Sheema Saiyed

Experienced Employability Advisor with proven success in helping individuals into sustainable employment across various sectors. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, mentoring, and identifying recruitment needs. Experienced in supporting vulnerable groups, with a strong commitment to safeguarding, GDPR, and inclusive practice. Multilingual and adaptable, with transferable skills suited to recruitment and HR. Currently enhancing professional development through CIPD studies starting January 2026.

Employment Advisor - Ingeus (Bolton) - Bolton

(2022-06)

• Mentoring a caseload of 70 long-term unemployed participants in order to identify and overcome barriers to work.
• Strong background in working with vulnerable customers and tailoring services to meet individual needs, providing confidence building techniques.
• Safeguarding participants according to company policy.
• Ensuring participants have a current CV and supporting documents.
• Providing job search support, empowering participants to register on appropriate jobs boards and ensuring their digital profiles are up-to-date and visible to employers.
• Supporting participants in preparation for job interviews with mock interviews and assessment activities.
• Creating individual Action Plans for each participant bi-weekly and reviewing to track progress.
• Proactively reverse marketing to diversify the range of employment opportunities.
• Skilled in de-escalating techniques when dealing with diverse participants.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed accurately and in line with GDPR.
• Tracking all monthly KPIs to ensure target achieved.
• Providing continued targeted support once participants are in employment.

Trainee Pharmacy Dispenser - Cohens Pharmacy

(2020-10 - 2022-07)

• Ensured compliance with workplace safety regulations and maintained customer confidentiality.
• Consistently achieved or exceeded monthly targets.
• Accurately ordered, labelled, and dispensed medication.
• Coordinated with other branches to ensure the correct distribution of patient medication.
• Utilised advanced robotic systems to create prescriptions, label medications, and verify accuracy.

Customer Service Assistant - MS Designs

(2020-02 - 2020-08)

• Managed customer enquiries efficiently through emails, calls, and messages.
• Guided customers in selecting the most suitable products and services.
• Applied strong sales and customer service expertise to enhance the customer experience.
• Supported order processing, including taking and packing orders with accuracy.
• Oversaw social media presence, promoting products and growing engagement to expand the brands reach.

BSc Hons - Neuropsychology - University of Central Lancashire (2017 - 2020)