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Cara Fishman

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Recruiter - GTM at Plaid
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Cara Fishman is a Go-To-Market Recruiter at Plaid, specializing in talent acquisition, employer branding, and building dynamic teams. With experience at companies like TikTok and PointCard™, she has a strong background in both technical and non-technical recruiting. She holds a Master of Science from the University of Southern California.

Based on her education, Cara has an interest in communications, having participated in a study abroad program in London focused on gender and communication. In her earlier years, she was the captain of her high schools varsity tennis team, showing leadership and a passion for the sport.

Unique fact: At a previous startup, she was the sole recruiter, single-handedly managing the entire recruitment cycle and all people operations for 100 employees.

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Current Role
Recruiter - GTM
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Cara shows up

Early Adopter
Goal-Oriented
Fast But Thoughtful

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Cara cares about

GTM Recruiting
Her current role focuses on recruiting for Go-To-Market teams at Plaid, as seen in her recent posts about hiring for sales and commercial roles.
Fintech Talent
Works at Plaid, a major fintech company, and her focus is on acquiring talent that can drive growth in the financial technology sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Recruiter - GTM
Plaid
6-2024 - 1-2025
Technical Sourcer
Plaid
2-2023 - 3-2024
Talent Acquisition Partner - US Data Security
TikTok
7-2022 - 2-2023
Talent Acquisition Partner - Engineering
TikTok
2-2022 - 5-2022
Manager, People Operations & Recruiting
PointCard™
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Arts - BA
University of California, Davis
2019 - 2020
Master of Science - MS
University of Southern California
9-2021 - 3-2022
Professional Certificate
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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