Today is a bitter sweet episode since it is our final, final episode of Season 1. And we are going to switch things up with a special episode to thank YOU, our audience, for your unwavering support since day 1. We will be sharing some of our season 1 highlights, hearing from our team that helps produce the show, and featuring some highlight knockout stories aka success stories from our audience. Some season highlights: We have now published 30 episodes with Recruiters from companies such...

To celebrate the end of Season 1, I spent 30+ hours interviewing Recruiters and compiled the BEST pieces of career advice from each Recruiter to help you land jobs! Companies include Google, Boston Consulting Group, LinkedIn, Facebook/Meta, Netflix, Microsoft, Snapchat, Spotify, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Tesla, and more... --- You can listen to the podcast version here or watch the full video on our YouTube channel with close to 10,000 subscribers:...

Joel Lalgee has a 6-year background in agency recruiting and currently works at Hirewell. He is a massive content creator that has generated 77 million impressions in the last year and has 140,000 followers on LinkedIn. Joel is not afraid to tell it how it is and provides real and authentic career insight from the lens of a recruiter.  --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - Why is it challenging for companies to hire well? - Difference between Internal vs. Agency...

Our bonus episode today features Dr. Eli Joseph, an author, educator, TEDx speaker, faculty member at Columbia University and Queens College, and a partner and medical examiner at ExamOne. His new book, "The Perfect Rejection Resume: A Reader’s Guide to Building a Career Through Failure", compiles lessons about failure from his own life experiences and those of influential thought leaders. Get ready to have a deep conversation about overcoming rejection and failure.  --- Here are some...

Ever heard of Snapchat? We chatted with not 1 but 2 Recruiters from Snap Inc.! Alex Bader and Lauren Turrisi are Lead Business Recruiters at Snap having worked there for a combined 4+ years. Previously, Alex spent 8 years as a Talent Acquisition Manager at Hulu and Lauren spent 3 years as a Talent Acquisition Senior Manager at Ketchum, a PR agency. This episode is one of our favorite (Snapchat) memories, and we bet it will be one of yours as well… --- Here are some questions we will be...

Our bonus episode features Raj Subrameyer, a tech career strategist and author of the book “Skyrocket Your Career” which hit #5 on the best-seller list. Throughout his entire life, Raj was told he was not good enough, and suffered from severe anxiety, fear of rejection, and low self-esteem. After 20 years of false identity, Raj decided to take control of his life, and has helped thousands of people discover their zone of genius, find their dream job, launch their businesses and become...

Linda Schubert is a Principal Recruiter at Coinbase, the largest Cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. She previously worked in recruiting and talent acquisition at Glassdoor, Slack, and Thrive Global. In her free time, she is a career mentor for candidates through Career Contessa. Get ready for an electric conversation around the world of recruiting in Crypto, NFTs, Web 3.0, and more. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - What has the rollercoaster been like working...

Annie Hopkins is the Head of Americas Graduate Recruitment at Deutsche Bank (DB) meaning she manages all of DB’s campus recruiting for internships and jobs for the US. She is also the former Vice President of Diversity Recruiting and Campus Recruiting at Goldman Sachs.  --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - What are the essentials of the banking/finance industry? - What types of entry-level roles exist at an investment bank? - What might differentiate one investment bank...

Marie Ablaza (AKA "Fairy Job Mother") is a Talent Recruiter at Netflix Games Studio. She was previously a recruiter at Ubisoft, Lucasfilm, and Dolby Laboratories, and has worked in industries such as tech, entertainment, media, and video games. She was also recognized for the 2021 San Francisco Top Recruiter of the Year Award. Trust me, “You are going to BINGE this episode like you binge Netflix shows.” --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - Deep dive into Netflix Games...

Hannah Wolf is a Senior Campus Recruiter and Global Early Career Pipeline Program Manager at Spotify, the very platform you might be listening on. Prior to Spotify, Hannah worked in Recruiting and HR at Yahoo, Bloomberg, Tiffany & Co., and more. We also brought a special co-host to this episode (Sam Kao). Let's dive into the ring... --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - How to answer the question, "Why Spotify?" - Do employees at Spotify play/love music? - What are some...

Elizabeth Morgan is a former Recruiter and Rejection Manager at Google and current Senior Social Media Program Manager at iCIMS. Elizabeth has built up an audience of over 70,000 LinkedIn followers and has generated 9 million views in 2021 with her weekly career content. This will be a fun episode since we will talk more than just recruiting, for instance, how Elizabeth founded her side hustle Etsy shop called Lively Liz Creations. Let’s dive in! --- Here are some questions we will be...

Farah Sharghi is the first guest to be invited back on The Final Round by popular demand. We interviewed Farah on Episode 5 when she worked as a Global Talent Acquisition Partner at TikTok. This was a unique episode where we debunked TikTok career myths so be sure to check that out if you haven't listened to it already.  This upcoming episode is so unique that it might even make a headline on the NYT since Farah is now the Lead Technical Recruiter at the NYT. --- Here are some questions we...

Daniel Botero is a former Lead Campus Recruiter for PepsiCo, one of the worlds largest consumer packaged goods companies. He is currently the founder of Mastering College to Career Academy, a best selling author, International keynote speaker, and a top rated podcaster.  --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - Most common mistakes job-seekers make? - What is it like working for PepsiCo in the consumer packaged goods industry? - How can a focus on self-improvement help you...

Benjy Spiro is a seasoned recruiter who is currently an MBA Campus Recruiting Manager at Walmart and has previously worked in recruiting and Talent Acquisition at OVER 10 COMPANIES including Goldman Sachs, The Walt Disney Company, Accenture, Pfizer, Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBC Capital Markets, Christies, Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank, and more. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - What have you learned after being a recruiter for 10+ companies? -...

Leah Frank is a former consulting recruiter for over 5 years at Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company. Leah managed full-cycle hiring for full-time and intern candidates including candidate pipeline management, application screening, training/onboarding, and more. She now works as the GM of an organization called "MyConsultingOffer" to help more candidates land top consulting offers. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - What was the expectation vs. reality of being a...

Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. This book is a guide to help early career professionals navigate the school-to-work transition and ascend to positions of leadership, based on 500+ interviews with professionals. Gorick is a career adviser at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and...

Nicole Fernandez-Valle has been in the recruiting space for the past 3 years. During this time she has placed hundreds of candidates in the hospitality space at Royal Caribbean to tech at Wix.com. Her passions include bringing data and diversity into recruitment as well as demystifying the recruiting process. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - Experience recruiting for a global cruise line? - Does having a side hustle help with recruiting? - If you are recruiting for...

Erika Love is the North American Affinity Recruiter at McKinsey & Company where she leads undergraduate recruiting for the McKinsey Black Network and the Hispanic & Latino Network. In her role, she focuses on creating high impact programs to educate, support and prepare students for roles in consulting. She has led a significant effort in doubling Black hires at McKinsey, growing relationships with HBCUs, and expanding opportunities for first year and second year undergraduates...

Our guest today is Sarena Tseng, a University Relations Recruiter at Cox Communications. On top of her day job as a recruiter, she is a career coach for students, a LinkedIn expert for young professionals, and a guide for aspiring content creators on LinkedIn. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - Difference between recruiters and hiring managers? - Why and how to build a personal brand? - How to grow your audience on LinkedIn? - How to position yourself as a candidate? -...

Chris Garinger is the #1 recommended recruiter on LinkedIn and has recruited for 9 leading companies including Apple, Tesla, Salesforce, and Binti, to name a few. --- Here are some questions we will be answering: - What is the process of how recruiters and hiring managers decide on candidates? - Is it easier to get a job in a less-popular company location? - Do online skill courses matter for recruiting? - Biggest takeaway after recruiting for over 9 companies? - How to reinvent...

Megan O'Meara is a Recruiter at LinkedIn and was previously a Recruiter and Hiring Manager at Apple. She is also a Rock Your LinkedIn Profile Ambassador which is a certification for LinkedIn Recruiters that involves extensive training. In this action-packed live event, we added time for audience members to get their LinkedIn profiles reviewed by Megan in real-time. Be sure to follow me our host on LinkedIn @AJ Eckstein to tune into the next live podcast event. --- Here are some questions we...

For our first Bonus episode of Season 1, we will be interviewing the “godfather of case interviews”. Marc Cosentino, CEO of Casequestions.com and author of Case in Point, is the foremost speaker & trainer on case interviews for undergrads, MBAs & industry hires. Marc is a former Associate Director of Career Services at Harvard for 18 years and a graduate of Harvard. He has 25 years of experience with case questions, has trained over 100,000 people to find their perfect job fit,...

For our first Bonus episode of Season 1, we will be interviewing who people call the “godfather of case interviews”. Marc Cosentino, CEO of Casequestions.com and author of Case in Point, is the foremost speaker & trainer on case interviews for undergrads, MBAs & industry hires. Marc is a former Associate Director of Career Services at Harvard for 18 years and a graduate of Harvard. He has 25 years of experience with case questions, has trained over 100,000 people to find their...

Madeline Mann is an HR & recruiting leader who has built an audience of over half a million people and is known for her award-winning job search YouTube Channel, Self Made Millennial. Her career content has led to thousands of success stories, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review,  New York Times, and more. She previously led Talent Development at Inspire, an LA-based clean energy company, as well as worked in HR at Scopely and Gem. --- Here are...