The tech recruiting environment is very different than it was just 6 months ago. Successful job seekers are those who not only understand that, but take action to change how they go about hunting for a new role. It’s so easy to take your resume for granted, but in this
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Apr 13, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Apply some Marketing Expertise to your Job Search
Apply some Marketing Expertise to your Job Search
Apr 05, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on New? Put some Focus on your Employment Brand
New? Put some Focus on your Employment Brand
When you are just launching a company or perhaps entering the US Market for the first time, it’s critical that you put some energy into your Employment Brand. What does that mean? It means that you look at your brand, your story, through the lens of a prospective employee. What’s
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Mar 31, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Candidate Experience
The Candidate Experience
The candidate experience from the first outreach to onboarding is critical to attracting the top talent you want, and retaining them. Personalized outreach, while very time consuming, can be a strong differentiator. The first call with the company needs to be with someone who deeply understands the offering, the opportunity,
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Mar 21, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Hiring without a Well Known Brand in this Economy
Hiring without a Well Known Brand in this Economy
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 20, 2023 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Why You Didn’t Get the Job
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 Comments Off on Why Utilize a Recruiting Firm
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 Comments Off on Effective Job Hunting Techniques
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 Comments Off on Create a stellar Linkedin Bio
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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