Alex is an experienced leader in Talent Acquisition and has worked in the field of Recruitment for more than 12 years, working for both agencies and tech product companies in South Africa and Germany. He has recruited internationally in EMEA and North America, predominantly focusing on Product and Engineering Recruitment.

In his current role, Alex is the Lead Talent Acquisition Manager at HiveMQ, a startup whose product is focused on Industrial IoT connectivity. Some of his past employers include Successful Berlin based startups such as Klarna and Adjust.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
06:57 - Challenges in Talent Acquisition
12:23 - The Importance of Retention in Hiring
21:47 - Fighting for Candidates

Links

Guest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-oldewage-08b74674/

Yeliz Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeliz-castillo/
Yeliz e-mail: yeliz.castillo@pplwise.com
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

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