Karien Spencer

Karien Spencer has over 17 years of work experience in talent acquisition and human resources.

They are currently working as the Global Talent Acquisition Lead at Decision Inc., a management and technology consulting organization. In this role, they focus on unleashing the potential of the company's clients' business and their people.

Before joining Decision Inc., Karien worked as a Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Altron from 2018 to 2021. They partnered with line management and executives to find the best-suited candidates for the Bytes Secure Transaction Solutions division.

Prior to that, Karien was a Talent Sourcing Specialist at FNB South Africa from 2016 to 2017, where they focused on finding top IT professionals for the FNB Core Banking Applications team.

They also had experience as a Key Account Manager at Ferreira & Associates International Executive Search (Pty) Ltd, a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Tier 1 Consultants, and an Executive Consultant at Executives Online.

In earlier roles, Karien served as an HR Executive at GS Holdings, a Recruitment Consultant at Canei Solutions, and an HR Consultant at LabourNet.

Karien Spencer's education history includes various qualifications and certifications. In 2019, they received a Sourcing Certification from Vanessa Raath Sourcing Training, specializing in Staffing & Recruitment. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2000, Karien attended the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria, where they earned a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Earlier, they studied at Hoerskool Reyno Park from 1992 to 1996, although the specific degree and field of study are not mentioned. Finally, in 2016, Karien participated in the Panorama Executive Search Convention. In addition, they obtained an Intermediate Talent Sourcing Training certification from The Talent Hunter in July 2022.