Patricia Chmielowiec (She/Her)
About Patricia Chmielowiec (She/Her)
Patricia Chmielowiec is a Senior Tech Recruiter at Thoughtworks in Barcelona, Spain, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in Human Resources Management and Sociology, she focuses on matching developers with client projects and has contributed to increasing gender diversity within her team.
Work at ThoughtWorks
Patricia Chmielowiec has been serving as a Senior Tech Recruiter at ThoughtWorks since 2021. Based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, she is a member of the Resource Planning team. Her role involves matching developers with client projects, ensuring that the right talent is aligned with the appropriate opportunities. She has implemented the use of LinkedIn for data analysis to identify market opportunities, enhancing the recruitment process within the organization. Under her recruitment efforts, ThoughtWorks has achieved a notable increase in gender diversity, with 60% of new hires coming from underrepresented gender minorities.
Previous Experience in Recruitment
Before joining ThoughtWorks, Patricia Chmielowiec held various recruitment positions. She worked as a Tech Recruiter at Nubelo from 2015 to 2016. Following this, she served as a Tech Recruiter at letgo from 2016 to 2018. She then transitioned to Uber, where she held the position of Tech Sourcer from 2018 to 2021, and later as a Senior Tech Sourcer for a brief period in 2021. Additionally, she gained experience as a Recruiter at Talent Search People for six months in 2014, and as an HR Assistant at Computacenter from 2010 to 2014.
Education and Expertise
Patricia Chmielowiec has a strong educational background in Human Resources and Sociology. She studied at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, where she completed Postgraduate Studies in Human Resources Management from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she pursued Postgraduate Studies in Coaching at the same institution from 2021 to 2022. Patricia holds a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Gdansk, which she obtained between 2002 and 2007. Her educational qualifications support her expertise in recruitment and human resources.
Engagement with Industry Insights
Patricia Chmielowiec actively engages with industry insights and trends through various channels. She follows resources such as The Pragmatic Engineer and Recruiting Brainfood to stay informed about the latest developments in recruitment and technology. Furthermore, she has authored articles on Medium, sharing her learnings from meetups, Coursera, and YouTube, contributing to the broader conversation in the tech recruitment field.