Picnic Behind the Hires

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In a nutshell Ever wondered what it's like to hire, shape, and grow the teams behind Europe's fastest-scaling online supermarket? 🥑📦✨ At Picnic, recruitment isn't about filling vacancies, it's about building the teams that drive growth, innovation, and expansion across Europe. From hiring Category Managers and Software Engineers to supporting launches in entirely new markets, recruiters play a key role in shaping the future of the business. Now, we're inviting you inside. Join us on September 3rd at Picnic HQ in Amsterdam for an exclusive early-career recruitment event designed for ambitious, curious talent eager to explore what a career in talent acquisition at Picnic could look like. This isn't your typical company presentation. Through interactive discussions, collaborative challenges, and conversations with our TA team, you'll get a firsthand look at how we approach hiring at scale-and the impact recruiters have from day one. If you're people-driven, commercially minded, and energized by solving real business challenges, this is your opportunity to experience recruitment at Picnic up close. Picnic Behind the Hires Recruiters at Picnic are more than talent finders-they're strategic partners, problem solvers, and growth enablers. From day one, recruiters take ownership of hiring processes, partner closely with stakeholders across the business, and help shape the teams that power our continued growth. During this event, you'll meet the people behind our hiring success, learn how we combine data, creativity, and business thinking, and experience some of the real challenges our recruiters tackle every day. What's on the agenda? 17:00 - Doors open, welcome drinks & check-in 17:30 - Opening talk: Recruitment at Picnic 18:00 - Interactive round-table discussions with our recruiters 19:00 - Mini recruitment case challenge 19:45 - Networking drinks & food Why join? Gain an insider view of recruitment in a fast-scaling international scale-up Explore how Picnic recruiters combine ownership, data, and creativity to solve hiring challenges Collaborate with recruiters and fellow attendees through interactive sessions Put your problem-solving skills to the test during a real-world recruitment challenge Experience the culture, energy, and people that make Picnic a unique place to work Is this event for you? We have limited spots available and will make a CV-based selection, followed by a short phone call with one of our recruiters. You're a great fit if: You hold (or recently completed) a BSc or MSc in Psychology, Business, HR, or a related field You have 0-2 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, HR, or a people-focused environment You're curious about working in a fast-paced scale-up and eager to learn You enjoy solving problems, building relationships, and taking ownership You're fluent in English (Dutch, German, or French is a plus!) Program 📍 Location: Picnic HQ, Amsterdam 📅 Date: September 3rd, 2026 ⏰ Time: 17:00 - 20:30 CET 🤝 Format: Opening talk, interactive round tables, mini case challenge, and networking session 🥂 Food and drinks provided How to apply Apply via this page by submitting your CV before August 27th. Following the event, selected participants may have the opportunity for an informal, no-strings-attached conversation with one of our recruiters to learn more about career opportunities at Picnic. We're excited to meet the next generation of recruitment talent-people who are curious, entrepreneurial, and ready to help shape the teams driving the future of online retail.

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