Mark Rafferty is a Principal Recruiter at CoCreate Talent. He possess expertise in recruiting, crm, start ups, account management, marketing and 39 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Mark was one of the earliest recruiters at DFINITY and did an incredible job in terms of helping set the company culture. I admired his deep knowledge of the industry, as well as his high degree of empathy for candidates. It was a true joy working with Mark, and I have only the highest praise for him. I hope that my path crosses with him in the future!", "Mark is an excellent recruiter and friend. When I first applied for Dfinity, he navigated and coached me through the entire process. He’s thorough and extremely knowledgeable about the tech stack. Blockchain is a new and rapidly evolving industry, many tech professionals are unfamiliar with it. This was certainly the case for many engineering new hires at Dfinity. Mark recruited them and ultimately convinced them to join by leveraging his first class knowledge of the industry. He doesn’t skim and gloss over details or opt to pass the baton to the R&D team. Instead he actively scours GitHub, academic profiles, hacker news, etc and does his own research. Mark cultivates relationships and friendships. When he’d come by the Palo Alto office we’d catch a football game. On slack we’d chat about the NBA and music. If people left the company and needed help landing on their feet, Mark actively worked to find new placements for them. His sense of responsibility to lookout for his peers doesn’t begin or end with their employment status. He’s solid, trustworthy, and dependable, as a colleague and especially as a friend. I highly recommend Mark and it was my privilege working with him.", and "Mark is the best recruiter I have ever interacted with. His work is stellar in all phases of recruiting, from sourcing to guiding candidates in evaluating a position and ultimately negotiating the offer. In a world where recruiters often come off as impersonal and seem to just use LI to spam as many candidates as they can while playing the odds, Mark stands above the rest as the complete opposite. As "my" recruiter, not only did Mark take the time to understand my background and demonstrate how it fit the position, but he was able to pique my interest about the product (with technical details) and mediated the whole offer process in a way that was fair and personal. I can't recommend Mark highly enough."