Larissa Laan has a diverse work experience, starting in 2017 as a Bestuurslid Commissaris Sport at Sportraad Utrecht, where they were responsible for the communication and coordination of student sports organizations. In 2019, they completed a coaching traject and pursued additional courses in political science at CATÓLICA-LISBON | Executive Education. In 2020, Larissa conducted an Afstudeeronderzoek at Universiteit Utrecht, focusing on the balance between privacy and health in the use of Fitbit devices. Larissa also worked as an HR Culture Advisor at Great Place to Work Nederland from 2020 to 2021.
Since 2021, Larissa has been engaged in various HR interim roles at Rvdb, such as HR Interim Professional and Interim HR Recruitment Consultant. Larissa was responsible for talent acquisition and recruitment projects for companies like KLM, Booking.com, and Rituals. Larissa also served as the Vitality Committee Chair at Rvdb.
In 2022, Larissa worked as an Interim Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Specialist at Rituals before moving on to VolkerWessels Infra Digital, where they took on the role of Interim HR Project Lead Learning & Development and Scrummaster. Larissa managed projects related to learning and development, talent and performance management, and coached the team in Agile working practices. Larissa had the opportunity to work remotely from Barcelona and Cape Town during this time.
In 2023, Larissa joined Polestar Capital as an Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist and Projectlead Employer Branding, where they were responsible for recruiting new talent and leading employer branding campaigns, assessments, and talent pooling initiatives.
Larissa Laan's education history begins in 2009 when they attended Werenfridus High School, where they completed their VWO (pre-university education) from 2009 to 2015. After graduating from high school, Larissa enrolled at Utrecht University in 2015 and pursued a Bachelor's degree in Rechtsgeleerdheid (Law), which they completed in 2018.
Following their Bachelor's degree, Larissa continued their studies at Utrecht University from 2018 to 2019, focusing on a minor in bestuur- en organisatiewetenschappen (Public Administration and Organizational Sciences). Larissa then proceeded to pursue a Master's degree in Beleid Management & Communicatie (Policy Management & Communication) at Utrecht University from 2019 to 2020.
In 2021, Larissa began their HR Talent Program in Human Resources Development at RvdB, where they are expected to continue their studies until 2025.
In addition to their formal education, Larissa has obtained several certifications. In 2012, they achieved a B2 level of English proficiency from EF Education First. Larissa later attained a C1 level of English proficiency from OLS Recruitment Agency in 2019. Larissa has also acquired various other certifications, including Innerlijke rust en zelfcompassie (Inner Peace and Self-Compassion) from Schouten & Nelissen in February 2023, Vitaliteit (Vitality) from Vitalogisch® in December 2022, Agile/Scrum (Basis) from Agile Scrum Group in July 2022, Disc & Drijfveren (Disc & Motivations) from TalentFirst Nederland BV in July 2022, and NLP Basis (Neurolinguistic Programming) from Sluis NLP Instituut in June 2022.
March, 2021 - present
June, 2021