Elena Bazhenova

Elena Bazhenova has a diverse work experience history. Elena currently works at Visual Components as a Talent Acquisition Specialist since March 2023. In this role, their responsibilities include managing recruitment processes and handling onboarding for various positions. Prior to this, they worked as a Talent Sourcer at the same company from January 2022 to March 2023, where they successfully closed their first independent recruitment process.

Before joining Visual Components, Elena worked as an Event Planner at Cherry Day from October 2018 to February 2021. During their time there, they organized several private and corporate events, achieving 100% client satisfaction. Elena was responsible for all phases of the event projects and ensured smooth cooperation and communication among specialists. Elena also designed a system of document templates for project administration and created the business website using Tilda website builder.

In terms of academic experience, Elena worked as a Junior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in April 2015 and as a Research Assistant in July 2014. Additionally, they worked as a Junior Researcher at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ufa Scientific Centre, RAS from October 2010 to December 2012.

Elena Bazhenova's education history is as follows:

From 2013 to 2015, Elena attended the University of Eastern Finland and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Physical Chemistry.

After completing their master's degree, Elena enrolled at the University of Jyväskylä from 2015 to 2018 as a PhD fellow in Physical Chemistry. Although no degree is mentioned, it can be inferred that they pursued doctoral studies during this period.

In 2021, Elena participated in two online programs at Quality Lab in Moscow, Russia. The first program, titled "The first online institute of software testing," focused on software testing, while the second program, "Onboarding to testing. Jedi Point," delved further into the field.

Prior to their international education, Elena studied at Bashkir State University from 2005 to 2010, where they obtained a degree in Chemistry with a specialization in Physical Chemistry.

In 2019, Elena took Finnish language courses at Arffman, and they also completed a training course at Suomen Yrittäjäopisto that aimed to develop their skills as an entrepreneur in Finland.

Additionally, Elena has obtained several certifications. In November 2021, they completed the "Robot Framework Test Automation - Level 1 (Selenium)" certification from Udemy. In October 2021, they achieved a certification from the "The first online institute of software testing" at Quality Lab. In June 2021, Elena obtained a certification for the "Onboarding to testing. Jedi point" program, also from Quality Lab. Finally, in May 2021, they completed the "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for HR Professionals and Leaders" certification offered by LinkedIn.