Sometimes, a career path doesn’t follow a straight line — it’s shaped through learning curves, bold decisions, and key moments that shift direction. For Mădălina, Recruitment Team Leader at Connections, moving from the automotive industry into IT wasn’t just a change of field — it was a conscious transition toward a space where her attention to detail, organizational skills, and genuine desire to build human connections could truly shine.
Since 2021, she has found in Connections not just a professional opportunity, but a space where communication is genuine, people matter, and recruitment is more than a process — it’s a meaningful dialogue. As a recruiter, Mădălina looks for the right people for specific roles, but beyond that formal framework, she takes on the responsibility of guiding and offering support whenever needed. She shows up where she’s needed most, with patience, clarity, and a healthy dose of perseverance.
That perseverance, she says, is one of her defining traits: “No matter how complicated a situation is, I know there’s a solution — you just have to keep looking for it.”
Along with determination and a results-driven mindset, this translates into a steady energy to see things through to completion.
Digitalization: A subtle ally
If she were to personify digitalization, Mădălina would undoubtedly see it as a positive character, ready to step in just when you need it. A quiet yet efficient partner that makes things simpler, faster, and clearer. For her, technology impacts three essential areas: efficiency at work, ease of access to services, and the speed with which tasks get done. She doesn’t see it as a threat, but rather as a valuable support, especially when used with balance and discernment.
She applies the same principle when it comes to artificial intelligence in recruitment. For a recruiter, AI is a real aid for repetitive and technical tasks, but when it comes to interviews and human connection, she firmly believes that no algorithm can replace a person who truly listens.
“A digital interviewer can be helpful, but it can’t pick up on the nuance of a hesitant answer or a candidate’s need for clarification. An interview is a relational act—not just a competency check.”
Today’s Challenge: Talent retention
The hottest topic for Mădălina professionally remains one of modern HR’s biggest challenges: finding, and even more importantly, retaining talent.
“We live in a competitive market, where it’s not enough to bring the right people into the company — the real challenge is keeping them,” she says. Providing space for growth, an environment where people feel heard, and a true sense of purpose in their work — these are the real differentiators.
With the same empathetic lens, she offers advice to those just starting their journey in tech:
“Patience, perseverance, and dedication. And perhaps most importantly: finding a good mentor who can guide you through the key moments.”
Because, from experience, she knows that sometimes the seemingly small moments: a conversation, a bit of encouragement and even a single decision, can redefine an entire career path.
So, Mădălina is one of those people who quietly builds with patience and clarity. She doesn’t seek applause, only results. She doesn’t talk about “trends,” but about what truly works. And in a world where change is the rule, people like her bring exactly what’s most needed: balance. un mediu în care se simt auziți și un sens real în ceea ce fac – acestea devin diferențiatorii adevărați.
Din aceeași perspectivă empatică vine și sfatul ei pentru cei aflați la început de drum în tehnologie: „Răbdare, perseverență și dedicare. Și, poate cel mai important: găsirea unui mentor bun, care să îți ghideze pașii în momentele-cheie.” Pentru că, din experiență, știe că uneori exact acele momente aparent mărunte – o conversație, o încurajare, o alegere – pot redefini un întreg parcurs profesional.
Așadar, Mădălina face parte din categoria oamenilor care construiesc în liniște, cu răbdare și claritate. Nu caută aplauze, ci rezultate. Nu vorbește despre „tendințe”, ci despre lucruri care funcționează. Iar într-o lume în care schimbarea e regula, oameni ca ea aduc exact ceea ce lipsește cel mai mult: echilibru. y works. And in a world where change is the rule, people like her bring exactly what’s most needed: balance.