Marna Van Der Merwe
About Marna Van Der Merwe
Marna Van Der Merwe is a Senior Global Talent Partner at SOTI, specializing in product development for the Americas and EMEA. She has extensive experience in recruitment and talent acquisition, having held various roles in notable companies across South Africa.
Work at SOTI
Marna Van Der Merwe serves as the Senior Global Talent Partner for Product Development in the Americas and EMEA at SOTI. She has been with the company since 2023, contributing to the recruitment and talent acquisition strategies. Her role involves executing creative sourcing strategies to identify alternative candidate pools and leading continuous improvement initiatives focused on team processes and building the Employer Brand. Additionally, she provides basic immigration process information to foreign candidates.
Previous Experience in Recruitment
Prior to her current position at SOTI, Marna held various roles in recruitment across different organizations. She worked as a Generalized Recruitment Consultant and Talent Acquisition Consultant at Corporate Careers from 2011 to 2015. She then transitioned to SET Consulting SA as a Senior Recruitment Consultant and East Rand Branch Manager from 2017 to 2019. Following that, she served as a Senior IT Recruitment Consultant at Network Recruitment from 2020 to 2022. Marna also founded and managed VDM Recruitment for a brief period in 2016 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Marna's educational background includes studies at MIE - Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd, where she focused on SmartScreen and AFISwitch Training from 2012 to 2019. She also achieved an Entrance Exam Certificate from APSO - Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations in 2014. Additionally, she completed her Senior Certificate at Hoërskool Oosterlig from 2004 to 2008. Her training and experience have equipped her with skills in talent acquisition and recruitment strategies.
Recruitment Strategies and Initiatives
In her recruitment roles, Marna has developed and implemented various recruitment campaigns aimed at targeting passive talent. She sources, attends, and manages follow-up for a variety of recruitment events, ensuring a robust pipeline of candidates. Her approach includes utilizing creative and out-of-the-box sourcing strategies to uncover diverse candidate pools, enhancing the effectiveness of recruitment efforts.