Reading the headlines, you’d think there are hundreds of people who would jump at the opportunity to apply for your new job. But if you are an early stage, pre-market startup, without a recognizable brand, you may be in for a surprise. What’s so important in today’s economy is stability.
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Mar 21, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera No Comments
Hiring without a Well Known Brand in this Economy
Mar 20, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera No Comments
Why You Didn’t Get the Job
It’s always tough to find out you didn’t land the job you were interviewing for. You put energy into it, took time off, started to get more excited about it, only to be rejected. Most people want to know why, and specifically why at that. For the candidates we work
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Mar 16, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera No Comments
Why Utilize a Recruiting Firm
From time to time we are asked why a company should utilize a recruiting firm. Reading the headlines, you’d think there’s so many people in the job market looking, that hiring is easy. It’s not, there’s a large number of competing jobs open–Linkedin alone has over 34,000 job postings for
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Mar 10, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera No Comments
Effective Job Hunting Techniques
When you suddenly find yourself in the job market, your company unexpectedly shuttered or cancelled programs, downsized, it’s understandable to be rattled and emotionally crushed. Take a few days to regroup, then get your game on to land a new role. You’ll need to be organized, deploying your very best
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Mar 09, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera No Comments
Create a stellar Linkedin Bio
I’m often surprised that professionals, or soon to be professionals, lack an outstanding LinkedIn Profile… and some don’t have one at all. LinkedIn has been a highly relevant tool for business, whether it is used for business development, sales, or simply as your ‘calling card’. With about 500 million profiles
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Jan 30, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Putting Tech Layoffs into Perspective
Putting Tech Layoffs into Perspective
Yesterday I sat down with 4 Wall Street Journals from the week, catching up. The take away was confusing–several articles about tight talent market, several more on tech layoffs, a couple on productivity, workers not putting in the hours they used to, that sort of thing. NYU’s Scott Galloway did
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Oct 17, 2022 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Is This the Right Time to Change Jobs?
Is This the Right Time to Change Jobs?
Saying the last several years have been turbulent is an understatement. People ask me every day if this is the right time to change jobs. The answer is: it depends. If you are well educated, working in a high demand profession like engineering, a strong performer, willing to work onsite,
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Oct 03, 2021 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Employee Engagement Is More Critical Than Ever
Employee Engagement Is More Critical Than Ever
For a while now, we’ve known that candidates who joined their employer in 2020 or later are more likely to take our recruiting calls and explore options. They may never have met their team in person, perhaps never had a lunch or went out for drinks after work, didn’t experience
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Feb 24, 2021 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Zoom Interviews 3.0
Zoom Interviews 3.0
Ah the zoom call. Often awkward, sometimes riddled with technology flaws, it’s all we have, and we need to make the best of it. We like to think of it as being “on air” like a newscaster, and remind people that first impressions matter. I’m happy to see that the
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Sep 21, 2020 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on There’s a Lot of Candidates in the Market, Why Haven’t You Landed the Right Person?
There’s a Lot of Candidates in the Market, Why Haven’t You Landed the Right Person?
by Bill Firing CEOs and their hiring organizations have quickly learned that talent acquisition in the COVID-19 era has been more challenging than expected. And those that have adapted their hiring practices to the sensitivities of the candidate market have been more successful in landing top-tier talent. First, the realizations
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