Job searches can be daunting and can easily feel overwhelming in a highly competitive market. In this episode, Mary sits down with talent search expert Jana Rich to dig into how the current job market is different than we’ve ever seen before, lasting effects we may see, and how to best navigate it. Jana offers advice and tips around your online profile, interviewing, and investing in your own professional growth that are especially important in a competitive job market, but essential for any job search at any time.

Jana Rich is the Founder of Rich Talent Group, a boutique executive search firm that partners with today’s visionary companies to diversify and build transformative teams that help change the world. Before founding Rich Talent Group, Jana spent over eighteen years at two of the world’s largest executive search and assessment firms. At Korn Ferry International, Jana launched the industry’s first digital recruiting practice in 1996. At Russell Reynolds Associates, she led the Global Consumer Digital and Media practice and the Consumer Sector of North America. She holds a BA in psychology from Vassar College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

For more resources, see our Pointers for Navigating a Competitive Job Market!