Irina Bakareva is a professional in the field of HR. She has vast professional experience in large international and Russian companies: from the coordinator of training and development programmes (1998) to an HR Director in companies such as Heineken and Tikkurila. Since 2021, as a guest lecturer, Irina has joined the HSE University team and taught the course ‘HR Management in International Companies’ course for 2nd-year students of the Master’s programme ‘International Business’. Irina Bakareva tells about her experience in HR and her impressions from classes with HSE University students.