866: What a University Relations Recruiter for Cox Communications Does With Serena Tseng, Cox Communications [Main T4C Episode]

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Sarena Tseng is the University Relations Recruiter for Cox Communications, an American media company that specializes in digital cable television, telecommunications and home automation services.  She was hired just one month after she graduated from college in December 2020. In addition to her full-time job, Sarena also coaches aspiring LinkedIn creators on how to produce content and grow their followers. Sarena graduated summa cum laude from The University of Georgia with a B.S. in psychology. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• What’s the difference between a recruiter and a hiring manager (5:29)
• What a university relations manager does (7:28)
• What students should know about interacting with recruiters (16:03)
• Whether recruiting is better suited for extroverted personalities (19:14)
• How college students can find professional value in their hobbies and side hustles (21:44)
• Why Sarena things it’s okay for students to feel stuck and not know what they want to do post graduation (23:26)
• Why Sarena wishes she had started posting on LinkedIn earlier in college (25:46)
• What the job application process taught Sarena about perseverance (33:23)
• Click here to check out Sarena on LinkedIn and follow her