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!
Barbara Limmer is a professional Career Coach and Consultant who has personally coached thousands of professionals and executives from around the world. She brings extensive experience working in all sides of the hiring process, including career management, human resources, and executive search. She previously worked with MBA students and alumni as a Career Management Director at Thunderbird School of Global Management and in a variety of human resources roles focused on recruiting, training and employee relations for companies including Bank of America and MetLife. She also worked as a “headhunter” in New York City while attending graduate school. In all of her positions, she continually conducted either “real” job interviews or “mock” interviews, providing real-time, detailed and in-depth feedback on what could be improved in their answers. Laura Browne has extensive experience in leadership and management development. She was a Senior Director of Human Resources for a global tech company where she taught managers how to be better interviewers. She is a speaker, trainer, and coach who helps global leaders and individuals be more successful. At Career Coffee Break (www.careercoffeebreak.com) she shows clients how to get promoted and make more money at work by negotiating raises and higher starting salaries at new jobs. Laura is the author of three business books and two fiction books including Help! My Company Swiped Left!, Increase Your Income: 7 Rules for Women Who Want To Make More Money at Work, and A Salary Cinderella Story (Or How To Make Money Without A Fairy Godmother). Laura has written for Forbes and has been quoted as a business expert in major publications including Cosmopolitan, Family Circle magazine, and USA Weekend.
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In episode 572 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what inspired them to write “Interview Speak”, how their backgrounds in HR, executive coaching, and leadership development inform the structure and content, how college students can stand out in the interview process, interview questions that trip people up the most, how students can use the job posting to prepare, what are the different types of interview questions, the role of body language and attire during the interview, what are some cringe interview responses, how we can recognize what the hiring manager really wants to figure out, and what college students should do after the interview. Enjoy!
Jean Alfieri was a Human Resource professional for over 30 years, and is now a full-time author, speaker, and dog fan. She has coached mid-level and executive managers on the importance of mindset and positive thinking techniques. In episode 532 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Jean chose Valparaiso University for her undergraduate experience, how college students can make the right impression with their dream company before the interview, how they can crush the interview and get the job, why mindset and positive thinking is so important, how super-star rescue pug Zuggy came about, how college students can make an impact with volunteer work, why she recommends journaling, and how college students can crush their personal barriers in 2025. Enjoy!
