Design Hires Podcast Design Hires Interviews Stephen Gates
Sep 2, 2022
45:35
In this conversation, Nadia chats with Stephen Gates, a design leader in the midst of seeking out his next opportunity. Stephen shares wisdom around how to approach the job market after a layoff, knowing your value, and having confidence in negotiating the terms of your next position. Discover how to hack a broken applicant process through channeling your network, and learn which questions to ask companies to pressure test how well you can work together during your interview process.
Here’s a look at our discussion:
- 1:46 : Stephen’s approach to being laid off in the current job market
- 9:23 : The statistics of applying for a job vs. leveraging your network and connections
- 12:03 : How do we go about fixing a broken job application system?
- 15:34 : Stephen’s guidance on how to assess companies, teams, and managers as a job applicant during the hiring process
- 23:57 : Negotiating the terms that work best for you during layoffs and hiring
- 29:32 : Balancing side gigs with full time jobs
- 32:49 : What’s next for Stephen?
- 35:27 : How to get in touch with Stephen
- 37:35 : The level of control hiring managers actually have over the process / Closing
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