Björn fabian (Fabian) Scheben

Interim Manager

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jun 2022 - Present
3 years 2 months

Interim Manager

Mittelständischer Personaldienstleister

  • Functional leadership of 6 employees with a focus on recruiting IT specialists and executives for permanent positions
  • Planning and conducting workshops on classic recruitment topics such as:
  • Active Sourcing / candidate approach via XING Talent Manager and LinkedIn
  • Interview techniques / questioning methods
  • Process control for successful recruitment processes
  • Introduction and continuous improvement of existing recruitment processes as well as establishment of qualitative and quantitative process control standards
  • Building a knowledge database as well as a process and client database
May 2022 - May 2022
1 month

Externer Trainer

Führender Personaldienstleister

  • Design and repeated moderation of the workshop "Process Control from A to Z – how to design a successful recruitment process?"
  • Development of a high-quality candidate journey for noticeably better recruitment results in an intense candidate market
  • Workshop contents:
  • The recruitment process from A-Z and its key branches
  • Qualitative and procedural basic principles of process control in recruitment
  • Ensuring a successful process despite emerging challenges
  • Discussion and development of solutions for individual practical examples
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
1 month

Externer Trainer

Personaldienstleister (KMU)

May 2020 - May 2020
1 month

Interner Trainer

Führender Personaldienstleister

  • Design and repeated moderation of the workshop "Process Control from A to Z – how to design a successful recruitment process?"
  • Workshop contents:
  • The recruitment process from A-Z and its key branches
  • Qualitative and procedural basic principles of process control in recruitment
  • Ensuring a successful process despite emerging challenges
  • Discussion and development of solutions for individual practical examples
Feb 2016 - May 2021
5 years 4 months

Abteilungsleiter/Senior Teamleiter

Führender Personaldienstleister

  • Operational (functional and disciplinary) management of a department of 2 managers and up to 14 employees with a focus on recruiting IT specialists and executives for permanent positions
  • Identification, selection, and training of internal employees with a focus on recruitment
  • Establishment of a successful referral management system to attract new internal employees
  • Planning and conducting workshops for up to 50 employees on topics such as:
  • Active Sourcing / candidate approach via XING Talent Manager and LinkedIn
  • Interview techniques / questioning methods
  • Process control for successful recruitment processes
  • Negotiation techniques for commercial fundamentals
  • Conducting annual employee performance and development reviews as well as target-setting discussions with direct reports
  • Conducting regular feedback and steering conversations, including deriving appropriate measures (Coach the Coach)
  • Continuous improvement of existing sales processes and establishment of qualitative and quantitative process control standards followed by rollout to various recruitment units across Germany
  • Introduction and establishment of a department-wide process and client database
  • Revenue planning, continuous revenue analysis, and actual vs. target comparisons, including deriving measures
  • Definition, monitoring, and management of sales targets (e.g., activities, pipeline, NetFees)
Aug 2015 - May 2021
5 years 10 months

Externer Personalberater

Einzelhandelskonzern

  • Co-shaping the build-up of a corporate IT from fewer than 50 FTE to approximately 350 FTE
  • Accompanied over 200 directly responsible recruitments
  • Filled positions and job responsibilities as in the previous project
Feb 2015 - May 2022
7 years 4 months

Externer Personalberater

  • Recruitment of IT specialists and executives in more than 150 successful processes conducted independently
  • Holistic consulting and management during the recruitment process up to contract signing and onboarding
  • Optimization of recruitment processes through the introduction of process control tools for evaluating and improving recruitment quality
  • Support for companies and industries from SMEs to corporations:
  • Retail, food retail, insurance companies, payment service providers, tourism, logistics service providers, IT companies, IT service providers, automotive industry
  • Filled positions:
  • IT supporter, IT administrator, IT engineer, IT project manager, PMO, IT security roles, IT architect / enterprise architect, IT team and department managers, head of IT infrastructure, IT director
  • Activities:
  • Prioritization of vacancies in coordination with HR managers and departments
  • Advising HR and the department on suitable recruitment strategies
  • Drafting job postings and subsequent applicant management
  • Active Sourcing and quality control of potential candidates through structured interviews
  • Accompanying and supporting interview processes
  • Moderation of the offer phase between the hiring company and candidates
  • Advising on educational background, dress code, or home office policies
  • Establishment of process control tools:
  • Weekly structured evaluations and discussions of recruitment processes
  • Establishment of service level agreements
  • Recommendations for improving fill probability
  • Escalation management as needed
Sep 2013 - Jun 2014
10 months
Stirling, United Kingdom
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University of Stirling

Master of Science in Sport Management Grade: 1.7

Sep 2009 - Jul 2013
3 years 11 months
Riedlingen, Germany
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SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (part-time) Grade: 2.4

Sep 2004 - Jun 2007
2 years 10 months
Cologne, Germany
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Wirtschaftsgymnasium an der Lindenstraße

General university entrance qualification, advanced courses: Business Administration, English Grade: 2.3

Summary

As an implementation- and communication-oriented HR consultant, my core competencies can be summarized in the following areas:

  • With the experience of building an above-average successful recruitment unit from 1 FTE to 14 FTE, I am happy to support you in your challenges regarding organizational setup toward a high-performing unit.

  • I have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to establish measurably successful recruitment processes. I am pleased to help you design your processes for the best possible candidate journey to ensure optimal recruitment success.

  • With my expertise from overseeing more than 650 completed IT recruitment processes, I reliably identify the critical steps for successful recruitment. I am happy to make these skills available to your recruitment unit to fill your vacancies reliably.

  • I use my specialist knowledge from more than 150 independently conducted IT recruitment processes to successfully fill your vacancies within a professional process.

I am happy to provide references upon request, or you can get acquainted with the received ones on my LinkedIn profile in the first step.

Do you have an individual request or questions? Feel free to contact me, and we will arrange an initial exchange to work out how I can help you.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Norwegian
Elementary

Education

Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

University of Stirling

Master of Science · Sport Management · Stirling, United Kingdom · 1.7

Sep 2009 - Jul 2013

SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen

Bachelor of Arts (part-time) · Business Administration · Riedlingen, Germany · 2.4

Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

Wirtschaftsgymnasium an der Lindenstraße

General University Entrance Qualification, Advanced Courses: Business Administration, English · Cologne, Germany · 2.3