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If you're not hearing back after a resume drop, that means your resume sucks.

Hey guys, welcome back to my channel.

Today, we are gonna be talking about how to land your dream job out of undergrad

or if you're earlier in your career, but honestly, making a career pivot or generally trying to look for your dream job.

I have some of my best unconventional, maybe conventional tips that will help you, especially in this job economy, land your next dream job.

If you're new, I'm Angelica.

I make content about being a corporate girly in tech across my socials, giving you my unfiltered, honest advice on how to break through

and build your career before i even go into tips i

want to talk about how there's no such thing as a dream job

and i say this as someone who objectively has two dream

jobs right i work in marketing by day at youtube google

and i've worked there since right out of new grad

and my five to nine

or my other side hustle i am a full -time pretty much content creator

and i'm really lucky i get to experience what it's like

being a creator the opportunities the connections the monetary like all

of it my dream life i'm here to tell you there is no such thing as a dream job

because we do not dream of labor every job is going to have its pros

and cons and so the quicker you de -romanticize

or over glamorize a specific job or industry

and remind yourself the purpose of a job is to pay your bills

and help finance your life or take you from point a to point b

and not every job you have is going to fulfill like all the buckets whether it's the right pay

or the right work or the right you know people

or all that stuff like there is no job

that fulfills all those buckets all at once

because then it wouldn't be a job so just a little reminder

that being said my first tip if you want to get into an extraordinary

or super difficult field or career you are going to have to do some extraordinary

and unique things to break into very competitive jobs

or fields right like dream jobs are supposed to be dream jobs

because not everybody can have them but i believe you can have them

because if i can get them you can definitely get it too

but knowing you have to think outside the box go bigger

be creative just being ordinary Isn't always going to help you land your dream opportunities.

So be prepared to have that expectation And

that means maybe it's baby steps at a time It's not

going to happen overnight whether you want to build your resume

with your own experience startups side hustles Whatever it is get an extraordinary special, you know rare job

that pays well blah blah blah blah You're also going to need to put in

that same level of effort for 99 % of people unless you're a nepo baby

But you get what i'm talking about number two

If you are not hearing back after you drop your resume on some sort of application or portal, that means your resume sucks.

And I'm not saying you suck.

I'm just saying you are not packaging up your experiences

and your skills in a way that a computer or a software or an AI is reading it.

And it's going to flag you as a possible candidate before they share it over to a recruiter or a hiring manager.

Now there are so many different chat AI boxes, resume tools where you can take the listing of your exact job.

Or you can copy and paste everything inside the job listing and then you upload your resume and ask, hey, I want this job, take a look at my resume,

what should I add or tweak or enhance to be a better fit

and increase my chances of getting picked up by the system?

There's so many different things, whether it's Gemini or ChatGPT or even LinkedIn Premium

that has the built -in way that you can just ask them to check how qualified you are.

Literally, ask the computer to figure out how you can get past a computer.

There's so many qualified applications.

The internet is great

because it's made the whole job application process very democratized like before you had to like mail in your resume and such, but now anyone can apply,

but that also means so many more people are applying. So, and try to tailor your resume every time a little bit for each application so you can work smarter and not harder.

I always remind people, a resume is not just a bunch of filler words.

Every bullet point should have a purpose.

So it should tell what you did, how you did it and what the results were.

That story arc plus data -driven storytelling, impact, skills you apply, technical software, technical terms, As much as you can,

put it in each bullet point and you want to try to reach the end of the line.

Also, fill up the whole page.

You want to add more bullet points to the ones that are more recent experiences.

And for your previous experiences or your older ones, you want to add fewer ones.

That way, you can really prioritize where the eyes will go.

And once it gets past the computer, there is science and data behind that physical human beings will read your resume, will read in an F pattern.

So try to keep all your important things in that F formation at the top and then all the sides as well.

That is their eyeballs of how they will skim.

If you are looking for your job or your dream job, you do not want to be shy about it.

I know people are like, oh, I want to be demure and I don't want evil eye.

I think in this economy, the louder you are and humble bragging you are, whether that's on TikTok or LinkedIn or wherever you can share your experience,

the more attention you're going to get from hiring managers

and recruiters because so many people are getting new jobs off of just posting their work online.

Obviously, LinkedIn is going to be your best friend, but you could specifically make this process smarter by not just adding people you know

or want to connect with

but search up the phrase I'm hiring plus in quotes the other quotes a specific word of your field

or even just I'm a recruiter I'm whatever it is it will find every post of a recruiter hiring managers saying, hey, I'm hiring for this industry.

That way, you know exactly who is hiring and these are real jobs.

There's a lot of ghost jobs right now online.

I don't know if it's just like way for companies to get data or they're just outdated, whatever it is.

A lot of teams and managers and recruiters are posting that exact phrase.

I'm hiring, I'm looking for, or, you know, resumes, referrals.

You can search for keywords and post

and then make sure you apply follow up with this person comment

and or dm them saying hey i applied

that way you have actually a personal connection

when you apply for this role obviously try to get a referral to apply to this job

which is a specialized invite to come apply for the company

which will help your chances with the application process at least get looked at

but in this day and age everybody has a referral

and i feel like a referral no longer helps as much as it used to

so i think it's actually more important

that you communicate exactly with who is hiring or at least you let them know that you applied.

If you want a new job and you work in social media marketing, you better be posting your work, talk on camera, edit, portfolio examples on LinkedIn,

Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, anywhere where people could be possibly scrolling because everybody likes to scroll.

You never know how you're going to be discovered

because I have friends who they posted their work online

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and they got reached out by different brands or companies to be hired as full -time employees.

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So you never know where your next job is coming from.

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You need to be loud if you want an opportunity or make that opportunity for yourself.

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Like if you can't even put it into the universe, how is

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that opportunity supposed to come find you next is a little bit of like a step back of

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if you can't land your dream job immediately or

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if it's really hard to break into company a company a employs other smaller vendors agencies

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or like staffing agencies to help support them in things they do right like

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so whether you're a web designer

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or you want to go into event planning they don't use

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every single person from their in -house company they outsource a lot of that work

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so it is a really great idea to then work instead

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of the first company there's like a second tier of bubble companies

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that that company works with that you can apply to so

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that way you can build the experience of having company a your dream company on your resume as experience

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but you are working at an agency or third -party vendor

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or as freelance you can gain the experience as

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if you were working at company a

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but you have some other flexibilities you get to you can work on projects then you can take

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that experience and either apply to similar companies as company a

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or eventually when company a opens up jobs

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and opportunities they already know you the teams have already worked with you

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so you can vocalize that you're interested

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or sometimes they might be like you might be a great fit you should come work in house

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and at that time you can decide whether you want to even do

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that or not but i know so many friends

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that have been able to get full -time job opportunities at

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their dream company by first working at the secondary like tier of companies

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that work often with their dream company

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that makes sense at the end of the day it is better to be employed than not employed

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and you get to work alongside and learn a lot about

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that dream industry or dream company even

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if it's not as specifically on your resume title as your position

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but you can add all that experience as client experience on your resume

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and every single big company in the world uses an agency

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or third -party vendors freelancers to help them with their work there is no single company

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that does everything in -house it's just not possible there is

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always work for you to do even with your dream companies even

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if you don't work at your dream company

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and lastly in this very tough job economy a lot of

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people i know who have been able to get new jobs

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or new dream opportunities it did come through relationships

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and people like i mentioned before there's

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so many ghost jobs right now meaning sometimes they're real sometimes they're not real listings it can get very confusing

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and just the sheer number of very qualified applications applicants layoffs happening in very competitive industries like tech

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or media or consulting like whatever it is a lot of very highly qualified people are now

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Unemployed looking for a job as well and at the end of the day.

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I hate to say it It's kind of like the rule of life.

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There is no such thing as life is fair

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So even people more underqualified than you

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if they have the right connection They are going to be able to get a job

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and that's not even a dig at them It's just like the reality of life

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So I want you to really lean into your relationships network

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with people build those connections There's a lot of like happy hour type networking events, especially in big cities So I highly recommend you attend those, but also creating, you know, virtual communities.

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People on LinkedIn are actually very, you know, friendly to want to reach out, coffee chat.

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Do not be shy, like I said, about telling people you are looking for an opportunity.

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What you bring to the table, do not ramble.

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And make sure you come to conversations being concise and short, but making sure it is going to be a mutually beneficial discussion of like what you can do, what you can offer, and how

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if there isn't any opportunity in the other person's circle that you can be a fit for.

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There might not always be an opportunity when you are looking for an opportunity

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But you want to be top of mind when

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that opportunity comes for the people you meet and have a good lasting impression So they're like, oh i'm looking to hire a new product manager They're gonna be like,

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oh, you know who was a really good conversation I had six months ago so and so show up

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even when you're maybe not looking for a job because always connecting is going to be key.

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You want to make sure that you are always applying, always networking.

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Never know when you're going to get frustrated with your current job

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or a layoff happens or maybe you just want a new job randomly.

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Very rarely is a timing of like, I want a new job and there is a new job and I get the new job opportunities synced.

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So you always want to be looking.

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Always be applying, always be networking and always be making connections.

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It is a numbers game and it's kind of like speed dating.

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Not everybody's going to like you and you're not going to like everybody.

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That is okay.

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It's more important that you have quality relationships that can go deeper

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and making sure that there is trust and there's deep relationship When there is the right opportunity, they're gonna think of you I just buzzed through like five big things

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and I know I talked a lot

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But I do post a lot on my social media on

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short form of like quick tips Definitely go follow me on

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my other platforms at AngelicaSong everywhere Let me know below what other tips

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and content you want to see next I'm gonna try to put out some more corporate vlogs, more sit -down videos But I know it's been a tough cycle

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So I really want to put out the good vibes You got this and if it doesn't happen tomorrow, it will eventually happen because I believe in you.

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I'm gonna link some other relevant documents and videos below, but until next time.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 181 sentences and 2528 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:56. The speaker talks fast, about 231 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
resume verb	/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/	To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
hire verb	/ˈhaɪɹ/	To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
qualify verb	/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/	To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
referral noun	/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/	The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
suck verb	/sʌk/	To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
extraordinary adjective	/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/	Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
bullet noun	/ˈbʊlɪt/	A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
employ verb	/ɪmˈplɔɪ/	To retain (someone) as an employee.
recruit verb	/ɹɪˈkɹut/	To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
vendor noun	/ˈvɛn.dɚ/	A person or a company that vends or sells.
ghost noun	/ɡoʊst/	A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
connect verb	/kəˈnɛkt/	To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
remind verb	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
phrase noun	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	A short written or spoken expression.
creator noun	/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/	Something or someone which creates or makes something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
get past verb	To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
put out verb	To blind (eyes).
reach out verb	To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
break through verb	To gain popularity.
come through verb	To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
figure out verb	To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
fill up verb	To make (something) completely full.
open up verb	To open.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 49 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, conventional /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, monetary /ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like resume, hire, qualify.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	i've worked · have already worked · have been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	being said · be discovered · be hired
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	someone who objectively · friends who they

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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