Tarek Pertew is the Cofounder of Uncubed, a candidate engagement and recruiting platform and he founded MyWorkster, a job fair platform for college alumni, and Referio, which is a referral hiring platform. He shares his insights, experience, & advice with us, including sharing your passion, demonstrating patience as an entrepreneur, and doing your research, as well as showing how you can add value.

Effective networking plays a key role in our career success. Lauren is Executive Director of Alumni Relations for Vanderbilt University and Sarah is Assistant Director for Alumni Student Engagement. Our conversation explores how to approach people more naturally for the first time, how to best present oneself in Zoom meetings, and how to feel less shy while navigating tricky interpersonal terrain.

Chris is the Chief Sourcing Officer and Co-Founder of IQTalent Partners, and we chat with him about starting the company and the lessons he has learned along the way. Chris shares tips including best practices for resumes and cover letters, as well as interview preparation and follow up. We cover red flags and how to avoid getting sifted out of a pile of candidates.