Dear Friends:
My life as a Brain Gain Recruiting Partner, Sourcer, Researcher, Recruiter, Trainer, Speaker, Boolean Communities Admin, and Booleanstrings.com blog writer ends in December 2024. It’s been a happy run! I have enjoyed hands-on research, discovering new tips, and sharing them. Still, most of all, I have appreciated making close friends and connections – notably, with my Partners Julia Tverskaia and David Galley and #sosueu organizer Phil Tusing, who has facilitated a close circle of loving and sharing friends-speakers, coming together from all over the world. We have made great memories at 10+ years of Sourcing Summits.
Please watch my presentation from Sourcing Summit Europe 2022 (still relevant):
Irina Shamaeva – CREATING REAL TIME MINI PEOPLE AGGREGATORS.
Recruiters: you are left in the hands of the brilliant David Galley, who continues to deliver sourcing classes – see the schedule and Sourcing Training Library content on our site. Check out our latest book on LinkedIn Recruiting; consider taking a certification exam or subscribing to “everything” for a year. AI Recruiting has recently become the most requested topic.
My long-term business partner, Julia Tverskaya, whom I have been incredibly fortunate to have, stays with Brain Gain Recruiting and can help you source and recruit. Julia’s candidate acceptance rate is near 100%; I guarantee top-notch work if you hire her to fill any roles. Our site braingainsoft.com offers several sourcing tools, most created by Julia.
My new passion is AI drawing with Midjourney. It has been pulling me away from sourcing work for two years now. My portfolio is on Facebook, where my page The Prompter has gained 23K+ followers and 14K+ likes. I have founded the groups Midjourney Images & Insights. Share, Discuss Your Best Creations, Prompts (65K+ members), and Liminal Midjourney Exclusively (3.9K members).
My image below has won 1st place in digital and 2nd overall in an online contest.
I have published a book with Apres/Springer Nature – “Advanced Styles and Insights with Midjourney: Imagine Beautiful AI Prompts.” I plan to develop a training portfolio and perhaps a YouTube channel dedicated to drawing with Midjourney. We’ll see whether it’s a hobby in retirement or whether I can make it a new profession.
I got a red diploma with a Masters in Math from a top University, did well as a Software Developer, sourced for many tricky projects, developed unique content in the Sourcing Chapter, and got a large international following. But Midjourney has felt special to me – unexpectedly, I have turned out to be very good at it, effortlessly creating images in all sorts of styles.
I do hope to stay in touch with you, my “professional” friends!
-Irina
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Dear Irina!
Such amazing accomplishments in the recruitment industry as well as in all that u do with midjourney!
Thank you for the amazing trainings talks and info u shared with everyone – no one,in my opinion, has surpassed yr level of knowledge and professionalism, your integrity and your humility, always available to anyone with a question.
I wish u all the best! Much love always ❤️
Thank you for all your contributions and wish you all that you may deserver,be well.
What an amazing journey you have had, Irina. There may not be a single sourcing professional who has not heard about you. Your passion for sourcing training is appreciated across the globe. All the best for your future journey with Mid-Journey!
Irina,
You are and always will be the Queen of sourcing, I will miss our chats in Amsterdam. You have definitely impacted the world of sourcing and without you, your passion, hard work and dedication, sourcing would’nt be where it is now.
I hope to see you again soon and share time together. I wish you all the best, enjoy your art, be that a retirement hobby or a new profession 🙂
I will dearly miss you, you definitely impacted my life, thank you for everything my friend.
G
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Guillaume, you are one of the best speakers and have created much fun at Sourcing Summits! I would be glad to keep in touch.
Thanks Irina for sharing all your great insights and creativity. Personally I’ll always remember the great Sosu-events and especially the trips to Talinn and Tel Aviv with the Sosu-family were so memorable. Please stay in touch! 😉
Hey Irina, you and I haven’t interacted much but I’ve been reading your content for a while. I wanted to thank you for the contributions and impact you’ve been making in the recruitment industry. Few and far in between are the individuals in this industry that have or plan on ever having as much “skin in the game” as you do.
I’m wishing you lots of success in your new venture, happy holidays to you and yours 🙂
All the best Irina, for the next chapter of your life. You have inspired many of us with your knowledge, and we have learned a lot from your content. Thank you!
Hi Irina,
Unfortunately, we never had the opportunity to meet in person, but I have truly enjoyed our conversations within the sourcing community. I have always admired your willingness to share your knowledge without any hint of arrogance.
I wish you all the best in your next adventure.
Best wishes,
Martin
Wishing you all the best, Irina your impact on the sourcing community is truly unforgettable!
Thank you, Irina!!! You’re the best!