Anonymous
07/21/2025 09:48
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
This is not the time to be moving to a smaller company
Anonymous
07/20/2025 09:41
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
It's really hard to lateral when you are coming from an industry leading company-- the numbers dont make sense. Yet people take the risk.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 21:09
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
Anonymous wrote:In this market a VP level F500 role will likely be filled by a candidate who is or was already VP level. Too many candidates in the market right now. You are likely not going to be competitive with them in either experience or breadth of past work. Just the way it is. Your best move is to go lateral at similar size company or go to VP at a MUCH smaller org.
This is great advice.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 19:40
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
In this market a VP level F500 role will likely be filled by a candidate who is or was already VP level. Too many candidates in the market right now. You are likely not going to be competitive with them in either experience or breadth of past work. Just the way it is. Your best move is to go lateral at similar size company or go to VP at a MUCH smaller org.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 18:17
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
I am in the process of hiring a Director-level position for my Fortune 500 company.
We have had over 3000 applicants so far. Of those, my internal recruiter gave me 100 resumes to review. Of those, I narrowed it down to 15. HR will interview only 7.
So, if you have made it to the HR interview, you have done very well. At that point, I think it is likely they are looking for an easy “cultural” and personality fit.
We have had over 3000 applicants so far. Of those, my internal recruiter gave me 100 resumes to review. Of those, I narrowed it down to 15. HR will interview only 7.
So, if you have made it to the HR interview, you have done very well. At that point, I think it is likely they are looking for an easy “cultural” and personality fit.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 23:15
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
As a general matter, it's much more likely to lateral into a similar role in a new company.
It's unlikely to get hired into a higher level than your current one at a new company. It makes no sense for them.
It's unlikely to get hired into a higher level than your current one at a new company. It makes no sense for them.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 22:15
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
Anonymous wrote:VP roles are filled through networking.
100%
Anonymous
07/15/2025 05:23
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
Anonymous wrote:Not everyone can make it to VP level and that's ok
Well there are only so many jobs in corporate America.
Anonymous
07/14/2025 21:40
Subject: Looking for VP roles, not making it past human HR screen
Not everyone can make it to VP level and that's ok