About
I'm a visual thinker, focused on improving processes on the go, facilitating communication in cross-functional teams, and driving efficiency. Curious and conscientious by nature.
Projects
Internal project designed to set up a recruitment framework.
Project involved documenting the existing process, and coordinating with Engineering and HR teams to align business and system requirements with the market trends.
Areas covered:
- detailed SLA's for HM's and Recruitment
- analysis on best practices
- detailed action plan
- enforcement of efficient recruitment metrics
- technical feedback templates
- candidate experience survey
As part of one of the participating teams in the hackathon, I've partnered with two Engineers to design a tool called "Solarprofile"
Some use cases of this tool:
- new-joiner orientation tool (identify a buddy from existing employees, based on common interests and projected career path)
- "kudos"-platform, a way to highlight individual contributions
- tool that can be used to scan the distribution of employees specialized in various technologies throughout the organization (extracting skill matrix)
- identifies training needs and possible future development plans
My tasks in the team:
- app documentation: use cases, user stories, requirements, technical documentation
Coordinator and PM
Writing
Translation DE-RO
German to Romanian translation of a book on interrogation techniques used to determine fraudulent behavior
Work Experience
Took responsibility for effective communication between prospects and hiring managers/ partners and improved candidate experience.
Focus areas:
- e2e Recruitment: average time to fill is under 60 calendar days for technical roles. around 23 days for non-technical roles
Source: Around 65% cold-search, 20% applicants, 10% internal hires, 5% referrals
- monthly newsletter advertising open roles
- constant communication with HM's to ensure business continuity/ backfills
- built several full teams from scratch(Manager+ Devs+QA's) in addition to other roles and backfills.
Technical Requirements - Web developers (FE+ BE, Fullstack) Javascript w. Angular, React, Java, C#, PHP.
- Backend Python Dev. w. Django
- DevOps, SysAdmins, Helpdesk
- nontechnical: Sales&Marketing, Retention Specialist
- UX Designer
- Employer Branding activities-> designing Booth for external fairs (cross departamental communication), designing and drafting the communication materials
Side Jobs I took while working in IT or Insurance Business focused mainly on presentation skills:
- Youth Trainer/ Manager, a project to facilitate high-school career orientation
- Playwright trainer/ Screenplay trainer
- Drama Therapist/ Producer/ Actor/ Director
- Conference Translator
- E2e recruitment process and consultancy for different positions (design selection and assessment methodology to identify right talent, screening and interviewing, offer, on-boarding, post hire check-in) Average of 25 open roles, closing around 100 in each year of activity. 45% cold search, 30% applicats, 25% referrals and internal moves. Consultative approach: weekly syncs with the Managers, intake meetings, market trend analysis.
- Filled roles specific to the Cyber Security industry and WW Sales & Marketing Roles
- C/C++ Devs (all seniority levels), Technical Leads, Managers, QA Automation (Python)
- C#/.Net Devs
- DevOps Manager
- Architect
other roles: - Sales and Marketing Roles for Germany (native German speaker)
- Product Marketing and Product Manager roles
- high volume recruitment: Lead Generation Specialist, Retention&Loyalty Specialists (night shift and/or german speaker), Support Specialist (L1/L2/L3), Enterprise Support Specialist (L1/L2/L3) with/w.o german
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Candidate Relationship Management (engage active and passive candidates, focus on candidate experience)
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Business Partnering and Consulting by providing information about talent landscape, recruiting best practices, defining recruitment strategies
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Organizing different employer branding activities
- Coaching junior members of the team
Other activities:
- involved in designing internal ATS
- involved in creating linkedin campaign messaging
- involved in creating job templates for better outreach
- presentations to HM's on recruitment best practices
- participation at job fairs -> creating budget and executing the brading activities (relationship with vendors, etc)
- providing advice on making a claim and the processes involved;
-processing new insurance claims notifications; - analysing a claim made by a policymaker;
- monitoring the progress of a claim;
- investigating potentially fraudulent claims;
- ensuring fair settlement of a valid claim;
- building relationships with loss adjusters, forensic accountants and solicitors, as well as other legal/claims professionals;
- involvement in loss adjusting activities and in legal discussions relating to settlement;
- seeking legal recovery of monies paid out;
Other related activities:
- Organized seminars and held presentations
project-based
First Job in a translation office (2 years)
Position: Technical Translator (German & English)
- enjoyed making difficult concepts accessible
Second Job in a Marketing Agency
Position: Promoter (6 months)
- learned how to pitch and sell
Third Job in a Cultural Agency (2 years)
Position: Events Coordinator
-taught me how to devise, negotiate and multitask
Education
Certification for advanced use of English in a commercial law environment. No expiration date
Theatre Directing curricula covered
- playwriting
- translations
- sound design and processing
- light design
- video editing
- production
- cultural management