VICKI SALEMI

VICKI SALEMI

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CAREER EXPERT: National consumer spokesperson, author, keynote speaker, on-air talent, columnist, editor/producer, brand strategist, friend.

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TOP SKILLS: Energetic, versatile, relationship builder, problem solver, empowering and inspiring, media savvy high achiever. 

 

BOOKS

 

• Two untitled projects (Dates forthcoming)

• Author of Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York  (2010)

• Author of The ABC’s of College Life (2001)

 

COMMUNICATIONS (FOR DETAILS, VISIT HER LINKEDIN PROFILE)

 

• Career expert and national spokesperson, Monster   

• Former corporate recruiting and HR leader (specializing in training & development and international HR) at KPMG, Deloitte and McGraw-Hill

• Note: She's always had a side hustle, dating back to her first job out of college. While working full-time, she cultivated and honed skills in journalism as a freelance writer, a passion she still pursues. Bylines just happen to be a lot bigger now!  

• Contributing writer to top tier media outlets such as U.S. News & World Report

• Brand strategist, working with small to mid-sized companies crafting savvy media plans

• Creator, Producer, On-Air Host: Score That Job on MediabistroTV (2013 – 2014)

• Editor, MediaJobsDaily on Mediabistro (2012 – 2014) and editorial director at CollegeRover (2007 - 2009)

• Talent scout, producer and creator, various unscripted TV projects (ongoing)

• National spokesperson, ClassesUSA.com, an Experian company (2007 – 2009)  

• Celebrity and influencer interviewer (2003 – present); currently freelancing for New York magazine - conducts exclusives with talent, producers, authors, athletes, politicians (essentially, bold-faced names): Gloria Steinem (four times!) Carrie Fisher (two months before she died), Brad Pitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Matt Damon, Lena Dunham, Sheryl Sandberg, Derek Jeter, Senator Kristen Gillibrand, Michael J. Fox, Warren Beatty, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Miley Cyrus, Deepak Chopra, Judy Blume, Reggie Jackson…

 

NATIONAL CONSUMER SPOKESPERSON

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• Represent Monster on a daily basis in the media to reach job seekers. Recent hits include MarketWatch (online and podcast), Moneyish, USA Today, BusinessInsider, NBC News, Reader’s Digest, Mic.com, Glamour and more.

• In the second half of 2018, her interviews and contributed content referencing Monster resulted in 79 articles, generating over 1.6 billion impressions. Twenty-five percent of these articles were in Monster’s top tier press publications.

• Regular contributor to U.S. News, Forbes and Huffington Post (four stories each month), as well as The New York Post’s @work section, New York magazine and Success.com.

• Her answers on Quora have surpassed 500,000 answer views. This content is repurposed as an "Ask Vicki" column on Monster.

• Special projects such as co-hosting Facebook Live segments, resulting in a reach of 620,000.

• Participation in promo videos as needed and weekly editorial team meetings, providing quotes/insight to staff for their content. 

• Collaboration on social media such as a Twitter career chat led by Mashable Business.

 

MEMBERSHIPS

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• The Newswomen’s Club of New York

• The Penn Club of New York

• The National Arts Club

 

EDUCATION

 

Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

 

• Dean’s List (five semesters), Dana Scholar, and Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)

• Alpha Gamma Delta sorority

• Semester study abroad at McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

• Class columnist, alumni magazine (2001 – present)

• Council of Lafayette Women alumni board member (2014 – 2015)

 

Management Certificate, Cornell University

School of Industrial and Labor Relations, New York City

 

On-Air Hosting & Teleprompter Training, Actors Connection, New York City

On-Air News Reporting, Mediabistro, New York City

Corporate Speech Solutions Class, New York City