I help people find their place, and teams find their people.

What I came with and where I am now

I came with a task that looked simple: find a new job. But the real problem was deeper: at interviews I wasn’t being assessed as a senior, and at some point I started to believe it myself. The offers were below what I am capable of, and I didn’t understand whether that was the market or whether something was wrong with me.

Now: a signed contract with a Swedish company, and most importantly, I no longer doubt my level. The cost paid for itself with a single offer. There is nothing even to calculate here.

What changed

Most of all, how I talk about myself. At interviews I used to talk about code: what I wrote, how I did it. After our conversations I started talking about the product, the user, the decisions I made and why. It is literally a different level of conversation, and companies react differently.

Second, I stopped being afraid of awkward moves. Writing to a recruiter I had already interviewed with and failed. Asking the client a direct product question about a test task instead of guessing. Not agreeing to a salary that doesn’t suit me, even when the process is going well. Before, I would have stayed silent and agreed.

What was most valuable

Two things. First, you gave me back my belief in myself as a specialist, and it wasn’t about encouragement: you showed me my own strengths that I couldn’t see.

Second, real-time support. Not ‘come to a consultation once every two weeks’ but the possibility to send over a test task, a letter, a message from a recruiter, and get a proper breakdown here and now. For me that worked better than any theory.

What was missing / what could be improved

Honestly, I lacked structure after the meetings. The conversations are great and there are many insights, but a week later part of it fades. A short summary of 5–7 points with concrete actions before the next meeting would close this completely, and the client would see the progress.

And separately: the topic of salary negotiation ran in the background for us, as situations came up. In my view it deserves a separate block with a simulation: run through a dialogue where you are offered a figure below the market and have to work through it. It is the most nerve-racking moment of the whole process, and the one people prepare for least.

Who I would recommend it to

Middles and seniors who are stuck: the experience is there, but the offers are either weak or don’t come at all. Especially those who know how to do the work but not how to talk about it. That is exactly what you draw out best.

And those entering a foreign market for the first time. The rules of the game are different there, and without someone to explain them you just keep hitting a wall for a long time.

Thank you for everything) I hope we’ll hit the jackpot together again.

My cooperation with Oksana recently came to an end, so I would like to recall how it went.

My case wasn’t unsuccessful interviews or a lack of invitations. My case was a lack of action towards changing jobs, out of fear. Fear of moving into a new field, fear that my experience wasn’t valuable enough, a lack of self-confidence. I kept putting this step off for a long time, because I didn’t know where to start or whether I was worth anything new at all.

From the very first day I had a clear understanding of what our cooperation would look like and what we would work on, and that was really important to me. We worked in the most structured way possible. In the end I got a strong CV and an updated LinkedIn, but that is not the most valuable part. The most valuable part is understanding how to build these things myself and how to present my experience properly, rather than just receiving a finished result.

Oksana gave me confidence in myself, so much that I quit my job with nothing lined up, because I knew I would definitely find something good. I started turning recruiters down myself when I realised it wasn’t what I wanted to do, whereas before I would have grabbed anything.

What mattered to me was not only the professional side but also the kind of person Oksana is. And she is wonderful: she is very easy to talk to, we are on the same wavelength. She always supported me, always listened to how my interviews went, and we analysed them together, grieved together and celebrated together.

Did the consultation live up to my expectations and its cost? Definitely yes. I came with anxiety and inaction, and left with a plan, confidence and a new job in a field I hadn’t even dreamed of before.

I would recommend this consultation to anyone who feels stuck because of a fear of change, even if formally ‘everything is fine’ at the current job but there is no movement forward.

I want to sincerely thank you for your professional and highly qualified help with my job search.

Thanks to your attentiveness, your responsible approach and your ability to find exactly the offer that matched my experience and expectations, I got the job I really wanted. And a bit of luck)))

You were constantly in touch, helped at every stage and took your work very responsibly. You can feel that what matters to you is not just closing a vacancy, but finding a good place for the person.

Thank you for your professionalism, support and the wonderful opportunity to start a new chapter in my professional and civilian life. I definitely recommend you as a good and reliable recruiter! And in the future I would like to bring you in to our company) Thank you very much!!!

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