Ivona Mincheva

Operations Associate

London, United Kingdom5 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in talent acquisition and career counseling.
  • Proven track record in mentoring international students.
  • Skilled in optimizing candidate profiles for job success.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a focus on HR Consulting and Career Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionCareer CounselingInterviewingMarket ResearchCoaching & MentoringHr ConsultingProject Coordination

Other Skills

Candidate SourcingLarge Group FacilitationPublic SpeakingGroup TrainingFacilitationYouth DevelopmentProject EvaluationIBM SPSSMental Health AdvocacyPodcast Interviewing and HostingPsychological AssessmentYouth AdvocacyRecruitingYouth MentoringProject Implementation

About

I am a Talent Associate at Capua, we connect top candidates with up to 6 years of professional experience with the best UK companies. We currently have over 200,000 candidates from the best universities, and we are growing our network quickly! Capua specialises in helping companies from top tech start-ups through to leading professional and financial services businesses find the best talent. Alongside the mainly exciting start-ups we work with, we are working with some of the top UK companies like American Express, HP and RBI and we are looking to partner with more employers currently!

Experience

Capua

Senior Talent Associate

Nov 2025Present · 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

InterviewingCandidate SourcingTalent Acquisition

Sarah academy

2 roles

Senior Career Advisor & Programme Lead

May 2025Feb 2026 · 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Career Advisor

Jul 2024May 2025 · 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Enabled 30 Academy members to secure visa-sponsored roles across 2024–2025 in a highly competitive, employer-led market through targeted programme design and 1:1 support.
  • Advised and mentored 500+ international students and recent graduates, developing tailored UK job market strategies using a consultative framework (goal setting, industry alignment analysis, and targeted job search planning).
  • Conducted 300+ mock interviews across consulting, tech, finance, and creative sectors, utilizing STAR and PECS frameworks, and role-specific competency mapping to increase candidate success rates in final-stage interviews.
  • Reviewed and optimized 500+ CVs and cover letters, applying data-driven techniques such as ATS optimization, role-requirement keyword analysis, to significantly improve client application-to-interview conversion rates.
  • Delivered 1:1 coaching on LinkedIn optimization, including profile restructuring, keyword integration, and outreach strategy, resulting in increases in recruiter engagement and profile views (up to 3x for top-performing clients)
Career CounselingCoaching & Mentoring

Smartify - hr consulting agency

Human Resources Consultant

Aug 2023Jul 2024 · 11 mos · Hybrid

  • Primary focus is assessing clients' HR practices, identifying areas for improvement, and providing tailored solutions to enhance HR processes, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments of clients' HR practices, identifying inefficiencies and
  • recommending tailored solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness.
  • Developed strategies to improve employee engagement and foster a positive workplace culture,
  • aligning with clients' business goals.
  • Provided expert guidance on HR processes, including performance management, training, and
  • employee development initiatives.
  • Collaborated with leadership teams to implement organizational design improvements and streamline
  • recruitment, onboarding, and retention efforts.
  • Leveraged HR analytics and metrics to evaluate the success of initiatives, monitor workforce trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
HR ConsultingCareer Counseling

Butler america telecom

Back Office QC

Jul 2022Mar 2023 · 8 mos

Association for democratic advancement - democracy lab

Local Coordinator

Jun 2021Jan 2022 · 7 mos

  • Local Coordinator for Young Cities Program implemented by Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London.
  • Led end-to-end delivery of the Young Cities programme for three youth groups, overseeing project planning, timelines, risk management and stakeholder coordination to ensure activities aligned with ISD’s objectives on youth-led initiatives for hate, polarisation and extremism.
  • Mentored and coached 3 youth groups to design and implement local campaigns, strengthening their skills in project design, implementation and impact measurement as part of a national youth empowerment initiative
  • Coordinated community engagement activities and facilitated workshops to improve communication strategies and expand outreach efforts for the youth groups.
  • Demonstrated strong financial management skills, including budget planning, expenditure tracking, and maintaining accurate project documentation.
  • Fostered partnerships by building relationships with external experts, stakeholders, and collaborators, facilitating knowledge-sharing and enriching project outcomes.
Large Group FacilitationPublic SpeakingGroup TrainingCoaching & MentoringProject Coordination

Leaders for education, activism and development

Program Assistant

Feb 2019Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Planned, implemented and successfully managed 4 major projects, overseeing their execution, budget planning, and day-to-day implementation.
  • Oversaw multiple projects, ensuring strict adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
  • Wrote comprehensive project proposals, including conducting in-depth research, crafting narratives,
  • and preparing supporting documentation.
  • Collaborated with project teams, external stakeholders, and target groups to ensure effective
  • communication and alignment with project objectives.
  • Conducted project monitoring and evaluation activities, including collecting and analyzing data to
  • assess project outcomes and effectiveness.

Education

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje / Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје

Bachelor's degree — Psychology

Jan 2019Jan 2023

Gestalt Institute Sinergy

Psychotherapy — Gestalt Psychotherapy

Sep 2023Oct 2027

Brainster

Academy — Human Recources Management

Oct 2022Jul 2023

Mykolas Romeris University

Bachelor's degree — Psychology

Jan 2022Jan 2022

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