Perks are deeply bred into the Silicon Valley culture…free clothes, free food, take care of my laundry, taxes, backrubs—I remember one of my colleagues bursting into tears because he couldn’t attend the annual picnic because we had a production problem. I make my way around to company after company in
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Jul 11, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Perks growing as Silicon Valley heats up
Perks growing as Silicon Valley heats up
Jun 30, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Landing a Job: Resumes
Landing a Job: Resumes
Lately, we’ve been receiving 3-10 resumes a day from candidates—clearly using an outsourcing service. Via fax. To make matters worse, up until today, there was no way to opt out of these faxes. I’m shocked that candidates think that’s an effective way to deal with recruiters. These resumes are all
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Jun 17, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Talent: The Road to Great
Talent: The Road to Great
You can find them at every company— the good guys, the hard workers, the eager beavers, the workhorses. Companies need these people, or at least most of them. But what is increasingly separating the great companies from the stragglers is outstanding talent— the number of exceptionally talented, not just average,
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Jun 14, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Accelerating Your Career
Accelerating Your Career
I’m continuously invited to lunch by friends and acquaintances in search of sage career tips from ‘the headhunter.’ Many people are interested in advancing their career, getting to the next level, earning more money. My advice is almost the same – time to change companies. It’s not what most want
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Mar 07, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on I Botched the Interview, Now What?
I Botched the Interview, Now What?
You’re driving home from the interview, processing how you answered questions, and you realize that you didn’t ace it. Is there anything that you can do after the fact? Probably not. Which is why we suggest that you try, as hard as it is in our crazy work schedules, to
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Feb 23, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Landing Talent in Today's Market
Landing Talent in Today's Market
Top technical talent continues to be in high demand—in fact, there are shades of 1999 when companies fought hard for talent and those that couldn’t bring in “A players” fast enough faded into the distance. Speed is key to competing for talent but that often makes hiring executives uncomfortable. The top
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Feb 16, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Passion
Passion
I’m just back from a vacation in Argentina. One of the many things that impressed me was the passion of the key players in the wine and lodging industry. We stayed at a lodge that was built during an economic disaster in the early 2000s– that lodge received a major
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Jan 07, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on A Word on Interviewing…Passion
A Word on Interviewing…Passion
Over the holidays I was on a run with a friend of mine who is currently in the midst of a career search. While discussing a potential role and company, he shared with me that he had come across no other job that seemed like such a strong fit technically,
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Dec 15, 2010 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Tips on Phone Interviews
Tips on Phone Interviews
Here’s some tips from a college senior on phone interviews. Alas, Patricia might want to invest in a land line…three dropped calls and I think you’re pretty much ‘out’. From the WSJ DECEMBER 15, 2010, 9:30 AM ET Set the Table for a Phone Interview By Patricia Berg I recently
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Nov 19, 2010 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on December: Time to Step Up the Job Search
December: Time to Step Up the Job Search
So many candidates tell me that they want to take ‘the holidays’ off and look for a new role after the first of the year. I’d love to take Thanksgiving week through the first week of January off myself, I understand how compelling that seems. However, this is often a
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