Design Hires Podcast How to Get Hired by The Joanne Weaver Group with Joanne Weaver
Aug 22, 2022
46:07
The Joanne Weaver Group is a boutique recruitment agency created to help employers find top UX/UI design talent. Join Nadia as she speaks with Joanne Weaver about the role a recruitment agency plays in aligning the best candidates with employers (hint: it’s not just passing resumes along!).
Learn about Joanne’s background and path to specializing in UX and UI Design recruitment, and whether connecting with a recruitment agency like The Joanne Weaver Group is right for you as a job seeker or as an employer.
Here’s a look at our discussion:
- 1:30 : Fun Fact - Joanne moonlights as a singer in a jazz trio!
- 4:53 : The impact of recent layoffs in the design industry
- 7:32 : What does a recruiter actually do & what role do they play in the hiring process?
- 11:13 : How the recruitment process starts & pricing yourself in the design market
- 14:36 : Pitching candidates to employer clients from the recruiter perspective
- 17:21 : Joanne’s background and how she started The Joanne Weaver Group
- 21:25 : How Joanne approaches mid-senior level design candidates looking to level-up their careers
- 28:22 : What questions candidates should ask recruiters who reach out to them
- 30:30 : How to get in touch with The Joanne Weaver Group to learn more
- 42:58 : Roles that Joanne is currently recruiting for
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