Natalia S. Email and Phone Number

ACHIEVEMENTS:• I’ve hired 46 brilliant talents:70% Data analysts (SQL, Python)20% Backend developers (Python, C++)4% ML Engineers (Python)(25% – Team Lead & Senior; 27% – Middle; 48% – Junior);• I was successfully closing up to 9 vacancies per month;• Few times I convinced candidates to accept a job offer with a 20-30% pay cut by highlighting opportunities to achieve their individual professional goals;• I’ve created and facilitated onboarding for 3 talent sourcers, which included education of sourcing, making first contact and doing screening calls;• 3 times I participated in recruitment projects such as «Weekend Offer» and «Fast Track»;• I’ve learned how to make a talent mapping and created talent pools for different roles;• I’ve created templates for screening calls, company presentation, invitations to the interviews and rejection letters;• I improved the process of setting technical interviews by creating templates.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Working closely with hiring managers and technical leaders to understand ideal candidate profile and team needs, to create a hiring strategy, to collect feedback after interviews and to keep them updated with the progress;• Sourcing strong candidates on LinkedIn, AmazingHiring, hh.ru etc.;• Communication with the candidates: making inspirational and memorable phone screen interviews, sending invitations to the interviews, sending materials for preparation, giving constructive feedback and rejections;• Collaborating with HRBP and HR-analyst to make fair job offers including calculation of salary, bonuses and RSU;• Selling the job offers on Zoom using beautiful and practical individual PowerPoint presentations;• Conducting regular meetings with the talent sourcers, giving them feedback;• Taking part in a new IT recruiters onboarding;• Partnering with PR specialists and editors to create impressive job ads and post it on different platforms.

ACHIEVEMENTS:• I was managing up to 6 vacancies at the same time (PHP, Java, Vue.js, automated QA, Data Warehouse) based in Riga and Vilnius, I’ve sourced 300+ suitable candidates;• I’ve expanded my network by 1000+ relevant LinkedIn connections within a month;• I performed 150+ screening calls and interviews (Front-End, Back-End, QA, Data Warehouse, Senior, Middle and Junior roles) and 15+ reference checks;• I’ve learned how to transform ordinary screening call/interview into an organic talk;• I’ve completed 9-weeks course “IT 4 IT recruiters” by LikeIT.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Participation in the recruiting strategy development with project managers and hiring managers;• Sourcing candidates on LinkedIn, AmazingHiring, Meetfrank, CV.lv, CV.lt etc.;• Oral and written communication with candidates;• Coordinating the selection process: tracking the home task execution, scheduling experience and fit interviews with successful candidates, collecting feedback from hiring managers and interacting with candidates;• Creating texting scripts for candidate engagement and instructions;• LinkedIn profile Maintenance;• Updating data in an Application Tracking System (ATS);• Daily and strategic planning.

ACHIEVEMENTS:• I was managing up to 11 vacancies at the same time;• I provided over 30 perfectly fitting candidates to the clients for hard-to-fill IT positions (“5+ years of experience in Implementing Microsoft Dynamics Marketing Solution in a large company” – provided 2 people, “Data Warehouse developer experienced in Informatica tool” – provided 2 people, “IT analyst (Server Migration) replacement, 6 months’ contract” – provided in 4 days, “SAP EWM-MFS Consultant” – provided 2 people, etc.);• I improved tracking candidates' progress through the hiring process to all Swedish vacancies (40+ candidates and 10+ vacancies);• I reduced time to publish a vacancy by creating few templates; • I improved texting scripts for candidate engagement;• I signed a contract with Posti Messaging (international company, expert in digitizing, automating and improving companies’ document processes, operating in the Nordic region, over 600 employees);• I initiated a team work, I was responsible for co-creation of “Team contract” and holding a daily stand-up meeting;• I’ve learned how make communication with candidates more efficient using persona-building method.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Publishing the vacancies on the websites and social media: creating and editing text of the vacancies;• Sourcing candidates on LinkedIn, Ework, Djinni, CV.lv;• Communication with the candidates (oral and written) – experience and motivation check, salary negotiation; preparing a strong summary about the candidate’s experience and sending a CV to the clients;• Communication with the clients throughout the entire hiring process, requirements gathering;• Tax and salary calculations (hourly, monthly, annual rates; currency conversions; net, gross, full costs counting; Swedish and Latvian tax systems);• Researching and participating in tech meetups and conferences in Riga to expand the professional network.

ACHIEVEMENTS:• 100+ interviews performed for linear, middle-management and CxO positions;• 30+ closed vacancies;• 50+ successfully onboarded new hires who turned into high-performing employees;• In 5 years I was elected 5 times for higher positions, including President roles of AIESEC in Latvia and AIESEC in Moscow;• Improved the hiring process for top-level management roles (reduced number of questions in the application form from 50 to 10, leaving only the essential ones; stress interview was replaced by competency-based interview), so we evaluated candidates better and closed vacancies faster; • I participated 6-weeks volunteering project in Brazil and adapted immediately to the multinational environment;• For 5 years I daily worked with foreigners and got used to understand accents from 20+ countries, I can easily communicate with representatives of any culture.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Sourcing candidates through the different channels (social media, NGOs, universities, career days, etc.);• Making presentations in universities;• Conducting experience, behavioral, stress, competency-based interviews;• Screening motivation and endorsement letters, personality tests;• Team management: recruiting, onboarding, motivating team members, delegating tasks and tacking the goal achievement, team building, facilitating creation of a team vision and goal setting, holding weekly team meetings and monthly one-to-one meetings;• Preparing and delivering onboarding activities (up to 50 employees);• Improving HR branding and attraction activities.

ACHIEVEMENTS:• I’ve created tracking system for all the candidates: collected their CVs and motivation letters, scheduled the interviews;• Hired sales manager and community curator in 1 month.RESPONCIBILITIES:• Screening applications and CVs;• Interviewing (experience and motivation check);• Scheduling and delivering interviews with other team members.

• I was a facilitating team bonding spaces, feedback sessions, presentations about our products and opportunities for externals, workshops, trainings and seminars for our employees and customers;• I delivered vision and strategy creation for Executive Board and continuously tracked achievement individually with each member and with a whole team;• I was hosting efficient weekly team meetings and regular individual meetings with my members;• I was implementing culture of being customer centric: added NPS and Retention Rate reports to quarter reviews of Executive Board, educated employees about standards of work with customers, launched quarter awards for the best servicing, improved process of goals setting to make members more oriented for providing high quality experience etc. In the end mindset of employees and system of work were transformed to customer-oriented ones and reputation of the organization became more positive.

• I was coaching project managers in terms of goal achievement, team leadership and personal motivation;• I’ve been the final responsible for customer experience and sales in my product, so I was solving some issues with customers related to contracts, payments, dissatisfaction of experience and visas;• I was preparing weekly reports of the goal achievement and priorities.

• I was facilitating leadership development spaces, physical activities and presentation of my culture to children in favelas (unique low and middle-income neighborhoods) in English and basic Brazilian Portuguese;• I was creating articles about traveling, cultural diversity and personal learnings (http://bit.ly/Blog_Explore_Brazil).

• I was distributing customers equally to managers, I was making sure that all customers get fast responses, correct information and the best servicing;• I was helping my members to understand their KPIs, set weekly goals and priorities.

• Coaching newbies: transition, education, support, examination and evaluation. Leading by example;• Organization and participation in events of organization.

• Daily work with group of children to unleash their potential and highlight talents of everyone by preparing performances and participating in competitions;• Taking care of mental health and personal development of every child by one2one conversations, daily follow ups, storytelling and feedback;• Escort group of 25 people in public places (bus stations, airports, malls, during city tours);• Protection of children’s lives and health on the beach, in the hotel, during trips outside.

• Daily work with group of children to unleash their potential and highlight talents of everyone by preparing performances and participating in competitions;• Taking care of mental health and personal development of every child by one2one conversations, daily follow ups, storytelling and feedback;• Escort group of 25 people in public places (bus stations, airports, malls, during city tours);• Protection of children’s lives and health on the beach, in the hotel, during trips outside.