How to find a job you’ll love

Personal branding and job search strategies to land your next role

You’ve got 60 seconds to sum up who you are, what you do, and why you’re amazing. No pressure, right?

Crafting the perfect elevator pitch is just one piece of the personal branding puzzle. To truly stand out in your job search, you need a resume that pops, a LinkedIn profile that shines, and cover letters that don’t make hiring managers snooze. (Seriously, they’ve seen enough “I’m excited to apply for this role” intros.)

Enter Rachel Serwetz, career exploration coach and CEO of WOKEN. With experience at Goldman Sachs, Bridgewater Associates, and an MBA from NYU Stern, Rachel has spent years helping professionals fine-tune their personal branding and land jobs they actually love.

In this chat, she breaks down the secrets to making your branding materials clear, compelling, and impossible to ignore. She also dishes on the biggest mistakes job seekers make and how to dodge them, plus why career exploration can completely transform your approach to job searching.

Avoid the resume junk pile: Tactics for effective job searching

If your job search strategy consists of blasting out resumes and hoping for the best, we’ve got news for you: hiring managers are drowning in applications, and yours might be collecting dust in a digital junk pile.

There’s a better way to get noticed, and it starts with building relationships, not just sending resumes into the void.

Kelly Kugler, founder and president of Allora Collective, is here to show you how to make your network work for you. With a background in global recruitment and career coaching, she knows that job searching involves both timing and strategy.

In this chat, Kelly breaks down how to find a job you love, strengthen your network, ask for the right opportunities in the right way, and keep yourself top of mind for hiring managers before you even hit apply. She also shares her Job Search Tracker Template to help you stay organized and, most importantly, reveal her special secret for using LinkedIn to turn casual connections into real job leads.

Tips to build an AI-powered job search strategy

Job searching often feels like throwing darts in the dark — except the dartboard keeps moving, and you’re not even sure if you’re holding the dart right. But what if you had a secret weapon to make the whole process smarter, faster, and way less frustrating? Enter AI.

In this chat, Yashovardhan Agrawal, developer relations pro and founder of DevRel.Page, is here to show you how to harness AI to supercharge your job search. From using advanced algorithms to pinpoint the right roles to leveraging AI-powered tools that tailor your resume for maximum impact, Yashovardhan breaks down exactly how AI can take the guesswork out of landing your next job.

With experience at Web3Auth, GitHub, MLH, and more, Yashovardhan knows how to navigate the evolving tech landscape — and he’s ready to help you do the same.

Overcoming ageism in the job search

If you've ever felt like your years of experience are working against you instead of for you in the job search, you're not alone. Ageism in hiring is real — but it doesn’t have to stand in your way. The key is knowing how to present your skills, spin your experience, and navigate tricky interview questions with confidence.

That’s where Helen Sanchez comes in. As the founder of Tanagui Career Consultants and a recruiting pro with over 20 years of experience, she knows exactly what hiring managers are looking for and how to make sure they see your expertise as an asset, not a number.

In this 30-minute Office Hours session, Helen shares practical strategies to help you combat age bias, position yourself effectively in conversations with hiring managers, and walk into your next interview with the confidence to own your experience.

Job searching, career pivoting, or promotion seeking? Take these steps to build your skills inventory today!

Ever feel like you’re constantly adding new skills to your toolbox but have no idea how to actually find a job you love, pivot careers, or snag that well-earned promotion? You’re not alone. We pick up valuable skills all the time — often without realizing it — but the trick is knowing how to track, showcase, and leverage them to reach your next career goal.

Leang Chung, founder & CEO of Pelora Stack, career coach, and all-around expert in making career moves that actually work, is here to help. After transitioning from corporate leader to entrepreneur, Leang realized that her secret weapon was a skills inventory, a system that helped her confidently step into a new chapter.

Now, she’s here to share her framework so you can do the same. In this session, she breaks down what a skills inventory is, how to build one, and how to use it to prove you’re the right candidate for the job — whether that means acing an interview, switching industries, or convincing your boss you’re ready for that big promotion.

How to get job referrals without having to ask

Wouldn’t it be nice if job opportunities just found you instead of spending hours scrolling job boards and sending applications into the void? According to Penny Pearl, founder and CEO of 2Actify, it’s totally possible, and it all comes down to strategic networking.

As a career strategist, certified coach, and expert networker, Penny has spent years helping professionals land jobs through referrals without the awkward “Hey, can you help me find a job?” conversation. In this live Q&A, she shows you how to position your LinkedIn profile to make hiring managers and recruiters take notice, craft a value proposition that stands out, and engage in meaningful conversations that naturally lead to job opportunities.

If you’re ready to skip the job board burnout and have opportunities come to you, hit that play button.

Watch the recording here.

Building your LinkedIn presence to optimize for your job hunt (Part 1)

Be honest: are you really using LinkedIn to its full potential, or is it just where your resume lives while you scroll occasionally?

If you’re not getting recruiter messages or job offers landing in your inbox, it’s time for a LinkedIn glow-up.

Lorraine K. Lee, LinkedIn Learning Instructor, keynote speaker, and editorial-tech leader, is here to show you how to turn your LinkedIn profile into a magnet for job opportunities. With over 300,000 followers and a career spanning LinkedIn, Prezi, and SlideShare, Lorraine knows what it takes to stand out online.

In this chat, she’ll break down how to build a strong personal brand, expand your professional influence, and position yourself for the job you actually want. She’ll also share insider tips on how to craft a presence that makes recruiters take notice, without you having to spend hours cold-applying.

Building your LinkedIn presence to optimize for your job hunt (Part 2)

The conversation was so juicy, we couldn’t fit it all into one session — so here we are, back for round two!

Lorraine K. Lee returns to dive even deeper into the strategies that will make your LinkedIn profile impossible to ignore. Whether you joined us for Part 1 or are jumping in fresh, this session will give you even more insights on how to build your personal brand, attract recruiters, and position yourself for the job you actually want.