Chinggwen Kao

Chingwen Kao Talent Acquisition Specialist Trilingual (Mandarin, English, French) Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong record in international recruitment and cross-border operations. Skilled in streamlining hiring processes, building high-performing talent pipelines, and engaging candidates across diverse cultural contexts. Proven ability to reduce time-to-hire, increase retention rates, and ensure hiring alignment with business needs. Currently based in Portugal, with professional experience across EMEA and APAC. CONTACT Phone: - ( PT) - (TW) - (FR) Email:- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Talent Acquisition Specialist - French & English Market Address: Lisbon, Portugal Portfolio: My Linkedin Profile Herrera Headhunters | Remote Full time | February 2025 - April 2025 ( 3months) Spearheaded recruitment efforts, placing 5+ high-impact candidates within the first 3 months. Reduced average time-to-hire by 10% by optimizing sourcing and screening processes. Maintained a 70% candidate acceptance rate, ensuring strong alignment with client expectations. Leveraged Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter to expand talent pools. Enhanced ATS accuracy, minimizing duplicate entries and data errors. Lead Recruiter & Operations Associate (Capstone Product) Crimson Education | Remote Full Time | February 2024 - February 2025 (1 year) Promoted within 4 months after hiring 30+ elite tutors from a pool of 500+ candidates. Led recruitment and onboarding of 100+ tutors, achieving an 80% retention rate. Streamlined hiring workflows, reducing time-to-hire from 40 to 20 days. Cut application processing time by 35% and boosted onboarding efficiency by 30%. Developed compliant onboarding materials, ensuring 100% HR data accuracy. EDUCATION Université Catholique de Lille | September 2022 - June 2023 Master's Degree, International Relations | Lille, France Research Thesis: "Le marché de carbone" (The Carbon Market) under the direction of Eric Mottet Université Lumière Lyon 2 | September 2019 - June 2022 Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science | Lyon, France SKILLS LANGUAGES Recruitment Tools & Methods LinkedIn Recruiter Boolean Search Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) HR Data Management Recruitment Analytics Job Description Writing Interview Structuring | Onboarding Design English – Bilingual French – Bilingual Mandarin (Taiwan) – Native Soft Skills Cross-Cultural Communication Candidate Assessment Relationship Building Time Management Problem Solving Negotiation | Emotional Intelligence