Ep. 49 Expanding Our Team: how we hire t...

Valerie Danilenko, Head of Expansions Recruitment, breaks down the mechanics of Revolut’s hiring strategy when building high-priority international teams, like in the US.

She also lends her recruitment expertise into our Problem Solving interview stage, including the reason we use cross-departmental interviewers and why transparency outperforms over-prepared answers.

In this episode, Alex and Val discuss:

• How Revolut builds teams in expansion locations from scratch

• The challenges of hiring in new markets

• Adapting recruitment strategies to regional norms

• Deepening our US presence and attracting talent following conditional banking approval

• How US candidates handle multi-stage interview processes

• Why Problem Solving interviews are run with global, cross-departmental interviewers

• Concrete interview tips ‌and why honesty in your answers always wins

• Val’s career advice on taking ownership and putting your hand up for new opportunities

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