Rank Me If You Can: Inside SEO Hiring

Join us on **October 7th from 6:00pm** at **Decathlon** for the next **Amsterdam SEO Meetup** — an in-person only event.

**🔍 What really gets someone hired in SEO today?**
Is it keyword wins? A strong portfolio? Your personal brand? Or something else entirely?

This session goes behind the scenes of **how SEO hiring decisions are really made** — what matters, what doesn’t, and why.

**🎤 What to Expect**
We’re hosting a **straight-talking panel** featuring:

* [Corwin In den Eng](https://www.linkedin.com/in/corwin-in-den-eng-02726838/), founder of Decent, an Online Marketing focused recruiter
* [Yannick Colastica-Petrucco](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannickcolastica/), CMO at Floryn, a hiring manager who’s recently hired in SEO
* [Ihor Bankovskyi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bankovskyihor/), Senior Manager Global SEO at Adidas, a recently hired SEO pro

After the panel, we’ll run a **live Hiring Simulation**:
Our experts will review 3 fictional candidate profiles and share their **unfiltered reactions**: who they’d hire, why, and what actually tips the scales.

**✅ Why Attend**

* A front-row seat to real hiring logic — see how decisions actually get made, unfiltered
* **Actionable advice** to help you stand out as a candidate or hire smarter as a manager
* Straight insight into what hiring managers truly value (and what they don’t)
* A **rare chance** to watch live as experts evaluate SEO talent in real time

**👥 Who Should Join**

* SEO professionals looking for their next role
* Hiring managers and team leads recruiting SEO talent
* Recruiters working in digital marketing
* Anyone curious about what actually drives SEO hiring

**💡 The Takeaway**
Whether you’re hiring or getting hired, you’ll leave with:

* Honest insights
* Practical takeaways
* A **c**learer sense of what matters most in today’s SEO job market

Real experiences. Real decisions. **From people who’ve been there.**

⚠️ **Important**: This is an **in-person only** event. There will be **no recording**. The value is in being there, connecting, sharing, and learning together.

Spread the word and bring your colleagues. Let’s connect, exchange ideas, and sharpen our SEO game.