Apostolis Katsorchis - Head of Business Growth & Talent Acquisition Practise Leader, Optimal HR Group

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Work Background

Optimal HR GroupTalent Acquisition & Outplacement Practice Leader

Nov. 2018 Reporting to the Managing Director & acting as Head of Business Growth  Key Contributor in company’s Renewal in TA methods, Employer Branding, HR Metrics, Candidate Profiles, Outplacement Documents and Contracts, Web site structure  Managing the Outplacement strategy, (skilling&reskilling) and nurturing global Mobility  Responsible for Mid & Senior Talent Acquisition Emea projects from A to Z, active clients in Energy, Technology, Digital Media, FmCg  Utilising ATS (Bullhorn) and customising Latitude (Platform) for the GR market needs  Cultivating a High-Performance environment and guiding a team of consultants  Developing People strategies in Talent Attraction | Development & Retention * Achievement: Identified Market needs and led the synergy with Career Star Group

PQH Single Special Liquidation Societe AnonymeTraining | Development & Culture

Jan. 2018 - Oct. 2018Athens Reporting to HR & Communications Director  Creation of the Annual L&D plan for 14 different departments ~300FTE and allocating budget  Discussing with internal Clients and anticipating current and future business needs  Searching (RFP-RFI) for the right training supplier and negotiating prices  Creating, updating & presenting Company’s Induction to newcomers  Co-organizing team building events and cultural alignment initiatives

Hertz AutohellasHR Business Partner

Apr. 2016 - Jan. 2018Athens Accountable for Talent Acquisition & Management, positions in Hertz stations around Greece, Hertz HQ, Velmar, Hyundai KIA  Managing more than 200 vacancies annually  Took part in a 1-month Hands On training in Paros island, Aug. 2018 in order to set the new Performance appraisal system  Introducing practical and meaningful training methods, giving training to line managers eg. on interviewing skills & diversity in the workplace  Supervising 1 trainee * Achievement: Created and documented processes for Recruitment

Randstad HellasSenior Consultant-Professionals Branch, Sales&Marketing specialty

Jan. 2015 - Apr. 2016Having all the Consultant's duties and expanding to,  Country Representative at Randstad HQ, Amsterdam  Guiding 2 Consultants within the team  Identifying Talents & liaising with country HR Managers for international Key Accounts  Constantly developing clientele basis, cross selling, up selling  Filling around 35 Permanent vacancies annually and constantly exceeding targets

Randstad HellasConsultant-Professionals Branch, Sales&Marketing specialty

Sep. 2011 - Dec. 2014 Full responsibility from A to Z in the Recruitment process for vacancies in Athens and the rest of Greece  Business development and Account management for Multinational and Local Customers Recruiting through various channels, E-recruitment, Job Adverts, Networking, References, Career days, candidates for Pharma/FmCg/Industrial/Services & Digital Media sector  Providing commercial and business insights, discussing with Director’s level professionals and taking part in restructurings, talent acquisition and mentoring  Involvement in Outplacement and Career Transition programs  Advising and coaching Middle and Upper middle level executives for current and future market trends

Manpower Inc.HR Consultant-Permanent&Temporary, Accounting&Finance Positions

Apr. 2010 - Sep. 2011 Achieving to recruit the right candidate for the right job, resulting positive feedback from clients, being awarded as Top Biller  Developing job advertisements, utilising 5 different assessment tools, screening, interviewing, selecting and short listing  Arranging and performing sales visits to prospect clients, building long lasting business relationships  Consulting candidates for career opportunities and coaching professionals for their development