Darko Blažinić
Summary
Professional, goal oriented, self motivated full cycle technical recruiter with human first approach driven by passion for people.
Ready to help in building engineering and product teams in start-ups/large organizations by applying best recruitment practices.
Ambassador of good candidate experience with positive "can do" attitude.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Tech Recruiter - Engineering & Product (Contract)
Alteryx
06.2024 - Current
- Leading technical recruitment for the Prague site as a 360 full-cycle recruiter, overseeing the entire recruitment process.
- Owning the recruitment process from start to finish.
- Managing and actively recruiting for approximately 10-12 positions simultaneously.
- Focused on quality search, efficient interview processes, and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
- Roles filled included: Software Engineer (Full Stack, Backend, Frontend), Cloud Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Software Architect, and QA Engineer.
- Averaging 3 hires per month.
TA Partner R&D
IP Fabric
06.2023 - Current
- Recruitment of highly skilled software engineers for niche positions within R&D center in Prague
- Hiring focus: DevOps Engineer, Network Automation Engineer, Software Developer, QA Engineer, Leadership roles
- Providing excellent candidate experience
- Partnering with hiring managers to ensure quality delivery
- Identifying areas for improvement in recruitment process
- Involved in activities of internal People & Culture team
Technical Recruiter
Pure Storage
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Close cooperation with hiring managers to identify and define talent needs required to drive the company's growth
- Ensuring a top candidate experience by guiding them through the process and preparing for every step of the process
- Volume hiring for R&D: Software Development roles (Golang, Java, Python, C++)
- Sourcing candidates through a variety of avenues, ensuring we're identifying the top talent in the industry
- Ensure accurate data integrity in the Applicant Tracking System
- Directly adding value to full or part of the technical recruitment process, ensuring process efficiency is on it's highest level
Team Leader
Bridgewater Praha
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Mentoring members of 'International' recruitment team in Bridgewater
- Helping junior colleagues on their recruitment journey to become all-round recruitment experts
- Creating positive, healthy environment through frequent communication and ability to hear feedback from other side
Senior IT Recruiter
Bridgewater Praha
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Active looking for candidates (sourcing, pre-screening, leading job interviews)
- Strong cooperation with the sales team
- Communication with hiring managers
- Communication with the HR department - identification of both candidates and position needs including technical specification
- Creative writing of job ads
- Presentation of candidates to hiring managers
- Coordination of job interviews and being an active member
- Taking care of all administration processes towards the client - contracts etc
IT Recruitment Consultant
Hays
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Sourcing candidates for various types of technical positions using database search, business online platforms, social media etc
- Performing screening calls to get better understanding of candidate's set of skills, motivation and individual preferences
- Providing guidance and all required info throughout the entire interview process (including prompt feedback)
- Variety of business development actions: Calls, meetings, meet-ups
- Maintaining close cooperation with hiring managers and HR department
- Consulting and discussing IT market and current situation/opportunities
- Assistance and support with a tailor-made salary survey with regard to selected criteria - positions, companies, regions
Cash Collection & Credit Management Representative
Johnson & Johnson
01.2017 - 01.2019
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Wood Technology
University of Zagreb
09.2016
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Technical Recruitment
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Interviewing
- Candidate Experience
- Confidence
- Building Relationships
- Greenhouse ATS
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Croatian
Proficient
C2
Czech
Intermediate
B1
German
Elementary
A2
Hobbies and Interests
- Active & healthy lifestyle
- Sports
- Psychology
- Recruiting as a hobby
- Gym
- Reading
- Travelling
- Networking
Timeline
Tech Recruiter - Engineering & Product (Contract)
Alteryx
06.2024 - Current
TA Partner R&D
IP Fabric
06.2023 - Current
Technical Recruiter
Pure Storage
08.2022 - 06.2023
Team Leader
Bridgewater Praha
03.2022 - 07.2022
Senior IT Recruiter
Bridgewater Praha
08.2021 - 02.2022
IT Recruitment Consultant
Hays
05.2019 - 06.2021
Cash Collection & Credit Management Representative
Johnson & Johnson
01.2017 - 01.2019
Bachelor's Degree - Wood Technology
University of Zagreb
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