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Hired: Talent VP on Job Interviews, Negotiation & Offers

Feras Ahlou: Leverage Getting Laid Off to Launch Your Dream Career

Hired: Talent VP on Job Interviews, Negotiation & Offers

Hired Podcast

Education, Interview Prep, Promotions, Self-improvement, Careers, Job Interviews, Job Search, How To, Resumes, Business, Cover Letters

4.9638 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Feras Ahlou shares the five most important strategies Gen Z job seekers and early-career professionals can use to gain career traction, while also revealing how getting laid off led him to a life-changing entrepreneurial journey. Key Takeaways Over 50% of Gen Z graduates are underemployed a year after graduation—Feras outlines practical steps to overcome this, including leveraging AI, acquiring certifications, and reframing work-life balance.Being laid off can become a pivot point; Feras expl...

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0:00.0

Are you tired of begging for a salary that reflects your own worth?

0:04.7

Look, you're grinding, you're good, but you're still stuck.

0:08.4

I get it.

0:09.5

This podcast isn't about just getting smarter.

0:13.0

It's about scaling you.

0:15.5

And I'm going to cut the chase.

0:16.9

My unfair advantage program.

0:19.9

Six weeks of a one-on-one strategic council with me designed to jump you a tax bracket.

0:27.6

Ready to get the kind of six-figure offer that changes everything?

0:31.6

Learn more and apply to see if you qualify at moveup careers.com.

0:36.8

June and July are fully booked booked and August spots are filling up

0:41.3

fast. That's moveup careers.com. Don't let the lack of opportunity be what's holding you back.

0:51.2

If you're a jinzier and trying to break into the workforce, maybe you have a job, but you're trying to get to that job.

1:01.0

Or maybe you're applying and struggling and you don't have the experience yet.

1:05.5

Ferris Al-Hulu is here to share the five most important things you can do to get there.

1:11.0

Ferris knows firsthand how difficult it is to find a job in a dry market like it is today.

1:17.1

Ferris ended up starting his own business and many more from there.

1:21.7

He's also going to share how that pivot changed his life and practical tips on how to move that direction.

1:29.7

It is a viable option.

1:32.0

And whether you do that now or you keep these factors in mind for a later point in your life,

1:38.6

it's good to have options and being able to have all of your income or even part of your income.

1:44.8

Having a full-time job and maybe a small or growing side business creates an enormous amount of security and options for you throughout your entire life.

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