And have contracts DIRECTLY with the employer — Many different platforms offer remote work. Some of them have vetting processes to let you; some will charge you a subscription fee to have access to their job boards; others will charge you after you get the job. Finally, some job boards will re-direct you to apply directly with the…

The perfect careers page doesn’t exist, but we can find perfect aspects in different ones. Here you’ll find cool features that provide a better candidate experience and make sense to the Talent Acquisition team. (Detailed) Application tips, by Automattic Automattic is a benchmark in so many senses! Their careers page is full of details, including…

Practices that work AND can be applied at any time to any team size! — Oh, no no, not coffee — even though coffee can help! I just liked this picture ❤ ANYWAYS. Here you will find a list of practices that I’ve seen work super well in different companies. All these practices were designed/practiced in remote work environments and can be applied to any…

The core strategies when I managed a Talent Acquisition team — During the period of six months, our Talent Acquisition team at Andela achieved something that none of us was expecting: our objective performance improved 5 times! You could think that it was based on a culture of pressure and burnout. But it wasn't. During the same period, the eNPS within…

And better assess candidates — The other day I wrote about Julia's method for writing cover letters. It's basically this: Why you? What value do you add? What is unique about you? Why this role? Why does this role motivate you? What are you passionate about it? Why this company? How does the company’s culture…

There are three answers that should be clear in your cover letter: (1) Why you? (2) Why this role? (3) Why this company? — The number of resources that you can find online about how to prepare for an interview or how to write your cover letter is overwhelming. Still, almost every mentee I have, no matter if they are a candidate or a talent acquisition stakeholder, they ask these: What does make a…

A quick and practical tool to keep you on track. — We all know the story. It goes something like this: When we start our job search, we have our goals clear: X salary, "Senior Y" as our job title, Z company. Then, we start to apply for jobs. We don't get many responses and we start to compromise: (X-10 to…

A good problem, but still. A problem. — Take your time. But not too much time. Asking for a couple of days to think about the offer is totally normal. You would want to talk to your family and trusted friends, even if you had one offer on the table. During that time, you can do a couple of things to help you look at the…

And how to adapt to an international hiring process as a Brazilian candidate — Liza and I are Brazilians living abroad. We met when we were working at Round Pegs — a remote company — , and since then we’ve talked about the cultural differences between working in Brazil and Denmark or Canada. …