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Björn (Fabian) Scheben
Interim Manager
Experience
Jun 2022 - Present
3 years 8 monthsInterim Manager
Mid-sized staffing service provider
- Functional leadership of 6 employees, focusing on recruiting IT specialists and managers for permanent positions
- Planning and conducting workshops on active sourcing via XING Talent Manager and LinkedIn, interview techniques, questioning techniques, and process management
- Introducing and continuously improving existing recruitment processes and establishing qualitative and quantitative process control standards
- Building a knowledge database as well as a process and client database
May 2022 - May 2022
1 monthExternal Trainer
Leading staffing service provider
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
1 monthExternal Trainer
Staffing service provider (SME)
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
May 2020 - May 2020
1 monthInternal Trainer
Leading staffing service provider
- Designing and facilitating the workshop “Process Control from A to Z – How to design a successful recruitment process?”
- Teaching the recruitment process from A to Z and its main branches
- Explaining the qualitative and procedural basics of process control
- Ensuring a successful process despite any challenges
- Discussing and developing solutions for individual case studies
Feb 2016 - May 2021
5 years 4 monthsDepartment Head / Senior Team Leader
Leading staffing service provider
- Operational leadership, both functional and disciplinary, of a department with 2 managers and up to 14 employees recruiting IT specialists and managers
- Identifying, selecting and training internal staff in the recruitment area
- Establishing a successful employee referral program to attract new internal colleagues
- Planning and conducting workshops on active sourcing, interview techniques, questioning techniques, process control, and negotiation skills
- Conducting annual performance and development reviews, setting goals, and holding regular feedback and steering meetings, including coach-the-coach measures
- Continuously improving existing sales processes and rolling out qualitative and quantitative standards to various recruiting teams
- Introducing and establishing a department-wide process and client database
- Revenue planning, ongoing revenue analysis, target vs actual comparisons, and deriving action plans
- Defining, monitoring and managing sales targets such as activities, pipeline, and NetFees
Aug 2015 - May 2021
5 years 10 monthsExternal HR Consultant
Retail Group
- First point of contact for the client in scaling corporate IT from under 50 FTE to around 350 FTE
- Supported over 200 recruitments under direct responsibility
- Assisted in planning and executing large recruitment projects
Feb 2015 - May 2022
7 years 4 monthsExternal HR Consultant
Various Companies
- End-to-end advising and management of the recruitment process for IT specialists and managers through contract signing and onboarding
- Independently handled over 150 successful IT recruitment processes
- Optimized recruitment processes by establishing process control tools and driving quality improvements
- Prioritized vacancies in coordination with HR and department heads
- Gathered requirements and advised on suitable recruitment strategies
- Drafted job postings and managed applicant tracking
- Conducted active sourcing and quality control of potential candidates through structured interviews
- Facilitated and supported interviews on-site and digitally
- Moderated the offer phase between the company and candidates
- Advised on educational background, dress code, and remote work policies
- Generated weekly reports, developed service-level agreements, and managed escalations
Summary
As a results- and communication-driven HR consultant, I can summarize my core strengths in the following areas:
- With the experience of building a highly successful recruitment team from 1 FTE to 14 FTE, I am happy to support you with your challenges in scaling your organization into a high-performing unit.
- I have repeatedly proven my ability to set up recruitment processes that deliver measurable success. I am happy to help you design your processes with the best possible candidate journey to ensure optimal recruitment results.
- With my expertise from overseeing more than 650 completed IT recruitment processes, I can reliably identify the key steps for a successful hire. I am happy to offer these skills to your recruiting team to reliably fill your vacancies.
- With my knowledge from more than 150 IT recruitment processes carried out independently, I am eager to help you fill your vacancies through a professional process.
Skills
- Microsoft Office – Very Good Knowledge
- Sap Successfactors – Basic Knowledge
- Workday – Basic Knowledge
- Lumesse – Basic Knowledge
Languages
German
AdvancedEnglish
AdvancedFrench
AdvancedNorwegian
AdvancedEducation
Sep 2013 - Jun 2014
University of Stirling
Master of Science in Sports Management · Sports Management · Stirling, United Kingdom · 1.7
Sep 2009 - Jul 2013
SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (part-time) · Business Administration · Riedlingen, Germany · 2.4
Sep 2004 - Jun 2007
Lindenstraße Economics High School
General University Entrance Qualification · Cologne, Germany · 2.3
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