Liubou Kulinkovich

As a Technical Recruiter at Mirigos, Inc since February 2022, I bring over four years of expertise in full-cycle technical recruitment within an international outstaffing agency.
My role involves sourcing top-tier software engineering talent through Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and other innovative channels, while ensuring a seamless recruitment experience for both clients and candidates

- Lead full-cycle recruitment for technical roles within an outstaffing agency, partnering with international (primarily US-based) clients.
- Source top-tier software engineering talent using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, direct search, referrals, and non-obvious sourcing channels.
- Screen and interview candidates, conducting in-depth technical and behavioral assessments to ensure strong role and culture fit.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: from initial outreach and pipeline management to offer negotiation and onboarding.
- Act as a strategic partner to clients and a trusted advisor to candidates throughout the hiring process.

Achievements
- Ranked among the top-performing recruiters within the agency based on hiring performance and client satisfaction.
- Maintain a 90% offer acceptance rate, demonstrating strong candidate qualification, expectation management, and negotiation skills.
- Consistently close roles in highly competitive markets by delivering high-quality, pre-vetted candidates.
- Frequently receive direct candidate feedback describing me as the best recruiter they have worked with, highlighting exceptional communication, transparency, and candidate experience.
- Build long-term candidate relationships, driving repeat hires and referrals.

Iwas working as a part of a Key People team for a year. This is an IT recruiting agency where we mostly work with Sillicon valley startups and help them to find new emloyees.

- Full-cycle IT recruitment for startups, primarily based in Silicon Valley
- Close collaboration with founders and hiring managers to define hiring needs, role requirements, and team culture
- Proactive candidate sourcing using advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean search, X-ray search, and non-traditional channels
- Headhunting passive candidates, including specialists without an active LinkedIn profile
- Talent mapping and in-depth market research for niche and hard-to-fill technical roles
- Screening and interviewing candidates to assess technical competencies, motivation, and cultural fit
- Managing end-to-end recruitment pipelines while ensuring a strong candidate experience
- Acting as an internal recruiter for one of the startups, supporting hiring needs from within the company
- Advising clients on hiring strategy, talent availability, and recruitment best practices
- Using different ATS (Greenhouse, Lever)

Achievements
- Reduced average time-to-hire by 25–35% through advanced sourcing and direct headhunting approaches
- Maintained a 70- 80% interview-to-offer acceptance rate by improving candidate matching and engagement
-Independently mastered advanced sourcing and headhunting techniques and increased response rates by 2×

- Experience as an IT Project Manager working with online / web-based systems.
- Proven track record of managing development team in Vietnam.
- Experience overseeing a Customer Support team in the Philippines.
- Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
- Ability to effectively manage distributed, cross-cultural teams across multiple time zones.
- Experience with common project management tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
- Strong organizational skills, ownership mindset, and focus on delivery.

As a project manager I also took part in searching of new employees for my development team because we do not have an internal recruiter in the company.

My team: 1 Backend developer, 2 Business analysts, 1 QA, 1 Frontend developer, 1 Mobile developer+ support team in the Philippines

- Gather and translate business and regulatory requirements into clear product specifications and user stories
- Act as a key link between business, engineering, and customer support teams
- Analyze credit processes, customer behavior, and operational issues to drive product improvements
- Support UAT, releases, and post-launch analysis to ensure business outcomes
- Perform functional testing and support UAT to ensure high product quality before and after releases

- Gather and document business requirements across multiple client projects
- Translate client needs into clear functional specifications and user stories
- Support the Project Manager with planning, coordination, and backlog management
- Prepare and deliver product demos and solution presentations for customers
- Selected as the only Business Analyst from the entire company to participate in an international tender with relocation to Australia

- Conducting market analysis (domain: banks, transaction system, instant payments)
- Document reviewing and analysis
- Creation of specifications and business analysis artefacts (UML diagrams (draw.io), mockups (Balsamiq))

I combine three roles:

• Office management
• Travel management
• Event management