Outside of the Classroom: Careers | Entrepreneurship | Education | Your Useful College Degree

Outside of the Classroom: Careers | Entrepreneurship | Education | Your Useful College Degree


Ep 18: How To Land Your Next Business Internship with Sydney Liu

September 22, 2015

This episode is specific to young people looking to get into business but it goes in depth with how to job search in today's fast changing world.
Sydney Liu, founder of TalentTrail, takes us all on a journey to help the average person jump start their career and kick ass in life. We literally go step by step on how to land your next business internship. Even when you have no network, no experience, and no current projects.
Sydney has worked with thousands of students and talked to hundreds of recruiters. His advice is based on the data and research his company has generated but in short, Sydney's advice is legit and I whole heartedly agree with him.
There's 3 main ways to find a job. The front door, side door, and the creative approach.
We carefully walk through each scenario, share the pros and cons, and talk about relavent case studies we've seen in today's job market.
Just writing this description gets my amped up.
Listen closely :)
Cheat Sheet:

What's the first step to land ANY internship?
How do you differentiate yourself out of the crowd?
After talking to hundreds of recruiters, what are some of their biggest complaints about job seekers?
What do you do if you don't know anyone in the "professional" world?
How can we "hack" TalentTrail to get a job?
What should we emphasize in our resume and cover letter?
What is the creative approach and why should we consider using it?

and much much more...
THANKS SYDNEY!
 
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Resources:
TalentTrail