How to Impress In-house Talent Teams featuring Ole Heidelk (Sylvera)
- Date
- 2025-11-10
- Host
- Above & Beyond Recruitment
About this event
If you want to work in climate but feel unsure how to stand out to in-house talent teams, this conversation is designed to make the process clearer. How to Impress In-house Talent Teams brings a practical, insider-focused perspective on what hiring teams actually notice, what slows candidates down, and how to show up as someone worth moving forward. Featuring Ole Heidelk of Sylvera, this event is built for people who want more than generic career advice. Expect a grounded, candid discussion about how in-house recruiting works, what strong candidates do differently, and how to approach your climate job search with more confidence and precision. About the Event This is an in-person climate career conversation for people who want a better understanding of how to navigate hiring from the employer side. Rather than broad motivational talk, the focus is on what helps candidates make a strong impression with in-house talent teams at climate companies. The format is designed to feel useful and human: a featured conversation with room for practical insight, followed by the chance to connect with others in the community. If you have been applying for roles, considering a move into climate, or trying to sharpen your approach to interviews and outreach, this is a chance to hear directly from someone close to the hiring process. Because the event sits at the intersection of career development, community, and networking, it is also a space to compare notes with peers. You will likely leave not just with ideas from the featured discussion, but also with a clearer sense of how others are approaching the same transition or search. What to Expect The session will center on practical insight into how in-house talent teams evaluate candidates. That can include how applications are read, what makes someone memorable for the right reasons, and where promising candidates often miss opportunities to communicate their fit. You can expect a mix of: A focused featured conversation with Ole Heidelk Real-world hiring perspective from inside a climate company Actionable advice you can use in applications, interviews, and outreach Time to connect with other attendees interested in climate careers The discussion is likely to be most useful if you come ready with your own questions. Think about the points in your process where you feel least certain: your CV, your story, your transition into climate, your outreach strategy, or how to position relevant experience. Events like this are most valuable when you use them to pressure-test your assumptions. You should also expect a room full of people who are serious about climate work. That means the networking side of the event is not an afterthought. Whether you are actively job searching or just starting to explore the space, being in the room can help you build better context around the kinds of backgrounds, questions, and career paths showing up in the climate ecosystem. Why Attend Most career advice is written from the candidate perspective. What makes this event useful is the chance to hear from the in-house talent side of the table. That shift matters. It helps you understand not only what to say, but why certain signals matter and how hiring teams make decisions under real constraints. If you have ever wondered why one application gets traction while another goes nowhere, this conversation can help you think more strategically. It is a chance to improve how you present your experience, align yourself with the needs of a team, and avoid common mistakes that can weaken an otherwise strong profile. You may leave with clearer answers to questions like: How should I position my background for a climate role? What do in-house talent teams actually look for early in the process? How can I make my interest in climate feel credible and specific? What helps during outreach, screening, and interviews? How do I stand out without sounding overly polished or generic? There is also value in being around others who care about building climate careers seriously. The combination of useful hiring insight and community conversation makes this event especially relevant for people who want practical progress, not just inspiration. Practical Details This event is in person, which makes it a strong fit if you value direct conversation and easier networking. Being physically in the room creates more opportunities for informal exchanges before and after the main discussion, and those side conversations are often where useful connections begin. It takes place on Monday, November 10 at 12:00 PM GMT. If you are planning to attend, it is worth setting aside enough time not only for the featured conversation itself but also for arriving comfortably and staying a little longer to meet other attendees. A few ways to get the most from it: Come with specific questions about hiring, applications, or interviews Be ready to introduce yourself clearly in a sentence or two If you are job searching, think about the roles or companies you are targeting Stay open to conversation with people at different stages of their climate career journey If your goal is to better understand how to get noticed by climate employers and how to present yourself more effectively to internal hiring teams, this event offers a timely, practical place to start.
Who should attend
This will be especially useful if you want direct, practical insight into how climate hiring works from the inside. - You are **actively applying for climate roles** and want to understand how in-house talent teams review candidates, assess fit, and decide who moves forward. - You are **trying to transition into climate** from another sector and need help positioning your background in a way that feels relevant, credible, and specific. - You have had **interviews or applications that did not convert** and want a clearer sense of what might be missing in your materials, story, or approach. - You are **early in your climate career exploration** and want a more realistic picture of what employers look for before investing time in lots of applications. - You value **thoughtful networking in person** and want to meet others who are also navigating climate careers, hiring processes, and professional transitions. - You prefer **concrete advice over generic job-search tips** and want to leave with ideas you can use immediately in your CV, outreach, or interview prep.