Serena D'Angelo

Commander
DISC Type : D

Co-Founder & Product Vision Lead @CandyHire at CandyHire

Rome, Latium, Italy

Overview

Serena DAngelo is the Co-Founder of both oneBlade, a boutique firm for IT freelancers, and CandyHire, an Applicant Tracking System for SMEs. A graduate of Università degli studi Roma TRE in Economics and Business Management, she specializes in high-level IT talent acquisition. Colleagues and candidates describe her as professional, pragmatic, and charismatic.

Born from her direct experience in recruiting, she co-founded the ATS platform CandyHire to solve real-world HR challenges like disorganized pipelines and inefficient tools, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Candid & Clear

Impact-Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

HR Tech Solutions
Co-founded CandyHire, an Applicant Tracking System, to solve common recruiting problems like disorganized candidate pipelines and inefficient processes for SMEs.
IT Freelancing
Her company, oneBlade, is a "boutique for IT freelancers, " indicating a strong professional focus on and belief in the freelance economy.
Generative AI
Actively recruits for specialized roles in Generative AI, LLMs, and RAG architectures, showing a focus on acquiring talent with cutting-edge tech skills.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Co-Founder & Product Vision Lead @CandyHire at CandyHire
9-2024
Co-Founder & HR Manager at oneBlade
8-2024
IT Talent Acquisition at Self-employed
10-2022 - 8-2024
IT Recruiter Manager at Dacomat Srl
11-2017 - 10-2022
ICT Recruiter Specialist at Dacomat Srl

Education

Laurea triennale in Scienze dell'Economia e della Gestione Aziendale from Università degli studi Roma TRE

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Exp : 8 Location : Rome, Latium, Italy Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & Product Vision Lead @CandyHire at CandyHire
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Insights For Selling To Serena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Serena is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Serena

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Serena move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Serena take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Serena

Personality Compatibility


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