Hannah Svejdar
London,ENG
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Recruitment Coordinator
Amazon
London
2026.03 - Current
- Maintained an accurate candidate applicant tracking system
- Improved candidate experience through timely communication and feedback sessions.
- Oversaw application process from start to finish, providing candidates with clear guidance at each step.
- Scheduled remote meetings and interviews for candidates and interviewers, confirming and promptly rescheduling appointments across multiple time zones.
- Maintained records of received documentation, application status, and applicant correspondence.
- Arranged and conducted high volumes of interviews and telephone screenings for 45 applicants a week.
- Conducted initial candidate screenings, reducing time spent by hiring managers on applications that did not meet entry requirements.
- Scheduled prebriefs, interview pods, and debriefs with hiring managers and interviewers promptly to ensure candidate feedback SLAs were met.
- Facilitated communication between hiring managers and candidates post-interviews to provide outcomes, feedback, and next steps.
- Coordinated reference and background checks for compliance with right-to-work guidelines.
- Crafted offer letters, contracts, and new starter paperwork in preparation for hirees.
Family Carer
Career Break
London
2025.03 - 2026.02
- Provided full-time care for immediate family member during major surgery and recovery.
- Assisted communication between healthcare professionals and support services to ensure clarity and understanding.
- Demonstrated patience, empathy, and resilience in caregiving role.
Early Careers and Campus Recruiter
Barclays (Via Alexander Mann Solutions)
London
2024.10 - 2025.02
- Assisted with the delivery of the end-to-end recruitment process for graduate and intern candidates across multiple regions, ensuring seamless execution, adherence to timelines, service standards, and an exceptional candidate experience.
- Managed assessment centres, including candidate scheduling, exercise facilitation, and assessor briefings, ensuring fairness, consistency, and positive candidate feedback.
- Developed detailed job descriptions to attract top talent in line with Hiring Manager and Business Unit expectations
- Oversaw recruitment-related budgets across a portfolio of initiatives; tracked spending, controlled costs, and handled invoice reconciliation in collaboration with procurement and finance teams.
- Developed a robust candidate pool by strategically placing job advertisements, thoroughly evaluating applications and conducting comprehensive pre-screening assessments and interviews.
- Implemented a multi-touchpoint keep-warm strategy to enhance candidate engagement during the process through personalised communications.
Recruitment and Events Coordinator
Morgan Stanley (Via Alexander Mann Solutions)
London
2022.08 - 2024.10
- Successfully managed high-volume recruitment during peak seasons, demonstrating a strong balance between operational efficiency and a steadfast commitment to securing the highest quality of hires.
- Demonstrated agility and precision in delivering recruitment campaigns within fast-paced, high-stakes environments, ensuring full compliance, stakeholder satisfaction, and strong candidate engagement
- Delivered regular progress updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders on the recruitment season, leveraging data and insights to assess the candidate pipeline. Identified areas of concern, particularly in regions or roles with smaller talent pools, and recommended targeted strategies to optimise recruitment efforts and improve talent acquisition outcomes.
- Delivered regular pipeline and campaign updates to senior stakeholders, providing insight-led reporting to track hiring progress, identified areas of concern, particularly in regions or roles with smaller talent pools, and recommended targeted strategies to optimise recruitment efforts and improve talent acquisition outcomes.
- Collaborated with the marketing team to design and execute targeted promotional campaigns across various channels and platforms, attracting a diverse pool of candidates and increasing role visibility and application rates.
- Led the Campus Ambassador Programme across 20 UK and European universities, recruiting, training, and mentoring ambassadors to increase employer visibility and engagement — achieving a 15% rise in early careers applications.
- Coordinated graduate and intern recruitment events across the UK and Europe, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion. Partnered with regional teams to conduct pre-event CV screening, leading to an average of nine successful hires per event.
- Conducted data analysis on past recruitment cohorts to identify process drop-off points and areas for improvement, providing evidence-based recommendations to enhance future campaign performance and candidate experience.
- Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives, ensuring candidate pool management and selection practices supported divisional and firm-wide D&I goals.
- Collaborated with regional and EMEA counterparts to share best practices and ensure alignment in attraction strategies, assessment design, and onboarding processes.
Education
International Baccalaureate - International Baccalaureate
Dartford Grammar School
DartfordBachelor of Science - Politics and International Relations
University of Manchester
Manchester 2020.09 - 2022.07
Skills
- Applicant tracking systems
- Employer brand understanding
- Candidate attraction strategies
- Diversity and inclusion awareness
- Marketing expertise
- Stakeholder management
- Recruitment marketing
- CRM Software proficiency
- Interview facilitation
- Target-Driven approach
Timeline
Recruitment Coordinator
Amazon
2026.03 - Current
Family Carer
Career Break
2025.03 - 2026.02
Early Careers and Campus Recruiter
Barclays (Via Alexander Mann Solutions)
2024.10 - 2025.02
Recruitment and Events Coordinator
Morgan Stanley (Via Alexander Mann Solutions)
2022.08 - 2024.10
Bachelor of Science - Politics and International Relations
University of Manchester
2020.09 - 2022.07
International Baccalaureate - International Baccalaureate
Dartford Grammar School