Get Hired with Andrew Seaman

The Career Growth Toolkit: Make Bold Moves to Unlock Success

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Jenny Wood, a New York Times bestselling author and former Google executive, joins LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman to explain why embracing discomfort and overcoming fear is the key to career growth. Leveraging the career program she started at Google, Jenny shares tips on everything from exuding confidence in interviews to tactfully promoting your accomplishments so that you can showcase your worth and go after what you want.


Key Topics:

  • Overcoming fear during risky career transitions
  • The “Truths and Tales” exercise for overcoming self-doubt
  • Practical strategies for selling yourself in interviews
  • How to build credibility throughout the job search process
  • How to promote your professional accomplishments

    • Links & Resources:

    • Follow Jenny Wood on LinkedIn here
    • Find Jenny’s book ‘Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It’ here
    • Listen to more episodes of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman here 
    • Join the Get Hired community on LinkedIn here
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