Hi, I’m Cuong Nguyen—a results-driven professional with 10+ years of experience across recruitment, career coaching, sales, and appointment setting. I’ve worked with startups, SMEs, and large enterprises, helping them hire top talent, generate leads, and drive business growth. Whether you need a recruiter to find the right fit, a coach to guide job seekers, or a sales pro to book high-quality meetings, I’m here to help.
🔹 How I Can Help You:
✅ Recruitment & Talent Acquisition – Full-cycle hiring (tech, sales, white & blue-collar), sourcing, screening, and interviewing
✅ Career Coaching – Resume optimization, LinkedIn branding, interview prep, and job search strategy
✅ Sales & Business Development – Lead generation, prospecting, CRM management, cold calling & email outreach
✅ Appointment Setting – Engaging prospects, qualifying leads, and booking high-converting meetings
🔹 Why Work With Me?
Deep understanding of hiring & sales processes across various industries
Strong communication & relationship-building skills
Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, CRM tools, and automation software
Proven track record of meeting & exceeding targets in recruitment and sales
I’d love to hear more about your needs and see how I can support your business. Let’s connect!
Recruiting
Candidate Evaluation
Candidate Interviewing
Resume Writing
Career Coaching
IT Career Coaching
Candidate Sourcing
LinkedIn Recruiting
LinkedIn
IT Recruiting
Tech & IT
Staff Recruitment & Management
Job Description Writing
IT Sourcing
Sourcing
adam R.
Melbourne, Australia
$29/hr
5.0
27 jobs
Hi I’m Adam.
I’m not your average consultant…
What makes me different?
- I can provide advanced tech AND advanced design AND business knowledge AND I’m a native English speaker. THERE’S NOT MANY OF US!
- I’ve built two advanced AI platforms (IIMAGINE AI and OneClickWorker - see more detail about them and other projects in my portfolio) that use the most advanced AI tech (see more below). SEE PROJECTS BELOW.
- I’m a business owner that knows what it’s like to hire freelancers. I spent $250K on Upwork as AS A CLIENT with 5 star reviews (look me up or see screenshot in my Upwork profile portfolio images).
- My TEDx talk about entrepreneurship has more than 1 million views (see link in my Upwork portfolio images)
- I'm happy to work with a fixed budget and timeline to make sure your project is done on time and on budget.
PROJECT 1
Name: OneClickWorker
Project type: SAAS platform
Industry: Recruitment platform
My role: I built the entire platform including all design
ADVANCED TECH AND AUTOMATIONS:
- Candidate applications are auto assessed by AI
- Auto shortlisted based on scoring by AI
- Emails are auto sent to shortlisted candidates to do an interview with an AI
- Auto generate transcript with AI, auto update candidates score with AI based on interview
- AI auto selects best candidate, auto send success message to successful candidate.
Recruiters can insert ‘human in the loop’ at any stage but it’s possible to hire without any human involvement!
This is the MOST ADVANCED RECRUITER AUTOMATION PLATFORM IN THE WORLD (in my opinion - no recruiter has challenged my claim yet).
MY POINT IS: I CAN AUTOMATE ANYTHING!
PROJECT 2
Name: IIMAGINE AI
Project type: SAAS platform
Industry: AI Startup Platform
My role: I built the entire platform including all design
ADVANCED TECH AND AUTOMATIONS:
- Users can use AI to create a stunning website with advanced features with ONE CLICK.
- I created proprietary algorithm that builds more advanced context, advanced similarity search, token budgeting, it allows the AI to provide personalized AI beyond the context window. WHY IS THIS SIGNIFICANT? Even ChatGPT memory can't remember everything about you. I believe my platform is the only platform in the world that has solved this difficult problem.
AI Expertise
Custom AI Engines
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, and custom AI orchestration using OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini.
Deep Workflow Automation
Automate complex business logic by integrating your platform with almost anything. I can do with with simple automation tools like Zapier, Make, n8n or do it by building a custom web application.
Core Technical Stack
Frontend: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Radix UI, python and many more.
Backend
PostgreSQL (Neon, Supabase), Custom REST APIs (50+ endpoints), AWS S3, and many more.
AI/ML
OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic, Gemini, LangChain, Vector Embeddings (pgvector), Prompt Engineering, Replicate and many, many more
DevOps
GCP, AWS, Vercel (Edge Optimization), Docker, GitHub Actions (CI/CD) and many more.
Native English Speaker based in Melbourne, Australia (and lived in the California for 15 years).
AI Consulting
Node.js
Next.js
React
PostgreSQL
Tailwind UI
AI Development
SaaS Development
Startup Consulting
AI Platform
AI Agent Development
API Integration
Growth Strategy
Automation
Digital Marketing
AI Video Generation
Video Editing
Python
Short Video
AI App Development
Rachel O.
Melbourne, Australia
$32/hr
5.0
45 jobs
High level Executive Assistant, specialising in supporting C-level executives and startup businesses. Skill set includes calendar and email management, task and project management, book-keeping, and travel arrangements. Extremely organised, maintaining a high level of honesty, discretion and confidentiality.
Recruiting
MYOB Administration
Administrative Support
Xero
Scheduling
Zoho CRM
General Transcription
English
Organizer
Bookkeeping
Manuel P.
Melbourne, Australia
$140/hr
5.0
2 jobs
With more than 7 years' experience in consulting, I have been focusing on business transformations supported by IT enablers, such as Workday, PeopleSoft and SAP.
I have experience working in USA, Australia, and Mexico, in industries including Real State, FMCG, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, and Professional Services. During my professional career, I have proven my capabilities to understand the business requirements and translate them into design and deployment of effective strategies and programs focused on Human Capital to facilitate client's organization accomplish their objectives.
As an example of the type of projects I have participated in, I can mention the following shortlist:
* Deployment of Workday HCM in an investment banking company, including 21 countries in the scope
* Deployment of Workday HCM in a plumbing and retail company for Australia and Nez Zealand
* Design of the organizational structure for the Shared Services Center of one of the biggest Coca-Cola bottler companies in the world. Lead the Change management track to deploy the SSC (supported by SAP)
* Deployment of Workday HCM, Compensation, and Absences modules in a pharmaceutical company in over 12 countries from Latin America.
* Design the Target Operative Model for the HR area of a global steelmaker company, including the SSC and Business Partner structures
* Design and deployment of change management strategies for more than 1000 employees, including leadership alignment, communication, and training (for an Oracle implementation)
* Design and deploy of talent processes for an Oil and Gas organization, including the functional design of a technological tool
Castilian Spanish
Business Consulting
System Testing
Software Testing
Human Resource Management
Workday
Functional Testing
Tayla A.
Melbourne, Australia
$45/hr
5.0
1 jobs
Hi, I am Tayla, a recruitment specialist and B2B sales talent partner. I help growing teams build simple, human hiring systems so they can find the right people, not just fill seats.
I am currently a B2B Sales Talent Partner with Earlywork, working fully remote and assessing candidates across motivation, confidence, resilience, communication and emotional intelligence. Before that, I spent years in agency and internal recruitment, plus hands on HR and operations in wild environments like a remote island resort.
Now I use that mix to support clients online with recruitment and hiring ops.
What I can help with
- Recruitment support
- Writing job ads and role profiles that actually attract the right applicants
- Screening CVs and shortlisting candidates against clear, agreed criteria
- Running first stage interviews and structured screening calls
- Preparing clear candidate summaries so you can make fast decisions
- Reference checks and candidate communication so no one is left hanging
Hiring systems and admin
- Setting up or cleaning a simple ATS, spreadsheet or Notion based pipeline
- Creating interview scorecards and question banks for your team
- Organising interview schedules across time zones
- Tagging and organising your existing candidate pool so it is actually usable
Light people operations support
- Onboarding checklists and day one info packs for new starters
- Basic hiring and communication templates for small teams
- Simple feedback surveys around hiring and onboarding so you can improve each round
How I work
- Remote first: I have been working fully remote across Upwork, Airtasker and Earlywork since early 2024. Clear communication, organised systems and respectful candidate experience are non negotiables for me.
- Startup ready: I am comfortable with vague briefs and shifting priorities. I can take what is in your head and turn it into a repeatable hiring process.
- Human and honest: I love interviewing and making people feel seen, while still being direct about what is and is not a fit.
If you want someone who can own the detail of your hiring while you stay focused on the bigger picture, send me a message with what you are hiring for and I will share how I would support you in week one.
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