Svetoslav Atanasov

Freelance IT Recruiter

Who am I

I am a Freelance IT Recruiter based in Bulgaria with a background and education in Psychology. What I bring to the table is 4 years of in-house, agency, and freelance experience in the recruitment of IT and engineering specialists in the Bulgarian and on a bigger scale international markets, more specifically in Europe, Africa and Latin America. During this time I made numerous placements in the aforementioned regions for a variety of clients and managed to expand my global network to over 10,000 IT professionals worldwide. In addition, I am also experienced in leading teams of remote recruiters, guiding, mentoring, managing, and supporting them through their recruitment journey.  

Skills

• Headhunting
• Recruitment
• IT Recruitment
• Interviewing
• Organizational Psychology
• Talent acquisition
• Client management
• Technical recruiting 
• Candidate sourcing
• Contract negotiating
• Talent management
• End-to-end recruitment
• Interview planning
• Leadership
• ATS

 Technical Recruiter                                                                             09/2023 - Current

 Fastdev AB - Sofia, Bulgaria

Fastdev AB is a software development company based in Sweden, specializing in creating custom software solutions for businesses across various industries. As an IT Recruiter in the organization, some of my responsibilities and achievements include: 

• Lead talent acquisition efforts across European markets, specializing in software development and tech recruitment; 
• Utilize different channels to source and engage top-tier candidates, assessing their technical and cultural suitability for company roles; 
• Conduct thorough interviews to evaluate candidates' technical proficiency and soft skills alignment; 
• Guide candidates through the recruitment process, providing support and insight at each stage; 
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with organizational goals; 
• Employ ATS to streamline candidate management and enhance workflows; 
• Prepare polished CVs tailored to company standards for client presentation; 
• Utilize project management and issue-tracking tools to ensure alignment and efficiency in the recruitment process; 
• Conduct deep market research to stay informed on industry trends and market dynamics; 
• Negotiate job offers, achieving a near 100% acceptance rate and fostering strong relationships with candidates.

 Freelance Technical Recruiter                                                       06/2023 - Current

 Freelance - Remote 

My freelance practice aims to help different clients in the software industry find the right talent for their organization. This includes working on a wide variety of roles in the IT industry, from software engineers and architects to technical support, system administrators, and many more. Some of the things I have achieved through this time include:  

• Partnered with companies from Europe, USA, and Canada on a freelance basis;
• Sourced, interviewed and evaluated candidates specializing in different technologies in the IT domain; 
• Made numerous placements of IT professionals and established a successful and lasting collaboration with clients based on strong results; 
• Utilized and expanded my professional network across various locations worldwide with an emphasis on the EU, Eastern Europe, Latin America and to a lesser extent Africa; 
• Gained experience and collaborated on sourcing and recruiting highly specialized profiles for European Union institutions. 

 Global Recruitment Manager                                                          07/2022 - 06/2023

 Cross Border Talents - Sofia, Bulgaria 

As a top performer in the technical department I got promoted to Global Recruitment Manager within the company, adding the following responsibilities to my usual recruitment activities:

• Being the sole responsible person for the management of several (5-8) clients;
• Fostering good relationships with the clients and supporting them with their ongoing recruitment needs;
• Managing a team of remote recruiters with its size varying from 3 to 6 professionals;
• Onboarding new tech recruitment professionals in the company, as well as training and guiding colleagues from other teams through the realm of IT recruitment;
• Utilizing different ATS like Workable and Brassring.

International Technical Recruiter                                                  09/2021 - 06/2023

 Cross Border Talents - Sofia, Bulgaria 

Cross Border Talents is an international recruitment agency specialized in recruiting hard-to-find talent in the field of multilingual customer experience and tech across the globe. As a Technical Recruiter, I was dedicated to fulfilling a wide range of IT positions. My responsibilities and achievements  included:

• Utilizing different channels to actively source candidates on an international scale;
• Writing job descriptions and posting openings on a variety of social media channels;
• Screening and interviewing prospective candidates;
• Fostering good relationships with candidates and keeping in touch with their process and further career development;
• Recruiting candidates from different technical and engineering industries with a high focus on IT and software development;
• Exposure to international markets across Europe (Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, Spain to name a few) as well as in Africa;
• Consistently being the top-performer in the technical department of the agency.

Technical Recruiter                                                                              09/2021 - 06/2023

 ImpacT HR. - Sofia, Bulgaria 

My first experience as an IT Recruiter gave me comprehensive knowledge of the specifics of the Bulgarian software development market and the technologies used in the industry. On top of that, my communication with candidates helped me polish my interpersonal skills and learn how to present information in the best possible way. My daily tasks included:

• Sourcing candidates and employing boolean searches mostly via LinkedIn;
• Writing job descriptions and active usage of job boards;
• Contacting and presenting candidates with the most relevant job information;
• Scheduling and conducting interviews
• Active usage of different kinds of ATS;
• Constant communication and follow-up with both the candidates and the respective client companies;
• Constantly keeping my knowledge of software technologies up to date;
• Daily communication and verification of requirements with Recruitment Managers.  

Education

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