Bashar Saajid

As a management professional possessing 15 years’ cross-functional and cross-sectoral exposure, I have had the opportunity to practice my craft across a wide spectrum of domains, including training & development, content development, news writing, business case writing/analysis, copyediting, quality assurance/control, etc.

I’m also well-versed in drafting press releases, newsletters, MoUs, work contracts, technical proposals, EoIs, blog posts, news articles, academic papers, etc.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

 7+ years of extensive experience handling the training function of different organizations spread across diverse industry verticals, including, education, real estate, finance, hotel/hospitality, and KPO.

 Sound knowledge of key learning concepts like training needs analysis (TNA), training coordination, training delivery, and training audit.

 7+ years of extensive experience in writing scholarly papers and articles of both technical & non-technical nature, on a wide variety of topics for educational institutions

 Sound knowledge of popular academic referencing styles (APA - American Psychological Association, MLA - Modern Language Association, Chicago/Turabian, Oxford, OSCOLA, Vancouver, and Harvard Anglia) and news writing styles (AP - Associated Press, Inverted Pyramid, and Hour Glass)

 Commendable knowledge of various online search engines and libraries

 Knowledge of Web Copywriting and Inbound Marketing Practices (SEO, Keyword Search, Buyer Persona, Buyer's Journey, etc.)

 Proficiency in using WordPress, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

 Ability to produce plagiarism-free and grammatically correct documents (white papers, blog posts, case studies, instructional manuals, product guides, buyer guides) in both US and UK English

 Ability to write plagiarism-free full-length, breaking news, and opinion news articles.