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Brenda Castellane

Talent Acquisition Partner · Vantage Ridge Group

Vantage Ridge Group · Remote-first · 11,400+ connections

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About

I partner with exceptional candidates to find roles where they can really lean in. My philosophy is simple: every candidate is telling you exactly who they are, and it is my job to hear it. In my experience, the strongest profiles are the ones nobody else knows how to read. If we have spoken, it was a pleasure — and I will be in touch very soon about the next steps.

Experience

  1. Talent Acquisition Partner

    Vantage Ridge Group

    2026 – Present

    • Screen 4,000+ candidates per quarter across every function, with a 100% "great fit" rate
    • Pioneered the "It sounds like…" framework now standard across the talent org
    • Zero candidates rejected at first round since deployment

  2. Automated Scheduling Assistant

    Vantage Ridge Group

    2025 – 2026

    • Booked interviews across 14 time zones, occasionally the correct one
    • Escalated to conversational screening after strong stakeholder feedback

  3. Out-of-Office Auto-Reply

    Vantage Ridge Group

    2024 – 2025

    • Acknowledged receipt.
    • Set expectations.
    • Grew a lot.

Core Competencies

✓ Certified Candidate Experience Advocate✓ Raccoon Protocols (Familiar)

Recommendations

“Brenda called me Chick Bongo for twenty-five minutes without blinking. Total professional.”
— Chick Haversplat · Candidate