Senior Recruiter & People Operations Specialist | 4+ YOE | 300 FTE Hires
I'm a Senior Recruiter and People Operations specialist with 4+ years of experience building hiring systems from the ground up. I don't just fill roles, I build the pipelines, processes, and structures that make recruiting predictable and scalable.
I've worked across fast-growing startups and established firms in SaaS, tech, venture capital, entertainment, and manufacturing, closing 300 FTE hires in a single year. Every company I've joined, I've left with a stronger talent engine than when I arrived.
What I do:
-End-to-end recruitment — from job description to signed offer
-Proactive headhunting via LinkedIn, communities, job boards, and social channels
-ATS setup and management (Lever, Greenhouse)
-Building People departments and onboarding programs from scratch
-KPI tracking, sourcing process improvement, and recruitment reporting
-New hire paperwork, NDAs, onboarding documentation, and compliance
-Culture-building and team alignment as companies scale
Tools & platforms: LinkedIn · LinkedIn Recruiter · Lever · Greenhouse · Upwork · Indeed · Revolut People · Teamtailor ·DocuSign ·BambooHR
Mergim H.
Top Rated Recruiter | Talent Acquisition Specialist | Headhunter
Tirana, Albania
$20/hr$20 per hour5.0 (1) 1 job $2K+ total earnings
I help startups, agencies, and growing businesses hire top-tier talent fast without wasting time on unqualified candidates.
With 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Headhunting, and Full-Cycle Recruitment, I specialize in sourcing and placing high-performing (A-player) candidates across Tech, Marketing, Sales, and Advertising roles.
I focus on scaling teams and building efficient hiring systems that support business growth. I bring a strong mix of recruitment strategy + hands-on sourcing, ensuring you get candidates who not only fit the role but also elevate your team.
What I Offer:
Full Cycle Recruitment (End-to-End Hiring Process)
Talent Sourcing & Headhunting (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search)
Candidate Screening & Interviewing
Tech Recruitment (Developers, Engineers, Product Roles)
Marketing & Sales Hiring (Performance Marketing, SDRs, Media Buyers)
Recruitment Process Optimization
Employer Branding & Candidate Experience
Recruitment-as-a-Service (RaaS)
ATS Setup & Pipeline Management
Experience:
International hiring experience (UK & Netherlands markets)
5+ years in Recruitment & Sales (strong communication & closing skills)
Proven track record in building high-performing teams
How I Add Value:
I save you time by delivering pre-qualified, high-quality candidates only
I improve your hiring efficiency with structured, scalable recruitment processes
I act as a partner, not just a freelancer, focused on your long-term success
I help you build teams that drive revenue, growth, and performance
If you're looking for a reliable recruiter, talent acquisition specialist, or headhunter who can deliver high-quality candidates quickly, I’m ready to help.
Taulant K.
Recruiter & HR Ops | Sourcing, Screening, ATS & AI Hiring Systems
Tirana, Albania
$30/hr$30 per hour4.8 (3) 9 jobs $20K+ total earnings
When a role stays open too long, it is usually not because there are no good candidates out there.
It is the search, the screening or a pipeline nobody is chasing. That is the part I fix.
450+ placements since 2021. Top Rated Plus here on Upwork, with a 100% Job Success Score.
At my busiest I was handling 70 to 80 candidates a week, so I know where they drop out.
Here is what I take care of:
• For the job post, I write it so it pulls the right people and not everyone.
• For the search, candidate sourcing with LinkedIn recruiting, Boolean search, job boards, and messaging good people directly, even the ones who are not looking.
• For the screening, you get a shortlist with the reason behind each name, not a bunch of CVs.
• For the candidates, interviews get booked and people get answers, so nobody goes quiet on you while you wait.
• For your ATS, I keep the pipeline clean and I check your hiring step by step, how many people go in and how many come out, so we can see which step is losing them.
If your team is growing, I can take the HR side too. Onboarding, offboarding, payroll, time off and software access. I built the HR department from zero as Chief of HR, so I know what breaks first.
I also build the AI systems that keep the hiring going after I hand it over
• If you get 200 people applying for one role, I can set up screening that gives each one a score against what you asked for, and writes down why, so you read ten people instead of two hundred.
• If people go quiet, candidates, new hires, or your own team, I can build the bot that chases them and tells you who has still not replied.
• If onboarding is a mess, I can make it run on its own. The channel opens, the documents go out, the checklist fills in, and you can see who is stuck.
• If your hiring lives in someone's head and twelve spreadsheets, I can build the one place that holds it all, and connect it to Slack, Google Sheets or Monday.
I have built all of this already for a media company and it runs every day. The AI does the boring part first. Then I read it and I decide. No candidate moves forward or gets dropped because a tool said so.
Since 2023 I also run my own small recruitment company, placing people across Europe and the US.
If a role needs experience I don't have, you hear it from me before you hire me, not after.
Send me the role, the location and what a good hire looks like. I will come back and tell you how I would run the search, before you decide anything.
I’m a Freelance Recruiter & HR Professional helping international companies hire great talent and streamline their HR and business operations.
I specialize in full-cycle recruitment, talent sourcing, candidate screening, interviews, onboarding, HR administration, and virtual/executive assistance.
With hands-on experience supporting growing teams, I’m organized, reliable, and comfortable taking ownership of tasks and processes independently. Whether you need help hiring your next team member or reliable support with your day-to-day operations, I can help you get things done efficiently and professionally.
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