About

The people who read your CV.

Foreground is Rayna Wadhwa and Brad Nerea. Between us: degrees from Berkeley, Aalborg and Cologne, years inside companies where the hiring bar is high, and more than a decade of bringing people together in Cologne.

Founders

Two founders, both sides of hiring.

For now, Foreground is the two of us. You never have to choose: we match you by field and market, and the same reader stays with you throughout.

Co-founder

Rayna Wadhwa

Facilitator and community builder who has spent more than ten years in Cologne bringing people together, and knows its job market from the inside.

She has helped people in Cologne’s expat networks tailor how they present themselves for the Danish job market.

Background and credentials

Lead organiser of TEDxWichita, and host or organiser of more than 250 meetings, events and conferences.
Distinguished Trailblazer, years of speaking and leadership service, and past president of a public speaking club in Cologne.
Numerous expat events in Cologne, from networking evenings to talks on how to network in Germany.
MSc in Statistical Analysis, Aalto University.
Rayna Wadhwa on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)

Co-founder

Brad Nerea

Senior compiler herder with a PhD, who has worked where the hiring bar is high and has hired and mentored engineers himself.

He has helped friends tailor their CVs into internships at Google and Facebook and, more recently, a competitive senior game developer role.

Background and credentials

Facebook, Apple and Amazon, and the scaleups ArcSite and Capri.es: engineering where the hiring bar is high.
Technical co-founder of Truebit, a med-tech startup, hiring and mentoring people from junior to senior.
First runner-up, Hamsters Evidence Contest of Germany, and past president of a public speaking club in Cologne.
PhD in Computer Science, University of Calabria.
Brad Nerea on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)

Start here

Start with a 30‑minute first reading.

A reviewer reads your CV against the roles you want, tells you honestly what to bring forward, and recommends the programme or service that fits, if any.

DKK800+ VAT

30 minutes · video · paid when you book

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