Get Hired Now!

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Accelerate your job search, stand out, and land your next great opportunity

In Get Hired Now!, ZipRecruiter founder and CEO Ian Siegel tells you exactly how to find a new job fast. With an insider's view of how over a million employers really make hires, Ian pulls insights from the data to give you step-by-step instructions for writing a resume that works, finding the right jobs to apply to, acing a job interview, and negotiating a job offer.

• Debunk the conventional wisdom
• Break the unconscious habits that are sabotaging your success
• Get hired in record time

Relevant for every stage of your career and for every industry, Get Hired Now! is a one-stop resource for job seekers looking to level up, stand out, and land the job.

Introduction xi

Part I Prepare! 1

1 Accept the Truth About Bias 3

2 Write A Resume that Works 7

3 Polish Your Online Brand 29

4 Networking 37

PART II Find the Right Job! 47

5 Use Job Sites that Have These Features 49

6 Tools You Have to Use in Your Search 57

7 Apply to These Jobs 63

8 How to Ace a Pre-Screen 87

9 What to Wear to an Interview 93

10 How to Ace a Job Interview 101

11 How to Follow Up After the Interview 123

PART III Get the Job! 127

12 You Must Negotiate 129

13 Negotiating Your Job Offer—A Step-By-Step Guide 135

14 How to Quit Your Current Job the Right Way 143

15 Congratulations on the New Job! Let Me Know How It Went! 149

Appendix: Before You Start the Search 151

Summary 161

Endnotes 185

Acknowledgments 193

About the Author 195

Index 197

IAN SIEGEL is CEO and cofounder of ZipRecruiter, an employment marketplace for job seekers and employers. He has twenty-five years of experience building tech startups.

Get Hired Now! offers readers specific and actionable advice for excelling in the modern job market. With an insider’s view of how more than a million employers really make hires, noted job market expert and ZipRecruiter CEO Ian Siegel reveals little-known facts about how hiring really happens, what recruiters are actually looking for, and how to stand out in every part of the job search process. Backed by research and featuring real stories from a variety of industries, Get Hired Now! is an indispensable guidebook for anyone hoping to land the job of their dreams.

With information relevant for all industries and experience levels, Siegel lays out step-by-step instructions for everything from writing a resume that works and finding the right jobs to nailing a job interview and negotiating your salary.

Whether you’re looking for your first job or transitioning to your next role, Get Hired Now! offers practical and concrete strategies for anyone seeking to take the stress out of searching for work. Get Hired Now! is the perfect one-stop resource for accelerating your job search, standing out, and landing your next great opportunity.

Praise for GET HIRED NOW!

“I’ve been arguing for years that no part of American corporate life is crazier and more irrational than hiring and job search. ZipRecruiter’s Ian Siegel is one of the brave souls trying to fix it.”

—Malcolm Gladwell, host of Revisionist History and author of Talking to Strangers

“Simply put, finding a job doesn’t need to be as tough as it used to be. Since Ian is the person who designed the top-rated hiring site in the nation, he’s the best person to provide you with a blueprint—a must-read for anyone trying to take their career to the next level.”

—Daymond John, star of Shark Tank

“Get Hired Now! is a job seeker’s trusted guidebook. If you want practical tips for landing your dream job without losing your sanity, look no further.”

—Allison Robinson, founder, The Mom Project

“This book should be required reading for job seekers. Ian Siegel gives easy-to-follow instructions using the data around how employers actually hire to give you an almost unfair advantage.”

—Carlos Rodriguez, President and CEO, ADP

“Ian’s book is a long overdue survival guide on how to get hired in the modern world, and his comments on freelancing are absolutely critical.”

—Mike Rowe, CEO, mikeroweWORKS Foundation