THE PRINCIPAL RECRUITER

Your go-to hub for impactful talent acquisition strategies, expert knowledge and value-driven insights. Whether you're an up-and-coming talent acquisition professional, or an executive aiming for operational excellence support for your company, you're in the right place!

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HELLO,

At The Principal Recruiter, our expertise is forged from over 15 years in global talent acquisition, including the founding of two bootstrapped ventures like our consulting firm and Germany's most engaged talent community, Talent Crunch - Berlin.

This experience means we understand what it takes to build and optimise talent functions from the ground up, with a proven track record of delivering significant results.

We are actively partnering with organisations and individuals through bespoke talent consulting, showcased in our case studies and testimonials, and empowering career growth with our Career OS Masterclass.

So, what can we do for you?

We provide pragmatic, impactful solutions, whether you're optimising your hiring capabilities or a professional aiming to master your career trajectory.

Our strategies are designed for true impact.

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CONSULTING & COACHING

This allows you to discover how you can revolutionise your approach to talent acquisition and career advancement. For a more comprehensive understanding of the services provided, please view them in more detail on the designated page.

1. Talent Strategy & Innovation

Elevate your talent acquisition with actionable and innovative strategies, fostering excellence in hiring and insightful development for both companies and individuals.

2. Operational Excellence & Efficiency

Attain operational excellence with refined processes and enhancements, ensuring optimal and efficient hiring outcomes for both organisations and individuals.

3. Empowerment & Career Advancement

Accelerate your talent acquisition career growth with tailored coaching and strategies, providing actionable insights and developmental excellence. Suitable for both individuals and businesses.

ENDORSEMENTS

As a startup preparing to hire our first engineer, we lacked structure, reusable assets, and experience in running an e2e recruitment process. We needed someone who could bring operational clarity and set up a foundation that we could scale with.

Andreea built everything from scratch: job descriptions, scorecards, interview flows, outreach sequences; and made it all plug-and-play. She evaluated and made recommendations about technical tools, sourced and recommended a trusted external technical interviewer, and ran most of the screenings. We got advice (made decisions easy by guiding us through trade-offs, biases, and best practices) and execution (full ownership of the process: scheduling, interview prep, candidate communication, and offer negotiation).

We successfully hired our Founding Engineer, someone we’re confident in both technically and culturally. The entire process ran efficiently.

The hiring infrastructure she delivered is reusable and clear, and we now have a solid playbook for future hires.

If you're a founder without a dedicated talent advisor, Andreea brings structure, speed, and strategic insight. You’ll come away with a scalable system and a better understanding of how to build a team properly from day one.

Jacob & Felix Harz

Founders @ Viivi GmbH