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06.18.12

Pinterest, Palantir & harsh reality of SF real estate

Working behind the scenes on the front lines of the Silicon Valley tech boom, the Riviera team is quite familiar with the multi-faceted challenges that…

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05.1.12

2012 Q1: Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

With a constant eye on the technical talent market, we have compiled our latest engineering salaries from Q1 data in 2012. As a measure of…

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04.13.12

In Silicon Valley, designers emerge as rock stars

Riviera Partners’ Principal Dirk Cleveland was recently contacted by Gerry Shih at Reuters for some insight into the growing demand for talented User Interface/User Experience…

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01.17.12

2011 Q3: Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

We took a look at the placement data that we gathered from the third quarter of 2011 and compared it to data we previously ran…

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09.20.11

Silicon Valley Health Check

The High Tech industry is known for its continual state of flux and evolution. For years, people have looked to the Silicon Valley as the…

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09.1.11

Riviera Partners Named #2293 To The Inc. 500|5000 List

We are proud to announce that Riviera Partners, Silicon Valley’s premiere Executive and Technical Search firm, has been named to the Inc. 5000 List for…

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08.3.11

Why Would You Leave Florence During the Renaissance?

Posted by: Nelson Smith I’ve been a headhunter for almost 13 years and have experienced an entire economic cycle come full circle – from the…

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07.15.11

Iain Grant Named As A Partner

Posted by: Rivi Team We are pleased to announce that veteran recruiter Iain Grant has received the nod and has been named as an official…

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05.16.11

What Do They Do & Why Do They Do It?

Posted by: Dr. David Vik “…Then, I will see if I want to join them.” This is often the common thread tying many potential candidates’…

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04.5.11

Can You Hear the Buzz?

Posted by: Dirk Cleveland Spring is here, the Giants are getting ready to take the field at AT&T Park and the buzz around the Bay…

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03.16.11

A Tribute To Big Ideas

Posted by: Kevin Buckby The buzz this week has mostly been about SXSW, and in particular speculation over who would enjoy the sort of break-out…

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03.2.11

10 Things I’ve Learned In My First Year As An Executive Recruiter

Posted by Iain Grant 1. No one reads a whole resume – skip writing the paragraphs of “I increased sales from 112% to 142%” and…

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10.29.10

Slapped By The Hand That Feeds

Posted by Kevin Buckby Here’s a question that was pondered recently: What does the venerable Gap brand have in common with the counter-culture graffiti artist…

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