Carla Burger
Founder @People Not Resumes
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WORK HISTORY
Founder @People Not Resumes
Austin, TX, US
Founded and scaled an AI-powered recruiting and talent advisory firm supporting executive and technical hiring for pre-IPO technology companies across New York, San Francisco, Austin, London, and Lisbon.Designed and implemented AI-enabled hiring automation to improve candidate-role matching accuracy by ~40%(currently in build and beta testing).Built and led a distributed team of 12 recruiters across 6 time zones, achieving 95%+ new-hire retention.Served as a strategic advisor to VCs, founders, and executive teams on workforce scaling, AI-driven recruiting strategy, and HR compliance during hypergrowth and market downturns.Developed predictive compensation and equity models using Pave and Option Impact, enabling CFOs to make data-driven salary and equity planning decisions.Currently building “Beyond Resumes,” an AI-enhanced candidate portfolio platform designed to more accurately represent skills, impact, and career narratives.Successfully placed senior executive roles (e.g, Head of Marketing, VP of Product) as well as specialized technical hires.Tools & Platforms- AI Recruiting & Sourcing: Hiretual, Fetcher, SeekOut- ATS: Lever, Greenhouse, Rippling, Workable, Breezy- Recruiting & Market Intelligence: LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Crunchbase- Sales & CRM: Apollo, HubSpot- Compensation & Analytics: Pave, Option Impact
EDUCATION
Abilene Christian University
Bachelor of Arts
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master of Science - MS, Behavioral Sciences
ABOUT CARLA BURGER
I\'m an emerging behavioral scientist specializing in HR, recruiting, and GTM strategy, with a career spanning tech, organizational design, and ethical hiring systems. I\'ve scaled recruiting operations at pre-IPO startups, advised organizations on building fairer, more effective talent systems, and led go-to-market functions where understanding human behavior wasn\'t a soft skill — it was the strategy.Now deepening that foundation through my Executive MSc in Behavioral Science at LSE, I work at the intersection of:🧠 Cognition + Leadership Evaluation — making leadership measurable, not just observable🤖 AI Systems + Ethical Framing — ensuring technology amplifies human judgment, not replaces it Organizational & Governance Design — building structures where people actually thriveOpen to consulting engagements in behavioral hiring design, GTM talent strategy, and ethical AI frameworks for people systems.
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