Last weekend, drama entered the Tour de France once again, this time with an incredibly disappointing perspective into a great athlete. If you don’t follow the three week race through France, George Hincapie, an American cyclist, missed wearing the leader’s yellow jersey by a mere five seconds. I’ve watched every
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Jul 24, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Oh George.
Oh George.
Jul 14, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Experience Matters. Talent Matters More. Attitude Trumps All.
Experience Matters. Talent Matters More. Attitude Trumps All.
I came in contact with two people yesterday that reminded me, no matter how experienced you are, how well educated, how much you accomplished–an extraordinary attitude can trump all of that. As an executive recruiter, I’m certainly used to people feeling that an opportunity isn’t ‘just right’ for them and
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Jun 19, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game
I was talking with a friend of mine the other day, an executive who has been interviewing with an organization for some time. He’s getting frustrated by how long things are dragging out and asked me when the line is crossed by a candidate going from ‘persistent’ to what I’ll
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Jun 02, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Top 10 List: How to Enter the Job Market
Top 10 List: How to Enter the Job Market
Every week I take a call or two from someone who found themselves in the job market, sometimes for the first time in twenty years. Here is what I tell them to prepare for a job search: 1. Create a ‘personal brand’. Creating a story line of who you are
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May 04, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Help Wanted
Help Wanted
The cover story in Business Week’s May 11th issue talks about the 3 million jobs that are open in the US and are difficult to fill. It’s a great read — all we tend to hear about is the millions of people in the market looking for work. We’re experiencing
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Apr 28, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Leadership in the Clean Energy Sector: Help Wanted
Leadership in the Clean Energy Sector: Help Wanted
The Clean Energy sector is generating a lot of interest as it revs up to transform the sustainability of our energy practices and spark growth in the global economy. Convergence and rapid innovation in technology combined with increasing investment, public awareness, and a supportive federal policy and regulatory environment are
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Apr 25, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days
Unless something else takes center stage, we are about to enter into a media frenzy focused on President Obama’s performance during his first 100 days in office. If you just took a new role, assuming it’s not in sports or politics, you can be thankful that your own performance isn’t
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Apr 14, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Nailing the Interview
Nailing the Interview
In another great article by Sarah Needleman, in today’s WSJ, she offers some very solid advice for those lucky enough to land an interview. Getting an interview right is more difficult than you might think. One of my top tips to job seekers is a page right out of media
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Mar 13, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Putting Your Best Foot Forward
It has been said that success covers a multitude of sins. Like a delicious frosting covering the cracks, bumps, and imperfections of a newly baked cake, success smoothes over one’s flaws. When companies are successful, they are often overstaffed which can shield the need for performance management. The underperformers are
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Mar 03, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Webinar: Legal Aspects of a Career Change
Webinar: Legal Aspects of a Career Change
WEBINAR The Legal Aspects of a Career Change March 10, 2009 10am PST, 11am MST, noon CST, 1pm EST REGISTER: http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=E057DD81 The Legal Aspects of Career Transitions –a lot has changed in the past few years Within the last six months, let alone the last decade, a lot has changed
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