ChicExecs Senior Director of Strategic Accounts, Lydia Vargo, shares her experience with a vetted community of peers with whom she can share and learn on Forbes blog. Enjoy this highlight from the piece.
When Lydia Vargo first interviewed with ChicExecs co-founders Nikki Carlson and Kailynn Bowling seven years ago, she recalls that “they asked a lot of questions that I felt were assessing whether or not I was a good fit for the company.” Rather than discussing her skills and her resume, which spoke for itself, her potential employers encouraged Vargo to talk about the elements of her career that got her most excited. For her part, Vargo was impressed with “their overall vision of what they wanted for their people. I loved their story and their journey.”
As Vargo went on to explain, she signed on with the firm as one of its first employees and is now senior director of strategic accounts. Prior to joining, she had left the corporate world of financial services to travel throughout Central and South America with her husband, then started a family and enjoyed a four-year stay in Australia. When she returned to California, she was looking for a career change.
Today, Vargo is a regular contributor of content through Forbes Business Development Council. “The wonderful thing about Forbes Councils is that it’s very vetted,” she says. “These are like-minded people and we’re all eager to share, but we’re also really eager to learn.” The content Vargo writes is crafted to share thought leadership and to give readers an understanding of ChicExecs’s brand identity. “I really have loved being a part of Forbes Councils,” she says.
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