Kelly Gordon and
Matthew Kanter are marketing recruiters at Creative People and join Dave to share some insider strategies to help you land your next marketing job and make your next big career move.
Creative People is a recruiting firm specializing in the Series A to Series D world and Matthew and Kelly bring in-depth knowledge of roles in B2B SaaS and marketing leadership. This conversation dives into advice on how to navigate the job search, understand your worth in the market, and effectively advocate for yourself during the hiring process. Topics include using LinkedIn for personal branding, negotiating job offers, researching compensation, and how (and why) to look without looking.
Matthew and Kelly share insights on the nuances of recruiting, the importance of building personal connections, and how recruiters should approach hiring for roles that might be new to an organization. Throughout the discussion, they stress the importance of being proactive about career development, being honest about one's own job preferences, and how to ensure a potential employer's values align with one's own.
Timestamps:
00:00 Maximizing Your Career Potential.
05:20 Navigating Career Transitions.
09:08 Smart Career Moves: Assessing Company Fit & Interviews.
11:24 Interviewing Insights: Evaluating Company Fit & Ideal Timelines.
14:23 Importance of Efficient Hiring Process for Role Success.
18:26 Candidates must embrace ambiguity and self-sufficiency.
21:36 Emphasizing relationship building in career advancement.
26:58 Career Focus and Motivation on LinkedIn.
29:44 The importance of honest self-assessment for job seekers.
31:05 Navigating Compensation Negotiations.
35:52 Importance of honesty and negotiation in job offers.
38:55 Importance of Effective Outreach in Job Recruitment.
40:51 Connect with Matt and Kelly on LinkedIn.
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