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Anna Papalia is the CEO & Author of Interviewology, a keynote speaker, and a career influencer with over 3 million followers across social media platforms. She has worked with large companies, such as Cigna and Lincoln Financial, and taught at Temple University’s Fox School of Business for 12 years, where she collected research and discovered the four interview styles. As a former Director of Talent Acquisition turned career coach, she has vast experience on both sides of the interview table and knows what it takes to interview better. She has advised more than 10,000 clients, helping students, entrepreneurs, senior executives, and job seekers in all industries, and taught hundreds of corporate training sessions dedicated to training hiring managers how to interview. Nominated for HR Person of the Year in 2020, she is also a public speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and DisruptHR, and is a highly sought-after thought leader on all things interviewing. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anna is the author of Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing, where she introduces her groundbreaking framework and practical tools that help both candidates and hiring managers master the interview process with clarity and confidence.
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Videos
Interviewing: The Red Headed Stepchild Of HR | Anna Papalia | DisruptHR Talks
Anna Papalia | How To Nail Any Interview & Sell Yourself By Being Fully You
How to Interview Well and Get the Job with Anna Papalia
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