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We go beyond recruitment.  
Because great organizations don’t just hire the right people. They help them succeed.
We combine recruitment with one month of dedicated 1:1 onboarding coaching sessions, 
helping your new colleagues not only join, but truly integrate in the team and succeed.

About us


At Talent Tailor, recruitment is an experience, not a process. We believe every interaction matters. That’s why we treat every candidate conversation with care, transparency and respect — from the first contact to the final feedback.
We combine data and insight with intuition and genuine human connection to find people who not only fit the role, but can thrive within your team. Our approach is more about people, because every candidate experience also becomes an experience with your employer brand.

Our team brings 20+ years of hands-on experience across IT and Banking, working inside various organizations: from corporate to startups, from small to global teams. This gives us a practical understanding of roles, people and business environments that goes beyond matching a CV to a job description.

We deliberately work with a limited number of clients and projects - so every project gets the attention, depth and commitment it deserves - on a flat fee price model.

Our domain of expertise: Infrastructure (cloud & on-prem), DevOps / Cloud (CI/CD, automation, Kubernetes), Software Development (Backend / Frontend / Mobile), Databases, Data Science / Machine Learning, Data & BI / Reporting, QA (Manual & Automated), Cyber security, Project / Product Management, Web & Graphic Design, Online Marketing & E-commerce, Financial, Sales, Vendor Management

Values that guide our work

What we do

Recruitment and onboarding coaching

Every search we run is built from scratch — around your role, your team, your culture. 

We go beyond the technical requirements and assess each candidate through two lenses:

Hard skills — what they can actually deliver

Soft skills & team fit — how they think, communicate and collaborate with the people they'll work with every day

Dedicated 1:1 onboarding coaching — we stay involved through their first month, helping them integrate, connect with the team and start strong.


 
 

Talent strategy & team design

We provide strategic workforce and talent insights that help both startups and organizations preparing to scale, understand their current capabilities, anticipate future talent needs, identify critical skills and talent risks, and develop data-driven strategies for sustainable organizational growth. 

Leadership coaching

Better Hiring Starts With Better Hiring Managers. Hiring managers and team leads are often thrown into interviews without the tools, frameworks or clarity they need. Is the profile you're looking for actually the profile you need? We work 1-1 with managers and team leads to support and guide them through the recruitment process — not just as executors, but as strategic thinking partners. 

 
We'd love to hear from you!

How we work

Discovery

We take the time to truly understand your company — your culture, your team dynamics and what you actually need. This means honest conversations, not only job descriptions.

Assessment & Strategy

Based on what we learn, we assess your talent needs, challenge assumptions where needed and define a clear strategy — whether you're hiring for a single critical role, planning to scale or looking to strengthen your leadership.

Action

This is where strategy becomes action. Whether it's a targeted recruitment search, a people strategy for a growing team or 1-1 advisory for your hiring managers, you'll have our full attention and expertise at every step of the way.

Working with us means

Relevant candidates. More time for you

We focus on fit, motivation and potential, not volume — so you spend your time meeting candidates who genuinely make sense for the role and your team.

1:1 onboarding coaching included

We already know your new colleague. Every successful placement includes dedicated 1:1 coaching sessions for one month, to help you with the onboarding process

Predictable cost from day one

Our flat-fee pricing model gives you full cost transparency from the start, independent of the financial package ultimately agreed with the candidate.

Our team

Mihaela Preda - Owner and consultant

I am not your ordinary HR profile. Started my career as a project manager in online and software — my mindset is framed around finding solutions and delivering results. But I also believe, that people are at the core of every business. That is why my approach has always been people first.

Since 2016, I have worked in HR, in leadership roles across both startups and large organizations in IT and banking. I have seen firsthand the challenges companies face when they need to recruit. My expertise goes beyond recruitment, into strategy and leadership coaching. Understanding not just who you need, but why, and how that person fits into the bigger picture — that is where I add the most value.

I am trained in Process Communication Model, certified in Erickson Coaching and NLP — tools that allow me to assess both people and organizational needs with a balance of logic and intuition.

If you are looking for a recruitment partner or coach, who combines analytical thinking with a genuine understanding of people, I would love to have that conversation.

 

Mihaela Ciobanu - Consultant


In 2012, I switched from social services to HR and recruitment in Romania’s demanding software industry. Navigating a critical talent shortage, where high tech talent demands met a candidate-driven market, taught me to solve complex hiring bottlenecks. My expertise covers Telecom, Cybersecurity - senior and management roles (ranging from Engineers, Architects to Operations and Executive Leadership). I help scaling companies secure top talent by looking at the business, the role context, and the unnamed skills that make people a team.

I leverage PCM (Process Communication Model) to observe distress behaviors, primary drivers, and communication channels. This decodes candidate motivators and translates intuition into clear go/no-go indicators.

Most importantly, I safeguard employer brands ensuring specific response rates and respecting individual uniqueness. I maintain continuous follow-up with both sides - new hire and manager. In the end, a successful placement that brings value fast comes down to honest communication: the kind of straightforward speech I practice and transfer to everyone involved throughout the process.

Gabriela Pistol - Consultant

My red thread is stories.

I read books whenever I have a free moment, I write stories to promote people, books, and projects, and I listen to those of people around me with my undivided attention.

For seven years, I told brand stories, promoting businesses, non-governmental organizations, and Learning & Development projects. This journey led me to IT recruitment, where I have spent more than 13 years. I have discovered and promoted outstanding software developers, architects, analysts, and project managers in Software for Finance, Cyber security, Salesforce, and SAP, as well as professionals in banking and leasing.

I’ve also held other roles, from Organizational Development Specialist to HR Business Partner, but what I love most is the recruitment process. This is where I get to listen to people, dig deeper to uncover their strongest skills, share their stories with hiring managers, and find together the place where they can thrive.

That’s how we write HR stories— the kind that can truly change lives.