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Niels Jordens

Recruiter & Business Owner
Houten,UT

Summary

I have 15+ years of international and technical recruitment experience. I consider myself to be: straightforward, analytical, curious, pragmatic, hands-on, client focused, flexible, entrepreneurial and very dedicated. I particularly value candidate experience and partnership with hiring management and other stakeholders, on all levels.

I thrive in dynamic, high-growth and international work environments. I am experienced with supplier and ATS selection, process and system implementation and automation, EVP definition and team coordination and -management.

Specialties:

International & technical recruitment (full-cycle), search & sourcing, consulting, system implementation, process improvement, supplier management & selection, work permit & visa rules and regulations, relocation support.

Functional areas:

Engineering (mechanical, mechatronics, electronics, physics, manufacturing/production). IT (SW (web, app, embedded), Cloud, DevOps, TelCo, InfoSec, Data/ML/AI). Sales, HR, Customer Support (multilingual).

Sectors/industries:

IT & Engineering consultancy. High Tech, Semicon & Climate tech. Travel, eCommerce, FinTech, Healthcare / MedTech. InfoSec / Cybersecurity. Digital Agencies & eCommerce. Manufacturing, Logistics, Utilities. Business Process Outsourcing & Shared Service Centers (multilingual).

Work History

Founder / Co-owner & Recruiter

The Next Chapter W&S BV
01.2021 - Current

International tech recruitment for companies in The Netherlands and abroad, offer both in-house and as agency services. Specialized in IT, engineering, science roles on Bachelor level and up.

Defined, created an implemented business plan, strategy, vision and goals. Building and maintaining a team. End responsible for all business activities including recruitment, sales, marketing and finance.

Examples of agency hires (tech focus)

Multiple C++ Windows internals Engineers (full remote; US client). Msc and PhD level Physicists, Mechatronics, Mechanical & Electronics engineers (high tech sector; various). SW Architect (Netherlands; medical robotics firm). Lead Front-end Developer (Netherlands; data science/engineering consulting firm). C/C++/embedded, C#, Java, PHP and front-end developers (various clients/ assignments).

Examples of in-house assignments (tech focus)

Booking.com, Optiver, Capgemini, Nearfield Instruments, Forescout, Fortanix, Skytree, Valtech, Amadeus Hospitality.

Recruiter (contract, part-time)

Skytree
01.2025 - Current

Climate Tech scale-up (Direct Air Capture of CO2). International recruitment for engineering roles.

Recruiter (contract, part-time)

Onera
04.2024 - Current

MedTech scale-up (sleep monitoring device). Full-cycle recruitment for various tech and non-tech roles.

Recruiter (contract)

Nearfield Instruments
03.2024 - 11.2024

High Tech/Deep Tech scale-up (Semicon). Global recruitment of IT & Engineering professionals.

Recruiter (contract)

Capgemini
04.2022 - 03.2024

Global IT consulting firm. Full-cycle recruitment of data specialists for the Insights & Data department

IT Recruiter (contract)

ValTech
09.2021 - 08.2022

Global digital agency. Full-cycle recruitment of IT professionals for Frontend, Backend and Cloud engineering.

Tech Recruiter (contract)

Fortanix
11.2020 - 12.2021

Data security related software solutions. Full-cycle recruitment of IT professionals for Frontend, Backend, DevOps and Security engineering.

Recruiter (contract)

Various / Careersinholland.com
01.2009 - 01.2020

In-house and agency recruitment services for various clients based in The Netherlands, with a focus on both IT and Engineering/High Tech. Clients included companies such as : Booking.com, Amadeus Hospitality, Optiver etc.

Education

BA - Arts Administration

Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

Skills

IT/SW skills: Office suite, internet/social media, SEO, WordPress basics, (Boolean) search techniques, ChatGPT prompting

ATS past: Taleo, Otys, CATSone, Greenhouse, Connexys, Carerix, SuccessFactors, Jobvite, Easycruit

ATS recent: Workable, TeamTailor, Homerun, Recruitee

Work Preference

Work Type

Contract WorkGig Work

Location Preference

HybridRemoteOn-Site

Important To Me

Company CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home option

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software

Recruitee, Workable, Homerun, TeamTailor

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Dutch
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Recruiter (contract, part-time) - Skytree
01.2025 - Current
Recruiter (contract, part-time) - Onera
04.2024 - Current
Recruiter (contract) - Nearfield Instruments
03.2024 - 11.2024
Recruiter (contract) - Capgemini
04.2022 - 03.2024
IT Recruiter (contract) - ValTech
09.2021 - 08.2022
Founder / Co-owner & Recruiter - The Next Chapter W&S BV
01.2021 - Current
Tech Recruiter (contract) - Fortanix
11.2020 - 12.2021
Recruiter (contract) - Various / Careersinholland.com
01.2009 - 01.2020
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht - BA, Arts Administration
Niels JordensRecruiter & Business Owner