identifying areas that require improvement• Learning and development: providing guidance on development for managers and their teams• Implementing the training and development agenda; identify areas that need attention and improvement• Reward advice and supporting employees on company benefits• Policy and procedures implementation of new HR policies, procedures and processes• PDP - personal development plans• Running multiple recruitment campaigns and working with Aqovia’s Business Development and Sales team on new opportunities• Project Delivery: Carry out ad-hoc projects to develop the Resourcing strategy ensuring project plan milestones agreed are achieved on time and to specification.• Providing accurate, regular and ad-hoc management reports for key stakeholders to help plan recruitment more efficiently as well as advice and guidance to management on their recruitment requirements.• Directly source for all roles using a variety of tools to find leading talent within the market. This includes headhunting, networking and referrals using a variety of tools such as job boards, LinkedIn and employee referral schemes Show less
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NeuerEnergy
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations & HR Manager
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Jan 2019 - Present
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Research Now SSI
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United States
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Market Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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EMEA Internal Recruiter Manager HR
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Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
• Recruitment Lead for EMEA region covering 500 employees across 8 European offices • Internal Recruiter sourcing across all departments • Working as part of the HR team to develop effective recruitment strategies • Liaising with Hiring Mangers and senior Stakeholders to source correct candidates for all teams • CV screening, telephone interviewing and summary profiles for the hiring managers to review and formulate decisions • Arranging Interviews and good candidate management to give them the best experience of the company • Handing PSL and introducing new sourcing methods • Creating a pool of internal and external candidates • Graduate attracting/Working with University’s to sell employer brand • Interviewing candidates • Handling full lifecycle of recruitment from source to offer stage • Directly source for all roles using a variety of tools to find leading talent within the market. This includes headhunting, networking and referrals using a variety of tools such as job boards, LinkedIn and employee referral schemes Show less
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Search Party Ltd
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Australia
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Head of UK Services, Internal Recruitment Manager, Team Lead HR
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Oct 2013 - Jan 2016
• Managed a team of Internal Recruiters adhering to Recruitment policies • Full execution of the recruitment process (including job posting, phone interviewing, Face to face interviewing, regular communication with candidates and managers) • Managing posting of job vacancies at the best performing recruitment channels • Leasing with Managers and CEO level to find the best candidates for the company • Dealt with all levels of roles from Office Junior to Board Level (including IT) • Managing cost of adverts and job postings • Developed pool of internal and external talents • Exploring new recruitment channels and giving recommendations to the CEO and business partners • Execution of the recruitment social media communication, ruled by approved Marketing and HR Marketing principles • Monitoring the job market and prepared analyses and summaries of the main job market movements • Preparation of the yearly recruitment plan • Reporting the progress on assigned job vacancies on the regular basis communicating about early warnings and providing regular feedback about the performance of the recruitment process Show less
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Interdigital Recruitment
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London, United Kingdom
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Senior Talent Acquisitions Manager, Onsite Recruiter
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Nov 2012 - Oct 2013
• Internal Recruitment for large corporates • Onsite Recruitment, leasing between Hiring managers and external PSL’s • Talent Acquisitions • Working closely with clients and HR departments to find suitable candidate to fill their vacancies. • Acting as a trusted advisor by providing expert advice around best practice recruitment methods, from attraction to on-boarding. • Involved with the marketing department to devise job adverts. • Managing relationships with third party suppliers • Making phone calls to candidates who are judged to be eligible. • Conducting phone then, face to face interviews with prospective candidates. • Doing background checks and verifying the references, work experience • Screening, testing and assessing candidates. • Developing a relationship with interviewees. • Actively consulting with business’s around diverse cutting edge methods of attraction and the associated benefits including; social media, relevant networks, organising of events and talent pooling • Arranging interviews with candidates who have been short listed for a position. • Drawing up short lists of suitable candidates. • Involved in negotiating the salary between the client and the candidate. • Assisting applicants with their interview techniques. • Attending meetings with clients at their offices. • Ensuring the compliance of any temporary worker or contractor placed. • Giving clients advice and guidance on appropriate pay rates, training and career development. • Building own database of clients and contacts. Show less
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Executive Search
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London, United Kingdom
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Independent Executive Consultant
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Oct 2010 - Nov 2012
• Team management • Account management • Managing relationships with third party suppliers in a pro-active manner • Talent Acquisitions • Liaising with Clients and HR to establish current needs for their recruitment drive. • Training • Payroll • Sourcing new business • Accounts and database management • Building own database of clients and contacts. • Involved in negotiating the salary between the client and the candidate. • Arranging interviews with candidates who have been short listed for a position • Conducting Interviews for clients • Screening, testing and assessing candidates. • Developing a relationships. • Building new team and handing over to new team lead • Maintaining current knowledge of internal and external recruitment practices in terms of trends. Show less
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Streamline Connections
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St Albans, United Kingdom
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IT Recruitment Consultant
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Jan 2007 - Sep 2010
Recruitment Consultant, Finding new business, Candidate profiling, Careers advise and maintaining a strong relationship with candidates and clients Recruitment Consultant, Finding new business, Candidate profiling, Careers advise and maintaining a strong relationship with candidates and clients
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Sales Link Services
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London, United Kingdom
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Recruitment Consultant
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Feb 2004 - Nov 2006
Recruitment Consultant Finding new business Meeting and greeting clients Keeping strong relationships with clients Placing adverts on job boards and local press Cold calling new clients and candidates Screening and assessing new candidates Finding the right CV for clients Negotiating salary Helping with interview techniques Recruitment Consultant Finding new business Meeting and greeting clients Keeping strong relationships with clients Placing adverts on job boards and local press Cold calling new clients and candidates Screening and assessing new candidates Finding the right CV for clients Negotiating salary Helping with interview techniques
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MacWarehouse
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales
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Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
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Education
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Birkbeck, University of London
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Film and Media