1. Prasanta Kumar Sahoo
Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi. UAE | Mobile: +971 50 4465883, +971 55 7904681. Email: 123prasant@gmail.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasant-sahoo-7036a662?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Date of Birth: 10/07/1982 | Nationality: Indian | Marital Status: Married | Visa Status:
Transferrable Employment Visa
UAE Driving license
Looking For: Recruitment, HR, Admin Officer
Summary
Administrative professional with expertise in HR Management having 10 years ( 7 years in UAE) of
field experienced in man power planning, recruitment, developing performance management system,
developing employee welfare programs, identifying training needs and conducting trainings,
employee grievance handling, developing and implementing disciplinary policies, conducting exit
interview, final settlement of employees as a Recruitment & Human Resources field
 Six years of experience in performing the entire gamut of recruitment - Sourcing, screening,
interviewing and hiring the candidates for various technical and non-technical positions.
 Expertise in dealing with online and print media & placement consultants for hiring human
capital
 Proficient in planning the induction programme for new employees.
 Ensuring proper implementation of various HR policies across the company.
 Co-coordinating with various department heads for their talent requirements.
 Proficient in conducting the exit interviews and using the feedback for the overall improvement
of work culture.
 Ensured best HR Support to multinational staff
 Prepared and submitted reports and maintained data accurately.
 Good proficiency and communication skills in English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya
 Good management skills and problem resolution skills
 Reliable, dedicated, confident, hardworking, ability to work both independently and as a part of
a team.
Employment
Higher Colleges of Technology Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi
Human Resources Department | January 2010- Current
 Provided HR support to staff members in both campuses , Ruwais and Madinat Zayed
 Ensured affective communication with HR in Head office
 Responsible for providing HR advice and guidance to all employees and management with regard HCT
policies and procedures;
 Responsible for commuting regularly between college and satellite campuses to ensure daily
communication;
 Implementing and adhering to all policies and procedures of HR
 Identifying the training needs, developing training programs to ensure constant learning and
development of employees.
 Establishing a proper organizational structure.
 Developing and implementing disciplinary policies.

2.  Developing and implementing employee welfare policies.
 Developing the exit process for the employees.
 Dealing with the final settlement of employees when they leave.
 Monitor Central Services to ensure all jobs / positions information are kept up – to date;
 Coordinating with line management to support the performance management process including annual
performance review;
 Responsible for supporting actively the HCT’s Emiratization program;
 Organize screening teams for recruitment, conducting candidate reference checks;
 Responsible for hiring overseas, administering airline bookings, hotel and accommodation, and
supporting management staff new hires during their 1st week of employment;
 Responsible for updating all staff with updating Policies and procedures & providing appropriate reports
in Banner & Portal;
 Ensuring all recruitment planning is consistent with complement resources;
 Responsible for liaising with management and Central Services HR for recruitment sourcing;
 Responsible for preparing staff requisition and other related paperwork;
 Did assessment of HR need and timey coordinated with head office on new positions.
 Did orientation of staff on new automated annual performance review;
 Sourced UAE Nationals in support to HCT’s Emiratization program;
 Arranged interviews and did the candidate’s reference checks
 Meet & Greet to new staff at the campus and HR orientation.
 Notifying staff on new HR Policies and procedures on time
 Affectively recorded data in the banner system and generated report as requested.
 Did coordination with the Housing and Visa Administrator regarding housing and visa
requirements for new hires;
 Prepared payroll, overtime payments and medical plan documents to Head offices for
processing of new and current staff
 Ensured that new hires “Medical, Banking & Emirates ID” process is complete;
 updating contract renewal database of college staff;
 Responsible for planning and delivering orientation program for new hires, preparing and forwarding
payroll and medical plan documents to Central Services HR;
 Preparing Contract of Services for CERT overtime payments;
 Providing support to Facilities & Transportation Team whenever needed;
 Ensuring that new hires “Medical, Banking & Emirates ID” process is complete;
 Processing security clearance documents of new recruits;
 Responsible for updating contract renewal database of college staff;
Higher Colleges of Technology Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi
Administration | Sep 2008 – Jan 2010
 Manage administration tasks for Committee meetings, including compiling agendas, recording
minutes and drafting correspondence based on meeting outcomes.
 Document and file ethics applications submitted by researchers and maintain an up-to-date
database of Committee outcomes, grant applications and reporting information

3.  Update website content using custom-built content management system
 Reconcile expenses and payment of office accounts
 Process questions from Research staff and provide answers to their queries in an accurate and
timely manner
 Conduct inspections of office premises to ensure facilities comply with OH&S standards
Clover Highland Pvt Ltd India
Office Assistant (Administrative Clerk) | 2005 – 2008
 Maintained office record
 Provided clerical support and did data entry
 Well-handled typing, correspondence, filing, facsimile;
 Organized and maintained appointment schedules;
 Receiving telephone calls and correspondence with company customers.
Professional Qualification
Alagappa University, India
 Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management |2010
Utkal University, India
 Bachelor’s Degree in Arts |2003
IT Skills
 Well versed with Windows XP/ 2000-2003, Vistas, Windows 7 and MS Office (Word, Excel and
PowerPoint-2003 & 2007).
Certificates
 Certification on First AID Training by RED CRESENT 2014
 Certificate of ICDL
 Diploma in Computer Office Automation
 Certificate of participation- Indian Red Cross Society (Disaster Mitigation Program)
Personal Interests
 Reading, Watching English & Hindi movies, Playing cricket and football, Listening to music

4. Character References: Reference
1. Dr Philip Quirke.
Higher Colleges of Technology
Executive Dean -Education & GS, Dept. of Office of Executive Dean Education,
Email - pquirke@hct.ac.ae
Mobile :- +971 56 5011230 , +971 50 8133148.
Office :- 02 657 8284
2. Mr. Nial Farrell .
Higher Colleges of Technology
Madinat Zayed & Ruwais Colleges. PO Box:- 58855
Email - nfarrell@hct.ac.ae , nial@farrell.io
Mobile :- +971 50 6116334 , +971 56 5011554,
Office :- 02 894 3803
3. Ms. Bakheeta Al Mansoori .
Coordinator Human Resource Management
Higher Colleges of Technology
Dubai Men’s College. PO Box:- 15825
Email - bmansouri@hct.ac.ae
Mobile :- +971 50 7497944
Office :- 04 326 0333 , 04 403 8105,