The Job Search Buddy: Networking, Visibility, and Getting Seen with Jodi Gorenstein

Jodi Gorenstein

In this episode of Her Career Unplugged, Joanne and Vimala sit down with Jodi Gorenstein — a global HR leader with 20+ years at brands like American Express, and founder of HR Super Connector — to talk about what it really takes to job search in today's market. Jodi traces her circuitous path into HR, from a college graduate who felt "lost" to a business partner sitting on executive leadership teams, and shares the moment a layoff-turned-opportunity showed her that a calculated risk can put a career into high gear. She breaks down the three-phase framework behind HR Super Connector — Get Ready, Get Seen, Land the Job — and gets tactical about why the goal is to find out about roles before they ever hit LinkedIn. From drafting your own LinkedIn testimonials to why "I left my last job two months ago" is a complete sentence, Jodi calls herself her clients' job search buddy, cheerleader, and champion — and it shows.