Specialized in international recruitment & sourcing for IT, engineering and (multilingual) customer service, HR, sales and support roles. Corporate recruitment and agency recruitment experience. Intercultural awareness, experience living abroad, global mindset. * Optiver: Optiver is a leading market maker in the field of proprietary and derivatives trading.We're on the lookout for the best and brightest DevOps engineers, Python wizards, C/C++ developers and application engineers to keep our trading systems top of the bill. We offer a highly dynamic, very challenging work environment where "cutting edge" truly matters. * CareersinEurope.eu: Multilingual customer service, helpdesk and IT jobs in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Poland. IT and Engineering roles in Holland. Seeking Swedish, Dutch, German and French speakers (C1/C2 level) for customer service and (technical) helpdesk roles. Contact: info[at]careersineurope.eu. We also operate country specific sites careersinholland.com, careersinbulgaria.eu and careersinromania.eu and will shortly launch jobsinpoland.com and careersinhungary.com Specialties: recruitment, staffing, marketing, IT, employee benefits, HRM, consultancy, customer service, video recruitment, eRecruitment, RPO, interim recruitment, technical recruitment, international recruitment, IT recruitment

IT Recruiter a.i. @ Global recruitment for IT related job openings at Optiver, an international trading company, headquartered in Amsterdam. With more than 700 colleagues across four continents we constantly offer fair and highly competitive prices for the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, options, futures, ETF’s et cetera. It is called ‘market making’. We build markets and provide liquidity to international exchanges in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. 1986; The year we started on the Amsterdam based European Options Exchange with a single floor trader. Today we are one of the most dynamic, innovative and successful companies in The Netherlands and beyond. High performance, low latency and real-time are key success factors within the technology we apply. From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsFounder & ( interim / contract ) recruiter @ International & online recruitment for jobs in the Netherlands in IT, engineering, high tech, science and (multilingual) sales & support. Recruiting starter, midcareer and senior level professionals on Bachelor, Master or PhD level. Smart, (cost)effective international recruitment & staffing of highly skilled technical specialists and natve speakers, worldwide. Job board, multiposting, search and personal service & support. Top search engine rankings for job postings and modest fees. Furthermore we offer all kinds of useful information and services for job seekers. From April 2008 to Present (7 years 7 months) Utrecht Area, NetherlandsFounder @ A fresh, new solution for Bulgaria/ Sofia and Romania/ Bucharest based international companies to brand and expose their customer service, sales, helpdesk and ICT vacancies across Europe. www.CareersinBulgaria.eu, www.CareersinRomania.eu and affiliated sites offer a network of websites, to reach out to people across Europe. Furthermore we add extensive additional advertising on local and specific channels in various European countries, as well as generic international recruitment sites. We can add "No Cure, No Pay" agency-type service to pro-actively recruit and screen potential candidates for our clients. We recruit with a global scope, but from a local perspective. From November 2012 to Present (3 years) Sofia, BulgariaRecruiter a.i. @ Short term assignment to support recruitment for Amsterdam HQ based HR, payroll and C&B related roles. From April 2015 to June 2015 (3 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsCorporate Recruiter a.i. @ Leisure & travel / eCommerce. (International) recruitment for jobs in the areas ICT, marketing, product management, supply, sales and administration on behalf of Hotel Booker BV and Bungalow Booker BV, for the brands HotelSpecials.nl, BungalowSpecials.nl and GiftFor2.nl. From January 2015 to April 2015 (4 months) Haarlem Area, NetherlandsIT Recruiter a.i. @ Global search & sourcing for various IT related roles based in the Amsterdam headoffice. From May 2014 to December 2014 (8 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsRecruiter Engineering a.i. @ Contracting & engineering firm active in the areas offshore, maritime, infrastructure and building & construction. International sourcing of engineers across various roles in mentioned areas. From February 2014 to May 2014 (4 months) Eindhoven Area, NetherlandsRecruiter Technology & IT a.i. @ Agency. Recruitment of ICT & Technology professionals for companies mainly based in the south of the Netherlands. From January 2014 to May 2014 (5 months) Eindhoven Area, NetherlandsCorporate recruiter a.i. @ I was contracted to facilitate the (international) growth of Network4Cars by setting up the recruitment department. Focus on recruiting sales trainees covering various European languages, to support the international expansion. Network4Cars is specialized in international (wholesale) car trading. From April 2010 to December 2013 (3 years 9 months) Nieuw VennepIT Recruiter a.i. @ Temporary interim recruitment assignment. Focus on recruiting senior level Java developers and SW Architects. From February 2010 to April 2010 (3 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsProduct manager @ Productmanagement concerning our Employee Benefits application eBenefits. We provide web-enabled software to manage, calculate, disclose and communicate employee benefits. This included training, (pre)sales consultancy, product development and implementation projects. Main focus: translating customer and market demands to product development. From February 2006 to April 2008 (2 years 3 months) Product consultant @ 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. Functional areas covered: reporting, health & absence, Employee & Manager Self Service, employee development, training, recruitment, C&B. From June 2001 to January 2006 (4 years 8 months) Sr. recruiter native speakers @ 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. From March 1999 to June 2001 (2 years 4 months)

Prince2, Prince2 Practitioner @ Twice IT From 2006 to 2006 NIMA B, Marketing @ ICM From 2003 to 2004 HBO/BA, Arts administration @ From 1994 to 1998 Niels Jordens is skilled in: staffing, Global Sourcing, recruitment, English, Dutch, German, Social Media, Technical Recruiting, Recruiting, Temporary Placement, Applicant Tracking..., Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Customer Service, RPO, ICT, Project Management, Automotive, Personnel Management, Employee Benefits, Search, Marketing, Engineering, HR Consulting, Executive Search, Entrepreneurship, IT Recruitment, Employer Branding, HRIS, Temporary Staffing, Contract Recruitment, Recruitment Advertising, Management, SEO, Staffing Services, Product Development, Internet Recruiting, Permanent Placement, Screening, Networking, Human Resources, Training, International..., E-recruitment, Screening Resumes, Consulting