Episode 12: Zena Contreras on The Hottest Tips To Getting Hired Today, LinkedIn Strategies, Networking Tips, How To Actually Get The Interview, How To Read People, and First Impressions.

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In this episode I’m sitting down with Zena Contreras who has had an impressive career in corporate recruiting, working with the greats like Disney, CNN, and more. This episode probably has the highest number of hot tips out of all the episodes I’ve had so far. I mean truly, I was feverishly taking notes when I was editing, so come prepared.

Zena and I are talking about all things getting hired. From LinkedIn strategies, to bypassing automated application systems, we also dive deep into why first impressions matter, subjectivity in hiring, networking tips, and so much more. If you’re on the job hunt, or if you’re a hiring manager you definitely will want to tune in. Zena is leaving you with a ton of tangible takeaways so you can get hired by the people you want and connect with the people you want.

Here is what you’re going to learn:

1. How to move laterally in a corporate company

2. Networking hot tips

3. LinkedIn hot tips- how to get found by the right people

4. How to hack the applicant tracking systems

5. How to read people

6. How to prepare to kick ass in an interview

7. Should you really be cleaning your social media before getting hired?

8. Importance of company culture

9. Importance of first impressions

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Chapters:

03:17 How To ****Move Laterally in Corporate

05:12 Networking and Building Relationships

07:39 Using LinkedIn for Networking

08:09 Optimizing LinkedIn Profile

14:08 What is The Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

16:55 Hacking the ATS

17:51 Bypassing Recruiters and Contacting Hiring Managers

21:17 The Importance of Company Culture in Hiring

24:35 The Impact of Job Search on Mental Health

26:19 Bringing back the Human in Human Rescources ****

27:19 First Impressions Actually DO Matter

35:41 Should You Be Cleaning Your Social if You’re Job Hunting

36:37 Red Flags in the Hiring Process

49:23 Tech Bubble vs. Real World

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