Monica Hightower: Why Some Students Get Overlooked for Jobs

Monica Hightower is a Fortune 500 HR Insider, Speaker, and Career Strategist. With nearly two decades of experience inside major corporations, she has designed intern programs, made return offer decisions, and sat in the rooms where hiring conversations happen. She founded Ajaroe to share this insider knowledge directly with students. In episode 683 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what made Monica want to share these insider secrets about HR with students, some of the biggest misconceptions students have about hiring, why some students get overlooked for jobs, what recruiters are actually evaluating in interviews, how to translate your leadership roles in college to something employers value, the biggest mistake students make on their resume, when students should start preparing for recruitment season, how to approach alumni on LinkedIn, how to prepare for an interview, and how to negotiate salary for your job. Enjoy! Monica would love to offer the Greek U community 10% off through June 30th with the code GREEKU. Listeners can join the program following a 15 minute career strategy review with her at the following link: https://calendly.com/ajaroe/15min