Saturday, September 30, 2017

Upwork Huddle- Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sep 2017)

Date and Venue:

Upwork Huddle- Dhaka, Bangladesh was organized at HubDhaka, Mirpur, Dhaka on September 22, 2017

Hosts:

As chosen by Upwork, this Upwork Huddle -Dhaka was organized jointly by:

AHS Shohel Ahmed
Md. Mohubur Rahman

Objectives of Upwork Huddle:-

The objective of Upwork Huddle was pretty simple and clear:

Connect
Socialize
Share stories
Fun together

Event Inside | Event's Insights.

Welcome & Introducing part.

Event hosts Mohibur Rahman and Shohel Ahmed welcomed the participants. Both of them introduced themselves first and informed the attendees of the program schedule. Soon after, all participating Upworkers were invited to introduce themselves one by one. This call was for a short-intro on name, skill category they are working and how long they are working.

Sharing Stories/ Experience.

A good number Freelancers shared their success stories/ experiences. The stories were interesting, inspiring, funny, advice type and even heart-touchy. In this session, freelancers with long experience, newly top-rated, top-rated working-mother-freelancers shared snapshots of thier freelancing experience.

Coffee Break and Networking.

Coffee break and networking session turned the event truly into a huddle. Participants took the break and talked each other, took selfies and chatted.

Fun Session.

Games /quiz/ performance followed by a raffle draw was arranged in this session. The session was very interesting and freelancers had had tremendous fun. This was a great relief for the workaholic freelancers!

Light Refreshment Session:

An arrangement of :Light Refreshment (self-paid) was there at Food Sreet, on the 4th floor of the same building. Most of the participants took part here. This was a truly huddling time.

Group Photo Session.

Group photo session took place to capture great moments!

#UpworkHuddle
#UpworkHuddleDhaka

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Upwork Huddle- Dhaka, Bangladesh (July 14, 2017)

Date and Venue:

Upwork Huddle- Dhaka, Bangladesh was organized at HubDhaka, Mirpur, Dhaka on July 14, 2017

Hosts:

As chosen by Upwork, this Upwork Huddle -Dhaka was organized jointly by:

AHS Shohel Ahmed
Md. Mohubur Rahman

Objectives of Upwork Huddle:-

The objective of Upwork Huddle was pretty simple and clear:

Connect
Socialize
Share stories
Fun together

Event Inside | Event's Insights.

Welcome & Introducing part.

Sharing Stories/ Experience.

Coffee Break and Networking.

Coffee break and networking session turned the event truly into a huddle. Participants took the break and talked each other, took selfies and chatted.

Fun Session.

Group Photo Session.

Group photo session took place to capture great moments!

#UpworkHuddle
#UpworkHuddleDhaka

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Upwork Huddle in Dhaka | A Freelancer's Review

#UpworkHuddle

Upwork Huddle:

Simply, Upwork Huddle means Upwork Get-together. In this case, only Top-rated and Rising Talent freelancers were allowed to attend this event. Saiful Islam, a Dhaka Top-rated Freelancer, with assistance from Upwork organized the huddle. Upwork Premier Club actively cooperated to make it a success.

Objectives of Upwork Huddle:-

The objective of Upwork Huddle was pretty simple and clear:

Connect
Socialize
Share stories
Fun together

Date and Venue:

Upwork Dhaka Huddle was organized at HubDhaka, Mirpur on March 17, 2017.

Event Inside | Event's Insight.

Registration.

On reaching the venue, all attendees were asked to register in a form by themselves in a computer. It was well-planned and helpful for retaining data of the top-rated freelancers attended. Good job!

Introducing part.

Event organizer Saiful Islam introduced himself first along with two other senior associates of Upwork Premier Club- Tareq Mahmood and Jewel Rana Akash and informed the program schedule. Soon after, he invited all attendees to introduce themselves one by one. This call was for a short-intro on name and skill category they are working.

The session went well. But some freelancers took much time to share their stories here. The young organizer Saiful Islam was found quite decent in his attitude. His informal way of self-introduction was just fine. Tareq Mahmood and Jewel Rana Akash contributed in this session much.

Coffee Break and Networking.

Coffee break and networking session turned the event truly into a huddle. Participants took the break and talked each other, took selfies and chatted. Tareq Mahmood had his keen eyes on to ensure everybody is entertained.

This session went fine but could have been more productive if skills-set were badged /segmented as one of the freelancers was also mentioning this point.

Sharing Stories/ Experience.

A good number Freelancers shared their success stories/ experience. The stories were interesting, inspiring, funny, advice type and even heart-touchy. Jewel Rana Akash aired this session through facebook live.

Fun Session.

Games /performance were arranged in this session. The session was very interesting and freelancers had had tremendous fun. This was a great relief for the workaholic freelancers!

Group Photo Session.

Finally, group photo session took place to capture great moments!

Conclusion.

Upwork Huddle, Dhaka was a great opportunity to get out of hard-working freelancers' daily routine and had some really good time- fun time. Meeting each other, knowing each other, interactions can take anyone to next-level of skill performance. Well down Saiful Islam, Tareq Mahood and Jewel Rana Akash.

Note: It's a personal view. Someone may have a different view too
#UpworkHuddle

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Payoneer Dhaka Forum | An Attendee's Review

Payoneer Dhaka Forum:

I had no idea over what would be the itinerary of the event but expected something worthy for the Freelancers/Outsourcers of Bangladesh. In this review, I would not go for commenting on invitation procedure (management) and hassles the invitees encountered! That has already been a much "talked about".

Event Inside | Event's Insight.

My views are totally the inside program. What the event presented? Represented? How the things are managed?

Okay! I would go point by point:

Welcome Session:Welcome session by Shoyeb Mohammad and Emrazina Islam was just good with an informal tone. But the logistics at the beginning was awful. Projectors were not working. Logistic Assistance was not standby.

Presentation Session:

Future of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Considering the latest technological development, the topic was very important. The topic wisely chosen. Personally, I was impressed by the subject matter. However, the presentation by Mr. Jakir Hossian was not up to the mark. It is assumed that he was not prepared well for such the presentation. It seemed that he was just reading out the topic. There were hardly any engagement.

Future of Affiliate Marketing, Automation and Passive Income: Very good subject choice. Passive income can only make the life comfortable at a certain age. Presentation by Mr. Al min Kabir was just awesome! He had the complete control over the whole audience. Attendees were totally engaged with the session. And, Mr. Al Amin Kabir was also quite successful in making the topic an 'easy grasp' through convincing conversation. WELL DONE!

The Joys of Motherhood as Freelance Artist. Freelancing is an art indeed. The topic was a good choice with a view to encouraging Women Freelancers of the country. Presentation by Ms. Emrazina Islam was good in natural mode.

Motivation to Work as a Freelancer. Without a positively motivated mindset, freelancers cannot produce good results. Presenter Ms. Farah Nazifa put her effort well.

Importance of Understanding Local Culture for Doing Business. Every freelancer knows it very well that understanding Client's mindset and culture plays a vital role. Discussant was Mr. Sufi Fauq Ibne Abu Bakar. The way of his story-telling was impressive. The Audience was in engagement. Effective!

Healthy Ways of Selling Skillsets Online. Presentation by Mr. Shoyeb Mohammad was quite useful. Freelancers' practical problems and ways of dealing difficulties effectively were discussed.

Question & Answer Session: This session could have been more efficient. In this session, talks and apology by Mr Rifat Ahmed, Payoneer Bangladesh was really praiseworthy.

Overall Logistic Support: Logistic support was not as expected. There were several instances where logistics were failed to give instant support.

Recommendation for Future Event:

Keeping representatives from renowned Freelancing /Outsourcing providers/ Training providers may be invited to the event to share their role and possible involvement.
Successful Freelancers / Outsourcers might be given a session for Experience Sharing.
An interaction session (not Q/A) may be kept for networking and socialization.

~~~

Footnote: This review is personal view and is based on the Payoneer Dhaka Forum held at Dhaka Regeny Hotel on December 3, 2016.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

My Professional Mantra: Simple in Thought and Meticulous in Action

AHS Shohel Ahmed

Professional Me!

I started my professional life at the very early age. What am I actually? a corporate guy, consultant, poet, blogger, article writer, family man, … I have many identity of myself when I think of it.

But in the end, it's me! there is only one me!

A Chapter Drop!!
[I dropping chapter here, wish to add later]

My Education.

I studied English Literature out of my love for literature in general. After my Masters in English from National University, I also did my MBA from Bangladesh Open University. I obtained my professional diploma in HR management (PGDHRM)later from Bangladesh Institute of Management. Besides, I took a number training in HR and Leadership from different professional institutes. I did my IELTS with good band-score from British Council.

My HR Career.

My profession as HR Manager at the Group of Companies based in Dhaka is really remarkable. I totally enjoyed working with my team. It was an amazing team - professionally lovable!

With my Team HR

My Office Family


On an Occasion at the Office

Boishakh celebration at the Office

With a Team Member

On Supervision Work Assigned

Professional Video.

HR Head at other Group.

In 2012, I switched the company and joined another group of companies as the Head of HR and Administration (DGM) where I had to look after the HR of Kenny Rogers ROASTERS Bangladesh as well.

As the Head of HR and Admin, I looked after the followings:

HR policies & procedures formulation and implementation.
Internal & External Re-sourcing.
Training & Development.
Compensation& Benefits.
Health, Safety and Gender Sensitivity.
Oversee Operations.
F&B Marketing & Promotions.
Communication.
HR Information Systems.

Photo Tour: Capita


Visit at KRR BD

With Team at KRR BD


Surprise Holiday Visit

New Product Launching Ceremony

In a business talk


Receiving Certificates from KRRI Rep

Giving PP presentation at the Board Meeting

Deal Signing with partner (Food Panda)

Writing: My Passion.

I love writing. I love writing passionately. This passion was primarily for fiction writing but over the time it has transformed or extended to genre. Now, I write articles, feature, technical or any of good demand.

From Newspaper to Community Blogging.

I started my writing with print media at my childhood while growing up at my childhood kingdom . With the advancement of technology and online access, I engaged myself with community blogging in Bangladesh. I blogged in almost all main community blogs of Bangladesh. I wrote here mainly in Bangla; I contributed in English too in some cases.

Some of my community blog profile is here:

Shohel's BDNEWS24BLOG

Shohel's Somewhereinblog

Shohel's Shobdoneer

Shohel' cholontika

Shohel's BondhuBlog

Shohel's Golpokobita.com

One of my poems:

THE SHORE MISTAKEN

I had no river of my own ever
Passed my numerous celestial evening in vain
At ruthless run on the brim of ocean of the golden suburb
Failed to get a mere touch of water
Adore of sweet and sublime aqua…

My boundless desire for dive deep in the water
Aqua-caress
Remain out of the border-mark of the reach-circle.
“Water, Water”- immense wailing
Heart turns dry cracked piece of wood
Amphredite witnessed
No clue of fabrication.

In the midst of time-space,
My breathless run does not decay
I do never lost my amour in waste-mind
I am today- this golden dawn
Standing at the brink of long-desired ocean,
Take water handful, sip the ambrosial ahh
Drank the full – as ad vitam thirsty me.

Ah it inflames inside
Burns my entire heart
Tacit lamentation turns heart a cinder
My heart breaks down at the wrong shore.
Feared I rush back
Keeping behind the sigh of flaming mistaken ocean.
--

Some of my Bangla Articles:

আবেগীয় বুদ্ধিমত্তাঃ কর্মক্ষেত্রে এর ভূমিকা