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A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine[Season 5: EP84] Jackie Velasquez-Ross (CEO) JVR ConsultingJackie Velasquez-Ross began her career in San Francisco recruiting creative talent in advertising. Over time, Design and Research became her passion and specialty. She’s hired Executive Leaders and ICs for Facebook, Instagram, InVision, Blavity, and many others. Most recently, she built Twitter’s Design & Research recruiting team and practice. Jackie’s currently running a strategic recruiting and career coaching practice. When she’s not working, she chases after preschooler twins and orders lots of takeout to avoid cooking dinner.
2023-04-0250 min
How This WorksJackie Velasquez-RossRecorded at the end of October 2020, Jackie and Skipper talked about some number of topics, including how being parents helped them both do better work, how Jackie thinks about recruiting as an art and a science, how fit is both important for the job seeker as well as for the company, how you should never settle for a job (unless you're a contractor), how all designers should have a portfolio, and how important it is to do your research before you apply for a job.
Our show starts with a flub but we quickly recover. We talk about what it...2020-12-2250 min
The Crazy OneEp 104 #ShareTheMicNow: Working in Tech While Black Part 1 by Jackie Velasquez Ross, Dorcie Lovinsky, and Christian ClarkIn the third #ShareTheMicNow episode on The Crazy One, Jackie Velasquez Ross (Senior Recruiter), Dorcie Lovinsky (Engineering Manager), and Christian Clark (Strategic Renewals Manager) open up about their personal journeys, challenges, and aspirations as Black professionals in the tech industry. Through candid stories and insights, they shed light on the realities of navigating a field that often lacks diversity and inclusion, while sharing their hopes for a more equitable future. Tune in for an eye-opening conversation on resilience, identity, and the power of representation in tech.Jackie Velasquez Ross has have never met a stranger. She is...2020-08-2436 min