Iva Kochovska
Delivery Director at The Big Search- Claim this Profile
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Italian Full professional proficiency
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Macedonian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Katerina Arsova
Iva is a bundle of positive energy and enthusiasm! She's one of the fastest learning people I've ever had the pleasure to work with and very eager to master everything that comes her way. You can throw her in at the deep end and know for certain that not only will she grab the bull by the horns in no time, but she will shine and thrive every step of the way. She's absolutely superb at building and nurturing relationships with candidates and clients alike, and has an X-ray vision for finding the unfindable. Instills trust from day one and never ceases to amaze!
Katerina Arsova
Iva is a bundle of positive energy and enthusiasm! She's one of the fastest learning people I've ever had the pleasure to work with and very eager to master everything that comes her way. You can throw her in at the deep end and know for certain that not only will she grab the bull by the horns in no time, but she will shine and thrive every step of the way. She's absolutely superb at building and nurturing relationships with candidates and clients alike, and has an X-ray vision for finding the unfindable. Instills trust from day one and never ceases to amaze!
Katerina Arsova
Iva is a bundle of positive energy and enthusiasm! She's one of the fastest learning people I've ever had the pleasure to work with and very eager to master everything that comes her way. You can throw her in at the deep end and know for certain that not only will she grab the bull by the horns in no time, but she will shine and thrive every step of the way. She's absolutely superb at building and nurturing relationships with candidates and clients alike, and has an X-ray vision for finding the unfindable. Instills trust from day one and never ceases to amaze!
Katerina Arsova
Iva is a bundle of positive energy and enthusiasm! She's one of the fastest learning people I've ever had the pleasure to work with and very eager to master everything that comes her way. You can throw her in at the deep end and know for certain that not only will she grab the bull by the horns in no time, but she will shine and thrive every step of the way. She's absolutely superb at building and nurturing relationships with candidates and clients alike, and has an X-ray vision for finding the unfindable. Instills trust from day one and never ceases to amaze!
Experience
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The Big Search
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Netherlands
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Delivery Director
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Talent Lead/ Consultant
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
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Associate Consultant
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Nov 2019 - Feb 2022
The Big Search (“TBS”) builds high-performing teams for growing tech companies. We partner with top investors and founders across Europe and the US to build companies that shape our future. Our strategy is a laser focus on scaling businesses from 0 to 100 and 100 to 1,000 employees, providing executive search, RPO services and expert advisors from all over the world. Why are we called The Big Search? Because our client’s big search for the right candidate and our candidates’ big search for the right opportunity, is our big search too.My responsibilities: - Lead a team of 4 people i.e. 3 researchers and 1 Talent Operations Manager - Manage the entire hiring process; sourcing, interviewing and closing talent - Give consulting support to clients regarding the job market, including market mapping - Partner with clients and their teams to define strategies on how to attract the best talent by gaining deep understanding of their hiring needs - Assure the best recruitment experience for both the candidates and the hiring managers - Client management - Candidates management: conducting interviews, assessing candidates and accompanying the entire selection process, creating professional applicant profiles for presentation to our clients/hiring managers
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Head Of Research
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Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
- I was part of the leadership team - Built the team from 7-45 people in less than 2 years- Set strategy and built processes that are scalable as the team grows- Created the onboarding program and train new joiners on sourcing strategies, tools and best practices
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Researcher
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2018
- Sourcing candidates for a variety of executive roles - Identifying new sourcing channels and search whenever it is necessary to find the talents we need- Developing talent pools for current and future hiring needs by using advanced sourcing techniques - Working closely with a globally dispersed team to source and build talent pool for a wide variety of roles. - Evaluating the market and developing search strategies to help the team and senior recruiters extract insights from the market data
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Biller
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Netherlands
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Talent Lead (via The Big Search)
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
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PANION
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Germany
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Talent Acquisition (via The Big Search)
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Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
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Inkitt
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Talent Partner (via The Big Search)
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
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ProZ.com
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United States
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Translation and Localization
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300 - 400 Employee
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Freelance Translator
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Mar 2011 - Sep 2018
Translating from the following language pairs: English- Macedonian; Macedonian- English; Italian-Macedonian; Macedonian-Italian Translating from the following language pairs: English- Macedonian; Macedonian- English; Italian-Macedonian; Macedonian-Italian
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Frontwise Group
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Netherlands
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Talent Acquisition Consultant
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Jan 2017 - Nov 2017
- Sourcing candidates for a variety of executive roles - Identifying new sourcing channels and search whenever it is necessary to find the talents we need - Developing talent pools for current and future hiring needs by using advanced sourcing techniques - Working closely with a globally dispersed team to source and build talent pool for a wide variety of roles. - Evaluating the market and developing search strategies to help the team and senior recruiters extract insights from the market data
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Yahya Kemal College
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North Macedonia
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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English Language Teacher
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Oct 2015 - Jan 2017
Teaching first year high school students Teaching first year high school students
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English Teacher
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Feb 2013 - Oct 2015
- Teaching third and fourth year high school students (school year 2013/ 2014) - Teaching first and fourth year high school students (school year 2014/ 2015) - Teaching third and fourth year high school students (school year 2013/ 2014) - Teaching first and fourth year high school students (school year 2014/ 2015)
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Nimeks
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North Macedonia
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Import & Export
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Representative
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
- Hiring of new employees - Organizing the events of the company - Scheduling meetings - Organizing promotion of new products - Advise and consult with departmental leaders on operational decisions - Hiring of new employees - Organizing the events of the company - Scheduling meetings - Organizing promotion of new products - Advise and consult with departmental leaders on operational decisions
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ArtAlians
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Macedonia
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Internship
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Nov 2010 - Jan 2011
Researching the Macedonian market and its customers by making fields for specific product or a shop. Researching the Macedonian market and its customers by making fields for specific product or a shop.
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Development Solutions
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Macedonia
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Internship
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Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
-identification of and communication with clients -office management tasks -organization and redistribution of complex information on EU grant and tender opportunities, as well as other opportunities related to international cooperation -promotion of the services of the company’s national consulting project “Consulting Macedonia” -identification of and communication with clients -office management tasks -organization and redistribution of complex information on EU grant and tender opportunities, as well as other opportunities related to international cooperation -promotion of the services of the company’s national consulting project “Consulting Macedonia”
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Education
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FON University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Bachelor’s Degree, English Language and Literature, General