Avenue    Princesse  Elisabeth,  45  

1030    Schaerbeek  

ck@elenkos.be  

+3249734  69  61  

   

Catherine  Kohnen                            

Avenue    Princesse  Elisabeth,  45  

1030    Schaerbeek  

Born  in  Rocourt  on  the  12th  of  December  1981  

 

ck@elenkos.be  

+3249734  69  61  

http://flavors.me/catherinekohnen  

 

 

 Recruitment  Specialist  and  Talent  Manager  

 My  passion:  Human  beings  and  their  organizations  My  purpose:  Helping  them  reach  their  goals      

   Summary

 After   a   few   years   experience   for   well   established  international   recruitment  agencies,   I  decided  to  create  my  own   company.   I   specialize   in   talent   management,  recruitment  strategy,  headhunting  and  coaching.      I’ll  help  you  develop  and  grow,  whether  as  an  individual  or  as  an  organization.  Together,  we  can  find  the  path  to  your  favourite  future.        

 Skills                      

 • Talent   management   (talent   development   +   talent  

acquisition  and  retention)    • Recruitment  strategy  • IT   recruitment   (all   types   of   profiles:   developers,  

architects,   business   and   functional   analysts,   SAP  specialists,  project  managers,   system  engineers,   security  specialists,  presales  and  technical  sales)  

• Headhunting  • Expert  in  social  networking  tools  • Coaching        

 Avenue    Princesse  Elisabeth,  45  

1030    Schaerbeek  

ck@elenkos.be  

+3249734  69  61  

   

   Experience      Since  2011  

                                                             

2009  –  2011                                        

             Elenkos,  Brussels    Co-­‐founder,  Recruitment  Specialist  and  Talent  Manager    Elenkos   is   a   consulting   firm   providing   recruitment   services,  HR  consulting,  trainings  and  project  management.      I  am  working  simultaneously  on  various  challenges:      • IT  recruitment  for  my  client  portfolio  • Integration  follow-­‐ups  for  all  placed  candidates  • Specific   recruitment   missions   on   a   time   and   material  

basis  • Defining  recruitment  strategies  for  SMB  • Career  and  life  coaching    Achievements    • Developed  a  client  portfolio  from  scratch  • Created  my  own  specific  recruitment  approach    • Set   up   of   a   whole   follow-­‐up   process   based   on   both  

clients   and   candidates   feedbacks   for   all   placed  candidates  

• Specialized  in  social  media  and  direct  approach  • Animated  a  workshop  about  recruitment  strategies  for  

startups  for  the  Betagroup  (The  BetaGroup  is  a  community  of  5000  web  entrepreneurs  in  Belgium  passionate  about  Internet,  Software,  Mobile  Technologies  and  Online  Media)  

     Michael  Page  International  –  IT,  Brussels.  Recruitment  consultant      As   a   recruitment   consultant,   I  was   in   charge   of   helping  my  manager   rebuilding   the   IT   recruitment  market   by   providing  our  clients  with  high  quality  services.    Achievements    • Contributed   to   the  elaboration  of  my  division’s  business  

strategy  • Prospected   and   acquired   business   from   major   players  

which  weren’t  yet  Michael  Page  clients  • Coached   and   developed   recruitment   skills   of   intern  

trainees  

 Avenue    Princesse  Elisabeth,  45  

1030    Schaerbeek  

ck@elenkos.be  

+3249734  69  61  

   

 2007  –  2009    

             Computer  Futures,  Brussels  Recruitment  consultant      As   an   IT   recruitment   consultant,   I   provided   advanced  recruitment   services   to   a   broad   panel   of   clients   of   the  Luxemburg  market.    Achievements    • Top  biller  2008  for  the  Luxemburg  market  • Developed  major  key  accounts  • Staffed  major   projects   within   the   European   institutions  

and  banking  sector  

     

 

 

Education  and  trainings  

 • 2012:  Coaching  training  (Discoverer)  at  BAO  group  • 2010:  Coaching  certificate  (Explorer)  at  BAO  group  • 2006:  Master  Degree  in  philosophy  at  the  U.C.L.  (cum  

magna  laude)  • 2005:  Specialization  (D.E.S.)   in  environmental  law  and  

real  estate  law  at  the  F.U.S.L  • 2004:  Master  (licence)  in  law  at  the  U.C.L.  (cum  laude)  • Complementary   degree   (D.E.C.)   in   philosophy   (cum  

laude)  • 2001:  Bachelor  (candidature)  in  law  at  the  F.U.N.D.P.  

   

 Languages    

 • French:  Native  speaker  • English:  Fluent  • Dutch:  Intermediary