Kristina Rakova 🕊️

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞! - specialized it-recruitment school for training and skills development. 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: - Successfully trained 𝟗 students to Junior IT-Recruiter level; - 𝟖𝟎% of the students found job within 𝟐 months after completing the course. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: - Course creation (main topics: technical introduction, copywriting, sourcing technics, business communication, interview best practices, HR basics, personal brand development); - Conducting lessons, mentoring, checking homework and providing feedbacks; - Career consultancy and assistance with employment for the graduated students.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐣𝐢 is a tech product company building VR video streaming platforms (interactive videos, AR, haptics devices), including DeoVR. During my time here, I’ve hired 𝟓𝟎+ people. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲: Europe (main focus), CIS, US, Japan, China. 🔸𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫. My role combined 70% hands-on hiring / 30% TA management. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐋 - Managed a team of 3 TA Partners - Led website redesign → shifted company image from outsourcing to product brand - Implemented TA analytics: time to hire, cost of hire, final interview success & offer acceptance rates, candidate NPS, etc. - Automated NDA, offer, candidate handover to employment flows - Implemented a job order template - Built Notion space for TA docs - Revamped Glassdoor, raised company rating 3.6 → 4.1 (May-Oct 25) 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐀 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 - Achieved 59.5% response rate, 46% screenings passed, 75% final interviews passed, 85% offers accepted, 81% passed probation (Oct 23 - Sept 25) - Reworked job descriptions: added hiring steps, cooperation terms, etc. - Launched automated application form to pre-filter candidates - Researched 28 Tg channels & 50+ donor companies 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝: - tech: Backend (PHP, Golang, Python), Frontend, DevOps, Machine Learning (Computer Vision, RecSys), Unity, WebXR, Data Analyst, QA - design: Product Designer, Graphic Designer - marketing: Marketing Lead, Retention Marketing, SEO, ASO, SMM - management: Engineering Manager, BusDev Manager, FinTech Manager, QA Lead, Customer Support Lead, Unity Lead, CPO, Product Manager, Project Manager - hardware: Product Manager (with hardware exp), Industrial Designer, Hardware Distribution - video/VR content & production: Content Acquisition, Content Strategist, Content Manager, Video Editor, 3D Animator, Colorist - people & TA: People Partner, TA Partner, HR Admin, Event Manager - other: Account Manager, Support, Compliance Administrator, IT Support, Moderator, Office Manager, Copywriter

𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 is a commercial neobank and is the world's largest digital bank, as measured by number of customers. During my employment, I’ve successfully hired IT 𝟑 experts Middle/Senior level. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Site Reliability Engineer, Software Engineers (Golang, Python). 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲: Belarus. 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: - Average number of contacted candidates - 𝟕𝟎-𝟖𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; - Average number of Recruitment Interviews - 𝟏𝟓-𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝟖𝟗% of them passed successfully); - 𝟕𝟓% of the candidates passed full cycle of Technical Interview (𝟒-𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬). 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: - Provided IT experts across all phases of the recruitment cycle; - Discovered prospective channels and strategies for candidate sourcing, searching through platforms such as LinkedIn, Telegram/Slack communities, job boards, internal DB, employee referrals, and more; - Reviewed resumes and conducted interviews to evaluate their work history, hard and soft skills; - Worked closely with hiring managers to select the most suitable project for new hires.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥 is a software engineering company that delivers the digital platforms, products, and applications their clients need to run and grow their businesses. 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬: Google, Deloitte, HP, eBay, Wolters Kluwer, UBS, Berkeley, Deutsche Bank, Northwell Health, McKesson. 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: - Average number of hired employees - 𝟒-𝟔 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡; - 𝟗𝟕% of hired newcomers closed probationary period; - 𝟖𝟒% of the candidates passed Recruiter Interview; - 𝟔𝟗% of the candidates passed Technical interview; - 𝟓𝟖% of submitted job offers were accepted. During my employment, I’ve successfully hired 𝟖𝟓+ IT experts Middle/Senior/Lead/Architect level. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: DevOps, AQAs and QAs, Software Engineers (JS, Java, Python, .Net and etc.), ML Engineers, BAs, Project and Delivery Managers and other IT and non-IT roles. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲: EU, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and LATAM countries. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: - Delivered IT professionals for all stages of software development life-cycle; - Managed the recruitment process from the initial stages until the candidate’s start date; - Identified potential sources and methods for search, searching for candidates via LinkedIn, GitHub, Telegram groups, job boards, social networking, internal DB, employee referrals, and more; - Screened resumes and interviewed candidates to evaluate their work history, hard and soft skills; - Received and communicated feedback to/from hiring managers and candidates; - Conducted regular market research on compensation across Europe and LATAM regions; - Assisted in the onboarding of new recruiters within the team.

During university studying successfully explored the following disciplines: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Information Technologies, Economic Theory, International Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Investment Management, Fundamentals of Management, Fundamentals of Marketing, Management Psychology, Legal Support of Business, Decision Theory, Statistics, Sociology, and etc.