My Career Shop

A Recruiter's Journey - Jennifer Speciale

June 03, 2024 Umair Shaikh Season 1 Episode 12
A Recruiter's Journey - Jennifer Speciale
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My Career Shop
A Recruiter's Journey - Jennifer Speciale
Jun 03, 2024 Season 1 Episode 12
Umair Shaikh

Are you interested in becoming a Recruiter? Well, on this episode of the My Career Podcast, I am joined by Jennifer Speciale, who has a wealth of experience as a corporate recruiter, and as a result, candidates and leaders have sought out her expertise for challenges like making a career transition, changing industries, how to seek a promotion, how to be a better storyteller, how to develop an effective portfolio and how to prepare for some of the world's most difficult interview processes.

In this episode, we covered Jennifer's journey into recruiting as it did not start there,  and as she mentioned, this happens to be a lot of recruiter's story. We also discussed how she helped steer the recruiting strategy of tech giants like Indeed, and recruited on behalf of Google, Amazon and many more. She provided insights on the various types of recruiters such as corporate, executive, head hunters, how you actually become a recruiter, how to succeed as one, their earnings and much more about this career path.

If you are thinking about entering this field, you definitely want to check what Jennifer has to tell you. Join us to learn everything about the path to becoming a Recruiter, and what to expect once you enter the profession. 

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Are you interested in becoming a Recruiter? Well, on this episode of the My Career Podcast, I am joined by Jennifer Speciale, who has a wealth of experience as a corporate recruiter, and as a result, candidates and leaders have sought out her expertise for challenges like making a career transition, changing industries, how to seek a promotion, how to be a better storyteller, how to develop an effective portfolio and how to prepare for some of the world's most difficult interview processes.

In this episode, we covered Jennifer's journey into recruiting as it did not start there,  and as she mentioned, this happens to be a lot of recruiter's story. We also discussed how she helped steer the recruiting strategy of tech giants like Indeed, and recruited on behalf of Google, Amazon and many more. She provided insights on the various types of recruiters such as corporate, executive, head hunters, how you actually become a recruiter, how to succeed as one, their earnings and much more about this career path.

If you are thinking about entering this field, you definitely want to check what Jennifer has to tell you. Join us to learn everything about the path to becoming a Recruiter, and what to expect once you enter the profession. 

Support the Show.

Thank you for listening!
Contact me at umair.shaikh@mycareershop.com
Please provide a 5-star rating, subscribe and leave a comment on the platform you are listening on! Also, let me know what other professions you would like to hear from!

More details regarding each profession can be found at https://mycareershop.com (Under Construction)

THE MY CAREER SHOP PODCAST (“PODCAST”) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR REPRESENT AS TO THE ACCURACY OR SUFFICIENCY OF THE INFORMATION FEATURED IN THIS PODCAST. THE INFORMATION, OPINIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PODCAST IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, MY CAREER SHOP, LLC DOES NOT ENDORSE, RECOMMEND, APPROVE, OR CERTIFY ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT, PROCESS, SERVICE, OR ORGANIZATION PRESENTED OR MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST, AND INFORMATION FROM THIS PODCAST SHOULD NOT BE REFERENCED IN ANY WAY TO IMPLY SUCH APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT. MY CAREER SHOP, LLC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS PODCAST.

Introduction
What is an Executive Recruiter?
Jennifer's Experience
How did Jennifer get in this field?
Jennifer's takeaways from working with the tech giants
Steps to become a Recruiter
Factors to consider when crafting your personal brand
How to succeed as a recruiter without any industry experience?
Advice from Jennifer to land your first job as a Recruiter
Characteristics required to become a successful Recruiter
What type of person would hate being a Recruiter?
What does an average day in life of a Recruiter look like?
Does being a Recruiter require you to work in a team?
How much does a Recruiter earn?
Is the job stressful?
Work life balance of a Recruiter
Average working hours of a Recruiter
What does Jennifer like about being a Recruiter?
What does Jennifer dislike about being a Recruiter?
Jennifer's advice to somebody who's starting off
Best career advice
Worst career advice