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Nicholas Francois Pretorius

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Manager, Talent Acquisition at High Liner Foods
📍 Canada

Nicholas is a strategic Talent Acquisition leader with over a decade of experience in the manufacturing, retail, and tech sectors. He specializes in transforming recruitment operations by integrating AI, automation, and data analytics to drive growth. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Stellenbosch University and a certification in Generative AI for Recruiting.

He has an engaging and humorous communication style, often reflecting on unconventional career paths and the human side of recruiting. Nicholas enjoys writing and has authored articles on talent acquisition that have driven high engagement, indicating a passion for sharing his professional insights with a broader audience.

Unique fact: He once had a candidate start getting a tattoo in the middle of a video screening call.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Middle
Location
Canada
Personality Overview

How Nicholas shows up

Assertive
Values Relationships
Friendly But Fast

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Priorities

Topics Nicholas cares about

TA Transformation
He focuses on evolving recruitment from a transactional function to a strategic Center of Excellence that drives measurable business growth.
Recruitment Technology
He has a proven history of implementing ATS, automation, and AI tools to overhaul TA infrastructure and boost top-of-funnel engagement by over 600%.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Manager, Talent Acquisition
High Liner Foods
1-2023 - 3-2023
People and Culture Manager
GoBolt
9-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
GoBolt
7-2021 - 9-2022
Talent Acquisition Manager
Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc
3-2019 - 7-2021
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sobeys
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
Stellenbosch University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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