I worked as a Google recruiter for almost a decade and now coach job seekers. Here are 4 ways to become a rare end-of-year hire.

"Before starting my own career coaching business in 2023, I worked at Google for nine years. While there, I wrote interview questions, built scorecards to evaluate candidates, trained interviewers, and helped decide who got hired. After learning how companies hire, I started my own career coaching business, Goose Gets It, where I help demystify the hiring process and help people navigate this very challenging job market."

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An ex-Google recruiter spent nine years at Google creating interview questions, building scorecards, training interviewers, and helping decide hires. After that, a career coaching business was founded to demystify hiring and guide candidates through a difficult job market. Hiring commonly slows in some industries during Q4, but larger growth-focused companies often accelerate hiring at year-end to fill roles before budgets or head count cuts. Smaller startups often freeze hiring to preserve profitability. Jobseekers are advised to apply more strategically in Q4, sending fewer, targeted applications rather than mass submissions.

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