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An ongoing engagement supporting a family office with its hiring — conducting HR interviews and sourcing and presenting candidates for the positions it recruits for.

• Conduct structured HR interviews to assess candidates' experience, motivation, and fit;
• Source and present shortlists of qualified candidates for open positions;
• Partner directly with the office on its ongoing hiring needs.

Fastdev AB is a Sweden-based software development company building custom solutions for businesses across industries. As a recruiter there, my work includes:

• Leading talent-acquisition efforts across European markets, specializing in software development and technical recruitment;
• Sourcing and engaging top-tier candidates through a range of channels, assessing technical and cultural fit for each role;
• Conducting thorough interviews to evaluate technical proficiency and soft-skills alignment;
• Guiding candidates through the recruitment process, offering support and insight at each stage;
• Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders to align hiring with organizational goals;
• Preparing polished CVs tailored to company standards for client presentation;
• Using an ATS and issue-tracking tools to keep candidate management efficient and aligned;
• Running deep market research to stay current on industry trends and dynamics;
• Negotiating offers — achieving a 90%+ acceptance rate and building strong candidate relationships.

My freelance practice helps clients in the software industry find the right talent — across a wide range of roles, from software engineers and architects to technical support and system administrators. Highlights include:

• Partnered with companies from Europe, the USA, and Canada on a freelance basis;
• Sourced, interviewed, and evaluated candidates across a variety of technologies;
• Made numerous placements and built lasting client relationships on the strength of results;
• Expanded my professional network worldwide, with an emphasis on the EU, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, and to a lesser extent Africa;
• Sourced and recruited highly specialized profiles for European Union institutions through recruitment partnerships.

As a top performer in the technical department, I was promoted to Global Recruitment Manager, adding the following to my recruiting work:

• Sole owner of the relationship and delivery for several (5–8) clients;
• Built strong client relationships and supported their ongoing recruitment needs;
• Managed a team of 3–6 remote recruiters;
• Onboarded new tech recruiters and trained colleagues from other teams in IT recruitment;
• Worked across ATS platforms including Workable and BrassRing.

Cross Border Talents is an international recruitment agency specializing in hard-to-find talent in multilingual customer experience and tech. As a Technical Recruiter, I filled a wide range of IT positions:

• Actively sourced candidates on an international scale through a range of channels;
• Wrote job descriptions and posted openings across social channels;
• Screened and interviewed prospective candidates;
• Built strong candidate relationships and stayed in touch through their process and beyond;
• Recruited across technical and engineering industries, with a strong focus on IT and software;
• Worked international markets across Europe (Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, Spain, and more) and in Africa;
• Consistently the top performer in the agency's technical department.

My first experience as a recruiter gave me comprehensive knowledge of the Bulgarian software-development market and the technologies used in the industry. Communicating with candidates also sharpened my interpersonal skills and taught me how to present information clearly. Daily work included:

• Sourcing candidates and running boolean searches, mostly via LinkedIn;
• Writing job descriptions and making active use of job boards;
• Contacting and presenting candidates with the most relevant role information;
• Scheduling and conducting interviews;
• Constant communication and follow-up with both candidates and client companies;
• Keeping my knowledge of software technologies continuously up to date;
• Daily verification of requirements with recruitment managers.