Technical Recruiter Talent Acquisition

Svitlana Sikora

415-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/svitlanasf/ ********@*****.*** Santa Clara, California Senior Technical Talent Acquisition/HR Professional SUMMARY

Experienced Technical Recruiter with 7+ years of experience with in-house recruitment and staffing agencies. Demonstrated history of working successfully in Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Biotech, and Manufacturing industries. Extensive background in tech startups, SaaS and corporate environments, specializing in leading recruiting initiatives. Currently receiving an HR Management Certificate from UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension.

SKILLS:

Recruitment Metrics

Analysis

Problem Solving

Advanced Recruiting Techniques

Process Management

ChatGPT

ATS’s and Tools:

Gem

LinkedIn Recruiter

Greenhouse

Indeed

Zip Recruiter

Glassdoor

Jobvite

SmartSearch

FBR

gHire

Slack

Recruit’em

Github

Stack Overflow

Entelo

EXPERIENCE

Technical Recruiter - Imply Data, Burlingame

SEPTEMBER 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2022

Offered and negotiated acceptance with 54 candidates, resulting in an 80% acceptance rate.

Led recruitment efforts for Engineering and Product groups, hiring global engineering talent in the USA, Canada, India, and the UK.

Provided guidance, coaching, and education to hiring managers, resulting in structured interviews and compliant hiring practices.

Led and administered University Recruiting programs and hiring for internships.

Utilized reporting data to drive coaching conversations with hiring managers and ensure timely communication and pipeline reporting.

Led communication, coordination and collaboration with other Human Resources and cross-functional business partners across all departments, to ensure seamless pre-employment and onboarding experience for all candidates

Implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion sourcing strategies, resulting in 6 diverse hires.

Assisted engineering teams in developing structured interview questions and facilitated alignment meetings to ensure positive candidate experience.

Managed candidate experience in a full-cycle capacity, increasing interview pass-through rates by 50% through guidance and technical challenge support.

Was the first technical recruiting hire on the talent team, which eventually scaled to 9 Technical Leadership Sourcer - Facebook, Inc, via Rose International, Sunnyvale JANUARY 2019 - JANUARY 2020 (Contract)

Strategically sourced and engaged Leadership candidates, resulting in 12 Engineering Leadership hires per year, meeting the 100% goal. Hires included difficult-to-fill and Senior Leadership roles: 7 Engineering Managers (M1), 2 Engineering Directors (D1/D2), and 2 Sr. Software Engineer (IC5).

Established a partnership with a new Ads and Business Platforms Engineering leader to identify the best strategies for recruiting top talent, filling 2 roles and reducing Time-To-Hire by 50%.

Led and supported Diversity sourcing events and sessions, promoting a culture of inclusivity and equity.

Strategized different ways to build talent pipelines and executed on tactical research, referral generation, events, and sourcing campaigns, ensuring a steady stream of qualified candidates. Technical Sourcer - GOOGLE, INC, via Mindlance, Mountain View JANUARY 2018 - JANUARY 2019 (Contract)

Developed and maintained a candidate pipeline of Software Engineers for the Cloud and Technical Infrastructure team, ensuring a steady supply of qualified candidates.

Implemented Diversity and Inclusion Programs in sourcing, organizing and participating in weekly sourcing sessions that generated over 100 new diverse SRE prospective candidates per session.

Utilized core sourcing strategies, such as LinkedIn, boolean search, job boards, and university career fairs, to source active candidates from online databases, open-source sites, contact lists, internal databases, and employee referrals.

Established creative sourcing strategies, such as X-Ray, tech hubs (e.g. Stack Overflow, Github, etc.), university rosters, contact lists, internal databases, and diversity groups, for difficult-to-fill roles. Technical Recruiter - Heartflow, Inc

APRIL 2017 - OCTOBER 2017 (6 months contract)

Implemented new recruiting strategies in collaboration with Sr. Recruiter, resulting in 12 Engineering hires from new graduates to Director levels, including specialized roles like UI/UX Engineer, Researcher, IOS Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Backend Software Engineer, Front-End, and User Experience developer.

Conducted in-office interviews, evaluated candidate skills, assessed cultural fit, and provided coaching throughout the interview process.

Established and maintained a pipeline of pre-qualified candidates, sourced through various methods such as social media, job boards, referrals, advertising, and career fairs.

Organized campus recruiting, meet-ups and diversity events, facilitated 1:1 recruiting meetings with hiring managers, and scheduled technical phone interviews with multiple Scrum team members. Associate Technical Recruiter - Systems Integration Solutions, Inc (SIS), Walnut Creek OCTOBER 2015 - MARCH 2017

Collaborated with Sr. Recruiters and Sales Representatives to gather job requirements and details from Apple.Inc.

Screened candidates for leads and referrals and presented job opportunities, negotiating competitive pay rates.

Conducted thorough initial phone screenings, evaluating technical and communication skills.

Scheduled and facilitated client interviews, following up with candidates after each step.

Maintained close collaboration with Sr. Recruiters and Sales Representatives throughout the recruitment process.

EDUCATION

UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension - Human Resource Management Certification

HR Business Partnership Excellence

Compensation Management

People Analytics

Benefits Management

Effective Performance Management

California State University, Hayward, USA - MPA, Public Management and Policy Analysis Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine - MA, English and German Language and Literature

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