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 Get Prepared Now! 1

1 Accept the Truth About Bias 3

2 Write a Resume That Works 7

3 Polish Your Online Brand 29

4 Network to Build Relationships 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 61

8 How to Ace a Pre-Screen 85

9 What to Wear to an Interview 91

10 How to Ace a Job Interview 99

11 How to Follow Up After the Interview 121

Part III Go Get That Job! 125

12 You Must Negotiate 127

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

Notes 187

Acknowledgments 195

About the Author 197

Index 199

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.

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

"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