Who is Nayeem Chowdhury?
by John Syed "The Job Expert"
Who do you know that can connect you to anyone in the Oil & Gas industry? Here is a not so subtle hint, Nayeem Chowdhury. Who would have guessed that one day a young man from Sugar Land, TX and the son of Bangladeshi immigrants would be sitting atop the recruiting perch of the Oil & Gas industry!
Nayeem Chowdhury might as well have crude oil in his blood. His late father Harun Ar-Rashid Chowdhury had been in the Oil & Gas industry for over 30 years as a Sr Process Engineer for major EPC players Bechtel, Jacobs, Mustang Engineering, KBR and most recently Aker Solutions. The elder Chowdhury held an MS from Columbia University in NYC and was a first class graduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Nayeem Chowdhury might as well have crude oil in his blood. His late father Harun Ar-Rashid Chowdhury had been in the Oil & Gas industry for over 30 years as a Sr Process Engineer for major EPC players Bechtel, Jacobs, Mustang Engineering, KBR and most recently Aker Solutions. The elder Chowdhury held an MS from Columbia University in NYC and was a first class graduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Nayeem is one of those transcending characters who draws in the most respected professionals and engages them with a faultless win-win scenario each time. I honestly think your career growth can be at a disadvantage if you don’t at least have one person like Mr. Chowdhury in your network. He literally knows the people that you need to know!
Here is a quick LinkedIn stat-line :
1st Degree Contacts – 13.7 K
2nd Degree Contacts – 3 Million
Group Members - 5 Million
3rd Degree Contacts – 675 million
Nayeem can possibly connect you directly to 7 Million users through an Introduction!
Nayeem’s connections are in 278 locations but his network can give you access to 1,771 additional locations, including: Europe, Middle East, Asia, and South America.
Nayeem’s connections are in 117 industries but his network can gives you access to 148 additional industries, including: Oil & Energy, Information Technology, Food Production, Restaurants, and Motion pictures.
He does not hesitate making connections either. Just by knowing him you add thousands of people to your network immediately! What’s with the hype job John?
Nayeem’s connections are in 117 industries but his network can gives you access to 148 additional industries, including: Oil & Energy, Information Technology, Food Production, Restaurants, and Motion pictures.
Nayeem’s US Network Equity breaks down as below;
He does not hesitate making connections either. Just by knowing him you add thousands of people to your network immediately! What’s with the hype job John?
Look, I have no qualms giving credit where credit is due. The NBA has Lebron James, Oil & Gas has its Chowdhury. Keep in mind; I am no stranger to top flight professionals. In my line of work I meet some of the most interesting and accomplished folks out there.
For example, I recently had lunch with another fellow from a large Oil & Gas company here in Houston. He is single handily responsible for over half a billion in revenue for that company. That is why I decided to add a “People to Know” section to my blog. I won’t just recommend anyone to you. The people I suggest you connect to have to have demonstrated a track record of doing something truly incredible.
In Nayeem’s case, he has connected more people to top jobs than anyone I know. So who is Nayeem Chowdhury and what is he up to these days?
He has been a “Global Talent Acquisition Leader” for three fortune 500 companies which include Oil & Gas powerhouse Halliburton, global conglomerates Siemens AG and GE Oil & Gas (Now Baker Hughes A GE Company)
He's a strategic innovative data-driven collaborative global talent acquisition leader with a laser customer focus providing in-depth strategy and solution expertise with innovative outside the box ideas in-sync with cutting edge HRIS, CRM, ATS, and AI technologies to help resolve legacy challenges, workforce planning, forecasting, talent mapping, building candidate pipelines, enhancing workflow efficiencies, design real-time visualized data analytics, strengthen employer branding through implementation of market intelligence resources and diversity, equity & Inclusion strategies, programs and initiatives to ensure ongoing and future organizational talent demands are met, exceeded, and measured covering graduates, direct hires, and contract labor on a global level!
He's a strategic innovative data-driven collaborative global talent acquisition leader with a laser customer focus providing in-depth strategy and solution expertise with innovative outside the box ideas in-sync with cutting edge HRIS, CRM, ATS, and AI technologies to help resolve legacy challenges, workforce planning, forecasting, talent mapping, building candidate pipelines, enhancing workflow efficiencies, design real-time visualized data analytics, strengthen employer branding through implementation of market intelligence resources and diversity, equity & Inclusion strategies, programs and initiatives to ensure ongoing and future organizational talent demands are met, exceeded, and measured covering graduates, direct hires, and contract labor on a global level!
He has lead and delivered on numerous global programs and projects covering the areas of TA transformation, automation, digitization strategy, and innovation in the areas of sourcing, branding, data, and continuous improvement!
Along with being such a connected networker Nayeem holds the highest certifications in the talent hunting arena!
He holds major industry certifications below:
Elite Certified Recruitment Expert (ECRE)
Talent Acquisition Strategist Certification (TAS)
Advance Certified Internet Recruiter (ACIR)
Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR)
Certified Social Media Recruiter (CSMR)
Certified Social Sourcing Recruiter 5.0 (CSSR)
Professional Recruiter Certification (PRC)
In 2012 LinkedIn recognized him as the most "high value" connected person in the entire Oil & Gas industry!
These connections have led him to a highly coveted role in a very tight niche market. This is the era of social networking and quick links to people’s profiles.
Anyone can be connected right? I suppose you can look at it that way. But in my rule book, that’s not being connected. If you are not engaging the people you know and not adding value in their lives, then those connections are as good as un-sharpened pencils. People like Nayeem take the time to cultivate those relationships and truly extend a helping hand to anyone within his capability to help!
I know that he has helped me tremendously and continues to be an asset in my life. So it’s only fair that I introduce you to him!
To learn more about Nayeem you can find him online and connect with him directly via the following link:
