Sayyara Isayeva
Baku
Summary
I am a Senior HR Specialist with experience in Talent Management and Business Partnership, supporting organizational growth through people-centered and data-driven HR practices. My professional focus is on improving the employee lifecycle-from attracting and developing talent to strengthening employee experience, engagement, and performance. I work closely with business leaders to understand operational needs, align HR solutions with business strategy, and build a strong, future-ready workforce.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
SOCAR
09.2022 - 09.2024
- To ensure the timely and correct processing of the work performed by the department in the required modules of the SAP system.
- Keep records of the granting of vacations to employees and control whether vacations are used on time and according to the schedule.
- By the labor legislation, SOCAR internal standards, employment and transfer rules, regulations and manuals, hiring, firing, transferring employees from one workplace to another, preparing a proposal for increasing their duties, preparing a proposal for remuneration, increasing the qualifications of personnel, granting leave, etc., perform tasks.
- Management of the adaptation process and orientation training of newly hired employees.
- To confirm employment contracts, changes to them, and termination on the E-Government Portal.
- Forming the personal affairs of employees, accepting, filling out workbooks, keeping records, and organizing their protection.
- Draft orders on granting work leaves to employees by the approved schedule, control the use of leave on time, according to the established schedule, keep records of leaves in the employee's file (T-2 form).
- To prepare drafts of orders on employment, transfer, and dismissal of employees, to keep records of personnel, to compile personal files, and to ensure correct compilation and maintenance of workbooks of all employees of the department by labor legislation.
- Azneft Production Union | Oil and Gas Extraction Department named “N. Narimanov”
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (Paid internship)
SOCAR
Baku, Azerbaijan
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes, and talent management.
- Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Planned and managed recruitment activities for new hires using strategic personnel, staffing, and position management practices.
- Prepared monthly, weekly, and daily logs using Microsoft Office Suite.
- Azneft Production Union
OFFICE MANAGER (Internship)
Youth Development and Career Center
Baku, Azerbaijan
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall personnel performance.
- Prepared meeting rooms and materials and recorded important information.
- Liaised with marketing and PR colleagues to promote special events in social calendars.
- Prepared invitations to send out to guest lists.
- Generated ideas to enhance and expand current event offerings.
Education
MSc, PGT - Management with Human Resources
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom09.2025
MBA (Master of Business Administration) - Finance
Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
Baku, Azerbaijan07.2023
Bachelor - Business administration, management
Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University
Baku, Azerbaijan06.2021
Skills
- SAP HR
- OPENTEXT
- Recruitment
- Training development
- Employee adaptation management
- Talent management
- Performance management
Certification
- Certificate of “If I were a business leader for advancing the sustainable development goals (SDGs)”
- Certificate of Professional communication of leadership skills, business communication, networking skills, problem-solving methods | by IAM Solutions
- Certificate of Essential Management Skills | International Business Management Institute | Berlin, Germany
- Certificate of “Communication Skills and Problem-Solving Skills” training | by Emre Bashturk, Hoffman Co. International
- Certificate of “Entrepreneurship Techniques” training | by Emrah Koknar, Hoffman Co. International
- Certificate of “Integral Leadership and Decision Making” training | by Sinan Ergin, Hoffman Co. International
- Certificate of “The art of branding and 4
- 4 sales” training | by Sinan Ergin, Hoffman Co. International
- Certificate of Business futures: sustainable business through green HR | RMIT University
- Certificate of Communication and interpersonal skills at work | University of Leeds and Institute of Coding
- Certificate of HR fundamentals | CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Certificate of Business Intelligence Fundamentals | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- Certificate of Getting Started with Interview Preparation | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- Certificate of Introduction to Project Management | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- Program “Live Alive” | Live Consulting & Academy and Hoffman Co International
- Certified associate in project management (CAPM) | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- Introduction to MS Excel | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- Certificate of Advanced Excel | Cube Academy
- Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2019 Expert | Microsoft
- Certificate of Introduction to Basics of Finance | SkillUP by Simplilearn
- “HR Specialist” | Azerbaijan HR Institute
- Certificate of Strategic HR Forum 2022 | by SAT Group
- Diploma in Human Resources (HR) | Alison
- Modern Human Resource Management - Recruitment and Selection Process | Alison
- Work with ƏMAS | Business Development Center
- Employee experience | Business Development Center
- Diploma in Effective Human Resource Administration | Alison
- Information Security Awareness Training | SOCAR
- Human Resources Management | Great Learning
- HR Data Analytics | Azerbaijan HR Institute
- Financial markets | Great Learning
- Performance Management | Great Learning
- Digital Marketing Framework | Great Learning
- Modern Human Resources Management | SOCAR
- Professional HR Certificate | Azerbaijan HR Institute
- International English Language Testing System | 6.5 overall
- Practical Presentation Skills (PPS) | University of Glasgow
- Groupwork to Teamwork | University of Glasgow
- Generative AI for Project Managers | University of Glasgow and Coursera
- COIL Marketing Project – Sustainability in Marketing | University of Glasgow and Sinop University
- Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) | HRCI
Clubs And Societies
- VICE-PRESIDENT, Human Resources Society, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2024-09-01, 2025-09-01
- TREASURER, Azerbaijan Society, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2024-09-01, 2025-09-01
Personal Information
Nationality: Azerbaijani
Timeline
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
SOCAR
09.2022 - 09.2024
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (Paid internship)
SOCAR
10.2021 - 12.2021
OFFICE MANAGER (Internship)
Youth Development and Career Center
03.2021 - 06.2021
MBA (Master of Business Administration) - Finance
Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
Bachelor - Business administration, management
Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University
MSc, PGT - Management with Human Resources
University of Glasgow