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Paul Crista A.

Paul Crista A.

Full Cycle Recruiter | Talent Sourcer | Awesome Virtual Assistant

Please get in touch with me only if you want an AWESOME recruiter to join your team. 🏆 Top Rated+ Freelancer 🏆 ➡️ Completed more than 140 recruitment projects ➡️ Hired more than 2,000 people 🚀 I’m a battle-tested Virtual Recruiter who builds teams fast—and right. Whether it’s hiring 30 people in 6 months, scaling a tech team from 0 to 50, or setting up startup HR systems from scratch—I don’t just recruit, I deliver. With 15+ years in the talent game, I’ve filled roles from the warehouse floor to the C-suite, across continents and time zones. I specialize in helping startups scale quickly without sacrificing quality. If you're looking for someone who moves fast, knows where to find hidden gems, and doesn’t stop until the job’s done—you found her. 💻 Relationship-focused, results-obsessed. Let’s connect if you need a recruiter who gets it—and gets it done. 2026 update: So far, I've filled the following roles: • Systems Engineers • Physicists • Mechanical Engineers • Electrical Engineers • EE Managers • Optics Engineers • Office Manager • Purchasers / Buyers • Senior Mechanical Design Engineers • Field Service Engineers • Senior Controls Engineers • VP of Sales • Product Owner • Product Manager • Email Designer • Executive Assistant to the CEO • Frontend Developer • Social Media Marketing Manager • eCommerce SEO Manager • Creative Strategist • Data Analyst & QA Manager • Warehouse Coordinator • Shipping & Receiving Coordinator • Accounts Payable Specialist • Relocation Consultant • Data Scientist • Senior Data Analyst • Data Engineer • Senior Full Stack Engineer • Senior Python Engineer • Senior React Frontend Engineer • Senior NodeJS Engineer • Elasticsearch Specialist • Odoo Specialist • Senior Product Designer, UI / UX • PPC Campaign Manager • Product Manager • Project Manager • Customer Support • Technical Support • Relocation Consultants I'm also VERY interested in a full-time salary position with your company so I can get out of this rat race that is Upwork. The rate is negotiable. Save me! 😀 Expertise includes, but is not limited to: • Recruitment And Selection • Consulting / Consultative approach to recruitment • Upwork Hiring • LinkedIn Recruiting • Facebook Recruiting • Instagram Recruiting • Client Acquisition • Business Development • Staffing • Talent Sourcing • Technical Recruitment • Account and Resource Management • Background Checking • Drafting of Contracts • All-around HR knowledge • Developing policies • Creating Employee Engagement Strategies • Email Management • Philippine Labor Laws • BPO / RPO • Project Management • Project Coordination • Payroll • Invoices • Purchasing I speak English as a first language and am very comfortable speaking and writing it both in casual and formal settings. I am known to take initiative and be assertive when it comes to protecting my company's interests. Tools: Zoho Recruit, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Taleo, SmartSearch Online, LinkedIn Recruiter, Slack, Hipchat, JIRA, Office 365, G-suite, Dropbox, OneDrive, Planner, Boolean Searching / Search Strings, HubSpot, Lever, Recruitee, BambooHR, Asana, Trello, TeamTailor, ActiveCollab, Hackerrank, Workable, Notion, Jitsi, Workplace, ClickUp, Confluence, HiBob, DayForce, ApplicantStack, ERPAG P.S. I also do project management for very select projects. I also have experience as an executive assistant to CFOs, CEOs, and Founders of Startups. I enjoy coordinating things and being highly organized. I am highly interested in fintech, cryptocurrency, and companies that want to scale. I help startups and big companies with their hiring needs.

🇵🇭Cebu City, Philippines$20/hr100% JSS4.58 (3)Since Apr 2026

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 4.5 months active (since Jun 2026)

World#19,758 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#1,988 / 56.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.9k

Last 6 months: $10k

World#22,743 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#2,905 / 56.3k
Total earnings
$10k

Billed in all: $11k

World#195,882 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#31,801 / 56.3k
Per project
$2k

$2k in the last 6 months

World#76,628 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#15,950 / 56.3k
Projects, last 6 months
5
20% fixed80% hourly
World#41,746 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#2,712 / 56.3k
Projects in all
5
20% fixed80% hourly
World#266,042 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#25,565 / 56.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$10.7k+$1.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$8k$9k$10k$11kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 5% in Human Resources

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #7Staff Development89 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #1Top 8%
  2. #13Reverse Recruiting265 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #3Top 5%
  3. #28Human Resources Strategy297 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #4Top 9%
  4. #30Staffing Needs340 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #15Top 9%
  5. #52Human Resources1,151 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #10Top 5%
  6. #78IT Recruiting990 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #15Top 8%
  7. #98Staff Recruitment & Management1,476 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #40Top 7%
  8. #109Candidate Interviewing1,513 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #28Top 7%