Anna Papalia

Anna Papalia is an American author and educator. Papalia taught at Temple University's Fox School of Business from 2011 to 2022.

Early life and education
Papalia was born in Portland, Maine in 1978. She attended South Portland High School while working full-time to support herself.

She attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied psychology. While in college, Papalia supported herself by waiting tables for the restaurateur Stephen Starr.

Career
Papalia started her worked as a human resources specialist after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. She later became the Director of Talent Acquisition for Conner Strong & Buckelew, owned by George Norcross. She left her position in April 2011 to start an HR consulting firm to teach job seekers and hiring managers how to interview better.

For 11 years from 2011 to 2022, Papalia taught at Temple University's Fox School of Business, where she collected data and research and discovered different interview styles. In her book, Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing, published by HarperCollins, she outlines the interview process, the different types of interviewees, and how to perform well in interviews, among other topics. The book categorizes interviewers (hiring managers) and interviewees (job seekers) into 4 Interview Styles: Charmer, Challenger, Examiner, and Harmonizer.

Personal life
Anna lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.