Inge Geerdens
Inge Geerdens | |
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.jpg) Inge Geerdens, c. June 2012 (by Dieter Dedecker) | |
| Born | Inge Geerdens 15 September 1970[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of CVWarehouse |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Inge Geerdens (born 15 September 1970) is a Flemish businesswoman, entrepreneur and founder and CEO of CVWarehouse.
Education
[edit]She has a MA in Applied Linguistics, Interpreting and Translation (1992, Lessius Hogeschool), a Master in International Politics (1993, University of Antwerp) and received a degree in KMO Excellence (2007, Vlerick Management School)[1]
Career
[edit]In 1993, Geerdens started her career in Brussels at the accounting department of Peek & Cloppenburg. In 1994, Geerders became a researcher at Milar. In 1996, Geerdens left[2] to become an independent researcher, helping international headhunters identify the right people to approach. In 1998, Geerdens founded Inge Geerdens sprl.[3]
In 2003, Geerdens created her first company Executive Research. This recruitment company charges a price per day rather than a percentage of a yearly salary. In November 2008, Executive Research was sold to Acerta, a major Belgian HR Service Provider.[4]
In 2004, Geerdens created CVWarehouse, a spin-off of Executive Research. It is an e-recruitment web-based product that combines a jobsite, CV database and an Applicant Tracking System, and is designed to be used by HR professionals. In 2006, CVWarehouse was created as a separate company and was launched on the Belgian market.[4][5][6]
In 2007, Geerdens (alongside of Jan Callewaert and Gabriël Fehervari) founded Your Next Move, company which promotes entrepreneurship through chess in primary schools with the support of chess legend Garry Kasparov.[7][8][9]
Other work
[edit]- Presenter at E-unlimited (2006 – 2007)
- Ambassadress at Bryo (January 2006 – present)
- Director at VKW (2009 – August 2011)
- Member of the Board at Bizidee (September 2009 – August 2012)
- Member of the Advisory Board at PNV Elektrotechniek (2010 – June 2011)
- Member of the Advisory Board at Autoglass Clinic (January 2010 – present)
- Co-founder of Your Job Expo (March 2010 – May 2010)
- Member of the Board at La Bottega (March 2012 – present)
- Advisor at Econopolis (January 2013 – present)[10]
Publications
[edit]Geerdens has contributed to several published works such as the non-fiction book Wake up Belgians![11] to which also Belgian liberal politician Herman De Croo and Belgian economist and politician Mark Eyskens contributed[12]
Furthermore, Geerdens is also an active columnist for:
- the Flemish newspaper De Tijd and its French counterpart L'Echo[13]
- the KMO/PME magazine which is a business magazine for small businesses
- the Z.O. magazine which is published by Unizo
- the Trends magazine which is a financial economic magazine published by Knack
Honors and awards
[edit]- WOMED award (2005) that celebrates the best female entrepreneur of the year, which is handed out by Unizo and Vlerick Management School[14][15][16][17][18]
- De Blauwe Kei (2006) which is an award that's handed out by the Flemish liberal political party VLD
- the price for best Entrepreneurial Idea (2006), handed out by the Flanders Business School & Adecco[19]
- Award for best Elevator Pitch (2006) at the European Venture Contest[20][21][22]
- Price for Most Promising Company with International Scope (2010), handed out by Unizo
- In 2012, Geerdens became a Thought Leader on LinkedIn.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Inge Geerdens' Profile on Express.be" (in Dutch). Express.be. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ ""Sporten helpt me om tegenslagen uit mijn systeem te wissen"". De Morgen. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Inge Geerdens, Founder and CEO CVWarehouse, Antwerp, Belgium". Bbc.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Inge Geerdens' Profile at Fail Conference". Iminds, Creative Media Days. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "The vision of Inge Geerdens CVWarehouse "Let teachers gain experience in companies, either before or during their educational career"". Manager Magazines. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Essential holiday reading as Inge Geerdens". Knack magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Duel of chess legends Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Inge Geerdens, Founder of CVWarehouse, Belgium: Play Like the Boys for Venture Success Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine The Next Women
- ^ "Bankiers zijn slechte schakers". Express.be. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Mentoring event 12/3, Brussels: an interview with Inge Geerdens, Belgian thought leader and entrepreneur". Whiteboardmag.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ ""Wake up Belgians! ": un manifeste pour le maintien de la Belgique". RTBF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "De Croo, Crombez en Eyskens: "Wake up Belgians"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Inge Geerdens, CEO CV Warehouse 'Ik verwacht niets meer van de politiek'". De Tijd. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Inge Geerdens receives Womed Award 2005". Het Belang van Limburg. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Inge Geerdens, winner of the 2005 Award Womed war against clichés - "Make 'enterprise' easier for women and men"". Manager Magazines. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Overzicht Womed Award" (in Dutch). Unizo. 2009.
- ^ "Winnares Womed Award 2005" (in Dutch). Markant. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Inge Geerdens is onderneemster van het jaar" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "This award puts myself again on the grid". De Standaard. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "WORKSHOP: SUCCESSFUL PITCHING WITH INGE GEERDENS". Startups.be. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "The European Venture Contest 2006". E-Unlimited. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "The Elevator Pitch: 45 seconds to cash" (in Dutch). Express.be. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Mentoring event 12/3, Brussels: an interview with Inge Geerdens, Belgian thought leader and entrepreneur". Whiteboardmag.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.