ITExpert

ITExpert is a full-cycle recruitment company that has been helping partners such as Deloitte, Ring, and others with industry-best professionals in the field of software development/engineering for more than 8 years.
We are used to working under time-constrained conditions. We believe in recruiting you need to work fast, although without compromising quality.

Customer needs and convenience above all!

Co-Founder

Deloitte

Deloitte’s R&D department, a division of the audit firm, was searching for a recruitment ally to establish its inaugural office and bolster its hiring squad. This department is engaged in project development for Deloitte’s internal clientele and its offices globally, focusing on the candidates’ proficiency and experience during recruitment.
In collaboration with the recruitment team from ITExpert, Deloitte has effectively onboarded more than 80 competent professionals, including Software Engineers, DevOps, QA engineers, Cybersecurity experts, IT auditors, and other IT specialists. The successful launch of Deloitte’s R&D department is a testament to our fruitful partnership.

Tech Recruiting Consultant

BNP Paribas

Our team helps build a new team of IT developers to develop new banking products.

Verbit.ai

The Verbit Company serves as an essential partner to 2,000+ businesses and institutions. Verbit’s vertical-built voice AI solutions provide its partners with the tools they need to offer engaging and equitable experiences that not only meet accessibility guidelines, but make verbal information searchable and actionable. In just a few years since its founding in 2017, Verbit has grown into a unicorn company with a $2B valuation and a global presence. Verbit employs the largest professional captioner workforce in the world and has emerged as the leader in the $30B transcription industry.

Erste Bank und Sparkasse

Our team has helped to find several IT specialists in the IT department of Erste Bank

Ring

Ring is now a part of Amazon, but when we started cooperating, the startup was just at the beginning of its journey. The company searched for key performers who would develop the product and quickly show results in all major areas: Product, Mobile, Backend, and Frontend.

ITExpert's recruitment team has successfully filled all needed vacancies for Ring. The company soon attracted $160 million in investment. A year later, Amazon bought it for $1 billion.

As co-founder of ITExpert, I have a passion for connecting top tech talent with amazing companies in the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Ukraine and other European countries. For over 8 years, I have been involved in managing and recruiting teams, teaching and mentoring newbies, and filling roles for Deloitte, Ring (Amazon), Verbit, Emerson, Erste Bank, BNP Paribas, Sisense and others.

🎯I started my career in 2015 when I co-founded ITExpert with a vision to match the best developers with the coolest companies. Now, I help businesses scale and succeed by coordinating our external recruitment team of 40 tech Recruiters with expertise in FinTech, Web3, E-commerce, SaaS and PaaS products, Machine Learning, AI, and others.
 
If you need help with setting up your IT-recruitment process, getting management advice on team leading, recruitment, and HRM, or outsourcing your open positions to professional recruiters, I'm here to assist you.✌

📧 You can email me at ihor.shykhov@itexperts.work
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Ihor Shykhov

☀️ Yara A.

B2B Clarity Wordsmith l Content & Copy for B2B SaaS l MarTech, HR, Edtech l Speak your clients' language

Does this ring a bell?

Your SaaS product solves real problems, but prospects struggle to understand what you do or why it matters.

Your messaging is buried in technical language. Case studies take too long to produce. Content exists, but sales cannot use it confidently.

The result is longer sales cycles, stalled deals, and buyers who do not fully “get it.”

👉 That's the problem I solve.

I'm a B2B SaaS content strategist and writer, helping teams turn complex products into clear, buyer-ready communication that supports sales and revenue decisions. 

With 7+ years of experience, I've written and developed web copy, landing pages, case studies, white papers, articles, brochures, and thought leadership content for complex and regulated products. Over time, my role expanded beyond execution into shaping how content supports buyer understanding, proof, and decision-making across the funnel.

Today, my work sits at the intersection of content, buyers, and marketing goals. I support content strategy through execution, insight, and clarity,  using writing as a tool rather than the end goal.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿:

 ✓ 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁: High-converting Web Copy, Landing Pages, and Brochures that turn complex features into business value.
  ✓ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁: High-impact Case Studies, White Papers, and Articles that provide the proof-of-concept needed to win institutional trust.
  ✓ 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗘𝗡/𝗔𝗥): Translation and localizations ensuring your content is authoritative and accurate across both English and Arabic audiences.

📈 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: 
I've helped clients simplify complex fintech products into clear messaging that supports sales. 
I’ve also created thought leadership content that positioned leaders as trusted voices and developed marketing materials that strengthened their market presence.

💬 What clients say:

🔥 Her ability to simplify complex ideas into engaging content is remarkable. She consistently demonstrated attention to detail, collaboration, and dedication.

🔥 She managed to translate my unorganized thoughts and expertise into meaningful services and formulated them with an impactful approach.

🔥 She developed impactful web copy, articles, brochures, newsletters, and filled award applications that made us finalists at international events.

If your product is strong but difficult to explain, I can help you make it clear.
💬 DM me or book a call.

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Most fintech users Google features their current app already provides.

Robinhood users compare investment platforms, unaware it now offers retirement accounts and wealth management.
SoFi users sign up for Ally saving, not knowing their student loan platform offers 4% APY banking.

This isn't a design failure. It's a perception failure.

Fintech has the lowest feature adoption rate across all SaaS industries — just 22.6%.

The problem isn't that platforms aren't building. It's that users mentally categorize a platform by its original purpose and never update that label.

A trading app stays a "trading app." A loan company stays a "loan company."

Even as the product evolves, the mental model doesn't.

I spoke with Zak Ali, U.S. General Manager at Finder, who sees this pattern play out across the entire market, and his insights shaped how I think about this problem.

In my latest article, I explore:

→ Why feature blindness persists even as platforms expand
→ Where discovery actually happens — and it's not inside the app
→ The MENA comparison opportunity and why independent aggregators matter

#FinTech #SaaS #ProductStrategy #DigitalBanking #MENA

Yara Abboud

B2B SaaS Content | I help turn complex messaging into revenue-ready content

Most fintech users Google features their current app already offers. Fintech has a massive adoption problem: its feature adoption rate is just 22.6%, 

Open article: Why Fintech Users Don’t See What They Already Have by Yara Abboud • 5 min read

Why Fintech Users Don’t See What They Already Have

If your team’s cold calls are converting less than they used to, you’re not imagining it.

Success rates dropped from 4.8% to 2.3% in one year. (Cognism Stats 2026) 

But here’s what’s interesting:
Top performers are still hitting nearly 7%.

So something changed. Just not what most people think.

Cold calling isn’t dead.
The approach is.

I spent time speaking with experienced sales professionals to understand what separates average reps from the ones that close.

Four patterns kept coming up:

• They treat calls like conversations, not scripts. If you're talking more than listening, you're losing.

• They lead with relevance, not product. They start with the prospect’s situation, not their pitch.

• They nail the first 10 seconds. Preparation shows immediately.

• They prioritise quality over activity. Fewer, better-timed calls beat volume.

The shift is simple:
from interruption-based selling to relevance-based outreach.

If results are dropping, the answer isn’t more dials.
It’s better reasons to call.

I broke down what’s really changing when cold calling fails, and what top performers are doing differently.

#B2BSales #ColdCalling #Sales #Prospecting #OutboundSales

Cold calling is failing at twice the rate it was a year ago. The average cold calling success rate fell from 4.8% in 2024 down to 2.3% in 2025. 87% of

Open article: Is Cold Calling Dead or Is It Simply Declining? by Yara Abboud • 5 min read

Is Cold Calling Dead or Is It Simply Declining?

Leo was the strongest lion in the jungle🦁.

Until they put him in a cage.

From that day on, he didn't have to hunt. A man brought him fresh meat every single morning. 

No more chasing. 
No more hunger. 
No more risk.

At first, Leo missed the wild. But eventually, he got used to the "security." He even started laughing at videos of other lions: running, sweating, and struggling to catch their prey.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱?" 𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁. "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲."

Then, one day, a storm hit. A tree fell and smashed the cage open. Freedom was staring him in the face.

But Leo didn't run.

- His muscles had grown weak.
- His instincts were dull.
- He had become more attached to the 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹 than his own independence.

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 💼

We get so comfortable in a full-time role that we forget how to "hunt."

We trade our agility for a steady paycheck. We start to look down on the "hustle" of the entrepreneurs and freelancers outside. We think we're safe because the meat arrives at the same time every month.

But the "cage" of a 9-5 is only as strong as the hand that feeds you.

If the storm comes tomorrow: a layoff, a merger, or an industry shift, political unrest, the door will be wide open.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀: 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁?

#CareerGrowth #Mindset #Resilience #Leadership #FutureOfWork

Everyone says "humanize" AI content. 

​The problem is that most tools just inject grammar mistakes and clunky phrasing. They sell you a "fix" for a mess they created.

 I learned the real meaning of humanizing the hard way.

​I fell for the AI’s deception. I fed it my thought process, let it draft, and asked: "Is the style right?"

​The AI said yes. It always does.

You see AI is a "Yes-Man." 

It prioritizes being agreeable over being accurate. It matches patterns on the surface but cannot feel the "soul" of a message. It will "pass" a draft that is actually academic fluff just to please you.

The lesson I learned is this:

​Stop asking  AI if you got it right.

 Ask your own brain. 

We spend so much time "prompt engineering" that we forget the time it takes to think through a problem manually is often less than the time AI needs to get it wrong.

​Yes use AI but  judge your own work manually at the end. 
And please don't judge on the same day, you ll still get it flawed. I did. 

Do your manual review 24 hours later when your head is clear.

Remember ​a perfect prompt isn’t a safety net. 

They are selling you AI and automation as the holy grail, but if you re not careful, you'll fall into the trap of believing everything it says, and doubting your own brain.

#ai #aidilemma #aicraze

Your audience doesn't stay for your content. 

This was the title of an article I read by Mark Thomson, and it made me think. 

These days AI can generate volume content at "good enough" quality. It may also provide more data than you.  This means your uniqueness no longer lives in what you know. It lives in the emotional experience you create.

Your competitive advantage lies in how you weave your personal DNA into your work.  That's why Thomson focuses on 3 pillars:

- Stories: Your unique experiences and take on issues. 
- Lessons: What you learned from those experiences. 
- Offer: A clear way for your audience to go deeper with you once you've earned trust. 

The big takeaway?
Consistency isn't about feeding the algorithm but about reinforcing the emotional experience people have when they spend time with your work. 

This made me think: In a world of automated "perfection," are we leaning enough into our own messy, human side? and how are we adding "humanity" to our content? 

#ContentCreation #Storytelling #BrandIdentity

We often mistake a "lack of noise" for a "lack of performance."

In the high-pressure corporate world, leaders often fall into the Efficiency Trap: trading a quiet, consistent foundation for a loud, flashy performer.

I recently saw a story that captures this perfectly.

An old donkey built a farm’s success over decades. As he aged, he slowed down and rested openly. The farmer, seeing only the "slowness," replaced him with a powerful young bull.

The bull was a superstar, but only when the farmer was watching. Behind the scenes, he was dishonest and lazy. The farmer realized too late: The donkey’s weakness was visible and honest; the bull’s dishonesty was hidden and destructive.

The Corporate Reality

- The "Legacy Pillar" (The Donkey): They flag risks, fix unseen gaps, and are honest about what’s achievable. Because they don't "perform" for the dashboard, they are often misjudged as stagnant.

- The "Strategic Performer" (The Bull): They are masters of managing up and looking incredible in slide decks. They hit short-term KPIs by cutting corners, leaving a trail of cultural debt the moment leadership turns away.

The Lesson for Leadership:

1. Transparency is a Asset: When a veteran team member is honest about their limits, believe them. That honesty is what keeps an organization stable.
2. Beware "Watch-Me" Metrics: High-velocity numbers mean nothing if the character behind them is hollow.
3. Respect the Foundation: You can't build a sustainable business on "actors." You build it on people who tell you the truth when things are cracking.

Once you trade a culture of 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 for 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, you don't just lose a worker, you lose your foundation.

Stop measuring only the speed of the sprint. Start valuing the honesty of the marathon.

#Leadership #CorporateCulture #Management #WorkplaceEthics #Strategy

Clarity doesn't come from overthinking. 

Sometimes we think that if we spend more hours analyzing the same thoughts, the answers will suddenly appear.

Instead, we just end up mentally overloaded. 

And when our CPUs overheat, the best thing to do is to pause.

•  𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀": You cannot find a solution while your brain is overactive. Take a step back and enter a state of mental stillness.

 • 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽": When you’re overwhelmed, don't reach for your phone to "relax." Scrolling only overstimulates your system further.

 • 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 "𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀": Go for a walk in the forest or simply stare at a wall. Your best epiphanies happen when you give your brain the empty space it needs to process.

 • 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Disconnect completely to let the answers flow. 

Clarity is rarely a result of effort; it is a result of space.

If you’re feeling weary right now, stop pushing. Stop trying. Stop thinking. Step into the nothingness and let clarity find you.

#PersonalDevelopment #Mindfulness #Clarity

Is LinkedIn dying?

The short answer: No. 
But the "Old LinkedIn" of static resumes and keyword stuffing is officially on life support.

With OpenAI launching its own job platform in mid-2026, we are entering the era of The Great Shift.

 Hiring is splitting into two worlds:

 - The Algorithmic World: Where OpenAI’s platform matches you with jobs based on verified, technical AI fluency.

 - The Human World: Where LinkedIn remains the place for trust, relationships, and "showing your work.

The risk isn't that LinkedIn will disappear. The risk is that most people will be left behind because they are still playing by 2022 rules in a 2026 market.

You don't need to be an AI expert today, but you do need to be visible. An algorithm can verify your skills, but only a human can verify your character, your problem-solving, and your "vibe."

The "Shift" is simple: Stop applying to 500 jobs. Start building one visible track record.

How are you handling the shift? And do you feel confident about the future? 

#FutureOfWork #LinkedIn #OpenAI #CareerStrategy #TheGreatShift

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