Coach Elena Klitko

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I help people think like employers so they get great jobs and build purpose-fueled careers
�8 years in HR
�Certified Coach
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05/13/2026

I guess we’re up in the air already

05/08/2026

In most cases, the first interview with a company will be with a recruiter. Recruiters screen candidates to ensure they meet the basic qualifications, match the job requirements, and pass a general “fit check.”

However, this is also one of the most common stages where people get eliminated from the process. Want to know how to prepare? Watch the video 🤌🏻

05/07/2026

The worst recruiter during your job search is… you. 🥲

Classic situation: you open a job posting, read the requirements and… close it. Because out of 15 requirements, you only match 11. So what’s the point of applying if they’ll reject you anyway?

Congrats — you just rejected yourself before the employer even had a chance to.

In reality, it’s a lot simpler:
a job description isn’t a strict checklist of mandatory conditions. It’s more of a business wish list.

HR teams write these “wish lists” to:
• avoid missing strong candidates;
• filter out clearly weak ones;
• show leadership they’re searching for “top talent.”

The list is intentionally written with extra stretch goals, and 9 times out of 10, companies hire the person who matches around 70% of the requirements.

More often than not, candidates with curiosity, adaptability, strong soft skills, and real motivation move forward — not necessarily the person with 10 years of experience in every single tool listed in the description and zero excitement left. 🤖

The good news?

If you got invited to an interview, your resume already passed the filter. A recruiter reviewed it. A hiring manager approved it. HR aligned on it. You’re not there by accident.

So your job during the interview isn’t to apologize for the missing 30%.

It’s to confidently show the 70% you already bring to the table.

Stop rejecting yourself at the stage of reading requirements. Leave that job to the people who are at least getting paid for it.

Apply anywhere you match at least 70%.

And remember: hiring decisions are made through conversation. And you absolutely can influence that. 🫶

04/24/2026

be the one who understand what the other side needs most🔋

Not everything I learned in HR came from policy or process. Most of it came from watching people. Here are 10 lessons fr...
04/21/2026

Not everything I learned in HR came from policy or process. Most of it came from watching people. Here are 10 lessons from 10+ years inside corporate life 👆🏼

We only get one life to live.It’s not worth spending it shaping your career around other people’s expectations or “how i...
04/03/2026

We only get one life to live.

It’s not worth spending it shaping your career around other people’s expectations or “how it’s supposed to be.” Choose what actually resonates with you — whether you’re 20 or 60.

You don’t have to pick one path and stick to it forever. You can (and should!) try things, pivot, explore, fail and find what’s truly yours and how you want to express yourself through your work.

Your job is just a tool in that process.

Career isn’t as linear as it seems. Not anymore 😉

Most people don’t get fired, they slowly become irrelevant. Timely as never, eh?The scary part is that it looks just fin...
04/01/2026

Most people don’t get fired, they slowly become irrelevant. Timely as never, eh?
The scary part is that it looks just fine from the outside.
Check out this post to see if your career has stalled without you noticing it ☝🏼

03/31/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions employees have is that somewhere at the top, there is a clear, structured plan for what skills they should be building next.

From the inside — that’s not always the case. The world is changing faster than any development plan can keep up with.

I’ve said it over and over again, your career is your responsibility and there’s no better time to take it into your own hands.

If you’re not sure where to start, here’s what I actually tell people to do:

1️⃣ Instead of looking at job descriptions for your current role — look at those 1-2 levels above, or at companies you’d want to work for in ~3 years.
2️⃣ Look for the skills they keep repeating, the tools they list, the gaps nobody on your team can fill yet — that’s your signal. 3️⃣ Cross-reference with what’s showing up in industry news and what leadership keeps bringing up. That intersection is where you want to be building.

You don’t need to predict the future. Learn how to read the signals.

I’ve been spending a lot of time researching and experimenting with AI lately - specifically trying to get better at pro...
03/26/2026

I’ve been spending a lot of time researching and experimenting with AI lately - specifically trying to get better at prompting.

Here are 5 things that actually helped me up my prompting game quite a bit!

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Per Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology,happiness = meaning + engagement + connection + gratitude + progr...
10/13/2025

Per Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology,

happiness = meaning + engagement + connection + gratitude + progress — not “constant positivity.”

I used to often confuse my true wishes with someone else’s.
To be fully honest, I’m still learning to tell them apart.

But today, I’m deeply grateful that my life checks *almost* all the boxes on that Seligman’s list (because in the era of FOMO and hustle culture, you can never be 100% certain, right? 😉).

Life isn’t always rainbows and sunshine, but I’m endlessly thankful — for getting to do a job I love that gives me growth and meaning, for being healthy, for the most incredible people by my side.

And maybe most of all (the immigrant’s ache) — for watching my toddler have a beautiful bond with my parents.

Happy Thanksgiving ❤️

The first question I ask every new client is, “What channels have you tried for your job search so far?” I’ve found that...
02/12/2025

The first question I ask every new client is, “What channels have you tried for your job search so far?”

I’ve found that most people typically rely on just 1-2 sources at most!

The most common choices are open job boards and LinkedIn, or a combination of open job boards and recruiting agencies.

However, there are countless additional resources available for discovering open roles and accessing the elusive “hidden job market” that everyone mentions but few have truly explored.

The today’s job market and the speed it is changing with has demonstrated that those who think out the box and produce creative ideas, will take over the world!

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