If you are interviewing for a job, you are rarely the only candidate, in fact it’s often a case where many applied, a handful went into the first round, and just 2-5 will advance to next round of interviews. If you consistently find you are dropping out after the first
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Mar 19, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Why You Aren’t Getting a Second Interview
Why You Aren’t Getting a Second Interview
Feb 15, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Landing an Internship
Landing an Internship
It’s time for our annual message about the importance of internships for those in college. While it’s true my undergraduate internship changed the trajectory of my career and my life, as a talent scout, I also see the incredible difference it makes in jump starting someone’s work life. People spend
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Jan 10, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Now on Intro.co
Now on Intro.co
Are you a mid-career, executive, or C-suite-level professional searching for your next position?
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Jan 09, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Recruiting Trends
Recruiting Trends
Jan 09, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Return of the Performance Culture
The Return of the Performance Culture
It wasn’t popular with employees, but Wayfair’s CEO Niraj Shah’s recent message to work harder, longer hours, and blend personal and professional lives is likely very popular with executives and investors. We’ve seen similar messages from CEO’s emphasizing performance in the last year or so post pandemic. We expect a
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Jan 09, 2024 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on In the Job Market?
In the Job Market?
It’s been a year of transformation in the job market, AI creating a number of jobs and at the same time displacing other positions, changes around in-office or remote work, companies scaling back to align with economic headwinds, deepening investments in clean energy and so much more. If you are
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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
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 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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