#025 — Hiring Without Filters: Recruiter vs Developer, Part 1 · Yuliia Kaiunko
Date: October 30, 2026 | 19:00 London / 21:00 Kyiv
Format: Interview · recruiter and developer in dialogue · ~75 min
Guest: Yuliia Kaiunko
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/0MRUaILCrVY
Participants
Oleh Levchenko — Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer (React / Node.js / AWS)
The AA · Cardiff, UK
YouTube @zloyleva · itfriday.community
Yuliia Kaiunko — HRD / Lead Recruiter
Kozak Group
LinkedIn
HRD / Lead Recruiter at Kozak Group with 10+ years in IT recruitment, hiring for technical roles from Middle to Lead/Head; lately especially interested in MilTech and AI.
What We'll Discuss
Part one of a long-awaited conversation with HR. Many of the questions came anonymously from our community: why there's silence for two weeks after an interview, who writes job posts with 20 technologies, why strong candidates get rejected, and what to do when a job search has lasted a year and a half. Not defending recruiters or blaming candidates — figuring out where the process really breaks and what each side can influence.
- Behind the scenes: silence after interviews, ghosting, how many rounds are enough
- Job posts with 20 technologies: what's actually must-have
- Why strong developers get rejected, and which red flags are real vs myths
- "Why are you changing jobs?" when the honest answer is salary
- Layoffs, career gaps, a 1.5-year search: where the funnel breaks and what to do tomorrow
- Money: who names the number first, and whether to accept a counteroffer
- AI and hiring: ATS filters, ChatGPT-written CVs, and whether juniors are still needed
- Rapid-fire round and questions from chat
Key Takeaways
To be added after the stream.
Timecodes
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