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LDP 015: James Whittaker: Career Acceleration & the Hidden Job Market
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James Whittaker, founder of Dream Career Lab, is a former partner-track senior manager from Deloitte who now specializes in helping people get hired into top positions at professional firms such as PwC, Accenture, Amazon, Citibank and more. To date he’s helped over 400 people achieve their dreams of working at the world’s top companies. His focus is on bypassing the “traditional” online application process and helping people access the hidden job market. How? Through building human relationships and proving your value.
Who is James Whittaker?
Topics of Interest:
- James’s best hope for the interview [02:43]
- What is the heart of consulting [04:00]
- Why hire a consultant [05:30]
- James’s entry into Deloitte and consulting [07:18]
- Pivot into entrepreneurship [11:00]
- “Anti-career coaching” [14:17]
- How recruitment is flawed [16:54]
- How to bypass the traditional process [19:47]
- Winners & losers: What would good recruiting look like? [21:22]
- The hidden job market [27:18]
- Building human relationships [29:08]
- How to speak with leaders when you feel inferior [33:14]
- Role inflation and the myth of experience [39:51]
- Proving your value [45:31]
- The only rule in recruitment [50:59]
- The future of the industry [53:50]
- Who is James becoming [59:57]
13 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on August 08, 2021 04:07 (). Last successful fetch was on July 01, 2020 16:08 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 265991061 series 2443857
James Whittaker, founder of Dream Career Lab, is a former partner-track senior manager from Deloitte who now specializes in helping people get hired into top positions at professional firms such as PwC, Accenture, Amazon, Citibank and more. To date he’s helped over 400 people achieve their dreams of working at the world’s top companies. His focus is on bypassing the “traditional” online application process and helping people access the hidden job market. How? Through building human relationships and proving your value.
Who is James Whittaker?
Topics of Interest:
- James’s best hope for the interview [02:43]
- What is the heart of consulting [04:00]
- Why hire a consultant [05:30]
- James’s entry into Deloitte and consulting [07:18]
- Pivot into entrepreneurship [11:00]
- “Anti-career coaching” [14:17]
- How recruitment is flawed [16:54]
- How to bypass the traditional process [19:47]
- Winners & losers: What would good recruiting look like? [21:22]
- The hidden job market [27:18]
- Building human relationships [29:08]
- How to speak with leaders when you feel inferior [33:14]
- Role inflation and the myth of experience [39:51]
- Proving your value [45:31]
- The only rule in recruitment [50:59]
- The future of the industry [53:50]
- Who is James becoming [59:57]
13 episodes
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