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Dr Margot Courtillat is a recruitment professional with experience in delivering search mandates for clients in the education sector. She brings a grounded, methodical approach shaped by her earlier work as a research scientist. This background gives her a distinctive analytical lens and a disciplined, evidence‑driven style in her work with clients and candidates.
Professional Focus
- Nearly four years of specialised recruitment experience in the Australian education sector, including progressive promotions into senior and team leadership roles
- Demonstrated competencies in team leadership and full‑cycle search and recruitment processes, including candidate sourcing, assessment, interviewing, and placement
- Highly skilled in research and analysis, data interpretation, database management, compliance management, and producing accurate, structured documentation
- Published multiple peer‑reviewed research papers and contributed to international scientific collaborations
- Native French, fluent in English
Business Expertise
- Team Leader at an Australian recruitment firm specialising in the education sector; promoted from Principal Recruiter, Senior Recruitment Consultant, and Recruitment Consultant roles
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Perpignan Via Domitia
- Micropaleontologist in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), Expedition 379 (Amundsen Sea, Antarctica)
Additional Expertise
- Education
Education & Certifications
- PhD in Oceanology from University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France
- Master’s degree in Marine Geosciences and Aquatic Environments from University of Perpignan Via Domitia
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