Anna Tabandzhova

Co-Founder

Belgium13 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in aligning talent with mission-critical opportunities.
  • Proven track record in niche recruitment for technical roles.
  • Strong compliance focus in international recruitment processes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Defence and Technical Recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent StrategyWorkforce PlanningFull-cycle RecruitmentExecutive SearchTranslationInterpretationEnd-to-end RecruitmentCandidate SourcingTalent ManagementEmployer BrandingRecruitment ProcessSourcing StrategiesCandidate PipelineScreeningOffice Management

Other Skills

Recruitment StrategiesComplianceMarket TrendsMarket ResearchCandidate EvaluationLegal DocumentsConfidentialityRecruitment Best PracticesFeedback ManagementStaffing NeedsJob DescriptionsJob FairsNetworkingJob PostingsOnboarding

About

Strategic Talent Advisor | Connecting exceptional talent with mission-critical opportunities I specialise in niche consultancy and resourcing solutions for the NCI Agency, Defence, and Air Traffic sectors. My expertise lies in talent strategy, workforce planning, and securing rare technical skills for mission-critical projects. I partner with organisations to deliver tailored resourcing solutions while ensuring compliance with international standards and security requirements. Focused on precision and impact, I help align the right talent with the right opportunities to strengthen operations, drive innovation, and support long-term success.

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Eurocity

Strategic Talent Advisor

Oct 2025Present · 7 mos · Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium · On-site

  • Partnering with leaders in defence and aerospace to deliver tailored talent solutions for complex, mission-critical projects.
  • Driving recruitment strategies for rare technical and specialist roles within NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency programs.
  • Advising stakeholders on workforce planning, resourcing models, and long-term talent pipelines.
  • Engaging and qualifying candidates with unique expertise essential to defence and air traffic operations.
  • Building trusted relationships with clients by providing insights on market trends, skills availability, and competitive intelligence.
  • Ensuring compliance with international standards and security clearance requirements throughout the hiring process.
  • Championing innovative talent acquisition approaches to meet evolving sector demands.
  • Supporting professionals through every step of the hiring journey with transparency, guidance, and care.
  • Contributing to strategic growth by aligning people with opportunities that shape futures and strengthen global security.
Talent StrategyWorkforce PlanningRecruitment StrategiesComplianceMarket Trends

Precision hire — independent hr & recruitment consultancy by anna tabandzhova

Founder & Freelance Recruitment Consultant

Oct 2024Oct 2025 · 1 yr · Bucharest Metropolitan Area · Remote

  • Full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, onboarding
  • Executive search for IT, finance, healthcare, engineering, and management roles
  • Partner with hiring managers, HR, and leadership to define hiring needs and strategies
  • Talent sourcing through LinkedIn, job boards, professional networks, and direct search
  • Market research, talent mapping, and competitive salary analysis
  • High-volume and specialized hiring for technical and leadership positions
  • Candidate evaluation, behavioral assessments, and cultural fit analysis
  • Manage candidate pipelines, interview scheduling, and client communication
  • Negotiate job offers and manage contract preparation and onboarding process
  • Build long-term relationships with clients, candidates, and business partners
  • Stay updated on recruitment trends, labor market changes, and sourcing technologies
  • Deliver efficient, cost-effective hiring solutions with reduced time-to-hire
  • Expertise in employer branding, talent acquisition strategy, and candidate experience
Full-cycle RecruitmentExecutive SearchMarket ResearchCandidate EvaluationEmployer Branding

Accenture

Talent Acquisition Expert

Dec 2023Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bucharest, Romania · Hybrid

  • Perform end-to-end recruitment in line with client requirements, liaising with hiring managers, HR and business to fill approved open positions in alignment with business objectives.
  • Act as a recruitment subject matter expert and champion Accenture standard delivery solution
  • Be updated with recruitment best practices, channel management activities, potential use of new sourcing channels and techniques
  • Ensure the recruitment process is completed in a fast, efficient and professional manner at all times, minimizing the time to hire and cost
  • Understand and document specific sourcing requirement and appropriately set hiring manager expectations using data from similar prior searches and externally available talent pool supply information
  • Develop hiring and candidate sourcing approaches include determining and managing the appropriate channels for the most effective solution to meet requirements
  • Review sourced resumes against screening criteria and present screened candidate shortlist to hiring manager for review
  • Monitor and track candidate pipeline and ensure it is adequate to meet the requirements of the open vacancies
  • Provide feedback on candidates to hiring managers, agencies and directly to candidates
  • Extend and negotiate offers, managing subsequent employment contract generation
End-to-End RecruitmentRecruitment Best PracticesCandidate SourcingFeedback Management

Eviden

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2023Dec 2023 · 11 mos · France · Remote

  • Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs
  • Determine selection criteria
  • Source potential candidates through online channels (social platforms and professional networks)
  • Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews
  • Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System
  • Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements
  • Lead employer branding initiatives
  • Organize and attend job fairs and recruitment events
  • Forecast quarterly and annual hiring needs by department
  • Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates
Staffing NeedsJob DescriptionsEmployer BrandingJob FairsTalent Management

Atos

Information Technology Recruiter

Jun 2020Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Sofia Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • As a Recruitment Professional my responsibilities are to screen and pre-select the best applicants and cooperate closely with business leaders and on-site recruiters on a final candidate shortlist
  • To manage the end-to-end recruitment process from requisition approval to offer acceptance
  • To behave as innovator into strategies for identifying, attracting and engaging with the best talents, from branding and events, to sourcing and referrals
  • To build up effective working relationships with various remote Hiring Managers
  • To identify key sourcing strategies using expert knowledge of labor market, competition and external talent
  • To build and maintain effective networks to improve transparency and attract top quality candidates from the IT space
ScreeningRecruitment ProcessSourcing StrategiesNetworking

Raiffeisenbank bulgaria

Human Resources Corporate Recruiter

Jan 2019Jun 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Sofia Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline
  • Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings
  • Take ownership of candidate experience by designing and managing it
  • Develop job postings, job descriptions, and position requirements
  • Perform reference checks as need
  • Facilitate the offer process by extending the offer and negotiating employment terms
  • Manage onboarding and new hire process
  • Stay abreast of recruiting trends and best practices
  • Manage the overall interview, selection, and closing process
  • Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with employment laws and regulations
Candidate PipelineScreeningJob PostingsOnboarding

Embassy of the republic of bulgaria

Interpreter and Personal Assistant to the Ambassador

Aug 2014Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Bucharest Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Organize and monitor the appointments and agenda of the Head of Mission, and official visiting delegations. Arrange meetings with officials of the host country and prepare all relevant documents and papers required
  • Develop lists of the names of prominent figures, national events of the host country, and send out invitations, congratulations, and condolence letters in a timely manner
  • Coordinate holding of internal and external meetings and visits by the Head of Mission, and carry out logistics and security arrangements in coordination with relevant bodies within and outside the Mission
  • Arrange requirements and setup halls for holding meetings and events chaired by the Head of Mission Attend and document such events and prepare the minutes of meetings
  • Welcome visitors of the Head of Mission in a friendly and professionally manner, guide them, and answer to their phone calls
  • Organize and track travel tickets bookings and carry out all logistic procedures concerning the Head of Mission in coordination with relevant bodies within and outside the Mission
  • Receive the daily mail and present it to the Head of Mission, follow-up his directives in terms of circulating such mails to the concerned stakeholders
  • Classifying, indexing and keeping documents and papers of the Head of Mission in a systematic manner ensuring confidentiality and help facilitate their recovery
  • General office management including logging the Ambassador’s travel, leave, gifts and monthly activities; stationery orders, shredding, data management, maintaining the Ambassador’s contact lists.
  • Support Chief of Staff and Diary Secretary as required
  • Provide interpretation during sensitive discussions and meetings
  • Provide interpretation and translation services (both verbal and written) during day-to-day activities, and during high-level meetings
  • Interpret at meetings and interviews with personnel calling at the Embassy
TranslationDocument ManagementOffice ManagementInterpretation

Ministerul justiției

Interpreter

Apr 2012Oct 2025 · 13 yrs 6 mos · Bucharest Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • Provide certified translations of official legal, administrative, and judicial documents (court rulings, contracts, indictments, evidence, certificates).
  • Interpret consecutively and simultaneously during court hearings, trials, and depositions to ensure accurate communication between parties.
  • Facilitate communication between Romanian legal authorities and Bulgarian-speaking individuals, including defendants, witnesses, and experts.
  • Translate legal correspondence, procedural documents, and official records with precision and confidentiality.
  • Support judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and police officers by providing accurate linguistic and cultural interpretation.
  • Ensure compliance with Romanian legislation and Ministry of Justice standards for authorized translations.
  • Collaborate with courts, tribunals, and other judicial institutions in multilingual proceedings.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality, neutrality, and accuracy in all interpretation and translation assignments.
TranslationInterpretationLegal DocumentsConfidentiality

Global markets & trading society (gmat)

Corporate Recruiter and Interpreter

Jan 2012Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bucharest, Romania · On-site

  • Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline
  • Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings
  • Manage onboarding and new hire process
  • Stay abreast of recruiting trends and best practices
  • Manage the overall interview, selection, and closing process
  • Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with employment laws and regulations
  • Translate content within documents, web pages, and software
  • Maintain translation database by using translation management software
  • Provide quality assurance for the translation process
  • Work with a wide range of media and translation software
  • Resolve issues associated with translation, localization, and culture
  • Engage with other departments to provide translation services
  • Implement feedback and changes whenever possible
Candidate SourcingScreeningOnboardingTranslation

Education

Rome Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA — International Master in HR & Organization

Apr 2024Sep 2025

University of Bucharest

Master's degree — International Relations and Affairs

Oct 2013Jun 2015

University of Bucharest

Bachelor's degree — International Relations and Affairs

Oct 2010Jun 2013

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