Manager Talent Acquisition @ From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsTeam Lead Talent Acquisition EMEA @ Owning the operational responsibility for the EMEA commercial recruiting team, ensuring resources are aligned to meet business needs. Conduct strategic recruiting activities across functional area of responsibility. Provide candidates and internal clients (HRM, Line Management) a customer focused and highly effective experience during the recruitment and hiring process. Managing the talent forecasting process in partnership with HR and the business and develop proactive sourcing and Talent pools strategies to support future talent acquisition needs. From June 2012 to October 2014 (2 years 5 months) Global Recruitment Consultant @ -Responsible for qualifying and implementing new recruitment strategies, vendor relationships and resources to ensure long term success in building effective talent pipelines. -Work closely with hiring managers and HR business partners to understand organizational needs, candidate qualifications and critical timelines. -Proactively source, quality and screen passive candidates to fulfill staffing requirements within business critical functions. -Develop and recommend business strategies to ensure the successful long term recruitment of key positions. -Management of the candidate interview process and act as a candidate advocate. Evaluate skill level, conduct reference checks, set timeline expectations, and work with HRM and management to ensure a smooth interview and offer process. -Being a brand ambassador by showing a passion for improving customer experience (candidates, hiring managers and HR partners). -Proactively follow-up with clients to confirm staffing plans and candidate needs are met. From February 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 5 months) HR Specialist Recruitment @ -Redefine recruitment activities and procedures. Implementation of changes. -Leading, improving and monitoring the full recruitment cycle. -To advice managers on tactical and operational issues to efficiently recruit staff. -Development and implementation of the annual recruitment plan and responsible for recruitment budget and targets. -Set up and discuss progress reports with HR and hiring managers. -Responsible for the recruitment of candidates by means of organizing events, liaising with job agencies, database search, networking and advertising. -Building a talent candidate database to create a pipeline of quality candidates to meet critical hiring needs as they arise. From September 2004 to June 2009 (4 years 10 months) Recruitment Consultant @ -Acquisition of new accounts. -Develop and maintain a strong commercial relationship with clients. -Matching candidates with outstanding vacancies. -Register and interview candidates from MBO up to academic level and provide them with career advice and guidance. -Monitor the performance and development of employees. From September 2003 to August 2004 (1 year) Recruitment Specialist @ -Responsible for the recruitment for Middle Management functions, Reservation Sales and Upscale Agents, Priority Club and Guest Relations Representatives. -Initiate and develop new recruitment sources in order to cut hiring costs. -Create and implement HRM projects such as: writing the recruitment manual and exit interviews, creation of new assessment tools. -To advice the Management team on improvement of quality and outcome of recruitment activities. -Develop, implement and review recruitment processes and procedures. -Assistance of HR Manager during company re-organization. -Assisting Regional Director EMEA and senior management in the execution of the exit interviews. -Responsible for the entire recruitment process, which involved screening c.v's, interviewing, assessing and hiring candidates. From July 1999 to August 2003 (4 years 2 months)

Master of Arts in English Philology @ Universitat Jaume I From 1993 to 1998 BLTC Maria Pitarch is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Interviewing, Hiring, Background Checks, Sourcing, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Search, Multilingual, Full-cycle Recruiting, Employee Relations, Recruitment/Retention, Global Recruitment, E-recruitment, Applicant Tracking Systems