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How can you improve your ability to land talent? What are the hot jobs and interviewing trends? This employment market poses a challenge for both clients and candidates. Here’s a behind-the-curtain peek at the best way to approach it, including valuable insider tips.

Aug 13, 2013 | Post by: The Pachera Group Comments Off on Guest Blog: Newton 20 Years Later by Phil Baker

Guest Blog: Newton 20 Years Later by Phil Baker

In 1991 Michael Tchao and Steve Capps originated the idea for the Newton and convinced Apple’s CEO, John Scully, to let them build it. Scully coined the name “PDA” for this new device used as a personal digital assistant to manage your address book and calendar and run its version
May 03, 2013 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Immigration reform: Silicon Valley hiring practices threatened – San Jose Mercury News

Immigration reform: Silicon Valley hiring practices threatened – San Jose Mercury News

“While acknowledging that some multinational firms have taken advantage of America’s immigration system to employ “underpaid, sometimes grossly underpaid workers,” Bay Area recruiter Vikki Pachera insists cutting-edge Silicon Valley firms are clamoring for global talent. “In tech, there’s plenty of jobs,” Pachera said. “We’re certainly producing a lot of great,
Jan 26, 2013 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Silicon Valley ‘union’

The Silicon Valley ‘union’

With the no-poaching of talent case finally shedding some light on the past hiring practices of Apple, Google and other premier Silicon Valley companies, Holman Jenkins makes some great points in The Journal today. It’s a complex issue to be sure.  My favorite line of his is “Valley employees continue
Nov 28, 2012 | Post by: Gwen Moore Comments Off on Creating a WOW Job Candidate Experience INFOGRAPHIC

Creating a WOW Job Candidate Experience INFOGRAPHIC

While a few companies leave candidates with a wonderful sense that they are one of the best companies on the planet to work for, for most companies, it’s time to crank up the volume and separate yourself from the crowd.  The great news is much, if not all, of this
Sep 25, 2012 | Post by: Bill Firing Comments Off on It’s Your Platform. Own It.

It’s Your Platform. Own It.

It’s the height of the election season.  Candidates and the parties are all a buzz about platforms – the set of actions and ideas they support in order to appeal to the voting public. The idea of carefully and consistently communicating who you are and what you believe in order
Jun 05, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on How to Win in a Tough Talent Market

How to Win in a Tough Talent Market

If you are hiring today, particularly in high tech, you may be pulling your hair out as you try to land talent. Indeed, 2012 is proving to be a very difficult year to attract and close key people. The market is challenging norms like ‘internal equity,’ putting more pressure on
Jan 09, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Changes at the Helm

Changes at the Helm

When management makes top level changes, what does that mean for your job and how to set yourself up for success. There’s no question that the average CEO tenure is shortening.  Just this year we’ve seen some pretty big changes. It generally goes something like this…  You are getting ready
Jan 09, 2012 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Managing Job Transitions – A Quick Fire Challenge

Managing Job Transitions – A Quick Fire Challenge

Now that you’ve landed the new job, it’s time to turn your attention to your transition into the new company.  In today’s nimble market, long on-boarding processes are becoming a thing of the past.  Today it is sink or swim, and what you do during the first 30 days lays