Anna Papalia Biography

Anna Papalia serves as CEO and author of Interviewology while maintaining the position of keynote speaker and career influencer with more than 3.5 million followers across social media platforms. She directed Talent Acquisition at Conner Strong & Buckelew before becoming the HR leader for Fortune 100 clients for more than ten years. Anna transformed her talent acquisition expertise into a successful career coaching business which teaches both job candidates and hiring managers to excel in interviews.

Anna taught at Temple University’s Fox School of Business as an adjunct professor from 2011 until 2022 while conducting original research that led to the discovery of four interview styles known as Charmer, Challenger, Examiner, and Harmonizer which she presents in her book Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing (January 2024, HarperCollins). She has guided more than 10,000 clients throughout their careers while conducting numerous corporate trainings and received an HR Person of the Year nomination during 2020.

Anna has spoken at prominent events such as SHRM and DisruptHR and she introduced Mentoring Monday across 40 cities through a virtual kickoff event in February 2025 to support women in business. She operates from Philadelphia where she continues to transform hiring and interviewing practices through her content on TikTok and LinkedIn and other platforms.

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