The College Info Geek Podcast: Study Tips& Advice for Students   /     How to Get Hired: A Look Inside the Decision Maker's Head (Ep. 185)

Description

We've talked a lot about the job-seeking process, but this time we get to examine things from a different perspective: the company.

Subtitle
We've talked a lot about the job-seeking process, but this time we get to examine things from a different perspective: the company.
Duration
01:00:49
Publishing date
2017-11-13 12:00
Contributors
  Thomas Frank
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Shownotes

We've talked a lot about the job-seeking process, but this time we get to examine things from a different perspective: the company.

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:57 - How some members of the team were hired
  • 0:04:07 - Reasons for hiring a new writer
  • 0:06:36 - The questions and the form used in the hiring process
  • 0:13:15 - Seemingly irrelevant questions and "weeding out" people
  • 0:20:49 - Can we be great at something without having a knack for it?
  • 0:24:56 - Don't "shotgun" your resume to a lot of companies
  • 0:27:25 - Ways to show showcase your experience in writing
  • 0:34:50 - The initial "weed out" bullet points
  • 0:38:20 - Handling rejection from a job opportunity
  • 0:40:56 - The next steps of figuring out who to hire
  • 0:47:04 - Ghostwriting and assigning the right tasks to employees
  • 0:53:56 - Reasons for why would-be-employers might not respond to you
  • 0:57:30 - Conclusion

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