Watch: Our First Office Hours Recording
A few months back, we hosted our first office hours for premium subscribers. We looked at LinkedIn profiles, talked through networking approaches, and shared some reality checks about job searching.
What stuck with people: The networking conversation about getting 20 informational interviews from one email. One member sent a simple message to 30 people saying what she was thinking about for her career and asked for either a 10-minute conversation or a couple of introductions. She put everyone on BCC. Twenty people said yes to talking.
Networking fails when people ask others to do work for them—analyze trends, generate insights, figure out who they should meet. This person asked for what people could easily give: their own experience and a few names.
The LinkedIn breakdown: We looked at two very different approaches that both work. Molly Graham leads with personality and relatability. Wes Kao leads with credentials and receipts. The common thread? They're both clear about who they're talking to and authentic to who they are.
The uncomfortable data: In 15 years of running search, we can count on two hands the organizations that hired someone with zero connection to them or their network. Being qualified is necessary, but it's not enough. Most hiring is still relational.
This isn't about playing politics. It's about understanding how decisions actually get made and positioning yourself accordingly.
The recording covers all this in more detail, plus the story of how someone landed a role here without ever applying for a job.
Available to premium members because these are the conversations that matter most.