Being a law graduate, he has sound expertise and knowledge of Pakistan Labor laws and their Human Resource implications. He has a proven ability to function as a Strategic HR Business Partner and being Innovative & strategic in implementing successful human resources management strategies to support the corporate mandate of the organization.

Farooq Bilal, the Deputy Director HR in DHA Karachi, attended the session “Competent in ISO 30414 Human Capital Reporting Standard” held by HR Metrics. He made the following comments to express his thoughts, “Recently, I have undergone certification on ISO HR Standards 30414 Human Capital Reporting from the platform of HR Metrics. Doing this certification has added a great value to my learning capacity by meeting the latest market needs, such as knowing about quantified return on the investments incurred on Human Resource and gives a professional edge by meeting the required organizational demands.” Global HR ISO 30414 Human Capital Reporting Standard was first introduced in Pakistan by Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SPHRi CEO HR Metrics. The ISO 30414 Standard enables organizations to gain greater insight and achieve a quantitative view of the organization’s most valuable resource; the human capital. In turn, the organization is empowered to make decisions based on quantifiable data, which results in increased effectiveness. Additionally, ISO 30414 depicts the actual state of the organization to its internal stakeholders. It also reveals opportunities for growth and progress to its external stakeholders, creating greater transparency and credibility overall. For an organization looking to adopt the best global business practices in terms of HR and bring more efficiency to the workforce’s management, the ISO 30414 Standard is highly recommended by many esteemed HR professionals.

Farooq further expressed how vital the ISO 30414 Standard is for an organization, “Undergoing this certification will help not only the individuals but also organizations a great deal by increasing understanding of senior management about the HR as to the number of the workforce and costs incurred on them but will also enable them to find out as where the money is being expanded and how maximum productivity can be ensured. The organization can also include these outcomes in annual reports to enhance the visibility of external stakeholders.” HR Metrics provides the ISO 30414 Certification; it is a voluntary guideline for all types and sizes of organizations, intending to establish a worldwide standard for quantifying, and analyzing key employee-related metrics. Many experts across the world have developed it.

HR Metrics is a consulting and training firm that provides competency-based SHRM certification, ISO global HR Standards Certification and audit, HR data, analytics, diversity & Inclusion management tools to optimize organizational performance. Other services provided by HR Metrics included many that allow organizations to align workforce performance with organization’s performance based on evidence-based data, analytics framework, e.g., the SHRM Certification and GDIB Standards. Lastly, the “Workforce Tomorrow” HR Magazine by HR Metrics provides global insight on local best practices for developing people management strategy in terms of employment branding, talent acquisition, retention, development, leadership growth, HR technology, diversity, innovation, and ethics.

Conclusively, Farooq offered guidance for all his fellow HR professionals, “My advice to HR Community is that all professionals must enhance their competencies and skills to ensure their survival and upgrade their knowledge by learning latest tools such as ISO HR Standard 30414, doing this will keep them competitive in a highly competitive market and will ensure they are productive for the organization.”