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Polina Protsenko
Senior Talent Acquisition · High-Complexity Hiring

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Senior IT Recruiter with 10+ years of experience in full-cycle hiring for IT
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[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) and business roles. I specialize in positions with demanding
@polinaprotsenko requirements and a high selection bar, including mid-level roles with
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) strict technical and cultural criteria. I partner with hiring managers to
protsenko sharpen role definitions and run structured, selective processes,
typically reaching an offer within about 4 weeks of opening a position,
with an 87% offer acceptance rate.
CORE SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
▸ Full-cycle recruitment
▸ Sourcing and talent
mapping Ascendix Technologies
▸ Passive candidate search Senior Recruiter 2020 – Present
▸ Hiring manager partnership – Run high-standard hiring across tech, non-tech, and AI-focused roles
▸ Role scoping and from Middle to Lead level in EU, UA, and LatAm markets.
requirements alignment – Reach an offer in a median of about 4 weeks from opening a position,
▸ Structured interviewing with most roles closed within 30 working days; 87% offer acceptance
▸ Candidate evaluation rate and 45% average candidate response rate to outreach.
▸ Employer branding – Fill hard-to-staff positions with limited candidate pools and specific
▸ Hiring process requirements, including Salesforce, AI roles, Management etc.
improvement – Advise hiring managers on market realities and role scope, and introduce
▸ Mentoring structured interviews to improve decision quality.
– Mentor Junior recruiters and researchers.

English
HR Generalist 2019 – 2020
Advanced proficiency (C1) – Managed the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.
– Supported performance reviews, goal-setting and career development
processes.
Tools
– Led engagement and employer branding initiatives.
▸ Sourcing: LinkedIn
Recruiter, Boolean search, X- Intetics
ray search Talent Acquisition Specialist 2016 – 2019
▸ Outreach: LinkedIn – Delivered recruitment for difficult-to-source IT roles across technical
automation tools (Expandi, domains
Closely) – Built robust candidate pipelines via LinkedIn and niche channels
▸AI: Claude and other AI – Improved candidate experience through structured communication
assistants for sourcing, frameworks
candidate profile analysis and
risk checks, with human Acceptic
review of every hiring IT Recruiter 2014 – 2016
decision – Managed full-cycle recruitment for IT roles including sourcing,
▸ ATS / CRM: Manatal, screening, interviews
CleverStaff, Microsoft – Supported onboarding and candidate adaptation processes
Dynamics CRM
Recruitment Agency
IT Sourcer 2013 – 2014
– Sourced and screened IT candidates; maintained candidate database