Niels Jordens

Current

Founder, owner and recruiter at Careersinholland.com
Founder and owner at Careersinsite BV

Past

Product manager at eBenefits BV
Product consultant at Raet BV
Sr. recruiter native speakers at Kelly Services The Netherlands

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Education

Twice IT
ICM
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Niels Jordens’s Summary

My past employment has given me the chance to gain experience in a broad variety of markets and technologies. Marketing, HRM, recruitment and ICT where areas covered throughout my educational and work history.

Careersinholland.com:

It all comes together to form Careersinholland.com. Utilizing internet, innovation and creativity to try to offer the best recruitment solution possible, which is my passion.

We focus on the best aspects job boards and recruitment agencies. By combining these in 1 solution we've created a fast, effective and cost efficient service without comprimise towards the quality of matching. Because offering the right match at the right moment should be our ultimate added value.

Multilingual recruitment:

We service the English language and multilingual job market in Holland and cross border. Areas covered: IT, Callcenters, Engineering, Sales/Marketing and Finance. The majority of candidates are Ba/Bsc level and upwards and from within the EU.

No cure no pay job board & other services:

Unique: we offer a no cure no pay job board, filtering out all non relevant response which leaves our clients with the best matching CV's. Job posting itself is free of charge and we multipost on a host of additional job boards and Twitter, as standard. We can also offer:

- Full search & selection services at lower fees
- Advertising through Monsterboard & Hebbes as an add-on
- Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions
- Consultancy: better results in less time at lower costs

Fact sheet & presentation:

See our presentation for an explanation of our job board model, and download our latest fact sheet for a full overview of our services and pricing. Accessible below when logged in.

Niels Jordens’s Specialties:

Recruitment, staffing, marketing, IT, employee benefits, HRM, project management, consultancy, customer service, video recruitment, internet, recruitment process outsourcing

Niels Jordens’s Experience

Founder, owner and recruiter

Careersinholland.com

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Online recruitment of English speaking and multilingual personnel for (international) companies in The Netherlands. We combine the automated matching and ease of use of internet job boards with the personal service of recruitment agencies, and more. We specialize in ICT, callcenter, engineering, sales/marketing and finance positions, BA/Bsc level and up.

Innovative features like video interviews, online testing and smart use of all the web has to offer ensure optimal matchmaking, top search engine rankings for job postings and lower fees. Furthermore we offer all kinds of useful information and services for job seekers, partly through trusted partners.

We are operational since May 2008, and our new site and backoffice have gone live in February 2009. We are now able to offer a unique no cure no pay job board, next to traditional recruitment agency services. We currently get in approx. 220 job seeker registrations per month.
Founder and owner

Careersinsite BV

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Recruitment & marketing. Advice, consultancy and realization of effective recruitment solutions. Focus on internet, web 2.0, SEO and simple common sense. Better results in less time at lower costs.

Available for part time interim assignments and consultancy, VAR present. We can also provide RPO solutions on demand.
Product manager

eBenefits BV

(Financial Services industry)

February 2006 — April 2008 (2 years 3 months)

Productmanagement concerning our Employee Benefits application eBenefits. We provide web-enabled software to manage, calculate, disclose and communicate employee benefits. I held the same position at eBenefits' predecessor, Infa BV. This included training, (pre)sales consultancy and implementation projects. Main focus: translating customer and market demands to product development.
Product consultant

Raet BV

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2001 — January 2006 (4 years 8 months)

Consultancy related to high-end HR information systems HR Access/HR in service. This included training, BI, and involvement in product development, as well as assisting clients in HR process (re)design. Main focus: translating customer wants and needs into functional specs and effective implementation.
Sr. recruiter native speakers

Kelly Services The Netherlands

(Public Company; KELYA; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

March 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 4 months)

International recruitment of multilingual personnel for positions in finance, customer service/support, ICT and administration at international companies in The Netherlands. Recruitment took place partly through a website of my own design.

Niels Jordens’s Education

Twice IT

Prince2 Practitioner 2006 — 2006

Advanced Prince2 projectmanagement
ICM

NIMA B , Marketing , 2003 — 2004

Advanced general marketing education
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

HBO/BA , Arts administration , 1994 — 1998

Business administration (marketing, economics, HR etc.) targeted at organizations active in the field of art.

Additional Information

Niels Jordens’s Interests:

Staff, staffing, recruitment, recruiting, International jobs, Multilingual jobs, English language jobs, multilingual job seekers, English language job seekers, recruitment solutions, recruitment strategy, strategic marketing, video recruitment, internet, wintersports, card games, music, online games & gaming