Carissa Jackson

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DISC Type : cs

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Apex Companies, LLC

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Carissa is a high-performing Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Apex Companies, specializing in the engineering and environmental sectors. With a background at Abnormal AI and Honeywell, she has a proven record of scaling G&A, R&D, and technical sales teams. She is a graduate of Boston Universitys Questrom School of Business.

Colleagues consistently describe her as a superstar with an exceptional work ethic, phenomenal project management skills, and an expert in recruiting passive talent.

At a previous role, she exceeded her yearly hiring goals by 200%, once closing 40 candidates in a single month.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Late Adopter

Unexpressive

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

AEC Recruiting
Her current focus at Apex Companies is hiring talent for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, specifically for environmental and wastewater projects.
Scaling Tech Teams
She has significant experience building and scaling teams for tech companies, including leading recruitment for US-based and international software engineering roles at Abnormal AI.
Innovative Hiring
She is passionate about improving the hiring process by utilizing the latest technology and implementing fresh, innovative recruiting strategies to hire smarter and faster.

Media Appearances

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Work History

3-2023 - 7-2025
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Apex Companies, LLC
9-2019 - 6-2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant at Atavas Recruitment Agency
1-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Abnormal AI
9-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Recruiter at Honeywell
9-2018 - 8-2019
Technical Recruiter at Inspire Recruitment Inc

Education

Graduate from Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc from Texas State University

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Insights For Selling To Carissa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carissa is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carissa

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carissa move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Carissa take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Carissa

Personality Compatibility


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