It used to be that a reference check was a ‘check box’ item after an offer was made, a CYA of sorts. But these days, you just have to read the headlines to see prominent leaders who have fibbed on their resumes—ok, blatantly made stuff up, committed crimes and who
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Jul 28, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Art of Reference Checks
The Art of Reference Checks
Jul 22, 2011 | Post by: Gwen Moore Comments Off on Self-Defeating Job Search Moves – Where do you blunder?
Self-Defeating Job Search Moves – Where do you blunder?
So often we are our own worst enemy when it comes to the job search. Every day I see someone shoot themselves in the foot because they lost focus, did not persevere or just plain panicked during the process. The good news is these mistakes are easily avoided if you
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Jul 21, 2011 | Post by: Kathleen Avery Comments Off on Google's Secret Sauce
Google's Secret Sauce
The New York Times’ Claire Cain Miller writes about the venture world according to Google. In the article she notes that as Silicon Valley is once again flush with investor dollars looking for that insanely great next play, corporate funds have stepped up their game, with $583 million invested in
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Jul 20, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Open-Ended Vacation Policy…A good thing?
Open-Ended Vacation Policy…A good thing?
During the peak of the summer vacation season, interesting article in the Wall Street Journal by Sue Shellenbarger on the open-ended vacation policy. “Take as much vacation as you need”…sounds fantastic! The policy works well in many Silicon Valley companies like NetFlix. Could this be a blessing or a pressure-filled
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Jul 18, 2011 | Post by: Kathleen Avery Comments Off on The Start-up of You – new book by LinkedIn Founder coming soon
The Start-up of You – new book by LinkedIn Founder coming soon
Reid Garret Hoffman, co-founder of Linked In, has written (with Ben Casnocha), “The Start-up of You”, to be published after the New Year. In it he discusses how the explosive growth of a hyper-connected world economy has created a major paradigm shift we will need to embrace to build successful
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Jul 15, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Google's Hiring Spree
Google's Hiring Spree
Wow! Google brought on 2,452 new people in 3 months. That’s 40 each and every business day. 5 per hour. Holy hiring engine! Morning Coffee Jul 15, 2011 Joseph Walker You’ve got to spend money to make money. The old saying could very easily be Google’s mantra after the company
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Jul 14, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Time Crunch
The Time Crunch
If you are working, you’ve probably noticed that you are running to barely keep up. That’s been the theme of the week. I spoke to a client yesterday who was literally multitasking, speaking to two others while we tried to set up some time to chat. Another, the same day,
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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
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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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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