Prashanth Menon

Current

Executive Search Consultant at Focus Direct Management Consultants

Past

Business Development Manager at HiSys
Senior Consultant at Jobtrack Management Services
Recruitment Consultant at Interface e-Tech

HR Trainee - Recruitment at e-Brahma Technologies

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Education

C.M.S College

Recommended

5 people have recommended Prashanth

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

Prashanth Menon’s Summary

Senior Consultant with more than 6 years of experience specialized in cross industry recruitment handling IT, Property Developers & Construction, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas segments in India, UAE and GCC.

About My Company: www.focusdirect.net
focus direct Management Consultants has established high standards in executive search and selection, in the UAE, and across the region.

Since being founded in 1999, we have successfully earned ourselves a niche and premium position in the domestic and regional recruitment markets. With 20 years of collective industry expertise, and backed by our inherent strengths, we are moving ahead to even greater success.

Our Vision: Success through unsurpassed service and reliability

Our Mission: Bridging gaps by identifying talent for our client's, and providing careers to our candidate's not just jobs.

Our Methodology: Clarity. Quality. Speed

Our focus: Prompt, personalized and professional service all the time, and every time.

Visit www.focusdirect.net to review exciting career opportunities.
Call me on +971-4-3554134 for a confidential discussion.

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Prashanth Menon’s Specialties:

Executive Search
Headhunting
Market Research
e-Recruitment
Career Alignment / Counseling
Negotiations
Networking

Prashanth Menon’s Experience

Executive Search Consultant

Focus Direct Management Consultants

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Management consulting and boutique search firm based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Specialties: Executive Search, Headhunting, Market Research, e-Recruitment, Career Alignment / Counseling, Negotiations, Networking.

Industries Serviced:
+ Property Developers & Construction
+ Manufacturing, Engineering
+ Oil & Gas, Energy.
+ Transportation
+ Information Technology
Business Development Manager

HiSys

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2006 — January 2007 (7 months)

Supervising a team of Research professionals across Banking, Investments, IT, Construction, Retail, Oil & Gas and Engineering Industries. Enhancing the current Recruitment portfolio of the company in various unexplored territories viz., Oil & Gas, Construction, Engineering & IT Segments in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.

Industries:
+ Information Technology
+ Property Developers & Construction
+ Manufacturing
+ Banking & Investments
+ Oil & Gas
Senior Consultant

Jobtrack Management Services

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 2002 — July 2006 (3 years 8 months)

Marketed, managed and grew the IT & Engineering staffing. Pursued a solid commitment to locate, hire and retain the very best talent in the industry, while growing the client databases and developing partnerships with prominent companies.

Industries:
+ Information Technology & Telecom
+ Property Developers & Construction
+ Manufacturing
+ Retail
+ Oil & Gas
Recruitment Consultant

Interface e-Tech

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )
HR Trainee - Recruitment

e-Brahma Technologies

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )

Prashanth Menon’s Education

C.M.S College

B.Sc , Computer Science , 1999 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Computer Science Department Chairman for 2002.
Computer Science Department Football Captain for 2002.
Member and Vice-Captain of College Football team from '99-'02.
Member of College Badminton and Cricket Team '00-'02.
Organizer of Literary and Arts Forum '99-'02.
Organizer, Participant and Winner of numerous events in Dance, Fashion Shows, Debate and other activities.

Additional Information

Prashanth Menon’s Websites:

Prashanth Menon’s Interests:

NLP, Tai Chi, Meditation, Executive Search, Headhunting, Market Research, e-Recruitment, Career Alignment / Counseling, Negotiations, Networking, Dubai, UAE.