Today's guest is Manny Duenas - An SFSU Alum who I've been following for some time on LinkedIn. He is a University Recruiter at Intuit, a Top 25 Job Search Expert to Follow on LinkedIn, CEO at Career Doctor, and a professional speaker. He also helps untapped talent and first-generation students break into tech.

Hear more from Manny Duenas on the podcast today.

On his father’s wisdom

[2:04] He pulled me aside, and he was actually crying, and I'd never seen this man cry in my life– like this quiet, silent person, a very strong type of guy. When that happened, I thought I had gotten in trouble.

He pulled me aside and he told me, “I want you to be better than me,” and that really stuck with me. That really moved me at that time.

On role models

[4:16] I went to different colleges, and finally found a home at San Francisco State University and graduated. And there was nobody telling me how to manage my finances. There was nobody telling me whether I should take out student loans or not, or move here, move there, or doing homework, any of that stuff.

On his company, Career Doctor

[13:29] We're working over here and creating a database to curate the top free resources– that you can find on YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok– and curating it in a way that will help you take a step forward toward breaking into tech.

On “Hidden Jobs”

[15:19] They're not posted on career pages. You can't find them on Indeed. It's more so like networking, it's word of mouth. So the Hidden Job Market is born from that way of thinking. That these jobs are hidden, and a lot of it is found just through networking.

On Celebrating People’s Achievements

[22:42] It's kind of just pulling back the curtain and kind of humanizing a little bit more– because it's more than just the celebration. These people are all human and they all work hard to get to where they are today. So, we shed light on that.

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