I discuss this question with three of my recruiter friends. My hypothesis was that "yes, being one of the first applicants matters a lot." The recruiters proved that there's more nuance to this question than I thought. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

LinkedIn Recommendations stand out to hiring managers. Want proof? Listen to the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

Build your personal board of directors, create your own opportunities, and find a career before the 11th hour.  Highlights: 3:15: How Colton got his foot into the tech industry 6:50: How to create your own opportunities 10:00: How recruiters and hiring managers make decisions about candidates 10:35: Is networking the right word? 13:00: Build a personal board of directors 16:00: The best recruiters try to create a great candidate experience 18:50: How to partner with a recruiter to prepare for the interview process 22:25: Early career professionals need a strong executive presence and hun ..read more

Want to know exactly how to format your resume? I’ll tell you in about 5 minutes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

Google and Southwest Airlines Alumn Marcelo Menezes and I discuss: How Marcelo used a gameplan and narrow focus to get an internship with Southwest Airline 3:57 Talking to the employees of a company is much more helpful than going to a career page. 5:47 You can use LinkedIn to talk to anyone. 7:47 Using the LinkedIn Alumni tool to find employees of the companies you want to work for. 8:47 Be respectful and clear about your purpose and many people will talk to you 10:17 Three things Marcelo tries to learn about in his informational interviews: 11:27 The book: how to put what you learn in infor ..read more

Senior Corporate Recruiter McKay Richins and I discuss: The biggest problems McKay sees with entry-level candidates (5:35) How he evaluates candidates/weeds out those who are not worthy and important resume tips (8:00) LinkedIn is absolutely critical. You need one if you don't have one (10:30) How to nail interviews. (Hint: prepare!) His worst candidate story (22:30) His best candidate story (26:00) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

I discuss this question with three of my recruiter friends. My hypothesis was that "yes, being one of the first applicants matters a lot." The recruiters proved that there's more nuance to this question than I thought. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

LinkedIn Recommendations stand out to hiring managers. Want proof? Listen to the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/job-search-with-james/message ..read more

Build your personal board of directors, create your own opportunities, and find a career before the 11th hour.  Highlights: 3:15: How Colton got his foot into the tech industry 6:50: How to create your own opportunities 10:00: How recruiters and hiring managers make decisions about candidates 10:35: Is networking the right word? 13:00: Build a personal board of directors 16:00: The best recruiters try to create a great candidate experience 18:50: How to partner with a recruiter to prepare for the interview process 22:25: Early career professionals need a strong executive presence and hun ..read more

Want to know exactly how to format your resume? I’ll tell you in about 5 minutes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/job-search-with-james/message ..read more