Get Hired with Andrew Seaman
Get Hired with Andrew Seaman
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The Career Growth Toolkit: Make Bold Moves to Unlock Success
26 minutes Posted May 21, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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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
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Follow Jenny Wood on LinkedIn here
Find Jenny’s book ‘Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It’ here
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