Seasoned Recruiter interested in International Contract Assignments

I am a Dutch Citizen / Canadian Permanent resident with over 9 years of experience in the field of Recruitment and interested in taking on international contract assignments in the Oil & Gas / Construction field.

Principal – Senior Consultant, Next International Inc., Calgary, AB (10/2007 – present)
Next International is a headhunting / recruiting firm focused on contingency placements within the Engineering & Project Controls field. Currently Next is mainly focused on the Canadian market but also places candidates on international / overseas assignments. Clients range from (ICI) Construction companies to EPC(M) firms to Oil & Gas Owner / Operator companies.

Senior Consultant – Group Leader, Manpower Professional, Calgary, AB (06/2005 – 10/2007)
Responsible for initiating and developing the Engineering, Supply Chain Management / Project Controls and Operations verticals of the branch. The major responsibility of this position was direct placement of (national and international) employees with existing and new clients.
The day-to-day activities include: Sourcing, Recruiting, Interviewing and Marketing.

Branch Manager, Manpower BV, Apeldoorn & Zutphen, the Netherlands (10/2003 – 06/2005)
In this managerial and coaching position, I ran two branches. My duties consisted of structuring, planning and coordinating the day-to-day activities at both branches for temporary and permanent recruitment. I was responsible for budgets, revenues and in total 7 employees.

Account Manager, ProComm Partners BV, Barneveld, the Netherlands (01/2003 – 10/2003)

Consultant, COVEBO Int. Employment Office, Nijkerk, The Netherlands (05/2002 – 01/2003)
In this temporary position, I was responsible for structuring, planning and coordinating the day-to-day activities in relation to the assignment of, primarily, German employees as well as structuring the legal procedures for hiring on foreign workers.

Manager Swimming Division, DWK-XCESS, Barneveld, the Netherlands (09/2001 – 09/2002)

Sales Consultant/Recruiter, De Hunters, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (04/2001 – 04/2002)

Intermediary / Recruiter, Randstad BV, Rhenen & Scherpenzeel, The Netherlands (06/1999 – 04/2001)

Marketing Management, Schoevers University, Utrecht, the Netherlands (1998 – 1999)
Graduated July 3, 1999

Management Assistant, Schoevers College, Arnhem, the Netherlands (1996 - 1997)
Graduated January 31, 1998

Upper Secondary Vocational Education, Specialization in Sales (1993 – 1996)
(Fashion & Clothing Consulting and Financial Accounting)
Neder Veluwe College, Ede, The Netherlands
Diploma July 2, 1996

Lower General Secondary Education (1989 – 1993)
(Dutch, English, German, French, Economics and Crafts)
Johannes Fontanus College, Barneveld, the Netherlands
Diploma June 16, 1993

Executive Summary

Mr. Will van Middendorp is an Entrepreneur and proven Consultant able to assist organizations and senior management, to locate and attract quality candidates, in order to grow / expand their business. He has managed key-accounts, recruited and placed all level of candidates, from Production Workers to Senior Managers, for both temporary and permanent positions and has over nine years of experience working in the Netherlands, Germany and Canada.

Mr. van Middendorp has a proven ability to work operational as well as build and manage recruiting teams. Also, he developed new business, trained groups up to 20 people and is able to work in a team as well as independently.


Proven Competencies

Creative Entrepreneur Goal oriented
Analytical Strategic thinker Organized
Mentoring / training skills Stimulator Presentation skills
Strong communication skills Team player Flexible / Adapt easily to new situations